Earlier this week, MGM officials confirmed that information for many as 10.6 million was compromised in a data breach. If you believe your information may have been compromised, please contact me immediately so that we may work to protect your rights and recover for this action.
Kerrianne Waters joins the Law Office of Jeff Green
Beginning on February 24, 2020, Attorney Kerrianne Waters will join the Law Office of Jeff Green. Attorney Jeff Green represents the interests of the injured in a variety of personal injury matters including catastrophic injuries and deaths.
Attorneys Green and Waters look forward to assisting those who have issues with medical devices, pharmaceutical drugs, and other personal injury matters.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Awards
On October 21, 2019, members of the Peoria County Bar Association were joined by members of the judiciary as well as Justice Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court to acknowledge the importance of Pro Bono Work.
I was honored to receive the Peoria County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Young Lawyer of the Year award. I am grateful to my firm for allowing me to take time to help those who need an attorney but cannot afford one.
Further, I am grateful to Prairie State Legal Services, especially Managing Attorney Denise Conklin for providing me with wonderful opportunities to help those in the community.
Finally, I find it imperative to mention my father in this award. In our few years of working together he once told me, “Sometimes those who need the help the most are the ones who cannot pay you.”
Admission to the United States Supreme Court
On April 1, 2019 I entered the United States Supreme Court with fellow Southern Illinois University School of Law Alumni. This was the morning of a Group Admission Ceremony where members of the bar from across the nation. It was a crisp spring morning, when I arrived at the Court with my closest friend from law school.
Before the Group Admission Ceremony began, the court announced two opinions. The opinion that received the most press was the opinion issued in Bucklew v. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections, et al. The issue in this case related to the Petitioner’s assertion that death my lethal injection would be cruel and unusual punishment as forbidden by the Eighth Amendment. The Petitioner had argued that due to his medical condition, lethal injection could cause significantly negative effects. Petitioner proposed that the state use an alternative method for his execution. Citing Glossivp v. Gross, 576 U.S. ____, The Court held that the Eighth Amendment “does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death.”Id.