On February 25,2026, Kevin J. Golden was interviewed by CBS news regarding the arrest of David Garcia Espina who secretly filmed student and staff at Sunset Ridge School in 2020. Kevin represented two teachers in civil lawsuits and achieved settlements for both teachers. On January 30, 2026, Kevin and a victim were interviewed by KX News in North Dakota after…
On July 17, 2025, Attorney Kevin J. Golden filed a lawsuit in Tazewell County, Illinois, against Childtime Childcare Inc., who is the owner of Childtime Learning Centers in Washington, Illinois. Dudley & Lake, LLC, represents two mothers and their young children who attended the day care at Childtime. The minors were physically abused while attending the daycare and the abuse had been…
Dudley & Lake partner, Jesse Placher, was interviewed by WMBD-TV regarding a lawsuit the firm filed against Carle Health Methodist Hospital on behalf of the family of Logan Dunne. The complaint alleges Carle Health was negligent in their failure to supervise Dunne, allowing him to leave a secured psychiatric floor and walk out of the hospital without proper discharge protocol.…
Dudley & Lake Partner Kevin J. Golden recently filed a lawsuit against North Shore School District 112 following a deeply disturbing invasion of privacy at Edgewood Middle School and Highland Park High School. Read the Full Article Here: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/highland-park-school-bathroom-recording/
Matthew Dudley and Marisa Schostok represented the Estate of a 55-year-old man who died as a result of septic shock caused by an undiagnosed anastomotic leak following a hernia repair surgery. Following a three-week trial in Cook County, the jury found in favor of the Plaintiff and determined the surgeon negligently discharged the patient from the hospital despite his worsening…
Kevin J. Golden has begun a two-year term as president of the Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). The American Board of Trial Advocates is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA is…
Congratulations to Dudley & Lake partner, Marisa Schostok, for being recognized by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the “40 Under Forty Attorneys to Watch” in Illinois for 2024! Each year since 2000, the Law Bulletin Publishing Company has recognized 40 attorneys in the state of Illinois, under the age of forty, who have demonstrated that they are…
Dudley & Lake, LLC congratulates Kevin J. Golden on being inducted as a Fellow into the International Society of Barristers. Kevin was inducted into the ISOB at the Annual meeting held from March 17-22, 2024 in Laguna Beach, CA. Membership into the ISOB is by invitation only which is proceeded by a rigorous screening process that considers the lawyer’s ability,…
We’re pleased to announce that attorney, John “Jack” Saletta, has joined Dudley & Lake, LLC. as an associate attorney. Learn more about Jack here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7174474718819856385/
Dudley & Lake, LLC. congratulates partners, J. Matthew Dudley, Kevin J. Golden, Marisa Schostok and Alex Campos for being recognized by Super Lawyers for 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7173384783262105600