Morris Anyah | Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Morris A. Anyah
Top Criminal Defense and Criminal Appeals Attorney in Chicago
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- Law Office: Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC.
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- Law School: University of Dayton School of Law, J.D. 1996
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 27 years
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Attorney At Law | Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC | 2002 - Present | |
Defense Attorney to former Liberian President | The UN Special Court for Sierra Leone at The Hague | 2007 - 2013 | |
Attorney for 233 Kenyan Victims | The International Criminal Court | 2011 - 2012 |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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University of Dayton School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1996 |
The Hague Academy of International Law | Certificate of Attendance | 2000 | |
University of Illinois at Chicago | MA | Criminal Justice | 1993 |
University of Illinois at Chicago | BA | Criminal Justice | 1991 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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District of Columbia | 1998 |
Georgia | 1998 |
Illinois | 1996 |
Associations
- Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois | Member | 2017 - Present
Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 2015 - Present
Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Member | 2014 - Present
Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Member | 2014 - Present
International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition | Member, Advisory Board | 2013 - Present
List of Legal Representatives for Victims at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon | Member | 2012 - Present
African Journal of Legal Studies | Advisory Board | 2011 - Present
List of Counsel at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon | Member | 2011 - Present
List of Counsel at the International Criminal Court | Member | 2011 - Present
List of Counsel at the Special Court for Sierra Leone | Member | 2007 - Present
Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Member | 2002 - Present
Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Member | 2002 - Present
District of Columbia Bar | Member | 1998 - Present
State Bar of Georgia | Member | 1998 - Present
General Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Member | 1996 - Present
Illinois Bar | Member | 1996 - Present
School of Criminal Justice, American Intercontinental University at Dunwoody, Atlanta | Member, Advisory Board | 2006 - 2007
Honors & Awards
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers | 2018
10 Best for Client Satisfaction | American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys | 2016
Alumnus of the Year Award | University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Criminology, Law and Justice | 2015
CALI Award for excellent achievement - Judeo-Christian Ethics | University of Dayton School of Law | 1996
CALI Award for excellent achievement - Jurisprudence | University of Dayton School of Law | 1995
Phi Kappa Phi | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1993
Cases
Appeals Judgment in the War Crimes Case against former Liberian President, Charles Taylor
Attorney Morris A. Anyah served as the lead appeals counsel to former Liberian president Charles Taylor during his war crimes case at The Hague. The Prosecutor vs. Charles Ghankay Taylor, Judgment, Case No. SCSL-03-01-A, UN Special Court for Sierra Leone (Appeals Chamber), September 26, 2013, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Publications
- The International Criminal Court in Search of its Purpose and Identity | "Balancing Rights of the Accused with Rights of Victims before the International Criminal Court" (Chapter 4) | 2015
Presentation to Students at the Center for Criminal Defense | "International Criminal Practice and Comparisons to National Practice” | 2015
The First Ten Years of the International Criminal Court: Achievements and Challenges | “Balancing Rights of the Accused with Rights of Victims before the International Criminal Court” | 2013
American Bar Association, Fall Meeting | “Making Space for ‘Ethics’ in the Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes” | 2013
T.M.C. Asser Institute, Supranational Criminal Law Lectures Series | “Victims’ Participation in the Kenyan Cases before the International Criminal Court” | 2012
Presentation Sponsored by the Open Society Justice Initiative | “Defense’s Perspective of the Charles Taylor Trial and Sentence” | 2012
Paris Bar Association | “Lawyers’ Immunity before International Criminal Jurisdiction” | 2011
36 University of Dayton Law Review 3: 295 - 297 | “In Memoriam: Francis J. Conte" | 2011
Office Hours
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Morris A. Anyah is a top criminal defense and criminal appeals attorney in Chicago. He is a former Cook County prosecutor and war crimes attorney at The Hague with over 20 years' experience. Call Attorney Anyah now at (312) 528-9022. You are one telephone call away from peace of mind! Law Office of Morris A. Anyah, LLC., 53 W Jackson Blvd #1260, Chicago, IL. 60604, https://anyahlaw.com.
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Update Date: 2014-04-02
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53 W Jackson Blvd
#1260
Chicago, IL 60604