Trusted Counsel
Trusted Counsel
Dedicated Advocacy
Kaplan & Grady LLC is a litigation boutique focused on complex commercial and civil rights cases.
This combination of practices has led to our extraordinary success, attracting remarkably talented attorneys and staff who bring commitment and a sense of mission to everything we do. Whether in a complex commercial or civil rights case, our attorneys know how to persevere and win, even against the odds.
We look forward to hearing how our team can help you.
Kaplan & Grady LLC is a litigation boutique focused on complex commercial and civil rights cases.
This combination of practices has led to our extraordinary success, attracting remarkably talented attorneys and staff who bring commitment and a sense of mission to everything we do. Whether in a complex commercial or civil rights case, our attorneys know how to persevere and win, even against the odds.
We look forward to hearing how our team can help you.
Representative Cases
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
We represent companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial and employment cases in courts across the country, including in matters involving breach of contract, fraud, and disputes over restrictive covenants and related matters.
Civil Rights
Our diverse civil rights practice focuses on pursuing justice for clients against private institutions, governments, and powerful individuals. In addition to prisoners’ rights and suits against prisons and jails, we litigate on behalf of victims of police misconduct, as well as victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace.
Howard Kaplan
About Howard Kaplan
Howard has represented hundreds of plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and employment litigation in state and federal courts across the country. In addition to his extensive business litigation experience, Howard maintains an active practice representing prisoners and their estates in catastrophic cases involving serious injury or death as a result of constitutional violations.
Sarah Grady
About Sarah Grady
Sarah has dedicated her practice to litigating on behalf of incarcerated individuals (and their families) who have suffered violations of the Constitution and federal law resulting in serious injuries or death while in custody. She represents these individuals and classes at trial and on appeal against the government officials and private companies charged with safeguarding them.
News & Case Updates
Siding with Plaintiff, Court Rejects Wexford's Invocation of State Law Privileges and Its Use of "Relevance Redactions"
Court Sides with Plaintiff on Numerous Discovery Motions Regarding Third-Party Deaths in Custody
Court Holds that IDOC Violated ADA in Excluding Plaintiff from Accessing Boot Camp Program
Representative Cases
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Fraud – Jury Trial
$82.1 million jury verdict in Delaware state court on behalf of a private equity firm alleging that an acquired company’s most senior financial officer fraudulently manipulated revenue and EBITDA, inflating the purchase price by tens of millions of dollars.
Civil Rights Appeals
Argued before the en banc Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of two women who were sexually abused by jail guard; secured appellate win affirming $11.5 million verdict against the guard and the county that operated the jail.
Breach of Contract
Represented company in business interruption suit against insurers following an explosion in a critical unit; overcame valuation defenses, including adjuster’s position that business shutdown during Covid-19 saved the company money, and obtained a favorable pre-trial settlement.
Denial of Mental Health Care
Representing family of a young man alleging he was denied mental health care or medication while suffering a mental health emergency in prison, leading to his death.
Non-Compete
Defeated TRO in Colorado state court and achieved favorable settlement after preliminary injunction hearing for executive accused of violation of non-compete.
Sexual Assault and Disability Discrimination
Representing a woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by a prison guard and then denied access to the boot camp early release program because of her medication needs.
Fraud – Mediation
$30 million recovery in a pre-suit mediation of allegations related to a recently acquired company’s fraudulent marketing and lead generation practices that significantly impaired the company’s value.
Denial of Obstetric Care
Representing woman alleging that, while incarcerated, she was forced to give birth on the floor of a dirty shower without any medical assistance when her reports of labor were disregarded.
Trade Secrets and Severance
Represented newly formed company and its employees accused of solicitation in violation of employment agreements and theft of trade secrets; represented executives in arbitrations against former employer seeking severance; after winning months-long stay of discovery of client in federal court, negotiated global settlement of lawsuit and arbitrations.
Denial of Emergency Care
Representing family of a man alleging that he suffered an emergent cardiac issue while incarcerated but was denied access to an emergency room, leading to his death.
Employment Retaliation
Represented pharmaceutical company in federal litigation with a former employee alleging retaliation for whistleblowing about company’s product; successfully resolved case following mediation.
Denial of Care for a Genetic Disorder
Representing family of a 30-year-old man alleging that he was denied treatment for a long-diagnosed genetic disorder that caused liver failure and death.
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