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Megan T. Lafata
Wheaton, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, 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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Gus Kostopoulos
Oakbrook Terrace, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(630) 279-0542
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 832
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
DePaul University
Gus Kostopoulos is a former prosecutor with over 18 years experience successfully handling criminal defense matters.
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Vanessa M. Sheehan
Mchenry, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI and Criminal Defense
Valparaiso University School of Law
I am a licensed Illinois attorney currently practicing at McHenry county's largest criminal defense firm, Donahue and Kililis, PC. I represent clients in criminal and civil court daily, in McHenry, Lake, Cook, DuPage, DeKalb, and Boone counties. I represent clients at all stages of need, in various criminal offenses, including but not limited to: DUI/Summary Suspension, Domestic Battery, Drug offenses, Petty & Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses, Battery, Sexual Misconduct, License Reinstatement. I also handle civil matters including trial and hearings on Orders of Protection, Civil/No Stalking No Contact Order, Forcible Entry & Detainer, Small Claims and limited areas of...
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Wayne Johnson
Orland Park, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
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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Paul Gentile
Orland Hills, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Personal Injury
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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Juan Ooink
Bolingbrook, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, 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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Michael T. Schulenberg
Batavia, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, 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.
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Toma Makedonski
Naperville, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Divorce and Immigration
Valparaiso University School of Law
I am Toma Makedonski, and I have been practicing law in Chicago, Illinois, for over 22 years. Since I opened my private practice in September 2000, I have committed myself to assisting clients with a variety of legal issues, including criminal and traffic defense, real estate transactions, family law, and immigration law.
I am passionate about offering personalized, results-driven representation that is tailored to the unique circumstances of each client. My extensive experience in these areas ensures that my clients receive high-quality legal support when it is most crucial.
One common concern for clients seeking legal representation is the uncertainty surrounding...
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Patricia Magana
Naperville, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Juvenile and Traffic Tickets
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Ms. Magaña has extensive experience in criminal defense, including traffic, misdemeanor, and felony offenses. Additionally, she represents individuals in formal and informal hearings before the Secretary of State's Office.
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Scott A. Kent
Naperville, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense 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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Raul A Villalobos
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 50 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Business, Criminal Defense and Foreclosure Defense
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Raul A. Villalobos is one of the most well known and respected trial attorneys in the Chicago land area. In his almost forty years of experience he has handled hundreds of criminal and civil trials and has represented individuals as well as Fortune 500 companies.
Currently, Raul A. Villalobos is the managing partner at Villalobos & Associates, which handles a wide range of cases from DUI to Consumer Fraud.
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Michael D. Baker
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 36 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Immigration and Traffic Tickets
Washington University School of Law
Concentration in Immigration and Naturalization Law: Asylum, Business and employment-related Immigration, Consular Processing, Criminal and Deportation/Removal Defense, Detention, Domestic Violence and Immigration, Family Immigration, Federal Litigation, Naturalization; Criminal Defense, Post-conviction relief, sealing or expungement, DUI and license suspension, traffic citations and license reinstatement; firm also practices in Injury and Workers' Compensation cases.
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Harold Lewis Wallin
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Washington University School of Law
Harold L. Wallin is a lawyer based in Chicago, whose practice includes both criminal defense and personal injury claims. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Washington University School of Law. He is a member of the Illinois Bar and the Federal Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Wallin is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Illinois Lawyer & Substance Abuse Counselor Association. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on...
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Brent M. Christensen
Wheaton, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI
The John Marshall Law School
For more than 20 years' experience, Brent Christensen has been the leader in DuPage County DUI defense. Admitted to practice throughout Illinois and in every Federal jurisdiction, including the United States Supreme Court, Brent Christensen's experience, knowledge and creativity make him to "go-to" choice for any one charged with a DUI anywhere in DuPage County, Illinois.
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Michael O'Donnell
Wheaton, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense 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 DUI & DWI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
47 Du Page Court
Elgin, IL 60120
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, 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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Michael Forkan
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, 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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John P. Dickson
Crystal Lake, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 14 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Business, Divorce and Landlord Tenant
University of Chicago
Dickson Law Group is a full service law firm serving individuals and small businesses in McHenry, Kane, Lake, DuPage, and Cook counties.
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Kelly Moore
Stone Park, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense 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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Stephen M. Thacker
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
DePaul College of Law
Mr. Thacker is an attorney at the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC. With more than 30 years of experience and a proven track record of success, Stephen is a valued asset to our law firm. If you require comprehensive legal counsel in Illinois, contact Mr. Thacker today at (312) 464-1234 or toll free at (800) 464-4772.
