Sample matters
Six cases, each with its small print
Invented examples of the kind of case Imara takes, from a stop on the highway to a hospital waiting room.
$148,000
Settlement, force during a traffic stop
Stopped for a broken tail light, a driver was taken to the pavement and cuffed. The city settled once the dashcam video came out in discovery.
2025 · Sample matter
Gross figure, before the fee and case costs.
$71,500
Settlement, insulin withheld in a county jail
A man with diabetes went four days without insulin after booking. The county and its medical contractor settled before trial.
2025 · Sample matter
Before fees and costs; his hospital bills were paid from it.
Lift installed
Consent decree, a public library branch
A wheelchair user couldn’t reach the meeting rooms upstairs. The library agreed to a lift, a ramp at the side door and a deadline for both.
2024 · Sample matter
No money damages here; the change was the result.
$38,000
Settlement, arrest for filming officers
A woman recording an arrest from her own porch was charged with obstruction. The charge was dropped, and her lawsuit settled a year later.
2024 · Sample matter
Gross figure, before the fee and case costs.
Policy rewritten
Agreement, sign language interpreters at a hospital
A deaf patient was handed notes in the emergency room. The hospital agreed to a written interpreter policy and staff training.
2023 · Sample matter
Plus a modest payment the agreement keeps confidential.
$24,500
Settlement, assault by a jail officer
A man held on a misdemeanor was beaten in a holding cell. Footage from the hallway camera carried the case.
2023 · Sample matter
Before fees and costs; the officer was dismissed separately.
Invented sample matters, shown to illustrate the work; an owner replaces them with real ones. Past results don’t guarantee a similar outcome. Every case turns on its own facts, evidence and court.
Reading a result the right way
A settlement figure is the gross amount the other side paid. The fee and case costs come out of it, and sometimes medical bills or liens too. Every client sees the full breakdown in writing before signing a settlement.
Some of the most useful outcomes have no dollar sign: a ramp poured, a policy rewritten, a charge dropped. Imara asks at the start what a good result looks like to you.
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