Adam Loewy
Adam Loewy is an American attorney and the founder of the Loewy Law Firm in Austin, Texas Career. Loewy grew up in St. Louis. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003. Loewy started the Loewy Law Firm in 2005. The firm's first client was a man from San Angelo, Texas, who was suing the city for police brutality. Loewy is an active philanthropist in Austin. In 2018, he and his wife Phil donated $100,000 to Shalom Austin. In 2020, he dedicated the Loewy Family  Playground in Northwest Hills and also donated $100,000 to the Covid-19 Community Response Fund. Notable cases. In 2006, Loewy represented the family of a fourteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a nineteen-year-old she had met on MySpace. The family sued the site for $30 million. All claims against the company were dismissed by Texas District Judge Sam Sparks stating that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 removes liability from MySpace regarding age verification. In 2007, Loewy represented the family of Kevin Alexander Brown. Brown was chased and shot by Sergeant Michael Olsen into  an apartment complex after a staff member of a nightclub informed Olsen of a possible weapon in Brown's possession. Olsen was given an indefinite suspension. The family settled for $1 million in December 2008. In 2009, Loewy represented Yulonda and Nathaniel Sanders, the parents of Nathaniel Sanders II. Sanders was shot and killed by Austin Police Department officer Lenny Quintana. The suit claimed excessive deadly force. An original settlement of $750,000 was rejected by the city council in 2010. Loewy settled the federal lawsuit for $750,000 in 2011. In November 2013, Loewy filed a lawsuit on  behalf of the family of Noe Nino de Rivera against Sheriff Deputy Randy McMillan, Bastrop County, Texas and the Bastrop school district. Loewy settled the federal lawsuit for $775,000 at mediation. In 2013, Loewy represented the mother and stepfather of Larry Jackson Jr. after former APD Detective Charles Kleinert accidentally shot Jackson during a struggle. In October 2015, the manslaughter charges against Kleinert were dismissed by United States District Judge Lee Yeakel on the grounds of Supremacy Clause Immunity. Yeakel's decision was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in April 2017. In  February 2016, Loewy settled the remaining claims of the Jackson family for $600,000. In August 2014, Loewy represented the parents of Alex Hermann, a 9-year-old who was struck by lightning while playing youth soccer. Hermann suffered severe burns and permanent brain trauma and was unable to speak, hear, talk, or move. The lawsuit was filed to cover his medical bills and future care. The case was in April 2015 for an undisclosed amount. In 2017, Loewy represented Erika Saenz, an Austin woman who was catastrophically burned at a local restaurant. The case was confidentially resolved with the  restaurant's insurance company. In 2017, Loewy represented the family of Jessica Port, an Austin woman killed in a motorcycle crash. The case was confidentially resolved.