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    161 criminal defense lawyers serve Evanston, IL. Compare the best based on 1460+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Cook County are listed below.

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    Alexander Benjamin Blum

    Alexander Benjamin Blum

    5.08 reviews
    Alexander Blum
    900 Chicago Ave, Ste 104, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Foreclosure, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Alexander B. Blum graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, with a B.A. in Psychology in 2004. He graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing MIchigan, J.D. in 2009, and received Deans List Hila...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Juneitha Shambee

    Juneitha Shambee

    4.910 reviews
    Shambee Law Office, Ltd
    701 Main Street, Suite 201A, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: A Chicago native, Juneitha Shambee has shown passion and dedication to law since a young age. Working vigorously to make strides in her education, she uses that same tenaciousness to achieve results in every case she touches. She has taken on chal...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Jim Mullenix

    Jim Mullenix

    5.01 review
    Koehler Mullenix, LLC
    2906 Central St # 150, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Bio: Attorney Jim Mullenix has a 30-year background as an assistant public defender, with a remarkable track record of acquittals for his clients. Highly experienced in the areas of criminal defense and dispute resolution, Jim draws on extensive trial ...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Bryce W. Powell

    Bryce W. Powell

    5.08 reviews
    Powell Law Firm, LLC
    1603 Orrington Ave, Ste. 600, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Trucking Accident and more
    Bio: Mr. Powell is a strong legal professional with expertise in areas of criminal defense and personal injury. Emphasis on catastrophic injury, car and truck accident cases. Representing thousands of clients since 1997. Licensed in Idaho, Montana and ...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Jeremy Todd Pfeifer

    Jeremy Todd Pfeifer

    5.01 review
    Pfeifer & Pfeifer, Attorneys At Law
    701 Main Street #201, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: If you are looking for a criminal defense attorney in Evanston, you have come to the right place. Look no further than Pfeifer & Pfeifer, Attorneys at Law. This law office has earned its highly-respected reputation, and you can have confidence tha...
    Rating:  7.4
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    William Michael Traynor

    William Michael Traynor

    5.02 reviews
    William Traynor
    2541 Ewing Ave, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice
    Review: "I made a very bad choice to drive after a couple drinks and ended up getting a DUI. It was a horrible experience and was faced with some pretty difficult consequences. I found Bill Traynor through a friend and he went to work vigorously defendin..."
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    Nancy Stingle Perkoski

    Nancy Stingle Perkoski

    5.03 reviews
    Stingle Perkoski LLC
    1603 Orrington Ave Ste 600, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Adoption, DUI and DWI, Divorce and Separation and more
    Review: "Nancy got me out of court for the first time in almost 9 years. I had other attorneys and no one would stand up for me and my kids and stand behind the laws the way Nancy did for us. She and her team sees where the system fails us in family court ..."
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    Noah John Magrisso

    Noah John Magrisso

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    N. John Magrisso
    Midwest Center for Justice, P.O. Box 6528, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  7.3
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    George S. Pfeifer

    George S. Pfeifer

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    George S. Pfeifer
    701 Main Street - Ste 201, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney George Pfeifer is the founding member of Pfeifer & Pfeifer, Attorneys at Law. For more than 35 years, Attorney George Pfeifer has been representing people charged with criminal cases. Mr. Pfeifer has garnered a reputation as being a fair,...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Margaret L. Moses

    Margaret L. Moses

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    315 Greenleaf St, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Commercial Real Estate, General Practice, Criminal Defense
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    Julie B. Porter

    Julie B. Porter

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    Salvatore Prescott & Porter, PLLC
    1010 Davis St, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor
    Rating:  7.3
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    Holly Nicole Blaine

    Holly Nicole Blaine

    1.01 review
    921 Brown Ave, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Rating:  6.6
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    Andrew Mark Weisberg

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    Andrew Mark Weisberg

    5.057 reviews
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    Criminal Defense Attorney near Evanston (Skokie)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Domestic Violence and more
    Former Cook County Felony Prosecutor Who Gets Results! Call For a Free Consultation
    Rating:  10
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    James Graham Vanzant

    James Graham Vanzant

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    Blaine & Vanzant LLP
    922 Davis St, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Employment and Labor, Litigation, Criminal Defense
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    Emilio Moretti

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    Emilio Moretti

    5.0343 reviews
    Criminal Defense Attorney near Evanston (Skokie)
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Over 24 years representing clients charged with felonies and misdemeanors. My representation always includes customizing a strategy for each case to help obtain the best possible result. I have an excellent record of not guilty verdicts, dismissal...
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    Kimberly Maureen Smith

    Kimberly Maureen Smith

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    431 Custer Ave Apt 1 B, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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    John Patrick Curnyn

    John Patrick Curnyn

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    Law Office of John Curnyn
    701 Main Street Suite 204, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals and more
    Bio: John Curnyn is a well-respected attorney who specializes in felony, misdemeanor and traffic cases, including appeals and post-conviction petitions. He has earned a reputation for tenacity and toughness with prosecutors and confidentiality with cli...
    Rating:  6.7
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    Krenice Roseman Ramsey

    Krenice Roseman Ramsey

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    1014 Ashland Ave Unit 1, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Personal Injury, Criminal Defense
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    Anthony F. Rusnak

    Anthony F. Rusnak

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    419 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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    Patrick Charles Keenan-Devlin

    Patrick Charles Keenan-Devlin

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    1900 Dempster St Ste A, James B Moran Center For Youth Advocacy, Evanston, IL
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
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