Emmanuel Deverell
Associate
Emmanuel writes the brief. When a custody case has to be argued on the record, he is the one who reads all of it.
Emmanuel Deverell represents people who were in jail or prison when their rights were ignored: medical care that never came, release dates that passed, conditions no court would call humane.
Takes cases about
- People in custody
- Medical care and conditions
- Over-detention
- Appeals
Where each lawyer is admitted and trained
Admitted to practice
Illinois
Admitted 2017
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Admitted 2018
Courts
Federal district courts
Custody and conditions claims
Illinois appellate courts
Briefs and argument
Seventh Circuit
Briefs
Education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law
B.A., political science, Howard University
Languages
English
French
Conversational
Memberships
Chicago Council of Lawyers
How Emmanuel works
He is also the firm’s appellate lawyer. He writes the briefs, argues the motions and reads the record twice. The firm leans on him when a case has to be won on paper.
He answers letters from people in custody himself, and so far as he can, in the order they arrive.
Write to Emmanuel.
Tell us what happened. If your matter belongs with another lawyer here, we will say so.