"Former Duane Morris partner Adam P. Beckerink pleaded no contest to charges he abused his late wife, Caitlin Tracey, and interfered with a call she made to 911. Additionally, Beckerink entered a guilty plea to a contempt of court charge for violating a no contact order. The charges stem from a 2024 incident two months before Tracey was found dead in the stairwell of Beckerink's apartment building in Chicago's South Loop, with her severed foot nearby."
""This is a shocking and tragic case, and we send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Caitlin Tracey. Our firm was not aware of the domestic violence and other allegations against Adam Beckerink asserted in various legal proceedings until recent media accounts of her death. Once we confirmed key facts, the partners board swiftly removed Adam as a partner of Duane Morris LLP. He is no longer associated with our firm.""
"Beckerink avoided a trial scheduled to begin Sept. 9 as a result of the plea. A judge had ruled in June that during the scheduled trial, prosecutors could play Tracey's 911 call for help in August 2024 and show police body camera footage showing Beckerink's arrest for domestic abuse at the Michigan home, ABC 7 Chicago previously reported. Beckerink will be sentenced October 20th."
Adam P. Beckerink pleaded no contest to charges that he abused his late wife, Caitlin Tracey, and interfered with a 911 call she made. He also pleaded guilty to contempt for violating a no-contact order. The charged conduct stems from an August 2024 incident two months before Tracey was found dead in a stairwell of Beckerink's South Loop apartment building, with her severed foot nearby. Duane Morris removed Beckerink from the partnership and said he is no longer associated with the firm. The pleas avoided a trial scheduled for Sept. 9. Beckerink will be sentenced October 20. He has not been charged in Tracey's death and the medical examiner has not issued a cause-of-death finding. Domestic violence resources were provided for victims.
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