“It was an incredible moment, it was a historic verdict we and the family have been on edge for 11 months since this happened about whether or not Derek Chauvin would be found guilty of murder and seeing that he was found guilty of all three charges was an overwhelming moment for us in the family,” Simmons said.
Simmons said she hopes the case can help toward the momentum for change.
"Hopefully this is a step toward achieving justice and more cases like this. As lawyers that work in this arena we see inequity, we see unfairness, we see racism and that is real and so this verdict certainly sends the right message that Americans are going to hold wrongdoers accountable no matter who they are or what their job is but we have to do more,” Simmons said.