School Violence

Adam Oakes, a VCU freshman featured in the documentary Death of a Pledge, died in a 2021 Delta Chi hazing ritual. We secured a $4.2 million settlement for his family.

Alex Beletsis died during a Theta Chi drinking ritual. Representing his parents, we set California precedent holding national fraternities liable for hazing and reached multiple substantial settlements.

Caleb Wilson, a Southern University junior, died after being struck during an Omega Psi Phi hazing ritual ruled a homicide. We filed a wrongful death lawsuit; the case is ongoing.

Carson Starkey, a Cal Poly student, died of alcohol poisoning during a Sigma Alpha Epsilon ritual. We secured substantial settlements and California precedent holding fraternities liable for hazing.

Gary DeVercelly Jr., a Rider University freshman, died of alcohol poisoning during a Phi Kappa Tau initiation. We secured a significant settlement and landmark campus reforms exposing fraternity misconduct.

George Desdunes, a Cornell student, died during an SAE hazing ritual. We won a confidential multi-million-dollar settlement and landmark New York precedent.

Luke Tyler, a WSU freshman, died by suicide using an antidepressant a Hims telehealth provider prescribed and doubled. We filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hims; the case is ongoing.