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Mark Sutter
Oakbrook Terrace, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(630) 519-6900
One Lincoln Centre
18w140 Butterfield Road #1500
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
DePaul College of Law
Sutter Law Group, LLC is a group of highly respected lawyers founded by Mark Sutter. Our Chicago & DuPage County attorneys are dedicated, accessible and communicative with the client through every step of the case. Together with the assistance of strategic partnerships across the country, Sutter Law Group, LLC has the capability to offer legal counsel and referral assistance to clients in all areas of law.
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John Plascak
Villa Park, IL Criminal Defense Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Inspired at a young age by family members practicing criminal defense law, John has had a lifelong passion for legal defense. John attended Indiana State University graduating Magnum Cum Laude in 2012 with a degree in criminology, criminal justice and political science. While attending Indiana State, John pursued his interest in flight by becoming a pilot.
John then attended Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law. While in law school, John was admitted to the Dean’s Tutorial Society and tutored other law students. John also participated in moot court, trial team and was awarded two scholarships for his extensive knowledge...
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Ms. Lynn Palac
Rolling Meadows, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
DePaul College of Law
I have been a trial attorney in a courtroom almost daily for 20 years. Having spent 10 years as a prosecutor with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office I have handled cases ranging from DUI to Murder. I have worked in Domestic Violence and with Orders of Protection and followed misdemeanor and felony cases through every stage. I currently have my own practice and help clients with criminal, DUI, traffic, family law, expungements, juvenile, and federal employment discrimination.
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Scott Anderson
Arlington Heights, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
In private practice, Scott has handled both civil and criminal matters. Since 2002, he has handled criminal defense matters exclusively. He practices in Cook, Lake, McHenry and DuPage counties. He has successfully defended numerous matters ranging from traffic, misdemeanors and DUIs, to the most serious felonies, including property crimes, drug offenses, violent crimes and homicides.
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Megan T. Lafata
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Megan Lafata (Elsner) is the Founder of Lafata Law LLC.
Megan received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and went on to work as a law clerk with a DuPage County Law Firm specializing in local prosecutions, criminal defense and family law. She then was admitted to Northern Illinois University College of Law.
After graduating from Northern Illinois University College of Law, Megan embarked on her legal career as an Assistant State's Attorney for DuPage County. Her hard work and ambition catapulted her from prosecutions of traffic offenses to misdemeanors including DUI, battery, domestic battery, orders of protection, theft,...
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Margaret M. O'Connell
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 34 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
The John Marshall Law School
Margaret M. O'Connell is a Senior Partner at A. Traub & Associates. Margaret practices in all areas of family, criminal, traffic, and expungement law, and is a court-approved Guardian ad litem in DuPage, Kane and Kendall County. Margaret is a graduate of Bradley University 1986 and the John Marshall Law School 1991.
Margaret worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in DuPage County from 1991 to 1996. During her tenure as an Assistant State's Attorney, Margaret prosecuted cases involving domestic violence, child abuse, felonies, and misdemeanors. From 1996 to 2003, Margaret was a Senior Assistant Attorney General. During her tenure as a...
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Robert D. Boyd
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 50 years of experience
(630) 462-9500
1776 S. Naperville Road, Building B
Suite 202
Wheaton, IL 60189
Criminal Defense, Appeals, Divorce and Family
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Boyd graduated from John Marshall Law School in 1975 and immediately began working for the DuPage County Public Defender's Office where he remained as a felony trial attorney for 10 years. During that period of time, Mr. Boyd also established a successful family law practice. In 1995, Mr. Boyd joined The Stogsdill Law Firm, P.C. as a trial attorney specializing in complex financial matters and custody trials. He has tried more than 150 domestic relations cases involving issues of business valuations, complex financial structures and custody and modification of custody issues.
Thirty-five years of being an effective litigator and dogged...
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Steven H. Mevorah
Naperville, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Northern Illinois University
Steven H. Mevorah is the founder of Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices and began his practice in 1979. Mr. Mevorah brings significant experience to bear in achieving positive results for his clients. With offices in Lombard, Bloomingdale, and Naperville (by appointment only), Mr. Mevorah makes his practice accessible to all of those in need throughout the Chicagoland area and surrounding counties. Since the firm's inception, Mr. Mevorah has been committed to building a practice made up of attorneys who share his vision and dedication to offering clients the best legal advice and advocacy combined with unparalleled service. Taking an...
