John Patrick Lonergan

Atty Lonergan and his staff were nothing short of amazing during one of the most stressful, confusing, and scary times of my life. I called for a consult with a case that was extremely time sensitive and I had very little hope that it could be resolved or that anyone would be able to help me after I... ignorantly took a plea against my better judgement. After fighting in the courts for almost 1 year, Mr Lonergan was able to resolve my case within a couple days (for a very modest fee) I'm so thankful that I hired him and I am even more thankful I'll be spending the holidays and everyday moving forward with my children without a jail sentence hanging over my head. The professionalism, organization, and his expertise in my specific case matter is unmatched. I'd recommend Mr Lonergan 10 times over without a second thought. He's upfront, honest, and gets down to business. If you're in a situation and landed on this review, it wasn't by mistake. You're in good hands with this attorney! Him and his staff are simply the best!

I would like to share with anybody that is in need of an attorney at law my experience. A loved one of mine got a federal charge that carries a sentence guideline of 11 to 15 years. I called around looking for help, the first 3 attorneys I called sounded like salesman and they all wanted a lot of mon...ey up front and payments that were way out of my possibility. Then I spoke to attorney John, he called me and explained everything perfectly he told me what the process was going to be and how he was going to handle it. He looked into my loved one’s case and called me to go over it as well. I am so happy I decided to retain this awesome attorney. Let me tell you what he did, he went to work for us! He told me everything that was going on throughout the case, he promptly registered as my loved one’s attorney and he helped us get a sentence of 22 months plus time served. He charged me one set price which included if the case went to trial. Fortunately, it did not get to that. His staff Brooke and Jack always help you with anything you need. Any time I needed anything they were there for me and my family. I can tell you that you will be hiring the best attorney. This was a federal case and my loved one and my family where grateful for the results. If you need the best representation John is the attorney you need!

As the parents of an out of state college student who landed in a Peoria jail for felony drug trouble while attending the Summer Camp music festival in nearby Chillicothe, IL, we frantically contacted attorneys in Peoria seeking one we could trust. Whereas others we contacted made unrealistic claims ...about moving mountains on our behalf and negotiated fees based on how much they thought they could get us to pay, John's team was realistic concerning the outlook of the case, expressed sincere empathy that translated into aggressive advocacy, and was straightforward in communicating fees. We trusted John and his team and are very glad we did. He worked with the judge and prosecuting attorney on the novel approach of obtaining access for our son to an Illinois diversion program, even though he resides out of state. The program accepted him and delegated to the probation authorities in our state the follow-up related to mandatory drug testing, probation check-ins and completion of community service, all of which were completed on time and without incident. This minimized the overall impact: our son was able to complete his final year of university on schedule and avoid losing his job. Once the required time has elapsed to apply for expungement, we will be contacting John's team again to help him get that taken care of. We hope we never need his legal services again, but would not hesitate to call him if we did. M