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Hal M Garfinkel
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 35 years of experience
120 N LaSalle St, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60602
Traffic Tickets, Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
The John Marshall Law School
If it's experience, knowledge of the law, aggressive strategies, accessibility and affordability you are looking for in a Chicago criminal defense attorney, you will find all of those attributes and more at the law offices of Hal M. Garfinkel.
For nearly 20 years Mr. Garfinkel, a former prosecutor, has been making waves as a participant in many high-profile Illinois criminal cases. He can get results for you, too, whether your current legal situation involves a homicide charge or a DUI arrest.
This respected, veteran lawyer is Midwest-raised and educated, knows the people of the region and speaks their language. His former experience...
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Michael O'Donnell
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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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Daniel Walsh
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
I am a life long Will County Resident and former Will County Prosecutor. I was involved in some of the highest profile cases in Will County, including cases that were featured on national television.
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Ken Wang
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Former President of the McDonough County Bar Association, and named as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates and the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40. CALI award for excellence winner for trial advocacy. Former First Assistant State's Attorney of the McDonough County Bar Association. Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Ken Wang. Admitted to the Federal Bar of the Northern District of Illinois and the Federal Trial Bar.
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Jacob Johnston
Madison County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Jacob was admitted to practice law in Illinois in January 2021. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and DUI and Traffic. Jacob obtained courtroom experience interning, as a legal research intern and 711 intern, for the Madison County States Attorney's Office during his summers in law school.
Jacob graduated from Edwardsville High School and attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he graduated with a degree in business management in 2017. He completed his legal education at Southern University School of Law, graduating in 2020 with a Juris Doctor degree. Jacob is an active member of...
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Carlos H. Davalos
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
At The Law Offices of Carlos H. Davalos we concentrate in providing clients with aggressive representation in Felony, Criminal, DUI, and Major Traffic cases. Mr. Davalos's work is recognized nationally and locally as exceptional in the area of Criminal and DUI defense. Attorney Davalos has been recognized by the lawyer ratings organization Super Lawyers as being one of the top tier criminal defenders in the State. Similarly the Top 100 National Trial Lawyers organization has selected Mr. Davalos as being one of the top trial lawyers in the state of Illinois. Mr. Davalos retains membership in the National College...
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Gregory Reeder
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 17 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
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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Harold Lewis Wallin
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 29 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI 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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David S. Olshansky
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Mr. Olshansky's practice is limited to only issues which arise out of domestic criminal and quasi-criminal cases including charges of domestic battery, criminal violations of orders of protection, defending the respondent in order of protection proceedings, and assisting petitioners in obtaining orders of protection. He is admitted by the Supreme Court to the Illinois State Bar and Federal Bar. Born in Chicago, he received B.B.A. with Honors from the University of Miami, Florida in 1997 and his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2000 where he received multiple CALI awards for having the highest grade in a class....
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Alan Pearlman
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 50 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Harvard Law School and John Marshall Law School
For over 4 decades, Northbrook family law attorney Alan Pearlman has been helping families in Chicagoland and Lake County through difficult times in divorce and other family law matters, as well as Criminal and Complex DUI and Traffic matters. Our office concentrates on finding hidden assets in High Profile Divorce cases, while at the same time helping couples complete a dissolution of marriage through trial or a negotiated settlement agreement, and attending to all the important issues in their divorce matter, including child custody and visitation, child support, spousal maintenance and the division of marital property. Alan Pearlman, Ltd....
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Steven M. Goldman
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
If you’re facing criminal charges, we encourage you to contact our Chicago criminal attorneys. We truly care about you, and your family. We are a family oriented law firm – and treat every client with passion, and a desire to truly help them. Sometimes innocent people get accused of a crime with no evidence. Prosecutors want to look good – and will do everything possible to make you admit you did something wrong. Prosecutors will push trumped up charges in order to get you to plea guilty. Our Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer understands the pressure you are facing – and...
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Fred Mark Dry
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
John Marshall Law School
I look for ways to win your case! My practice is for people who want the best chance to win. I began practicing as a student lawyer when the Illinois Supreme Court gave me a special license when I started my last year of law school.
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Steven Pick
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Immigration
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
I have been practicing law since 1992. My practice has been devoted to helping individuals and families through the areas of criminal defense, DUI, and immigration. I have dealt with individuals and families from all walks of life. I have represented doctors, lawyers, union workers, factory workers, corporate business personnel, immigrants, mothers, fathers, children, students, grandparents, athletes, musicians, members of organized street gangs, nurses, sales people, and truckers. I strive to give honest and hard-working legal representation to all clients.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: I have represented clients charged with drug cases, gun cases, domestic battery,...
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Drew Michael Harwick
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
The John Marshall Law School
Law office of drew harwick, 224-202-0969
Affordable ( cheap) flat fee attorney, free consult
10 years experience
Divorce, traffic, dui, some felonies, name change, misdemeanors, order of protection, dcfs defense, landlord tenant, foreclosure defense, reinstatement of drivers license
Chicago, cook county, dupage county, lake county, kane county, mchenry county, will county, joliet, elgin, dekalb county, rockford and beyond ( just illinois please
Proof of wins in dui, misdemeanors
wins cases in dui based on motions, no trial needed ( called a "second bite at the apple, or, a third bite at the apple"
Has done jury trials
Main office : 1900 golf rd, ...
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Brian J. Mirandola
Kane County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 23 years of experience
47 Du Page Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
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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Austin Scott Davies
Winnebago County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, DUI & DWI, Family and Personal Injury
Northern Illinois University
Midwest Legal Care serves clients all across northern Illinois, including Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, DeKalb, McHenry, and Kane counties.