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Rina Infelise
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Family and Traffic Tickets
The John Marshall Law School
Rina Infelise is currently a partner at Rohde and Infelise, PC where she practices in all areas of Criminal law, traffic offenses, domestic violence and orders of protection. Additionally, Rina defends parties that are the subject of Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) investigations. and abuse and neglect proceedings.
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David Lee
Aurora, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
The John Marshall Law School
I have been a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois since 2003. I began my legal career as a an Assistant State's Attorney in the County of Kendall, State of Illinois. In 2007 I opened my private practice and have successfully represented hundreds of clients in matters ranging from criminal defense to various family law issues, including divorce.
I have a unique perspective in criminal defense from my experience in criminal prosecution. I believe that in order to successfully represent client's in criminal and family law matters one must know what the available options are, have a very thorough...
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Eric Blatti
Joliet, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Eric J. Blatti was born in the Joliet area and has since remained closely connected with the local community. After graduating from Joliet Township High School, he received his Associate’s Degree in Arts from Joliet Junior College. He continued his education and graduated cum laude from Lewis University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Eric then attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI., where he earned his way onto the Dean’s List and was awarded his Juris Doctor in January of 2008.
Eric began interning for the Will County Public Defender’s Office in April of 2007....
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Gregory Reeder
Joliet, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 18 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and Traffic Tickets
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Mr. Reeder fights for his clients bringing over 15 years of defending persons charged with violating the law to serve his clients. Mr. Reeder is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy. Mr. Reeder coached youth football for five years, participated in the American Pool Association, and founded a charity softball games between attorneys and the police department in Joliet which helped raise almost $3000.00 to help feed children in Will County.
Mr. Reeder served five years as an Assistant Public Defender in Will County at the felony,...
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Steven C. Haney
Joliet, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Former Will County prosecutor with over 25 years experience within the Will County court system. Past chairman of the criminal law committee of the Will County Bar Association. Capital litigation lead counsel certified by the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Gus Kostopoulos
Naperville, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
DePaul University
Gus Kostopoulos is a former prosecutor with over 18 years experience successfully handling criminal defense matters.
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Glenn Sowa
Geneva, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Mr. Sowa was a Special Agent in the Illinois Bureau of Investigation, the State Police agency for investigating narcotics and organized crime, and later became an Assistant State's Attorney in DuPage County. Prominently active in the Kane County Bar, he is a member of its Criminal Law Committee and Courthouse Design Committee, and a lecturer on ethics and criminal law for the Kane County Bar Association Criminal Law Committee Seminars. Mr. Sowa is the past Chairman of the Criminal Law Committee.
Mr. Sowa manages our office in Geneva, handling cases in Kane, DeKalb, Kendall and outlying counties.
Mr. Sowa has extensive experience...
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Rachel Marie Bloom
Naperville, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Criminal Defense and Family
North Carolina Central University School of Law and Western Illinois University
Rachel graduated magna cum laude from the North Carolina Central University School of Law. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review, for which she was awarded the Judge Herbert L. Richardson Award for her outstanding service. Throughout law school, Rachel worked with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Legal Aid of North Carolina, and the Law Offices of Ann Marie Vosburg. While with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Rachel assisted in gaining the voluntary dismissal of a case against an individual who had been wrongfully civilly committed for...
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Lauren Ann Anaya
Savoy, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Immigration
University of Iowa
Attorney Lauren A. Anaya has over 20 years' experience in the practice of law and is ready to put her experience to work for you. Dr. Anaya began her legal career with the United States Department of Justice after being hired pursuant to the Attorney General's Honors Program, the largest and most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its kind. She served with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and subsequently went to work for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the Office of the General Counsel. She knows immigration law and can assist...
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Bradley R. Kaye
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
DePaul College of Law
Bradley R. Kaye (“Brad”) is a licensed attorney concentrating in the areas of divorce, post-decree issues, estate planning, and criminal law. Brad is based in the Schaumburg office of Anderson & Associates, P.C., and handles cases primarily in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties.
