118: Where the Hell is Memphis?

Ms. Scarry has extensive experience in all aspects of defending municipalities and municipal employees in federal courts in Illinois and Indiana and Illinois state courts. The majority of Ms. Scarry’s work has been in the representation of police officers, supervisors, administrators and the police agencies they work for against claims covering a wide array of law enforcement issues such as excessive force, deadly force, search and seizure, malicious prosecution, failure to train, duty to protect, police pursuit, employment discrimination, in-custody deaths and racial profiling. What makes Laura’s experience unique is that she sees cases from a practical standpoint, having been a police officer for the City of Lake Forest from 1986-1992.

In the area of employment law, Laura L. Scarry has wide-ranging experience in representing both management and labor. Laura has represented municipalities, school districts and other governmental entities against claims of discrimination and harassment. On the other hand, she has represented public employees in disciplinary hearings before municipal Boards of Fire and Police Commissions and Merit Commissions, often saving them from being terminated or otherwise having their discipline drastically reduced. She has also represented employees in state and federal administrative agencies such as the Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Human Rights Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She is one of a handful of attorneys that has successfully represented police officers in reverse race discrimination … Read More