Partners Michael Schlechtweg and Margaret Firnstein Gebhardt Receive Outstanding Defense Verdict Award

Amundsen Davis partners Michael Schlechtweg and Margaret Firnstein Gebhardt were honored with the Outstanding Defense Verdict Award by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Media, for a workplace injury case. The award was presented on October 16, 2024, at the 13th annual JVR Trial Lawyer Excellence Awards ceremony. Over 300 esteemed legal professionals attended the event, which highlighted remarkable achievements within the legal community.

The duo represented a general contractor accused of leaving two angle irons in a garage, causing the plaintiff to trip and injure himself. They successfully barred lost wages and medical bills from being admitted at trial and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the general contractor. Read more about the case and verdict.