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Jim Mullenix
also known as James D. Mullenix
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Biography
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 experience and seminar teaching that have prepared him not just for litigation, but for successfully avoiding litigation through negotiations and settlements. - See more at: #
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Licensed in Illinois for 44 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1981
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Location
Koehler Mullenix, LLC
2906 Central St # 150, Evanston, IL, 60201-1283
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Posted by Gloria | April 5, 2016 | Consulted Attorney
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My son's Bond
I could fell compassion from his answer to my question not only did he answer my question he wished me and my son luck. After talking with him over the phone again he was sincere with his answers and compassionate. I may not have liked hearing the truth but it was ok coming from him
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"Jim Mullenix is a highly respected lawyer in the criminal defense community. His years of service with the Cook County Public Defender's Office show the passion he has towards trying cases and helping the accused. His answers on Avvo are also very thorough and helpful."
"Jim Mullinex is well known and widely respected among Chicago-area lawyers for his decades of service with the elite murder task forces of the Cook County Public Defender's office. He is one of the very few lawyers to whom I would, without hesitation, refer even the most difficult criminal defense cases."
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Experience
Honors
2012
Thirty Years of Service, Cook County Public Defender
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Commissioner, Illinois Torture Inquiry & Relief Commission
2013 - Present
Partner, Koehler Mullenix.
1986 - 2012
Homicide Task Force, Cook County Public Defender's Office
1982 - 2012
Assistant Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender's Office
1979 - 1981
Judicial Law Clerk, Circuit Court Of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
1974 - 1976
Peace Corps Volunteer, West Africa, United States Peace Corps
Associations
Chicago Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
People v. Tyrone Hood
Exonerated of Murder & Armed Robbery
People v. Alvin Estelle
Jury verdict of Guilty 2nd Degree Murder
People v. Pablo Cordova
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Juan Ortiz
Hung Jury
People v. Termarielle Hicks
Nolle on all counts, after an 11-1 NG Hung Jury
People v. Charles Mathus
Jury verdicts of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Leroy Washington
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Antoinne Powell
Jury verdict ot Not Guilty on all counts
People v. Laterrence Johnson
Jury verdict of Guilty 2nd Degree Murder
People v. Rafiki Howard
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Raymond Winters
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Eddie Levesque
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Edward Papanek
Jury verdict of Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
People v. Rudolph White
Jury verdict of Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
People v. Eddie Williams
Jury verdict of No Death
People v. Versie Gilmore
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Michael Sutton
Jury verdict of Guilty 2nd Degree Murder
People v. Jerome Miller
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Eric Hune
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Ivan Moore
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Miguel Castillo
Nolle on all counts. Miguel on National Registry of Exonerations
People v. Kenneth Fisher
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Edgar Hope, Jr.
Jury verdict of Guilty on all counts. Death Penalty
People v. Cedric Harris
NG Murder, Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
People v. Michael Johnson
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Albert Selby
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Marzella Johnson
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. Charles Martin
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on all counts.
People v. James Gilbert
Not Guilty of Murder
Education
1981
Loyola University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
University of Notre Dame
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
Intensive Trial Ad Program
Closing Argument Demonstration
2017
Intensive Trial Ad Program 2017
Closing Argument Demos, State and Defense
2017
Annual Violent Crimes Seminar, Gangs: Turning Murder & Mayhem into Motions, Strategies & Solutions
Co-Presenter, with Julie Koehler: Selling the Drama: Defending Gang Homicide Cases
2016
University of Chicago Law School
Closing Argument Demo
2015
Cook County Public Defender's Office
Taking Witness Statements
Publications
Languages
English
Activity
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