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    Lynn T. Palac

    Lynn T. Palac

    4.311 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Former Prosecutor with more than 15 years experience in working criminal cases including federal crimes, violent crimes, and white collar crimes. Currently focused on Effectively Fighting For You in DUI and Criminal cases. I'm available to work wi...
    Rating:  10
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    Joseph J. McNerney

    Joseph J. McNerney

    5.09 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Mr. McNerney has practiced law for more than thirty years. He has extensive Criminal and Civil experience litigating a broad range of legal disputes. Mr. McNerney was a partner in the law firm of Johnson and Bell, one of the finest litigation firm...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Darrell Keith Seigler

    Darrell Keith Seigler

    5.010 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Commercial and more
    Review: "Our working relationship with Mr. Seigler spanned over 4 years. It was not associated with criminal defense, but with civil problems regarding an easement. Mr. Seigler was contacted & hired after another local lawyer was paid to get resolution to ..."
    Rating:  8.9
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    Bob Anthony Neiner

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    Bob Anthony Neiner

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Administrative Law and more
    Bio: Bob is a former Assistant State’s Attorney in McLean and Tazewell Counties. As a prosecutor he was the head DUI prosecutor and felony traffic attorney and worked his way through all of the criminal divisions including felony drugs and misdemeanors...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Steven J. Weinberg

    Steven J. Weinberg

    4.912 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Steven J. Weinberg is the founder of Weinberg Law. As a criminal defense attorney in Chicago for over 27 years, Weinberg has been consistently recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also five star pre-emin...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Viviana Ramirez

    Viviana Ramirez

    5.031 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Mediation and more
    Bio: When you're facing a legal issue, you want an attorney that not only knows the law and has a track record of success, but also someone who will take the time to explain your rights, and make sure you understand exactly what's being done on your be...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Christopher J. Zaruba

    Christopher J. Zaruba

    5.03 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation
    Bio: Christopher J. Zaruba is a founding partner at Smit Zaruba, P.C. Before co-founding the firm, he spent twelve years at a well-known suburban law firm representing clients in family law matters involving parentage, child support, guardianship, diss...
    Rating:  10
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    John Spyros Fotopoulos

    John Spyros Fotopoulos

    5.026 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: John S. Fotopoulos, a retired judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, established his own law firm where he handles personal injury, dui defense, workers compensation and criminal defense. Attorney Fotopoulos helps clients pursue compensation f...
    Rating:  10
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    Gregory W. O'Reilly

    Gregory W. O'Reilly

    5.05 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Former Chief Public Defender of Second Municipal Division (Chicago north side and north suburbs), and the Forensic Science Division. Litigated complex cases, such as acquittal of police officer charged with sexual assault based on DNA, re-instated...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Justin M Bougher

    Justin M Bougher

    5.07 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I am a graduate of the University of Iowa where I received a degree in English. I then attended DePaul University where i received my J.D. From there I worked briefly in Chicago as a criminal defense attorney. In May of 2011 I accepted a position ...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Daniel Loring Hodgkinson

    Daniel Loring Hodgkinson

    5.015 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Criminal Defense of Adult Felony, DUI, Misdemeanor, and all Juvenile Delinquency Cases;Including the Defense of Adults and Minors charged with: First Degree Murder;Reckless Homicide and/or DUI (felony and misdemeanor) allegations; All Sex Offense ...
    Rating:  9.1
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    John William Callahan

    John William Callahan

    4.852 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Licensing and more
    Bio: For a quicker response, Give us a call today. John Callahan takes the practice of law very seriously. He gives every ounce of his work effort to defending those charged with crimes from felonies to DUI. Very often his finds himself representing cl...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Peggy Denise Gerkin

    Peggy Denise Gerkin

    5.02 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: When Peggy Gerkin graduated with her undergraduate degree from Illinois State University, she took a year off to work. It is while working for a well-known worker’s compensation lawyer in Peoria that she decided she wanted to be a trial attorney. ...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Daniel M. Walsh

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    Daniel M. Walsh

    5.03 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Daniel is a life long Will County resident, and an experienced former Will County Prosecutor.
    Rating:  7.3
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    Ava Monique George Stewart

    Ava Monique George Stewart

    5.07 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "Ava was incredibly knowledgeable and attentive during the course of my case. She kept me informed of all possible options and pitfalls. She was also outstanding in the courtroom. I would recommend her highly."
    Rating:  9.9
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    Steven David Armamentos

    Steven David Armamentos

    5.04 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Administrative Law and more
    Bio: For approximately the last 25 years, I have participated in the DuPage County Bar Association's annual fundraiser to benefit Legal Aid known as Judges' Nite in a variety of capacities, primarily as a guitarist for The Judges' Nite Band, as well as...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Thomas Mark Moran

    Thomas Mark Moran

    4.823 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Thomas Moran is a partner in the law firm of Ahern & Moran with offices in Palatine, where he specializes in DUI defense. He is a graduate of Marquette University and Valparaiso University School of Law. Mr. Moran served on a felony jury trial tea...
    Rating:  9.3
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    John Raymond Berg

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    John Raymond Berg

    5.01 review
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury
    Review: "i need a lawyer for several times like traffic, business, real state closing, etc. Always prepare, has experience in all fields. Never loos a case."
    Rating:  9.3
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    Charles Edward Antonietti

    Charles Edward Antonietti

    5.08 reviews Attention
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more
    Bio: At Antonietti & Associates we have offered quality representation and comforting personal service to clients in Greater Chicago since 1995. Our law firm’s founder, former prosecutor Charles Antonietti, brings almost 25 years of experience to the p...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Glenn J. Jazwiec

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    Glenn J. Jazwiec

    4.524 reviews
    Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Criminal Defense Attorneys With More Than 39 Years of Combined Experience
    Rating:  7.4
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