Morris Anyah
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer - Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorney
- Biography
Morris A. Anyah is a top personal injury lawyer and medical malpractice attorney in Chicago. He is a former Cook County prosecutor and war crimes attorney at The Hague. Attorney Anyah is a highly experienced, respected, and an exceptionally accomplished attorney and his law firm has embraced his commitment and dedication to all clients that he represents. He is now a pre-eminent, “go to” lawyer when people search for a personal injury attorney in Chicago. Attorney Anyah is a trial lawyer who brings a wealth of experience (over 25 years) and skill to the cases that he handles. When you or your loved ones have sustained serious personal injury (including medical malpractice) that results in wrongful death, permanent disability or disfigurement, or been victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, or negligence, call a personal injury attorney that you can count on.
In addition to personal injury litigation, Attorney Anyah also handles civil rights cases. As a plaintiff’s personal injury and civil rights lawyer in Chicago, he has filed suits and won significant monetary damages for his clients over several years of practice. He is admitted to the bars of several U.S. Federal and state court jurisdictions, including in Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Georgia. Call Attorney Anyah now at (312) 528-9022. Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC., 53 W Jackson Blvd #315, Chicago, IL. 60604, https://anyahlaw.com.
- Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Civil Rights
- Discrimination, Police Misconduct
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Fees
- Free Consultation
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Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover – including debit cards; Square, PayPal, Bank wire transfer -
Contingent Fees
Applies to personal injury (including medical malpractice) and civil rights cases. For personal injury and civil rights cases – there are no fees to you unless we win and recover. Once we take on your case, we will only charge and collect attorney’s fees, if we prevail and recover monetary damages on your behalf.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
- Since 1998
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Owner/ Principal – Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.
- Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.
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2014 –
Current
- Owner/ Principal. Practice areas include: personal injury, medical malpractice, civil rights, and appeals/ appellate litigation in both state and Federal courts.
- Lead Appeals Counsel to former Liberian President Charles Taylor
- Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Hague, The Netherlands
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2012 –
2013
- Appointed and served as Lead Appeals Counsel for former Liberian president Charles Taylor at his war crimes case in The Hague.
- Common Legal Representative to 233 Kenyan Victims
- International Criminal Court, The Hague, The Netherlands
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2011 –
2012
- Appointed by Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court as lead counsel for 233 Kenyan victims in the case of The Prosecutor vs. Muthaura, et al.
- Co-Counsel to former Liberian President Charles Taylor
- Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Hague, The Netherlands
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2007 –
2012
- Served as Co-Counsel to former Liberian president Charles Taylor at his war crimes trial in The Hague.
- Owner/ Principal
- Anyah and Associates, LLC., Atlanta, Georgia
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2002 –
2007
- Engaged in private legal practice in the Atlanta Metropolitan area, handling criminal cases, personal injury cases, immigration cases, and medical malpractice cases.
- Legal Officer
- Office of the Prosecutor, United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), The Hague, The Netherlands
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1999 –
2001
- Worked in the appeals and trial sections of the Office of the Prosecutor. Worked on trial war crimes cases in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Croatia. Briefed and argued in three genocide cases on appeal before the the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), including the genocide case against former Rwandan prime minister, Jean Kambanda.
- Assistant State’s Attorney
- Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago, Illinois
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1996 –
1999
- Served in the Criminal Appeals Division, Juvenile Justice Bureau, and Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. Wrote numerous appellate briefs and argued four cases before the Illinois Appellate Court, First Judicial District, Chicago.
- Education
- University of Dayton School of Law
- J.D. (1996) | Law
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1993
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1996 - Honors: CALI Award for excellent achievement in Judeo-Christian Ethics, University of Dayton School of Law (1996); CALI Award for excellent achievement in Jurisprudence, University of Dayton School of Law (1995)
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- University of Illinois – Chicago
- M.A. (1993) | Criminal Justice
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1991
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1993 - Honors: Phi Kappa Phi (1993)
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- University of Illinois – Chicago
- B.A. (1991) | Criminal Justice
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1986
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1991 - Honors: Dean’s List
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- Awards
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2018
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2017
- Accredited Business BBB Rating: A
- Better Business Bureau (BBB)
- 2017
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- 2016
- 10 Best for Client Satisfaction
- American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
- 2016
- Alumnus of the Year
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Criminology, Law and Justice
- 2015
- CALI Award for excellent achievement – Judeo-Christian Ethics
- University of Dayton School of Law
- 1996
- CALI Award for excellent achievement – Jurisprudence
- University of Dayton School of Law
- 1995
- Phi Kappa Phi
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- 1993
- Professional Associations
- Illinois State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- Publications
- “Balancing Rights of the Accused with Rights of Victims before the International Criminal Court,” (Chapter 4) in The International Criminal Court in Search of its Purpose and Identity, Ed., Mariniello, Triestino
- Routledge Publishing (2015) – 2015 – 288 pages
- 2015
- “In Memoriam: Francis J. Conte,”
- 36 University of Dayton Law Review 3: 295 – 297 (Spring 2011)
- 2011
- Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.
- Contact & Address
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