Firm Profile
ADEMI & O’REILLY, LLP
FIRM BIOGRAPHY
ADEMI & O’REILLY, LLP has represented thousands of consumers and business organizations in civil matters in state and federal courts. The firm actively practices in the fields of securities class action litigation and consumer class action litigation, including antitrust and consumer credit. The firm also practices federal bankruptcy law and federal appellate law.
APPOINTMENTS AS CLASS COUNSEL
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP has served as court-appointed class counsel in over twenty-five certified class actions in state and federal courts across the United States. No law firm based in Wisconsin has appointed class counsel as frequently as Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP. These are just a fraction of the cases wherein Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed class counsel:
In re: eFunds Corporation Securities Litigation (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP filed a securities class action eFunds Corporation for improper accounting practices. The court appointed Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP co-lead counsel for the class.
In re: Spiegel Corp. Securities Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, appointed Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP co-lead counsel in a securities class action brought against controlling entities of Spiegel Corp.
Madely v. RadioShack, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI Circuit Court)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this suit seeking overtime compensation for RadioShack employees.
Beattie v. Capital One Bank (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Forrest v. CMA Mortgage Corp. (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed class counsel in this case brought pursuant to the Faitr Credit Reporting Act.
Seeger v. AFNI, Inc. (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
Emerson v. Aegis Lending Corporation (E.D. Wis)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Miller v. NCO Financial Services, Inc. (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Hernandez v. Robinson Reagan and Young, P.C. (E. D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Patton v. National Asset Management Enterprises, Inc. (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Ramirez v. National Revenue Corp. (E.D. Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Ferch v. JBC & Associates (N.D. Ill.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP was appointed co-class counsel in this lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
CONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP has litigated over 100 consumer lawsuits, both as individual and as class actions in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other statutes. Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP also successfully challenged a settlement of a Fair Credit Reporting Act class action in South Carolina, substantially improving the settlement for the benefit of class members.
In re Hyundai Horsepower Litigation
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP represents a United States and Canadian class of purchasers of Hyundai and Kia motor vehicles, to whom Hyundai & Kia represented the horsepower of various vehicles. Over 1.3 million vehicle purchasers are in the class, and the case is pending in the Orange County (California) Superior Court. A settlement worth over $100 million has been reached with Hyundai USA; litigation against Kia continues.
Linton et al. v. MBTI, Inc., et al. (E.D. of Wis.)
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP represents several plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against a vocational school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The suit alleges that the Defendants committed fraud in obtaining student loan funds, and a variety of other consumer violations. Litigation is pending.
Washkoviak v. Student Loan Marketing Association
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP is co-lead counsel in a nationwide class action lawsuit brought against Sallie Mae for improper impositions of late fees and interest with respect to student loans. The Superior Court order of dismissal was converted by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals into a dismissal without prejudice and an amended complaint was filed. The case was dismissed again by the same judge. On appeal, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed the Superior Court, and remanded the case for further proceedings. On both appeals, Attorney O’Reilly presented oral argument for the appellants.
ANTITRUST
In re Automotive Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litigation, MDL Dkt. No. 1426
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP is co-counsel in more than 20 lawsuits brought against the major car paint manufacturers, including Sherwin Williams, Akzo Nobel, DuPont, PPG Industries and BASF. The Court has certified a class, and litigation is on-going. A partial settlement of $66.7 million has been achieved, and litigation against two defendants continues.
APPELLATE REPRESENTATION
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP has litigated over fifteen appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and two petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, one of which was granted. Mr. O’Reilly has presented oral argument nine times before the Seventh Circuit, and twice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In Catencamp v. Cendant Timeshare Resort Group, Inc., Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP won a reversal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment against a consumer, and also a denial to present an amended complaint, in an opinion authored by Judge Frank Easterbrook. Recently, as court-appointed counsel, the firm won the reversal of a conviction for drug distribution, freeing an innocent man. On a habeas corpus motion after appeal, Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP established the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, resulting in a reduction of one client’s criminal sentence from 180 months to 54 months.
OTHER LITIGATION
Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP has served as debtor’s counsel in numerous complex bankruptcies, including the representation of corporations under Chapters 7 and 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and informal debt workouts. Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP has represented over 1,000 debtors in Bankruptcy Court.