Morris Anyah

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.

University of Dayton School of Law

J.D. (1996) | Law

1993 - 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)

University of Illinois - Chicago

M.A. (1993) | Criminal Justice

1991 - 1993

Honors: Phi Kappa Phi (1993)

University of Illinois - Chicago

B.A. (1991) | Criminal Justice

1986 - 1991

Honors: Dean's List

Owner/ Principal - Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.

Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

“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

“Making Space for ‘Ethics’ in the Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes,”, American Bar Association Fall Meeting, Section of International Law, London, England

October 18, 2013

American Bar Association

“Victims’ Participation in the Kenyan Cases before the ICC,”, Supranational Criminal Law Lectures Series, T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands

January 18, 2012

T.M.C. Asser Institute

“Lawyers’ Immunity before International Criminal Jurisdiction,”, Paris Bar Meeting, Paris, France

June 1, 2011

Paris Bar

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

Illinois State Bar

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1998

Georgia

Since 1998

Illinois

Since 1996

7th Circuit

Since 2014

11th Circuit

Since 2002

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  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.