2007 California Lawyer Of The Year In Disability Rights

In 2007, Terry Kilpatrick won a $221,000 judgment against the city of Riverside for inadequate wheelchair ramps. This judgement was the single largest award for plaintiff in a disability-access case. The judgment stands out, because afterwards there was a decade-long legal fight, forced the city to retool nearly 200 of its ramps within four months of the judgment to make them an accessible slope, as required by the Americans With Disabilities Act.