March 21, 2018
Attorney James D. Montgomery Sr.
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Legendary Litigator Attorney James Montgomery Sr. to Discuss New Book Full Circle: Race, Law & Justice – Inside My Life As Part of TWPF/IPE Nation Studies
The legal giant and strategic genius is a top-tier civil rights attorney. He served as first Corporation Council for Chicago’s first Black mayor, Harold Washington, and was the principal and licensee for Johnny Cochran’s national law firm. Many remember him winning the civil trial for the family of slain Black Panther member Fred Hampton.