At Midwest Legal Care, we believe the first role of attorney is that of counselor. Midwest Legal Care is dedicated to understanding what results you want and will help you understand what actions we can take on your behalf to obtain the best outcome. We will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you understand the choices you are making and feel empowered to make them.
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Marilyn Johnson
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Marilyn Johnson is a partner at Johnson & Johnson, Ltd. She has been practicing law for over 30 years, concentrating in the areas of divorce, custody, support, and visitation. She has conducted numerous trials and hearings involving large marital estates and complex child custody issues. Prior to practicing law, Marilyn Johnson was a special education teacher who worked with children with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral problems. Her vast experience as a lawyer, teacher, and mother has enabled her to acquire a deep, compassionate understanding of the family unit, which has enabled her to counsel clients through the most...
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Eric Blatti
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
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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Robert Elovitz
Madison County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
27 years experience defending those accused of serious criminal offenses. Over 20 years experience representing people in contested family matters and high-asset divorces. Extensive jury trial experience in criminal and civil courts. 24 years experience in the defense of serious Federal Criminal cases.
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Eric T. Perry
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney
(847) 465-0007
725 E. Dundee Road - Suite 204
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Real Estate
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Jerald Novak
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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Bayarjargal Bayar Sereenen
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 10 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Immigration
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Unlike most other attorneys, as a former immigrant student of law, I have keen understanding about common needs of people of immigrant communities. I specialize in family/employment immigration, deportation defenses, all issues regarding visas, and asylum. You can have an assurance that I will resolve your immigration problem in timely, efficient, and more importantly, creative manner.
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Debbie Cohen
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I provide personalized, compassionate, yet aggressive representation for all Family Law needs. I treat each client as if they are my sole priority. I am vastly skilled in litigation, investigations, and negotiations and provide superior representation to those dealing with a divorce, parentage issues, orders of protection or criminal/traffic matters. I treat each client as if they are my sole priority.
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Joshua Reeves
Jefferson County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University School of Law
I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Being a lifelong resident of Southern Illinois, I view our local communities as home and I care about what happens to my neighbors. My law firm, Olson & Reeves, Attorneys at Law has 2 locations, with one being in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and one being in Centralia, Illinois. Our law firm has 3 partners, and we have all been best friends since middle school. We all three also attended the University of Illinois. I went to law school at SIUC where I received my JD. My practice centers around criminal &...
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Shahina Khan
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Shahina grew up in Skokie, Illinois and has lived in the Chicagoland area most of her life. She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2018 with Juris Doctorate.
Before coming to Driver Defense Team, she was a staff attorney for numerous judges at the Cook County Criminal Division for over two years.
While in law school, Shahina clerked for one of the largest and most respected prosecutor’s offices in the United States – Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. As a 711 law clerk, she successfully litigated several bench trials and gained a wealth of experience in advocacy. She also clerked at...
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Benjamin Elson
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 18 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Megan T. Lafata
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
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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Steve Giacoletto
Madison County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Saint Louis University School of Law
Author: The Illinois Guide Book to Auto Accidents The Illinois Guide Book to Semi Truck Accidents Avvo Rating: 10.0 Superb American Association of Justice/American Trial Lawyers Association Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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Patricia Magana
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
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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Steven E. Skinner
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 23 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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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Michael S. Hopkins
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 15 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Municipal
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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Paul F. Serkland
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
The John Marshall Law School
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James A. Payonk Jr.
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
My name is James A. Payonk, Jr. I am a personal injury and criminal defense attorney with more than 25 years of legal experience. I am the founder of my law offices in Orland Park and Chicago, Illinois.
I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. I did my college undergraduate studies at DePaul University and obtained my law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. My family and I have lived in the southwest suburbs of Chicago for thirty years.
I am a member of the Federal trial bar of the United States District Court. I...
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Mr. Henry B Samuels
Lake County, IL Traffic Tickets Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Henry B. Samuels is a member of Samuels & Bernstein in Highland Park, Illinois. He has a wide ranging practice and represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters before Federal and State Courts as well as administrative agencies. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Samuels has achieved tremendous results both at trial and through settlement. Mr. Samuels criminal practice includes representation of clients charged with Felonies, DUI’s, Misdemeanors, Traffic and Ordinance Violations. His areas of concentration include but are not limited to representing individuals in civil litigation matters, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and small businesses...
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Michael D. Baker
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 35 years of experience
Traffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Immigration
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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Tom F. Elsner
DuPage County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Attorney Tom Elsner, Partner at Lafata Law LLC.
Tom received his undergraduate degree in business management at Arizona State University. Tom had found his calling for helping others attain what was just and right while working as a business manager. He then was admitted into law school at Northern Illinois University. While enrolled, Tom worked as a Clerk for the US District Court in Northern Illinois and as an intern with the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.
Since graduating from law school, Tom went on to become an Assistant State's Attorney for DuPage County where Tom worked in the traffic, misdemeanor and...
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Nicholas Peluso
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Military
DePaul College of Law
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Amanda Waechter
Will County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
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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Daniel D. Hinich
Cook County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 33 years of experience
(312) 465-8000
17926 South Halsted Street, Suite 3SE
Homewood, IL 60430
Traffic Tickets, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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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Kevin Malia
Lake County, IL Traffic Tickets Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationTraffic Tickets, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kevin Malia is an experienced, aggressive litigator with over twenty years of success in advocating for his clients. He has represented clients in numerous jury and bench trials, and successfully litigated countless contested motions . Kevin is a fighter who employs a principled and passionate approach to defending his client's rights in matters ranging from the most serious felonies to routine traffic matters.