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    Matthew Patrick Young

    Matthew Patrick Young

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Matt Young was born and raised in Belleville, Illinois. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, with honors, Mr. Young received his law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2006. Following law school, Mr. Young conce...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Paul B. Wharton

    Paul B. Wharton

    5.025 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Client Rating 5 Stars !!! I have been a Trial Lawyer for more than 40 years and have tried more than 150 cases to a Jury Verdict and handled hundreds of others. The most important thing that I ALWAYS do my BEST to NEVER FORGET is that although I m...
    Rating:  8.5
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    James Timothy Zuba

    James Timothy Zuba

    5.020 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: James T. Zuba concentrates his practice of law on litigation, with emphasis on Family Law, Personal Injury, and Criminal Defense. He prides himself in aggressively pursuing his client's interests with the goal of meeting the needs of each and ever...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Brandon Dion McRoyal

    Brandon Dion McRoyal

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation and more
    Review: "Atty Brandon McRoyal, Atty "McRoyal" helped me in a extremely long custody case. As a father it was a very difficult case. He fought for sole custody of two little girls and won the case ! I would recommend this Atty for his ability to maintain hi..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Nrupa Amitkumar Patel

    Nrupa Amitkumar Patel

    5.05 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Nrupa Patel is a former prosecutor and can use her criminal law experience to represent you in court. Nrupa joined the BRE Law team as a partner in June of 2017. Nrupa is an experienced litigator, having served as a Macon County prosecutor for fou...
    Rating:  8.4
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    David L. Studenroth

    David L. Studenroth

    5.02 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Tôi thấy thầy khá có tâm huyết mà, thấy có comt tiêu cực nên tôi muốn phản biện lại giúp thầy"
    Rating:  6.8
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    Justyna Kruk

    Justyna Kruk

    5.02 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Review: "After being sentenced to 4 months at a halfway house, I soon realized that I would be required to pay 25% of my gross earnings per pay period (regardless of pre-existing financial responsibilities) despite having to already pay $750 a month for ch..."
    Rating:  7.1
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    Dennis Francis Dwyer

    Dennis Francis Dwyer

    5.06 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: My name is Dennis F. Dwyer. I am a Bridgeview and Chicago attorney whopractices in the areas of criminal defense and DUI defense. I represent clients in both criminal trials and criminal appeals. When your liberty is at stake, you need an attorney...
    Rating:  10
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    Deborah J. Gubin

    Deborah J. Gubin

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years
    Practice Areas:  Litigation, Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI and more
    Review: "I used Deborah for a real estate closing back in 2001, which was my first closing in my life. She took the time to review all the documents and explain the details. She was very personable and and down to earth. I would use her again."
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    Naomi Joyce Bank

    Naomi Joyce Bank

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "She handled a class X felony for me in 1992 .I had a bench trail in 304 evening court Judge Heimel. NOT GUILTY. I still think of her she was great. Thank you Naomi. Delmar Smith"
    Rating:  7.0
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    Samer Joseph Haddad

    Samer Joseph Haddad

    4.816 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mr. Haddad Represented me in a retail theft case in which i was wrongfully accused of taking some items from macys. well my case was takin to trial and the court found me not guilty.. I am so happy that my case was dropped, and i did not go to jai..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Gregg L. Smith

    Gregg L. Smith

    4.89 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "My boyfriend was looking at prison time but Mr. Smith was able to get him probation. Mr. smith was professional and helpful."
    Rating:  6.6
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    David Drwencke

    David Drwencke

    2.813 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Attorney David R. Drwencke brings an aggressive, nuanced approach to every file that he works on and will do his best to find creative solutions to resolve clients’ legal matters. When you work with Attorney Drwencke, you will be working with an e...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Theodore Thomas Poulos

    Theodore Thomas Poulos

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    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
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    Garth Nathaniel Bernard

    Garth Nathaniel Bernard

    5.02 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Nathaniel Bernard is the Senior Partner at the Bernard Law Group. He received his Bachelor of Liberal Arts with a major in criminal justice at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2012. After completing college, Nathaniel obtained his Juris D...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Matthew J. Hickey

    Matthew J. Hickey

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "My brother’s profession is law enforcement and we are both prior military USMC. Years ago my brother recommended me to Matthew Hickey. Mr. Hickey is a consummate professional and only a fool would fail to profit from his vast knowledge and exper..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Richard Hugh McLeese

    Richard Hugh McLeese

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    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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    Megan Therese Lafata

    Megan Therese Lafata

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Lafata Law LLC Founder, Attorney Megan Lafata Megan earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa and began working as a law clerk with a prominent DuPage County law firm specializing in local prosecutions, criminal defense, and family...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Michael Joseph Levinsohn

    Michael Joseph Levinsohn

    5.08 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I'm your Best Defense for your criminal case. I've been fighting and winning criminal cases for 20 years. I'm not a "former prosecutor" who is going to sell you out to the state. Call me at so we can beat your case and keep your record clean.
    Rating:  6.6
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    David Urquhart Mennie

    David Urquhart Mennie

    5.06 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Review: "Skilled and fair attorney - either as a former ASA or criminal defense counsel"
    Rating:  7.4
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