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Steven E. Skinner
Bridgeview, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 24 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets
Loyola University Chicago
Steven E. Skinner graduated from Loyola University Chicago Law School, after completing his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. At Southern Illinois University, Steven E. Skinner received a degree in Political Science with an English Literature minor. After graduating law school he began working as a prosecuting attorney with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
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Jennifer K. Kearney
Joliet, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 20 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Family and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
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Mr. Thomas Eric Ost
Tinley Park, IL DUI & DWI Attorney
DUI & DWI, Business, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
Illinois Institute of Technology
I am Thomas Eric Ost. As a former Assistant Public Defender in DuPage County, I handled hundreds of criminal, mental health, and juvenile cases. Those cases ranged from DUIs, Domestic Batteries, and Retail Thefts to Aggravated Batteries and Murder. The police and the prosecutors seem to do their best to dehumanize defendants to everyone including to the defendants themselves. Yet in 23 years of practice, I’ve learned that most people with legal problems are not bad people. They are people who are caught up in a problem a lot bigger than they...
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Amanda Waechter
Plainfield, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Valparaiso University School of Law
Amanda Waechter is an experienced and professional criminal defense attorney who can help you. She will listen to you, fight for you and be with you through every step of your criminal or traffic case. Amanda can also help you clear your criminal record.
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Richard H. Schmack
Sycamore, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 45 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant and Probate
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Richard Schmack was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Berwyn, Illinois. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in 1977 with double majors in Political Science and History. In 1980 he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Upon graduation from law school in 1980, Richard was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. Richard has made DeKalb County his home since1985. He, his wife, Jackie, who is his office manager, and...
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Michael S. Hopkins
Joliet, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 16 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Municipal and Traffic Tickets
The John Marshall Law School
U.S. Air Force Veteran Michael S. Hopkins has been practicing law in Will and surrounding counties for more than a decade. He is a former prosecutor experienced in both the prosecution and defense of traffic and ordinance offenses, including misdemeanors. He is also well-versed in municipal law and has represented numerous clients in municipal matters, including liquor control, video gaming, planning and zoning, code enforcement, and boards of fire and police commissioners. Currently, Mr. Hopkins is accepting new clients in traffic, municipal, and general practice matters, including evictions.
In his free time, Michael is an avid motorcyclist and runner. ...
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Jeffrey D. Muntz
St. Charles, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Valparaiso University School of Law
When he was in high school, Jeff sensed that he was destined to be an attorney. For example, after receiving his results from an exam in his Spanish class, and then further confronting his teacher about the test, Jeff’s instructor told him, “you should be a lawyer…you want to argue about everything.” Jeff’s parents, when told of the advice that he had received that morning, tended to agree and offered the same advice, in that they had the same type of experiences as Jeff’s Spanish teacher; from “arguing” about what time to go to bed, to what time curfew was,...
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Sarah Toney
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI and Criminal Defense
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Sarah Toney has practiced in the areas of criminal defense and DUI defense since 2004, which includes civil and criminal Orders of Protection, Stalking No Contact Orders and Drivers License Reinstatements. She was a Top Woman Lawyer in Leadership in 2021 by the Women's Bar Association, a Top 100 Lawyers in IL by Super Lawyers and Young Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar Association. She has wonderful reviews from former clients, which you can read. She truly cares about her clients and will fight for your case!
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Kimber Russell
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets
DePaul College of Law
As a family law attorney, I will be a strong advocate for you and your family in times of crisis. Whether you need a dissolution, a post-decree action such as modification of child support or parenting time, I will be by your side and fighting for you.
Cannabis expungements and criminal records relief are what I provide to clients to give them a fresh start.
I am also an advocate and guide for people facing the criminal prosecution system in Chicagoland. I am a founder and partner at Vanguard Advocates, LLP, a law practice focused on people and problem-solving. Vanguard Advocates,...
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Kevin P Bolger
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and White Collar Crime
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Kevin P. Bolger & Associates is a criminal defense law firm that provides legal services to those charged with State and Federal crimes in Chicago, IL. This law firm can provide dedicated and aggressive defense for their clients charged with major criminal offenses in Chicago, IL.
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David M. Smith
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 19 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
Michigan State University College of Law
David Smith is a lawyer at Chicago Trusted Attorneys™, bringing his fifteen years of experience to clients charged with criminal offenses. This includes people charged with DWIs, domestic violence, or those seeking to get their criminal records sealed.
David Smith studied for his undergraduate degree at Northern Michigan University. Before attending law school at Michigan State University - College of Law, he worked at the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office as a clerk. He also clerked for an Ingham County Circuit Court Judge.
