Adam Loewy

Adam Loewy
Austin, Texas on August 24
Residence Austin, Texas
Nationality American
Education University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas School of Law
Occupation Lawyer
Website loewyfirm.com

Adam Loewy is an American attorney.[1] He is a founder of the Loewy Law Firm in Austin, Texas.[2][3][4] Loewy represents people in cases involving serious personal injury or wrongful death.[5]

Career

Loewy grew up in St. Louis. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003.[6][1]

Loewy started the Loewy Law Firm in 2005. The firm's first client was a man from San Angelo, Texas, who was suing the city for police brutality.[6][1] He represents victims of car crashes, truck crashes, and other unique injuries.[6]

Loewy is an active philanthropist in the Austin community and has donated over $750,000 to Austin-area charities since 2015. In March 2018, he and his wife Phil donated $100,000 to the Jewish Federation of Austin, the largest single donor gift in the annual campaign's history.[7] Loewy is a major supporter of the Central Texas Food Bank and does an annual $25,000 gift match every summer. To date, the match has helped raise over $200,000 for the Food Bank.[8]

Notable cases

In 2006, Loewy represented the family of a fourteen-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a nineteen-year-old she had met on MySpace. The family sued the site for $30 million.[3][9][10][11] All claims against the company were dismissed by Texas District Judge Sam Sparks stating that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 removes liability from MySpace regarding age verification.[3]

In 2007, Loewy represented the family of Kevin Alexander Brown. Brown was chased and shot by Sergeant Michael Olsen into an apartment complex after a staff member of a nightclub informed Olsen of a possible weapon in Brown's possession.[6] Olsen was given an indefinite suspension.[12] Loewy got the family a $1 million settlement in December 2008.[6]

In 2009, Loewy represented Yulonda and Nathaniel Sanders, the parents of Nathaniel Sanders II.[6][13] Sanders was shot and killed by Austin Police Department officer Lenny Quintana.[1][14][15] The suit claimed excessive deadly force.[15] An original settlement of $750,000 was rejected by the city council in 2010.[16] Loewy settled the federal lawsuit for $750,000 in 2011.[14]

In November 2013,[17] Loewy filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Noe Nino de Rivera against Sheriff Deputy Randy McMillan, Bastrop County, Texas and the Bastrop school district.[18] Rivera was tased while at school by Randy McMillan and Timothy Stalcup. He fell backwards onto a concrete floor and hit his head.[19] Rivera was taken to St. David's Hospital[18] and treated for a brain hemorrhage through a medically induced coma that lasted 52 days. He underwent several emergency operations and months of outpatient therapy.[20][21][19][17] Federal prosecutors did not pursue criminal charges against the deputies,[17] however Loewy settled the federal lawsuit for $775,000 at mediation.[22]

Loewy also represented the mother and stepfather of Larry Jackson Jr. in July 2013[23] after former APD Detective Charles Kleinert accidentally shot Jackson during a struggle. As Kleinert was questioning Jackson about why he misidentified himself to bank employees Jackson ran, Kleinert chased Jackson, enlisted the aid of a passing motorist, and followed on foot under a bridge.[24][25][26] Kleinert reported that the shooting was accidental.[26][27] After the incident, Kleinert retired from the police force.[28] He was indicted for manslaughter in May 2014. The Austin City Council approved a $1.25 million settlement to Jackson's children who were represented by a different attorney in August 2014.

In October 2015, the manslaughter charges against Kleinert were dismissed by United States District Judge Lee Yeakel on the grounds of Supremacy Clause Immunity.[29][30][31] Yeakel's decision was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in April 2017. In February 2016, Loewy settled the remaining claims of the Jackson family for $600,000.00. The combined settlement of $1.85 million paid to the Larry Jackson family is the largest police shooting settlement in the history of Austin.[32][33][34]

In August 2014, Loewy represented the parents of Alex Hermann, a 9-year-old who was struck by lightning while playing youth soccer.[35][36] Hermann suffered severe burns and permanent brain trauma[35] and was unable to speak, hear, talk, or move.[37] He was treated at Dell Children's Medical Center.[38] The lawsuit was filed to cover his medical bills and future care. The case was in April 2015 for an undisclosed amount.[35]

In 2017, Loewy represented Erika Saenz, an Austin woman who was catastrophically burned at a local restaurant.[39] The case was confidentially resolved with the restaurant's insurance company.

