Larry Dohman

I am a single father and a disabled veterian, i was arrested for DUI in Augest of 2013. This would be my second DUI, with the first one 11 yrs ago and i was very nervous. i refused all field tests including breathalizer and was arrested. The state trooper had no respect for me being a disabled veteri...an with a amputated leg and arrested me. I have worked very hard to get perminant custidy of my daughter and my last DUI was 13 years ago but i was still looking at my second offence and a 3 yr revoke. i only had consumed 3 or 4 beers in the previous 4 hours but with the state toopers demeaner i was hesitant to comply with anything he asked. And to be honest now adays the rules are so strick one beer can get you a DUI. After talking to several lawers and about a million letters from head hunters i went on this sight and chose Larry. he was completely honest and straight forward. i must admitt he was very understanding of my money situation seeing how i was on disablity pay from the military and worked the price very well for me. I live my life on a hand shake and to me Larry did the same funny i didnt ask for a reciept but he was a man of his word. Showing up on time, very presentable, and reassuring me that he would fight for the best possible outcome. I agree Larry didnt call me over the months dealing with this on a day to day but who wants to be reminded every week about the unfortunate incident on which has occured. Everytime i left a message for Larry even over the holidays he returned my call as soon as he could, answering any questions and reassuring me that it would be ok. I was very grateful for this. In court he always was ontime and talked to me not only before but after each court case. His experiance in the court room showed very well, and his actions at trial were outstanding asking all the right questions and never missing a step. The end result wasnt just a DUI but the state trooper tried to hit me with wreckless endangerment as well which carried a possible one year in cook county. Needless to say the DUI and Wreckless endangerment were both a NOT GUILTY..... I didnt get revoked and only had communtiy service and some minor fines. THANKS TO LARRY AND HIS KNOWLEDGE. HIS ATTITUDE AND HIS EXPERIANCE, I DIDNT GET CONVICTED OF MY DUI AND WRECKLESS. ILL TAKE THE SPEEDER NO PROBLEM. BUT I WANT TO THANK LARRY FOR HIS WORK AND ALSO WITH HIS BUSY SCHEDULE ALWAYS MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A PRIORTY... THANK YOU LARRY DOHMAN

In 2013 I had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a DUI and was prepared to pay top dollar for the best possible attorney to help me navigate through the legal system and was hopeful of the best possible outcome. I interviewed 4 different lawyers, and ended up selecting Lawrence Dohman becaus...e he was familiar with the Rolling Meadows courthouse scene and was very familiar with all of the judges. He indicated that he had strong relationships with many individuals in the court house, and gave a sense that his reputation could be leveraged to impact the outcome of my DUI charge. Unfortunately, that was not the case and I regretted my decision to hire Mr. Dohman as my attorney. First of all Mr. Dohman was handling several cases each time I was required to appear in court, and he was NOT ONCE on time for when court was in session. I felt like I was an inconvenience, and that my case was just a check mark in the box to get a paycheck. Mr. Dohman had to run from one court room to the next during each of my appearances, and several times I was called in front of the court and he was not present so my case was postponed until a later time. I have a full time job as a business professional, and as you can imagine working around court dates was a very sensitive matter for me as I did not want to miss work due to legal issues. Therefore I wanted to spend minimal time in the court room so I could still arrive at work in a timely fashion and make all of my client meetings. Upon checking in to the court room I would always request to be called as early as possible so that I did not have to sit in court for hours at a time. Unfortunately even though I was early and on time, Mr. Dohman was NOT on time. To my embarrassment, the judge actually called out Mr. Dohman for being late, and said in front of the entire court room that I (the client) was the only one responsible in our party and that he should be respectful of my time and his. Furthermore, the communication between Mr. Dohman and I was poor at best. I only heard from him if I initiated a phone call or a dialogue about our case. I expected a call the day before our court appearance to go over the details and confirm the court room and time, but I never once heard from him. As a result I decided to call Mr. Dohman each time before our court dates, and he very rarely called me back the same day. In fact, I had to call him several times and leave several messages before he would call me back. And for the money I was paying him I think that is a minimal expectation to have solid communication. After not hearing back from him I actually left him messages indicating that I was very upset he had not called back and that his service was not upholding my expectations. Overall, I would NOT recommend Lawrence Dohman, he did the absolute minimal amount of work to get through my court case and get paid. He didn't even appear at my final hearing to discharge me from court supervision (it's a good thing I decided to show up, even though he indicated it was taken care of). There are much better attorneys out there that charge the same amount, and will take better care of you and your case.

A friend suggested Larry's services to me when my third (3rd) DUI was written. He worked me through the court system and after several continuances got me off on a 'technicality' that was overlooked by the prosecuting State's Attorney. And then MY FOURTH (4th). I didn't 'blow', so my license was... pulled for a year, and guess who I called immediately! Larry didn't have a lot to say when I called because I knew that he was disappointed in my return. He simply said, "well, come on in and let's see what we can do!" I won't go into all of the details, but after many months of continuances, I was found not guilty by a bench trial. In my opinion, Larry is about as good as you'll find when searching for a DUI attorney. But the point of this post is that in all the time I spent with Larry, AT NO TIME did he ever 'PROMISE' me or 'GUARANTEE' me any favorable results! Larry is very professional and I followed his lead in every direction, but I was never misled to believe that he could guarantee me ANYTHING! In my opinion, if you are shopping for a DUI attorney, look for someone who can show RESULTS. I believe that most everyone realizes that a true 'professional' will never GUARANTEE you anything!

I came to Larry in July of 2011 for a 2ND DUI IN the past 8 years I interviewed 5 lawyers Larry was always upfront and promised nothing to me even if it want what I wanted to hear, moving forward Larry informed me of the penalties for a 2nd DUI and what it could do do my career and criminal record we... went to court on 3 appearances my sobriety video didn't look that good we watched it together I didn't really want to go to trial had way to much to lose so it negations with the prosecutor Larry worked out a very favorable plea bargain for me that ended up to me pleading down to reckless driving never lost my Drivers License however I do have to do some SWAP hours and of course pay a fine, Larry did a GREAT job he knows everyone inside and out in that Rolling Meadows Courthouse and truly cares for the well being of his client if you have a driving situation in cook county and don't hire this man you are flat out crazy in my eyes he is a very knowledgeable lawyer and even brought my parent to my last court date where he spoke with them and informed them what was going to happen of course with my consent, Larry saved not only my license but a criminal record possibility and my job as well overall he got me a very good deal I don't even have to have the BAID device in my car which was a concern as well. Hire this man if you need help in the cook county court system.