October 15, 2025Hurley McKenna & Mertz is a proud Presenting Partner of Chicago Public Media’s annual gala, Chicago Together. Chicago Together convenes over 400 civic leaders and friends with WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times storytellers to celebrate the powerful role of independent journalism...
Read More December 17, 2024This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On December 17, 2024, HMM’s Evan Smola held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...
Read More May 9, 2024Christopher T. Hurley, Mark R. McKenna, and Clint T. Pierce of the law firm Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. have won a record-setting jury verdict of over $41 million against OSF HealthCare System, Fresenius Medical Care of Illinois, RenalCare Associates,...
Read More July 10, 2023In the developing story of the Northwestern University football team hazing and sexual abuse scandal, The Daily Northwestern has reported that at least two former Northwestern football players have confirmed that hazing within the football program included coerced sexual acts....
Read More June 8, 2023If you’ve decided to hire an attorney for your case, then you are likely in the process of looking for a lawyer that best suits your needs. We understand reaching out to a lawyer may be unsettling, intimidating, or even...
Read More July 29, 2022Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) is proud to announce that partner Michael T. Mertz has achieved a $6,000,000 settlement for a 55-year-old Chicago man injured in a head-on collision with a truck in 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Collision On February 4,...
Read More April 11, 2022Hurley McKenna & Mertz: 2022 Success Story – $5,412,500 Verdict in Assault Case Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) is proud to announce that partners Michael T. Mertz and Christopher Cortese have won a Cook County Circuit Court jury verdict of...
Read More February 11, 2022Christopher Hurley and Evan Smola of Chicago’s Hurley McKenna & Mertz, working in conjunction with the Tort Claimants’ Committee (“TCC”) in the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy proceeding, has negotiated important modifications to the BSA’s plan of reorganization that will...
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