Ralph E. Meczyk
About Ralph
Licenses
Licensed in Illinois for 48 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1977
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 1988
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 1988.
Censure issued in IL, 1988
updated on 03/14/2010Censure means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
Honors
2018
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2016
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2015
Leading Lawyer - Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Appellate Law, Leading Lawyers Network
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2013
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2012
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
Work Experience
1982 - Present
Founding Partner, Ralph E. Meczyk & Associates
1977 - 1982
Assistant Public Defender, Cook County
1970 - 1976
National Guard, Illinois Army National Guard
Associations
Member
Member, Section on Litigation
Member
Member
2012 - 2012
Chicago Bar AssociationCo-Chair, Criminal Law Committee
2002 - 2002
Illinois Supreme Court, Capital Litigation Trial BarFirst Chair
1986 - 1986
United States Federal Defender's Office, Northern District Of IllinoisPanel Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Reduced sentence
Not Guilty
Acquittal
Education
1977
JD - Juris Doctor
1973
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2007
Search and Seizure
1994
Killer Cross Examination