2 who ran E2 nightclub ask court to remain free during their appeal
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
January 6, 2010
Chelsea C. Ashbrook- Chicago
Christopher W. Carmichael- Chicago
Darren H. Goodson- Chicago
Litigation partners Victor Henderson and Christopher Carmichael and attorneys Darren Goodson and Chelsea Ashbrook were recognized for their pro bono work in a high profile appellate case in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article "2 who ran E2 nightclub ask court to remain free during their appeal" published on January 6.
The Holland & Knight team is working on the appeal for the former owner of a nightclub where 21 people were trampled to death in 2003. The deaths occurred during a panic after security guards used pepper spray as a result of a fight on the club's dance floor.
The club's owner, Dwain Kyles, was sentenced to two years in prison for keeping the club open despite a building code violation that was unrelated to the deaths. Mr. Henderson, Mr. Carmichael, Mr. Goodson and Ms. Ashbrook are arguing that the trial court wrongfully considered the deaths in reaching the sentence and that they were not a result of the building code violations, solidified in a previous ruling made by the Appellate Court. Holland & Knight's team was successful in securing a delay to give Kyles an extra week at home, so justices could decide whether he could stay out of prison pending the appeal.
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