OGO proud to announce Sean O’Callaghan named to Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s Prestigious “40 Under 40” list
Sean O’Callaghan started his legal career as a misdemeanor trial assistant in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in the Fourth Municipal District’s Maybrook Courthouse. There, on average, he saw 200 to 300 cases on each morning and afternoon court call. It’s a courthouse in which young attorneys can easily become flustered. But that never […]
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OGO announces the addition of Trevor Orsinger who joins the firm from the CME’s Market Regulation Department
OGO announces the addition of Trevor Orsinger who joins the firm from the CME’s Market Regulation Department. Meet Trevor!
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OGO’s unique approach profiled in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Little did Sean O’Callaghan, Peter O’Mara and Richard Gleason know when they were sworn in as assistant state’s attorneys on the same day in 2005 that eight years later they would each tender resignations on the same day. The three former prosecutors took a leap in 2013 and left the stability of the state’s attorney’s […]
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OGO convinces State of Illinois to retroactively dismiss all charges and free innocent man from prison
While O’Mara Gleason O’Callaghan does not normally engage in appellate or post-conviction criminal work, we occasionally take on matters of justice when there is a wrong that should be righted. Colleagues familiar with our reputation and experience requested that we review the case of a Chicago man who claimed he was falsely charged and imprisoned. […]
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OGO Partner Profiled for His Meaningful Work Outside of the Law Office
Richard Gleason was recently profiled in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The CDLB took notice of Rich’s over 10 years of volunteer service to young people in underprivileged communities through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Apart from his many years of service to the people of Cook County as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Rich […]
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OGO obtains $500K judgment against serial financial predator
In October of 2014, O’Mara Gleason O’Callaghan obtained a $500,000 judgment against a serial financial predator after our client, a Chicago-area physician, was swindled out of $500,000. The Ponzi scheme was run by a man who claimed to be selling securities in a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, but who used the money to fund […]
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OGO investigates and identifies million-dollar embezzlement scheme by proprietary trading firm director
In March of 2014, O’Mara Gleason O’Callaghan investigated and identified embezzlement by a director of a proprietary trading firm and subsequently recovered $450,000 in stolen funds and real estate. While our client initially suspected the director had stolen approximately $100,000 from the company, our investigation revealed the scope of the fraud to be much larger. […]
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OGO Announces New Offices
Law firm O’Mara Gleason O’Callaghan announced today that they have moved offices to accommodate new growth. The firm, which focuses on resolving disputes for businesses and individuals, has seen a sizable uptick in work since opening its doors in 2013, resulting in the need for new office space. “After spending our careers in the Cook […]
