Four Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2007 Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalists

June 29, 2007

The Trial Lawyer for Public Justice Foundation (TLPJ) named David Chizewer, Frederick Cohen, Chad Blumenfield and Ann Chen as Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalists.  This is the second year in a row Fred Cohen and David Chizewer have been nominated.  The two were selected in 2006 for their work in achieving a groundbreaking settlement in Memisovski v. Maram.  They were chosen this year for their work on United States ex rel. Tyson v. Amerigroup Corporation.  In this case, a jury awarded the largest verdict ever in a false claims lawsuit, at least $144 million, against Amerigroup Corporation and its Illinois health plan for defrauding the Medicaid program by discriminating against people on Medicaid based on their health status, including expectant mothers in their third trimester. To read more about this case, please click here.

The Public Justice Foundation presents this award every year to the attorney or attorneys who have made the most outstanding contribution to the public interest through precedent-setting litigation.  The winner will be announced on July 17, 2007.  To read more about the award and the other finalists, please click here.