I went to Hal when my current lawyer didn't have what it took to beat my case... I was facing 1-3 years on a aggravated UUW charge... and the have a ccw permit and foid...Hal got ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES DROPPED, got me a black man back my gun from the city of Chicago and my foid and ccw and my record is... clear as it was before it all started... can't put a price on piece of mind and with Hal you will get it

Mr Garfinkle is a great attorney. He helped me with a domestic violence case and a disorderly conduct case. He was very professional and always available to answer your questions. He is a very busy guy but always had time for me. He definitely knows his way around a court room. 5 stars for you Hal. Y...ou're the best thanks.

I hired Hal Garfinkel as my legal council for a federal investigation. He was very thorough in our first meeting and in addition gave clear and concise advice to keep me from making any mistakes. He was also very responsive to my ongoing questions after the first meeting. He was able to utilize his e...xperience in federal investigations as well as his connections with those who perform the federal investigations to keep any charges from being filed.

I cannot believe in lack of professionalism Mr. Garfinkel has shown in the case he was hired to represent, by me for a dear family member! He is only good at making deals with DA, scares the client with jail time without any grounds, bragging about his experience and powerful connections.... Once hir...ed he handed the client over to the prosecution on "a silver platter", even though a different outcome has been promised. What a shame! He has ruined not only the life of the defendant, but also the lives of his disabled family members!!! We lost everything because of him! He has incorrectly advised the client (the only provider for a disabled wife and his autistic children) that the unconstitutionally high bail amount cannot be reduced! We were later advised by another experienced attorney, who looked into the case, that wrong advice was given on purpose, to secure his payment! Do not hire this attorney! You will trust him with your life, pay a lot of money and the result will not be in your favor. He only does what benefits his own connections and career. We fired Mr. Garfinkel once realized he did not do a number of important things that were imperative and he has promised to do. Instead he has stated: "It is a mood point now..." What a horrible mess we are in because of him! He has also demonstrated an unprofessional conduct by harassing us once we refused his services! Disappointed beyond belief and determined to go above and beyond to report this incident.

I hired Hal to defend my employee against a felony DUI and other things. His previous lawyers held 6 hearings and were headed toward a really bad result... We fired them and hired Hal. In two hearings, the case was done. The DUI was dismissed, the other stuff was minor. In the end my employee has ...to attend some AA classes and that's it. The state didn't have a good case but the other lawyers were still cutting a terrible deal. Not to mention how many hearings they had! Hal got it done right away with a good (and fair) result. I don't want to be overdramatic, but compared to what was going to happen with the other lawyers, Hal basically saved my employee's life. And he has a wife and little kids at home, so he saved theirs too. Definitely knows his stuff, understands the client's rights, and most importantly, will FIGHT for those rights.