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Posted by anonymous | September 15, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Mr. Komie and Eric Anderson succeeded in getting my son's car back when two other lawyers told him to "walk away from the car". Mr. Komie confidently took my case when my son was arrested for multiple felonies in. His car was confiscated, along with a large amount of cash, and I felt like it would be... impossible to get it back. I was on the title and loan along with my son, as well as Bank of America as the lienholder. My son continuously searched for a lawyer to take this part of the case, and to represent me in the process while another lawyer was "helping" (or so we though) with his criminal matters. Mr. Komie and Eric Anderson were calm and confident the whole time. They kept us informed of all the possible outcomes throughout the process. However, Mr. Komie made it clear that he had been successful in this type of case in the past. They were given an enormous amount of respect in the court room. Within two months the car was back in our possession without any restrictions. My son immediately fired his defense attorney and hired Mr. Komie to represent him in his criminal matters and to fight the money forfeiture. If you want a lawyer who will represent you without judging you for whatever type of situation you are in, Mr. Komie and his associates are who you should retain, especially if other lawyers have doubts about your situation. I cannot thank Mr. Komie and Eric Anderson enough for successfully handling this case. My son has his vehicle back, which is now fully in his name, and I will not have to worry about the situation any further.

Posted by Jason | September 01, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Thank You for Hiring Eric John Anderson

Life's Difficulties Don't Slow Eric John Anderson Down. He gets me out on my own recognizance, I am in from California but three hours before arrested. The first time we walked in court together as free men, he got my case dismissed. Working with the District Attorney, he was able to display our... case as winnable with the fact that the officer was not present twice. Just in case, helped prepare me for all possible outcomes if we were to go to trial. Thank you Eric J. Anderson. All of this with his arm in a cast. I will keep my Marijuana Hand Lotion at home in California and wish to Congratulate Illinois about the upcoming Medical Cannabis availability.

Posted by Michael | July 09, 2015

Mr. Komie is the Best of the Best!!!

I am from California and I was accused of a Felony in Chicago. Finding Mr. Komie was the best and luckiest thing that could of ever happened for me and my family. I was apparently in a lot of trouble, and not being from Chicago, it was very scary and stressful. From the first court date when I saw... the amount of respect the other members of the court (Judges, States Attys, Clerks, Cops, etc) had for him when he walked in the room, I knew I was in good hands. My case was not looking so good but Mr. Komies' cool confidence and knowledge of the law set me at ease. He worked my case for every angle, looking for the right combinations of strategies to defend me from going to jail. My mother would attend my every court date and I have the up most respect for how her talked to her, listened to her questions and concerns and explained everything so she could understand and go home and sleep at night knowing her son was in the best hands possible. I LOVE him for that alone! He has a genuine interest in your case and he wins. That is what he does, he wins. Being from out of state travel expenses can add up. With him being the outstanding SUPER LAWYER that he is, the judge would waive my appearance when ever he requested it to alleviate my travel expenses and time I had to take off of work. His concern for my quality of life was prevalent and he constantly told me not to worry. But like all defendants, I worried but I had complete faith in him to pull through. The court was offering me 4 years. The State never backed down and to be honest at times my faith wavered. I was preparing for the worst and so was my family and friends. The States Atty would make horrible accusations and fight our motions, looking at me like I was a sitting duck. They way the State acted it was like I was going away forever. Mr. Komie would just smile and give me a look that told me he liked this challenge because he is a winner and we are going to win. I believed in him completely, and he believed in me so I rode his confidence coat tails, clutching on for dear life. I knew if I went to jail in Chicago for 4 years, my life was so to speak over. Well my friends, after 4 years of fighting my case I couldn't be happier with the results. I will never see a Chicago Jail cell and all of Mr. Komies hard work, connections, respect, strategy, care and understanding won our case and we got the conclusion we were looking for. I was not an easy client at all. I have a record from years ago that is considered 3 strikes in many states. I got accused of something that would be considered pretty much red handed. I ran from the police when they tried to arrest me. The aggravating factors were all there. The state was licking their chops like a pack of wolves. The wanted to lock me up. AND HE SAID NO WAY! Here I am writing this as a free man and can not sing the praises high enough of this man and his talented staff! Mary at the office is an angel and his Assistant Eric Anderson is the utmost professional and force to be reckoned with himself. He surrounds himself with the best and they are the best. In conclusion if you have not already called him - you must! This is the only choice for the top legal representation in the city of Chicago. 312-263-2800. Call now if you want to win! Mr. Komie - this is M.M, me and my family thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You saved our family! We can never thank you enough. I hope the people reading this call you and you can be their savior too!! God Bless you sir you are in my thoughts every day. love, M.M.

