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Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Lafata Law LLC Founder, Attorney Megan Lafata Megan earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa and began working as a law clerk with a prominent DuPage County law firm specializing in local prosecutions, criminal defense, and family...

Rating: 7.3

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals

Bio: David Lewarchik represents clients on appeal in the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the federal courts of appeals. His practice concentrates on criminal and civil appeals, post-conviction petitions, and habeas corpus cases.

Rating: 7.9

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Illinois

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Criminal Defense

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I'm your Best Defense for your criminal case. I've been fighting and winning criminal cases for 20 years. I'm not a "former prosecutor" who is going to sell you out to the state. Call me at so we can beat your case and keep your record clean.

Rating: 6.6

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Review: "Skilled and fair attorney - either as a former ASA or criminal defense counsel"

Rating: 7.4

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Probate, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Attorney Shekar Jayaraman, Esq., LL.M has a multi-faceted background of both public and private sector experience. He is passionate, zealous, and detail oriented. Notably, Attorney Jayaraman was a Judicial Clerk for a United States Magistrate, wit...

Rating: 8.6

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family

Bio: Mr. Halliday was born and raised in Peoria, IL, and he is the founder and owner of Halliday Law, LLC. The opening of his own office in central Illinois was a process that started at the end of 2017 after having been a partner in a major Chicago ba...

Rating: 8.7

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Government and more

Bio: Joseph A. Cervantez is a Graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Law. Joseph had the privilege of beginning his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the Williamson County State’s Attorney’s Office where he gained valuable court ...

Rating: 7.9

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Federal Crime

Review: "John has represented me in my child custody case for they last few years. I hired John because he is very honest and straight forward. John has very exceptional legal knowledge. I have had other attorneys in the past that have seemed uninterested ..."

Rating: 6.6

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: Jessica Fangman is a passionate and enthusiastic advocate for each of her clients. Jessica has focused her law practice solely on defending the rights of the accused. She is empathetic, understanding, and responsive to her clients’ needs. She has ...

Rating: 7.9

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Estate Planning

Bio: John Schwulst is a seasoned litigator, having tried cases from Antitrust to Zoning over the years. Of particular note are seven Murder trials, numerous Child Custody trials and many civil trials in Contract, Property, Leasehold and Estate proceedi...

Rating: 7.7

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Real Estate

Bio: Bicycling, golf.

Rating: 7.2

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "This is the first time I've worked with a lawyer, so I can’t compare Mike to other lawyers practicing in the same area. But it's hard for me to imagine any possible way that my case could have been handled better or with more ease if I had worked ..."

Rating: 7.3

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "Todd was able to get my DUI suspension rescinded which as I understand is an unusual situation. He does high volume, has a great deal of experience, and he knows how the judges/prosecutors in southern IL/Saint Louis area operate and what your best..."

Rating: 7.4

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "The best criminal defense attorney a person will need when you have troubles.He will fight for you,and get you the a fair defense when you need it.Carey has over 30 years of trial exp.in criminal defense law and knows how to help handle a bad situ..."

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I came across Mr. Ritacca by way of a recommendation from a friend. He was very reasonable and flexible with fees/payments. He always kept me informed and up to speed with my Driving on Revoked charge, maybe that's because I paid him IN FULL BEFOR..."

Rating: 6.5

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Review: "Robert Pervan exceeded any and all expectations I had. I was honestly shocked with how well he handled my case. I highly recommend, and could not have had better results."

Rating: 6.8

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: " Mr. Angelini was there for me when it mattered most, I had a legal issue arise during the holidays right around Christmas time. The day after Christmas he came to my bond court hearings and totally saved me. He did so much work in a very short a..."

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights

Bio: I am interested in issues of social justice. I will do my best to represent you. I think we live in a racist society and that often people of color are arrested not because of what they did but because of who they are. I do not get intimidated and...

Rating: 6.7

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Child Custody and more

Bio: graduate of the University of Illinois - BS 1989 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law - JD 1992 Worked in the Edgar County State's Attorney's Office from 1992 to 1997. Worked in the Lake County State's Attorney's Office from 1997...

Rating: 9.1

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