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Jul. 15, 2025

Morgan Lewis associate tragically killed in West Hollywood hit-and-run

Blake Ackerman recently finished a clerkship with the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Morgan Lewis associate tragically killed in West Hollywood hit-and-run
Blake Ackerman

On Thursday night, Blake Ackerman, a 26-year-old litigation associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, became part of that grim statistic. Ackerman was struck by a white BMW while bicycling home at the intersection of Fountain Avenue and Gardner Street in West Hollywood. The vehicle fled the scene.

Ackerman succumbed to his injuries at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating.

"Blake was kind, vibrant, and ful...

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