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Brendan W Caver
Rockford, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and White Collar Crime
Loyola University Chicago
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Frederick J. Schlosser
Springfield, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and White Collar Crime
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Michael O'Donnell
Wheaton, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
DePaul College of Law
Prior to entering private practice as an attorney in 2015, Mike worked at the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office for over 11 years, handling all types of felony, misdemeanor and traffic cases. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Mike served as a clerk at the State's Attorney office conducting motion writing and legal research. As an Assistant State's Attorney, he has prosecuted thousands of cases including traffic, DUI, financial crimes, Drug crimes and Assaults and Batteries and other violent crimes. Mike served in the Traffic, Misdemeanor, Juvenile and Felony Division. He has conducted hundreds of trials and hearings involving traffic...
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Brian J. Mirandola
Elgin, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 24 years of experience
47 Du Page Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and Traffic Tickets
DePaul College of Law
I am criminal defense lawyer Brian J. Mirandola. I served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Kane County for more than seven years, where I prosecuted hundreds of DUI cases and other misdemeanors and felonies. I understand the prosecutor's strategy. I was also a member of the criminal defense team at a large local law firm for nearly two years, where I learned that handling case files as they land in your in-box is no way to provide effective, honest criminal defense representation. That is why I opened my private solo practice last year. I started law school...
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Robert Canfield
Rockford, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Business, Divorce and Family
University of Minnesota Law School
Attorney Robert (Bob) Canfield was born and raised in Rockford, IL. He graduated from Guilford High School in 1965. After joining the Army in February of 1968, he went on to Army flight school and graduated 2nd in his flight class. He spent a year in Vietnam flying CH-47 Chinook helicopters for the 101st Airborne Division and then returned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, as an Instrument Flight Instructor.
Following active Duty, he attended the University of Minnesota where he received his BA in psychology in 1976 and his Law degree in 1978. After taking and passing both the...
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John Ioakimidis
Des Plainies, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Gregory J. Martucci
Roselle, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Bankruptcy, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
The John Marshall Law School
The Law Office of Gregory J. Martucci concentrates primarily in the areas of Bankruptcy (Chapter 7 & 13), Criminal Defense, DUI/Traffic Defense,Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation and Civil Litigation, serving Du Page and Cook Counties, and surrounding communities. When you hire Greg Martucci, you get an experienced lawyer with over 30 years' courtroom experience, a compassionate lawyer who will listen to you, and a responsive lawyer, who will answer your questions - and your phone calls. CALL US TODAY AT 630-980-8333, to schedule your FREE INITIAL OFFICE CONSULTATION. And visit our website: www.martuccilaw.com.
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Kelly Moore
Stone Park, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Prior to joining the team at Driver Defense Team, Kelly was a partner at McSweeney Moore Law Offices. She worked side by side with retired Judge Colleen McSweeney Moore beginning in 2013. Kelly joined McSweeney Moore Law Offices after graduating cum laude from the John Marshall Law School. She attended the John Marshall Law School from 2010-2013 and she was able to complete law school in only two and a half years.
Since being sworn in to the Illinois Bar, Kelly has practiced a variety of criminal law cases; everything from minor traffic offenses to class X felonies. She has participated...
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David Brian Franks
Lake in the Hills, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Beijing University & Fudan University
David B. Franks is a highly effective Criminal Attorney, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Lawyer and Traffic Defense Attorney who has practiced criminal law since being admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1989. Mr. Franks has more than fifteen years of criminal prosecution and defense experience. Mr. Franks served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in both Cook County and McHenry County, Illinois. In McHenry County he served four years as a prosecutor in the Misdemeanor and Felony Divisions. He served as one of the first two designated Domestic Battery Prosecutors in McHenry County, as well as the Misdemeanor and Traffic...
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Sami Ziad Azhari
Rolling Meadows, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(847) 255-2100
3601 Algonquin Road
Suite 716
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Michigan State University
Sami Azhari focuses his practice on criminal defense in state and federal courts. His primary areas of practice include felonies such as drug possession, drug trafficking, assault and battery, weapons charges, and white collar crime, as well as misdemeanors and traffic violations. He has litigated numerous cases in state and federal courts, and has actively participated in all aspects of the litigation and trial process, including taking and defending depositions of lay and expert witnesses, conducting fact and expert discovery, briefing and arguing substantive motions, and conducting bench and jury trials with first chair experience. His...
