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At the Law Offices of Scott A. Wineberg Ltd., you and those important to you will be treated with respect, fairness, and dignity. No person will be prejudged based upon prior criminal history, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or other suspect classification. Confidential communications are delicately handled in a non-judgmental way. Here you will receive personal attention that is responsive and tailored to your specific needs.
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Licensed in Illinois for 33 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1992
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2011
Location
Law Offices of Scott A. Wineberg, Ltd.
P.O. Box 6660, Vernon Hills, IL, 60061-6660
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2011.
Reprimand issued in IL, 2011
updated on 10/14/2011Reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
Honors
2008
Big Brother of the Year, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lake County
Work Experience
2004 - 2009
Chief, Juvenile Trial Division, Lake County Public Defender's Office
1992 - 2004
Assistant Public Defender, Lake County Public Defender's Office
Associations
Lake County Bar Association, Criminal Defense Section
Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar
National Association of Counsel for Children
Sample of Legal Cases
People v. Juan Rivera
Guilty of murder but spared the death penalty.
People v. Ralph Daugherty
Acquitted of second degree murder
People v. Patrick McCaughn
Convicted of armed robbery
In re Randall M.
Motion denied
Education
1992
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Juris Doctor
1988
Northern Illinois University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2007
Brown Bag Luncheon
Juveniles and the Sex Offender Registration Act
2006
Criminal/Juvenile Law Committee Seminar
Juvenile hodge-podge
1999
Juvenile Justice Reform Act
Juvenile delinquency, revisions to the law
1998
Violent Crimes Defense Seminar
Transfer from juvenile to criminal court
1998
Criminal/Juvenile Law Committee Seminar
Transfer from juvenile to criminal court
1996
Fire Investigators Strike Force Seminar
Fire Fighters and the 4th amendment
Publications
2007
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
A Guide to Illinois' Truth-in-Sentencing Statute
2007
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
Expunction of Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Records
2007
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of In re Gault
2005
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
Goodbye, Little Rascals
2001
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
Words and Sentences
1998
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association
Juvenile Transfer Hearings
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can juvenile record be used in adult proceeding
02 Jun 2013
Q&A
What is the difference between man/del and pwi?
05 May 2013
Q&A
What does the term projected parole date mean? Does that mean my husband will come home that day or not?
22 Apr 2013
Legal Guides
Legal Guide
Age of Consent in Illinois
30 Dec 2010
Legal Guide
Illinois Juvenile and Criminal Shoplifting Cases and Civil Recovery Laws
11 Apr 2010
Legal Guide
Removal from Sex Offender Registry
11 Jul 2009