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	Adam Horowitz Named Most Effective Lawyer for 2009 Miami Attorney Honored for Landmark Case against U.S. Government for Mermelstein And Horowitz December 10, 2009 http://jessicaarbour.blogspot.com/2009/12/adam-horowitz-named-most-effective_10.html UNITED STATES -- Adam Horowitz, a nationally recognized advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, has been honored as the Most Effective Personal Injury Lawyer of 2009. The award, given by the Daily Business Review, recognizes attorneys for outstanding results obtained for clients. Horowitz received the honor at a ceremony on Dec. 4. Horowitz was selected for his work in Elk v. United States, a landmark federal court case brought by an Oglala Sioux woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager by her U.S. Army recruiter. The case centered on an 1868 treaty between the U.S. and the Sioux nation that had never been used to remedy a personal injury. Horowitz spent countless hours researching Congressional records from the 1860s to interpret the meaning and intent of the treaty, since there was no prior case law to guide the decisions of the Court of Claims. Thanks to Horowitz and his courageous client, the Native American community now has an opportunity for justice that did not previously exist. The decisions made in the Elk case are particularly crucial because of the large number of similar treaties between the U.S. and other Native American tribes. After the April 2009 trial, Elk was awarded $600,000 in damages by a Federal judge. Horowitz is a partner with the firm of Mermelstein & Horowitz in Miami, FL. He concentrates his practice on reprsenting victims of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault.
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