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Manuel Antonio Cardenas

Licensed for 30 years

DUI and DWI Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI

2059 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 30 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1995

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2018

Location

Manuel A. Cardenas & Associates, P.C.

2059 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647-4167

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1.8 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | May 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Unprofessional

Save your money! Very unprofessional, rude and instead of helping they add more anxiety to your situation

Posted by Zul | February 11, 2015 | DUI & DWI

Former Client

I feel bad for those who had bad experience with Attorney Cardenas, in my case was totally different. I had a DUI case in 2011 and it lasted 1 year for different reasons, but the most important was the strategy this attorney took to get me out of this problem. Results Not Guilty. :) It was one court... that Mr. Cardenas was unable to assist because he had a schedule conflict with other courts, but He sent another attorney from his firm. I was really happy with the outcome of my case, the service and most important it was affordable. Mr. Cardenas was very courteous and polite. I recommend Mr. Cardenas to my Family and Friends.

Posted by anonymous | January 26, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

He handled my Divorce case which took 21/2 yrs. He never showed up on my firstvcourt appearance then sent his receptionist to the court to represent me, he Never kept me posted about my case and or court dates, he sent 3 or 4 of his paralegal assistance to represent me, because they all quit on hi...m. When my divorced was finalized he Did not even know much about what I was fighting for. In the end the Judge granted me what i was enentitled by LAW after 28 yrs of marriage. To this date, I do not know when my ex will start paying alimony, nor his pension . Only thing i have recieved by this attorney was a big bill $$$

Posted by anonymous | June 28, 2014 | Uncontested Divorce

Horrible lawyer!

Horrible legal representation. I hired mr. Cardenas for a simple uncontested divorce and he ended up writing petitions me and my ex spouse were not unhappy with since we had not agreed on anything he put on paper and went against all our wishes. He did not respond to any of our calls to amend or cor...rect the petitions. It wasn't until I sought legal counsel from a separate law firm that he finally answered our calls and corrected his own mistakes. Horrible experience and I would never recommend to anyone at all.

Posted by anonymous | March 14, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Manuel Cardenas... Maybe not?

He knows his laws and can help but he is not punctual, has no consideration for his clients time. He was 3 hrs late to my first court appearance and took me e weeks to get ahold of him after first court.

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Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018.

Censure issued in IL, 2018

updated on 05/07/2018

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