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Forrest M. Tatel

4.6
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 51 years

DUI and DWI Lawyer at Skokie, IL
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense

5215 Old Orchard Rd Ste 220, Skokie, IL

About Forrest

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

DUI and DWI 60%

Dui trial defense experience both bench and jury in the State of Illinois. Cases include felony DUI as well as reckless homicide.

51 years | 3,000 cases

60%
Criminal Defense 40%

Former Cook County Assistant States Attorney. Defense areas consist of all misdemeanors from disorderly conduct to the the most serious felonies including homicide.

51 years | 5,000 cases

40%

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 51 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1974

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Forrest M. Tatel

5215 Old Orchard Rd Ste 220, Skokie, IL, 60077-1098

Forrest M. Tatel

5215 Old Orchard Road, Suite 220, Skokie, IL, 60077

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Forrest M. Tatel's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

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Posted by TROY | October 11, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Restoration of driving privileges

My license was suspended for child support and driving without insurance two tickets. I felt it was impossible to get my driver's license. Attorney Forrest m tatal was a godsend and he made the impossible possible just walked out of the courthouse my license is clear he did an amazing job I recommend... him highly. And get this he was affordable thank you again attorney Forrest M tatal for an outstanding job you have my gratitude

Posted by anonymous | October 09, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Highly Recommend Forrest M. Tatel

I would highly recommend Forrest Tatel. In my experience, he was completely upfront from our first conversation. I was given three referrals, but looked no further after speaking with Mr. Tatel. As his client, Counselor Tatel was thorough and clear in his explanations and requests for informat...ion. For the court proceedings, his research and preparation were impeccable. Mr. Tatel’s court filings were timely and his requests for evidence pertinent. His manner in court was effective and professional. I know that I had the best legal representation available.

Posted by Bruce | September 27, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Applaud the service provided by Forrest Tatel

This review is intended to applaud the excellent work done attorney Mr. Forrest Tatel. In a very difficult and complex situation, Mr Tatel was able to organize the materials and work with the prosecuting attorney in an efficient and timely manner. Mr. Tatel, in cooperation with the court, was able to... keep the case on track and reach a favorable conclusion. Mr. Tatel was able to work with the various personalities in the matter in a very professional manner.. We would highly recommend Mr. Tatel and would certainly retain him again, although we hope that is never necessary.

Posted by anonymous | September 03, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Forrest Tatel - simply the best there is!

I called Mr. Tatel very late at night and he helped me and a family member through a very difficult and highly stressful situation that lasted about six months. He was with us through the first night till our last court appearance and was always calm, reasoned and thorough in his approach and in his ...explanations to us. If you've never gone through the legal court system it can be a strange and terrifying experience. Mr. Tatel was with us each step of the way acting as our protector and advocate in a very strange and unfriendly environment. I can not say enough good things about the sage advice he gave us and his professionalism. I am positive that without him we would have made errors in our decisions and the outcome would have been very different for us. As it was, after six long stressful months the ending was as positive as one could hope for and exactly as Mr. Tatel said it would be. His rates were very reasonable and in line with other attorney's at this level of expertise - he was worth every dollar. I highly recommend him. In my opinion he is the BEST.

Posted by anonymous | August 12, 2014

YOU COULD DO BETTER

he was a straight forward lawyer, i liked that about him because it seemed like he wouldn't bs me, but i was completely wrong. First he was really pushy towards getting the complete payment paid off before my DUI case was completed. He also kept pushing the case on and on to the next months because h...e was supposedly going to look at the video that the officer had of me while i was getting arrested to try and see if he could do something for me where i wouldn't get the book thrown at me. Than i finally paid him off before the case was complete and it looked like he didn't want to help me anymore on my case because it was my 2nd dui and he ended up taking any offer the states attorney offered him and i was placed in cook county jail for 2 weeks. Another thing i failed to mention was everytime i called him about my case it seemed like he never remembered me when i told him my name, i had to keep describing myself to him so it would ring a bell. Please do not use this lawyer, he was very horrible at how he handled my case, and he could've did better for me if he actually put some effort into it, He is close to retiring so i don't think he will do anything for you unless it's an easy case.

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1978 - 1984

Hearing offficer, Illinois Secretary Of State

1973 - 1975

Assistant District Attorney, Cook County State Attorney's Office

Associations

1974 - 1985

Chicago Bar Association

1974 - 1985

American Bar Association

1974 - 1985

Illinois State Bar Association

Education

1974

DePaul University

JD - Juris Doctor

1971

University of Oklahoma

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Quarterly meeting

Don't take any Tests

2015

Quarterly Meeting

DUI

2014

Quarterly Meeting

DUI and CDL

Languages

Spanish

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