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    Cook County Has 1897 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 9535 Reviews

    Domingo Fabian Vargas

    Domingo Fabian Vargas

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He is thief, hi stole $1,499 from me, he takes your money and he doesn’t do anything for you."
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    Alfred Tyrone Whiters

    Alfred Tyrone Whiters

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Licensing, Insurance and more
    Review: "Mr. Whiters has had my case for well over 2 1/2 years now, he has been paid and has held the case up!!! I have given him undeniable proof, I have filed and researched everything on my own. I have constantly begged him to file motions and petitions..."
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    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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    Daniel Earl Brown

    Daniel Earl Brown

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI, Speeding and Traffic Ticket
    Review: "I hired Dan Brown to ex-sponge my record and was completely upfront about all the facts of my case. Mind you that I understand nothing about law and needed some guidance in my younger years. He took advantage of my lack of knowledge and ripped me ..."
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    Robert Patrick Cummins

    Robert Patrick Cummins

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 63 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Review: "HE STARTED OUT SEEMINGLY FINE. THEN HE SUDDENLY CHANGED VENUE ON ME BY NOT WORKING ON WHAT I HAD HIRED HIM TO DO AND WHICH HE PUT IN WRITING THAT HE WOULD DO FOR ME. INSTEAD, HE TOLD ME TO WITHDRAW A LAWSUIT OF A LAWYER WHO HAD LOST ME MILLIONS OF..."
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    Frederick Nicholas Aiossa

    Frederick Nicholas Aiossa

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, General Practice and more
    Review: "I trust this attorney at the beginning of my case but after 18 months aproximately they do wrong with my case trying to close it with no reason so I have to get another attorney who's working in my case now so don't hire this attorney doesn't know..."
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    Jeffrey P. Bacino

    Jeffrey P. Bacino

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "This lawyer ran off with me money. He was supposed to return the rest on my money from my bond slip. Instead of taking what was owed to him, he took all my money. He still owes me $4,300 and he will not fight your case to the best of his abilities. "
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    David Gerald Barts

    David Gerald Barts

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Criminal Defense, Adoption and more
    Review: "I hired David to meet with my client about a will. He talked a good game until i gave him authority to contact the client. When he arrived at the retirement community he refused to get on the elevator because he weighed too much. He pressured..."
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    Imani Chiphe

    Imani Chiphe

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Review: "filed a anders brief on my case at the day appeal was due saying that I had no viable issues. I ended up winning my appeal on the same grounds that I asked him to argue"
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    Holly Nicole Blaine

    Holly Nicole Blaine

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Rating:  6.6
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    James Peter Tatooles

    James Peter Tatooles

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 61 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  6.5
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    Lawrence Edmund Sommers

    Lawrence Edmund Sommers

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  General Practice, Government, Civil Rights and more
    Review: "He doesn’t communicate with me,he gives me false information and says he has filed paperwork but he hasn’t . It’s been over a year and the only thing he has filed is his appearance and it took six months for him to file it. He keep wanting his pay..."
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    Diane N. Walsh

    Diane N. Walsh

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Law
    Review: "If I could put 0 stars I would. She was so rude. Never had a lawyer speak to me the way she did. I was interested in her services and the way she spoke was so unprofessional. Never again. "
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    Aaron B. Goldstein

    Aaron B. Goldstein

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, DUI & DWI
    Rating:  8.3
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    John Anthony Krupa

    John Anthony Krupa

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation
    Review: "Retained this lawyer. He took lots of money, but gave me back no communication, no guidance and never settled our case. After repeated attempts to contact his office he STOPPED taking my calls all together. Frustated and left hanging I simply g..."
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    Richard Daniel Lyons

    Richard Daniel Lyons

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy and Debt, Litigation and more
    Review: "I felt I was deceived about the fee, the services and the effort he put into my case. I found out 2 years after the fact that he had been going through a divorce at the same time and fashioned my settlement as he wished he could his own. I did no..."
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    Gary W. Adair

    Gary W. Adair

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  General Practice, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and more
    Review: "Mr. Adair has not fulfilled my expectations. My son had been referred to Juvenile Court for shoplifting and marijuana possession. Mr. Adair told us that Juvenile Court was somewhat different than regular; he mentioned a possible diversion but fa..."
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    Zbigniew Stanislaw Kois

    Zbigniew Stanislaw Kois

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Personal Injury and more
    Rating:  7.8
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    Joseph Patrick Dowd

    Joseph Patrick Dowd

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce and Separation, Family
    Review: "In a case that should have been thrown out for no probable cause, Mr. Dowd insisted on making a plea deal to Curry favor from his friends instead of fighting for me like I paid him to do. "
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    Burton A. Brown

    Burton A. Brown

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family and more
    Rating:  6.5
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    John Christopher Benson

    John Christopher Benson

    1.01 review
    Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "the breach of client-attorney confidentiality , unethical, rude and I would never hire him or refer him to anyone."
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