Conversation so far:
what legal issues was Fred Hampton involved in?
Fred Hampton came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and deputy chairman of the national BPP.
How many years was Fred Hampton a lawyer?
what was the verdict of theFred Hampton Black Panther case?
Chicago, Cook County, and the federal government agreed to a settlement in which each would pay $616,333 to a group of nine plaintiffs, including the mothers of Hampton and Clark.

Question: how did this affect his career?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the civil suit affect Fred Hampton's lawyer's career?