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Todd Andrew Benison
Crystal Lake, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Foreclosure Defense
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Benison earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. While attending Law School, Mr. Benison achieved the JMLS best oralist award for his participation in the 2L Herzog Moot Court Competition. He was selected for a student externship with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office during his final year of law school. Prior to entering Law School, Mr. Benison was in private practice as an accountant, working with local business in Northern Illinois. In his free time, Mr. Benison enjoys spending time with his wife, Erika, and their three children.
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Paul Gentile
Orland Hills, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Northern Illinois University
Paul Gentile has been practicing law for over 30 years. He started his career working for the leading law firm Baker and McKenzie. He served as an Assistant State's Attorney in the traffic, misdemeanor, and felony division for seven years, where he handled over a thousand drunk driving, hit and run, driving while revoked or suspended, misdemeanors, domestic violence, assault, weapons, drugs and countless other crimes. He established his general practice in Orland Park, Illinois in 1987. He expanded his practice to include family law. Over the course of his career, there are not many types of...
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Michael Forkan
Homer Glen, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
At Forkan Law, we provide affordable, effective and personalized legal counsel and representation in the areas of bankruptcy law, criminal defense, divorce and real estate law. With offices in Burr Ridge and Chicago, we serve clients throughout the greater Chicago area of Illinois.
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Nrupa Patel
Decatur, IL Criminal Defense Attorney
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Nrupa Patel joined the BRE Law team as a partner in June of 2017. Nrupa is an experienced litigator, having served as a Macon County prosecutor for four years. During her time there, she handled a variety of matters, including: felonies, traffic cases, domestic batteries, and juvenile delinquencies.
Utilizing and leveraging her previous experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system, Nrupa primarily practices criminal defense and family law at BRE Law. Nrupa is multilingual, giving her the unique ability to assist clients in Spanish, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Nrupa is a native of the Chicago suburbs. After graduating from high school, she...
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Juan Ooink
Bolingbrook, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and IP
DePaul College of Law
Criminal defense attorney practicing in Will, Du Page, Cook, Kane, Kendall and surrounding areas handling matter from minor traffic tickets, DUIs, domestic battery, drugs cases, sex cases and all misdemeanors and felonies.
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Scott A. Kent
Naperville, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
DePaul College of Law
Scott A. Kent, a native of Western Pennsylvania, has been a partner at Martin & Kent, L.L.C. for more than two years. Prior to attending law school, he graduated Cum Laude from Northern Illinois University. Shortly thereafter, he earned his Juris Doctorate from the DePaul University College of Law in 1994. While in law school, Mr. Kent gravitated to the field of criminal law, even working as an intern with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. Ever since, he dedicated his professional career to criminal law.
His experience in the field of criminal law has earned him a place in the...
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Todd J. Polito
Joliet, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Family, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School and Northern Illinois University
Born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, Todd has been surrounded by legal role models his entire life. His father, the Honorable Joseph C. Polito (retired) built a highly successful legal practice in Will County before being appointed as an Associate Judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, which gave Todd the opportunity to regularly interact with many of his father’s colleagues and fueled his passion for the legal profession at a young age.
Todd served in the United States Navy for four years, earning the prestigious Naval Achievement medal before being honorably discharged. Upon returning to civilian life, Todd built...
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Wayne Johnson
Joliet, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Wayne Johnson is a partner at Johnson & Johnson, Ltd. He has been practicing law for over 35 years, and his practice focuses primarily on family law, criminal law, bankruptcy law, estate law, and real estate matters. He has conducted numerous trials and court hearings involving large marital estates and complex child custody issues.
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Thomas R Siegel
Monmouth, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Northern Illinois University
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Michael Poulakidas
Aurora, IL Criminal Defense Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Western Michigan University
Graduated Law School in 1998. Passed the Bar Exam and was admitted to practice in the State of Illinois in May of 1998.
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Jorie K. Johnson
Aurora, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(847) 922-8683
3015 East New York Street
Suite A2-178
Aurora, IL 60504
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
The John Marshall Law School
I am an attorney licensed in Illinois and take cases in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, Kendall and other Chicago metropolitan area counties. I focus my practice on criminal records law (i.e., expungement, sealing and clemency) and would be happy to talk to you about your legal needs in this area!
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Michael T. Schulenberg
Batavia, IL Criminal Defense Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Personal Injury
Wayne State University Law School
When hiring an attorney you need to have someone on your side that concentrates their practice in one or two areas of law. I concentrate my practice in representing those charged with criminal and traffic offenses, family law, and litigation.