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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

Bio: I am a Past President of the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Panel Representative of the Federal C.J.A. Criminal Defense Panel in the Southern District of Illinois, a founding member of the SDIL's Federal Bar Association chap...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more

26 years of trial experience. Call now for a free consultation

Rating: 9.8

Call for a FREE consultation(888) 503-9640

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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 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more

Bio: As a criminal defense attorney and former Army veteran, Peter O'Connor has handled nearly every type of criminal case, leveraging his insight into prosecutorial strategies to effectively defend his clients. Prior to founding his firm, he gained su...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Civil Rights and more

Bio: Blaire Dalton is the leading lawyer at the Chicago criminal defense firm, Dalton Law, LLC. Dalton is known to be compassionate and dedicated to her clients, while also aggressive and creative in the courtroom. Attorney Dalton was selected as a Ris...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more

Bio: As a former Will County Assitant Public Defender, Attorney Kristine Honiotes has defended all types of felony and misdemeanor cases including murder, domestic violence, DUI, drug offenses and other serious felony offenses. Attorney Honiotes has ov...

Rating: 9.9

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Civil Rights

Bio: Josh’s greatest ability is to analyze the strengths and weakness of both sides of a case, and to determine the best path that is in the client’s best interest. His personal style and courtroom acumen have been noted by many clients as his stronges...

Rating: 9.2

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights

Bio: As one of Cook County’s most respected criminal defense attorneys, Attorney Zaid Abdallah is the Co-Founder of Abdallah Law. Mr. Abdallah graduated from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago with his Juris Doctor degree. He has committed his leg...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more

Bio: I have experience providing legal advice, counsel, and representation during all stages of personal injury cases and criminal matters. Through my experience working in the legal field, I have discovered that the best results are achieved when the ...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

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

Bio: James T. Hyun for the last 25 years has been senior partner at Hyun Law Group focusing his practice on criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Mr. Hyun is also currently a Cook County Administrative Law Judge since May of 2010 and is an adj...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Real Estate and more

Bio: I enjoy practicing in the area of family law very much. I get to engage with my client's and really put myself alonside them in the trenches. I can empathize with my client's and I can also lay out a strategy for which we will be taking on some of...

Rating: 9.8

Call for a FREE consultation(833) 784-4548

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury

Bio: I am a Criminal Defense Attorney with experience from both sides of the courtroom. My experience as a prosecutor has helped prepare me to provide the best legal representation for individuals who have been arrested. I handle all types of criminal ...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Mr. Messineo received his bachelor’s degree in communications from DePaul University, Chicago, IL and his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota School of Law. During law school, Mr. Messineo was a 711 law clerk at the Cook County Sta...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime

Bio: Jason S. Dreifuss believes that there is only one way to represent clients who are locked up, charged, or under investigation: fight with the same ferocity as if he were representing a member of his own family. That means tireless work to keep you...

Rating: 9.5

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Steven H. Mevorah is the founder of the Illinois law firm Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices, with offices in Lombard, Bloomingdale, and Naperville (by appointment only). With a legal career that began in 1979, Mr. Mevorah brings significant experience ...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Expungement and more

An experienced trial attorney with the insider knowledge of a former prosecutor.

Rating: 7.3

Call for a FREE consultation(312) 757-7929

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Preeminent Legal Ability Warren Breslin is honored to be listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers. He holds the highest preeminent legal ability rating bestowed by Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for info...

Rating: 10

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Attorney John P. Casey was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois. He graduated from Chicago Kent Law School with Distinction, then spent nearly a decade defending persons charged with crimes in the Public Defender’s office in Kane and DuPage Cou...

Rating: 9.8

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Review: "A straight shooter, will work the personal relationships on behalf of his client. Strong appearance in the court room commands the attention of states attorney and confidence of the judge to gain the advantage defendant is looking for in a lawyer."

Rating: 9.6

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury

Bio: 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FIGHTING FOR CLIENTS AND WINNING. REVIEWS BEAT MY DUI!!5.0 STARSGreat and easy person to talk to doesn’t beat around the bush and doesn’t tell you what you want to hear but what you need to hear very professional very educat...

Rating: 9.8

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Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Henry D. Kass is a partner at MKFM Law focusing primarily in the areas of domestic relations and criminal law. Henry formerly prosecuted domestic violence and felony cases as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s ...

Rating: 10

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