Posted by James | January 17, 2013

evaluation

Mr. Komie has performed with excellencein my case in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. I was charged with a very vague conspirancy to transport marijauna for sale. I was facing 97 to 112 months in prison and through his expierence , he was able to lower my points to 27, w...hich made me eligible for non- mandatory sentencing. He was able to provide the Court with evidence that my arrest in Tucson, Az., in 2005 was part of the same conspirancy I was charged with in the December of 2007. Mr. Komie's knowledge of Federal law allowed him to convince the Federal Judge that I had already seved time in the Pima County, Arizona jail for the same offense. The prosecuting attorney insisted the cases were separate and tried in vane to offer the proper evidence in suppot of her motions. Mr. Komie introduced a suprise whitness , who was a Federal confidential informant, to mitigate my position. The result was 270 days of electronic monitoring followed by one year of probation. Considering that I admitted to transporting more than 1000 kilos of pot, but less than 2000 kilos of pot, I believe that Mr Komie's presentation to the Court was responsible for my more than fair sentence. If you need a superb attorney for any Court, Mr Komie and his associates are the very best.

Posted by anonymous | July 23, 2012

To Anyone arrested in Illinois

A couple years ago I was arrested on state HWY 59 near Schamburg, Illinois. I was traveling alone in a car with out of state plates and was exiting the freeway onto HWY 59. I exited and came to a traffic signal. While waiting for the signal to change, all of a sudden I was surrounded by 3 state tr...oopers, one behind me and two directly in front of me. I was approached by a state police officer and asked to get out of the car, he did not even at this time ask me for license or registration. He then preceeded to tell me that I was speeding and was being detainted in his squad car for speeding. At this time other state police and the NCNTF(north central narcatics task force) were telling me that they were going to search my car and I told them that I was not speeding and I did not feel that they had the right to search my car for speeding. At this time a NCNTF officer told me wether I like it or not they were going to get in my car. At this time I told them NO YOU MAY NOT SEARCH MY CAR!!! They said a K9 unit is on the way and you are still detained for speeding and we will wait for the K9. When the K9 arrived the officer and the K9 walked around my car a few times with no reaction from the K9 at all. Then the officer walking the K9 had a tennis ball attached on the end of his leash and started waiving it at the car and telling the K9 to get it. At this time the K9 lunged at the tennis ball and the officer's all said "did you see that that was an aggressive hit.' At this time the NCNTF officer was saying You have one more chance and before he could even finish that sentence the trunk was opened and I said I did not give you permission to do that. In the trunk they supposively discoverd around 40lbs of cannabis. At this time I was transported to 3 different jails. I was charged with a class X felony, class 1 felony and conspiracy on both of those charges. The class X carries a minimum of 6 years to a maximum of 30 years. Upon leaving the jail I visited with Mr. Komie and knew that I was in good hands. I am not from Illinois and he made me very comfortable and at home while I was here. Mr. Komie and his firm handled my case very professionally and explained everything to me as it was happening. I was always recieving copies of the motions and any other information regarding my case. After nearly 2 years my case was DISSMISSED!!!!! All charges dropped and I even got my money back from the state!!! Now that is what Im talking about and what a great experience this whole process was because of Mr. Stephen Komie! If you are ever any in need of legal services in Illinois YOU WOULD BE VERY WISE TO CALL MR. STEPHEN KOMIE. I had never experienced anything like this before and was very nervous but Mr. Komie and his firm went out of their way to make me feel like part of the family and I was always confident in Mr. Komie's work. My family and I are very grateful to have met Mr. Komie and cannot express how much appreciation we have for this man. Again words do not describe how amazing this man is. Mr. Komie I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you guys have done for me. Again do not hesitate to call Mr. Komie for your legal services, he will treat you with respect and always make you feel welcome at your time of discomfort. Much Love and Peace,

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