In 2017, Loewy represented the family of Jessica Port, an Austin woman killed in a motorcycle crash. The person who crashed into her worked for a well-known Austin company. The case was confidentially resolved. [40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Adam Loewy". The Jewish Outlook.
  2. ↑ Paula Lehman (June 21, 2006). "MySpace's New Envoy". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Lisa Lerer (February 14, 2007). "MySpace Wins Sex Abuse Suit". Forbes. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "MySpace teen suit dismissed by Texas court". Reuters. February 14, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Adam Loewy Hired by Family of Man Shot to Death". Austin Legal News. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tony Plohetski (August 28, 2010). "Lawyer in Sanders case says it is highlight of career". Statesman. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.thejewishoutlook.com/home/2018/3/28/fostering-generational-giving-philanthropists-announce-annual-campaign-match-at-ignite. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://personalinjurylawyersaustintx.com/blog/firm-match-gift-raises-65000-central-texas-food-bank/
  9. ↑ Tom Leonard (January 20, 2007). "US parents sue MySpace over sex abuse cases". The Telegraph. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ Erika Morphy (February 15, 2007). "Texas Court Dismisses MySpace Sexual Assault Case". Tech News World. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Elinor Mills (June 19, 2006). "Mother of teen sues MySpace for $30 million". CNet. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jordan Smith (December 7, 2007). "Acevedo Fires Olsen". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lawsuit claims teen shot by police was not armed". KLBJ News Radio. June 2, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Tony Plohetski (June 3, 2009). "Sanders family sues over fatal police shooting". Statesman. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Quintana used excessive force". Statesman. May 8, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Council rejects Sanders settlement". Statesman. July 20, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 Patrick Tolbert (May 13, 2014). "Grand Jury clears officers in school tasing incident". KXAN. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  18. 1 2 Mark Gwin (November 22, 2013). "Bastrop Student in Coma Days After Being Tased by Sheriff's Deputies". KUT. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  19. 1 2 Alex Ashley (October 7, 2014). "A Year After a Teen was Tased, Will Texas Protect Students?". Equal Voice. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ Anna Werner (April 16, 2014). "Don't tase students at school, activists say". CBS. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ Eliott C. McLaughlin (February 3, 2014). "Texas student tased by police exits coma, enters rehabilitation, attorney says". CNN. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  22. ↑ Tony Plohetski (August 27, 2014). "Bastrop Co. Settles lawsuit with family of Tased high school student". KHOU. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ "In Depth Coverage". KEYE. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Attorneys hired in APD shooting death". The Williamson County Libertarian Party. July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  25. ↑ Chuck Ross (May 23, 2014). "Autopsy Shows Officer's Gun Muzzle Left Impression On Victim's Neck". Daily Caller. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  26. 1 2 Jordan Smith (September 27, 2013). "Jackson's Parents File Suit". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  27. ↑ Noelle Newton (March 21, 2014). "Parents of Larry Jackson Jr testify before grand jury". Fox 7 News. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  28. ↑ Wells Dunbar (May 12, 2014). "Austin Police Detective Indicted in Larry Jackson Jr. Shooting Death". KUT. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Federal court drops manslaughter charge against Charles Kleinert". Statesman.com.
  30. ↑ "Manslaughter charge against former detective Charles Kleinert dropped". Mystatesman.com.
  31. ↑ "Manslaughter charges dropped against Charles Kleinert". Kvue.com.
  32. ↑ "City agrees to $600,000 settlement with Larry Jackson, Jr. family". Kxan.com.
  33. ↑ "Austin City Council settles with family of man fatally shot by APD officer". Fox7austin.com.
  34. ↑ "City reaches settlement with mother and widow of man killed by Austin detective". Kvue.com.
  35. 1 2 3 Kevin Schwaller (April 30, 2015). "After lightning strikes boy, Bee Cave council okays warning system". KXAN.
  36. ↑ "Settlement reached for family of boy struck by lightning". KVUE. April 30, 2015.
  37. ↑ Rachel Rice (September 9, 2014). "Family of boy struck by lightning sues". Austin American Statesman.
  38. ↑ Tony Plohetski (November 17, 2014). "Signs of hope for young victim of lightning strike". WBNS.
  39. ↑ https://www.statesman.com/news/local/lawyer-woman-sues-cedar-park-restaurant-after-flaming-queso-burns-her/29TFivOcGZkMDpR9uRLq4N/
  40. ↑ https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/woman-who-died-crash-remembered-adventurous-intelligent/lRKcn1DaCB0wDXS8XAMKuM/
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