While attending law school, he continually honed his legal skills by graduating from the Trial Practice Institute. This...
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Benjamin Martinez
Cicero, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
DePaul College of Law
Aggressive criminal defense attorney with over 12 years of trial experience. I have defended over 3,000 clients in cases ranging from driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI/DWI, to Class X Felonies. I promise a quality defense focusing on beating your case at an affordable cost. The first consultation is free and payment plans are available.
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John O. Walsh
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 35 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Real Estate
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I have been licensed and practicing law in Illinois for thirty years, primarily in domestic relations, real estate and criminal defense. In addition, I am an Illinois licensed real estate broker.
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Kristine Honiotes
Joliet, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 20 years of experience
DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
DePaul University College of Law
Kristine Honiotes is a trial lawyer with over 12 years of experience. As a former Will County Assistant Public Defender, she defended all types of felony and misdemeanor cases including murder, domestic violence, DUI, drug offenses and other serious felony offenses. She was assigned as one of two Assistant Public Defenders in the Will County Drug Court Program for 9 years. Through this assignment, Ms. Honiotes helped develop the Heroin Relapse and Prevention Protocol through collaboration with the Will County State’s Attorney and the Court. Ms. Honiotes was a developing team member for the Will County Veteran’s and Servicemember Court...
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John Paul Ivec
Plainfield, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
The Ivec Law firm was founded in 2004 by JohnPaul Ivec with the purpose of providing superior legal representation. JohnPaul Ivec successfully represents clients, from petty offenses to super-X felonies, with an innovative, client-centered advocacy which is focused on results. JohnPaul gained extensive trial experience from his work as a prosecutor with the Will County State's Attorney and as a clerk with the Illinois State Appellate Public Defender. A distinct advantage for his clients, JohnPaul is able to draw from his legal training the University of Michigan, one of the nation's elite law...
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Daniel D. Hinich
Homewood, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 34 years of experience
(312) 465-8000
17926 South Halsted Street, Suite 3SE
Homewood, IL 60430
DUI & DWI, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets
The John Marshall Law School
Daniel D. Hinich received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1991. Mr. Hinich worked as a staff attorney with the Chicago Legal Clinic after law school helping clients with cases in traffic, real estate, divorce, bankruptcy, wills & trust, landlord-tenant, contract, personal injury, worker’s compensation and of course criminal law. After the Clinic he joined the personal injury law firm of Timothy J. Touhy & Associates. In 1996, Mr. Hinich founded his own law firm which now...
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Eric Pittman
Naperville, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 29 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
James Eric Pittman is a former prosecutor with extensive experience in handling DUI and criminal cases. While serving at the State Attorney's Office, Eric taught the Study of Crime, Criminal Law, and Criminal Investigation to police officers and those hoping to become police officers as an adjunct professor at a local college.
After his tenure at the State Attorney's Office, Eric went on to found The Law Offices of Eric Pittman. For 15 years, he has been dedicated to representing people facing charges in criminal cases, DUIs, and traffic-related matters.
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Sandi Byrd
Saint Charles, IL DUI & DWI Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Our experienced criminal defense lawyers at Zuelke & Byrd, L.L.C., have significant experience defending people charged with crimes.
Sandi Byrd entered private practice in October 2002 following nearly six years working as an attorney in the Kane County Public Defender's Office. Since entering private practice Sandi has represented clients in Kane, DuPage, Kendall, DeKalb, and Cook Counties. Sandi graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 1996 and was admitted to practice law in Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois the same year. Since the beginning of her career Sandi has focused her...
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Steven Fine
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney
DUI & DWI and Criminal Defense
For 20 years, Steven Fine has been practicing law. As a Chicago criminal defense attorney, he knows how to handle all types of charges, from sex crimes to theft offenses. Steven understands the complex nature of the criminal justice system and knows what to expect going into a courtroom. He gained experience as a former prosecutor, building his legal skills and crafting a unique knowledge that now helps him on the other side of the courtroom. Steven holds a 9.5 Superb rating on Avvo and has been included in the Super Lawyers® list. He has the experience, determination, reputation, and...
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Frank Cece Jr.
Chicago, IL DUI & DWI Attorney with 34 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Cece, a former prosecutor, has practiced criminal law almost exclusively for nearly 20 years. Mr. Cece handles serious felonies ranging from drug offenses and weapons to capital murder cases.
Mr. Cece also defends with success serious traffic offenses, such as DUI, Suspended/Revoked License, Reckless Driving and Reckless Homicide cases.