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Frankel & Cohen advises and represents individuals and businesses in all areas of litigation, with particular concentration in labor law, employment law, civil rights and criminal defense.

Scott Frankel & Robert Cohen, represented individuals in all areas of civil rights, including criminal defense, employment related litigation and unlawful treatment by the police. Mr. Frankel and Mr. Cohen have litigated cases in administrative hearings. In the trial courts of the State of Illinois and in Federal courts. Mr. Frankel and Mr. Cohen have argued cases in State and federal appellate courts and in the Illinois Supreme Court. Mr. Frankel's criminal cases have ranged from retail theft to murder and include complex fraud conspiracies and multiple defendant narcotics cases. Mr. Frankel was co-counsel in one of the largest fraud prosecutions in Illinois history, United States v. Soteeker. He has obtained numerous acquittals for clients in first degree murder cases. Mr. Frankel and Mr. Cohen's client. Mark Johnson, recently received clemency from Governor Ryan after having served over ten years on death row in Illinois.

In addition to the criminal matters discussed above. Mr. Frankel and Mr. Cohen represent individuals in all types of wrongful discharge and employment discrimination claims. Including discrimination claims based in race, sex (including sexual harassment), disability, age, religion, and natural origin, The firm also represents individuals in other employment-related claims, including for retaliatory discharge, breach of contract, and unemployment compensation.

Statement of Practice

Labor and Employment, Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Discrimination, Retaliatory Discharge, Breach of Contract, Unemployment Litigation.

Address

77 West Washington Street, Suite 1720
Chicago, IL 60602, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-759-9600
Fax: 312-759-9603

Website

http://www.frankelandcohen.com

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Scott J. Frankel (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S., District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1981); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Recipient: Becker Memorial Award for Leadership and Scholarship; Rightmire Memorial Award for Leadership and Scholarship. Editor-in-Chief, Ohio State Law Journal, 1984-1985. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1985-1987. Participant: Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College, 2006; Defending Illinois Death Penalty Cases, March, 2005; Life in the Balance sponsored by National Legal Aid, Defender Association and Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, 2004; Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, 2003; Life in the Balance Death Penalty College sponsored by Santa Clara University, August 2001. Felony Trial Attorney, Cook County Public Defender, 1989-1992. Litigation Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1987-1989. Instructor, Trial Practice Seminars sponsored by Cook County Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender, University of Chicago and Mandel Legal Aid Clinic. Commissioner, Oak Park Community Relations, 2000-2003. Faculty, Chicago Bar Association College of Trial Advocacy. Member: Chicago Bar Association; Young Lawyers Section (Director, 1994-1995); Criminal Justice Committee (Chair, 1993-1994); Federal Trial Bar Course (Co-Chair, 1992-1993). Reported Cases: People v. Aldin; People v. Ojeda; People v. Manson; U.S. v Thomas; U.S. v. Miller; U.S. v. Keon Thomas; U.S. v. Tagany; U.S. Lallemand; People v. Mark Johnson; People v. Navarette; U.S. v. Salazar; People v. Cole, People v. Jones. People v. DeFilippo. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Criminal Law; Capital Offenses; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Antitrust; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Fraud; Drivers License Suspension; DUI/DWI; Expungements; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Habeas Corpus; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Sex Crimes; Shoplifting; Theft; Traffic Violations; Vehicular Homicide; Wire Fraud; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Liberties.Email: Scott J. Frankel

Robert R. Cohen (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, January 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1986). Provost Scholar. Author: "Proposed Legislative Solutions to Procedural Problems in the Illinois Human Rights Act," CBA, July/August, 1992. Lecturer, "Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases from the Plaintiff's Perspective". Clinical Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School. Speaker, "Current Trends in Civil Rights Commission Law," Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference, February, 1990. Faculty Member: Mandel Legal Aid Clinic's trial Practice Workshop Training Team, University of Chicago, 1996-2000; Federal Bar Training Course, 1993; National Lawyer's Guild Seminar on Employment Discrimination Litigation in the Human Rights Commission, October 1990. Member, House Bill 772 Coalition. Par-time Hearing Officer: City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Chicago Illinois, 1992—; Cook County Commission on Human Rights, Chicago Illinois, 1993—. Appointed, Clinical Lecturer in Law, 1988. Formerly with Mayer, Brown & Platt. Senior Law Student, Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Chairperson, 1993-1995). Reported Cases: Joncek et al. v. Local 17 Health and Welfare Fund et al.; Coleman v. Illinois Department of Transportation; Buchanan v. Marshall Field & Co.; Luckett v. Jett. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Criminal Defense.Email: Robert R. Cohen

ASSOCIATE

Matthew D. Lango (Associate) born Rochester, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., in Philosophy, 1997); Loyola University (J.D., 2005). Dean's List. Law Clerk: Cook County Public Defender, May 2004-January 2005; Loyola Community Law Center, January 2005-June 2005. Instructor and Teaching Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago, 2000-2002. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Criminal Law and Labor and Employment Law); National Employment Lawyers Association (Member: Moot Court Committee, Illinois Chapter). Reported Cases: Harper v. Ceisel Masonry, 08 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7; Marcatante v. City of Chicago, 07 U.S. Dist. Lexis 93780; United States v. Thompson, 996 F.3d 807 (7th Cir. 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Criminal Defense; Civil Rights.Email: Matthew D. Lango