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My practice is limited primarily to two areas, driver's license reinstatement and DUI. My background affords you a unique perspective.
For all of your professional needs, call Ted at 217-525-0520.
For 15 years, I heard driver's license cases as a contractual hearing officer for the Secretary of State (DMV). This experiences has provided me with the opportunity to understand how the opposing side thinks and operates.
Practice Areas
- DUI & DWI
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Social Security Disability
Additional Practice Area
- Driver's License Reinstatement
Fees
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Free Consultation
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
For driver's license hearings, partial payment with balance not due until day of hearing, affording you the opportunity to budget your fees.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- U.S. Federal Court
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Harvatin Law Offices PC
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- I began practicing law in Springfield Illinois in 1981. In 2000, my partner became a judge, and I have been solo since that time. I formerly took on virtually any case. But the law has now grown too complicated for me to be "all things to all people". As a result, I limit my practice to a few areas, and I know the law in those areas quite well.
Education
- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- J.D. | Law
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- Knox College
- B.A. | Ecnomics and Business
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- Honors: Honors: Cum Laude Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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Awards
- Membership
- Mensa Society
- Membership in Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test that has been properly administered and supervised. There is no other qualification or disqualification for membership eligibility.
Professional Associations
- Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association
- Member
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- Activities: Statewide organization whose members, through the courts, public opinion and the elective process, advance the interests of injury victims.
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Association of Illinois lawyers who work to improve the legal process.
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- Sangamon County Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Springfield is the seat of government for Sangamon County. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here. The Association strives to carry on the traditions of Lincoln to improve the delivery of legal services to our community.
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- https://www.harvatinlaw.com/theodore-j-harvatin.html
- DUI Will Travel: When Drunk Driving Cases Cross State Lines.
- Illinois Bar Journal
- Strategies in Handling DWI and DUI Cases: Driver’s License Hearings with the Illinois Secretary of State
- Lorman Educational Services
- Court Supervision in Traffic Cases: New Strategies for Amended Laws
- llinois Bar Journal
Speaking Engagements
- MDDP, RDP, and CDL issues, DUI and Traffic Law Update, Naperville, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- CDL issues, including "masking"; Court Supervision Updates, DUI and Traffic Law Update, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings, DUI and Traffic Law Update, East Peoria, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Additional topic: Suspensions for traffic law violations, supervision, CDL and GDL issue.
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings., DUI and Traffic Law Update, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings, DUI & Traffic Issues for the Defense, Naperville, Illinois
- Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ted Harvatin -- Driver's License Reinstatement
Legal Answers
454 Questions Answered
- Q. State of Illinois sends letter to get breathalyzer and work exempt do I do it or let lawyer handle it
- A: You have a lawyer. Ask him or her. It’s possible they’re expecting the suspension to get dropped. If it isn’t, and you don’t send in the paperwork pretty soon, you’re going to be without a permit for a while
- Q. I received a ticket in a construction zone 73 in 55 no workers present. I have no other tickets. Am I better off
- A: Any state trooper who did not show up for one of these would probably get fired. It's a big deal.
- Q. Will the judge dismiss my speeding ticket, for a first time offense?
- A: Very unlikely because if everyone’s first offense was dismissed, nobody would ever have a second offense. There may be a few counties that will reduce the charge to a non moving violation but most of them require traffic school or some form of court supervision. If you were in Illinois driver, that would not count as points on your record. You would have to ask a Wisconsin attorney what supervision in Illinois would do to you Wisconsin privileges
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