State & Federal Criminal Law

• All Illinois felonies: aggravated criminal sexual abuse, predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery to a police officer, aggravated battery with a firearm, burglary, residential burglary, aggravated DUI, aggravated driving while suspended or revoked, home invasion, aggravated battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, aggravated identify theft, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (possession of a firearm by a felon), obstruction of justice, deceptive practices, forgery, aggravated theft, first degree murder, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal trespass to residence, etc.
• All Illinois misdemeanors: telephone harassment, violation of an order of protection, assault, battery, disorderly conduct, unlawful consumption or possession of alcohol by a minor, retail theft, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful interference with the reporting of domestic battery, criminal trespass, domestic battery, DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or with a trace amount of cannabis or controlled substance in blood, breath, or urine) and driving while license suspended or revoked (DWLS & DWLR), resisting arrest, theft, unlawful possession of cannabis, etc.
• Federal criminal defense in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago)
• Arrest warrants and search warrants
• Civil forfeiture complaints filed in conjunction with criminal charges (e.g., complaint for forfeiture of currency or property)
• Criminal record expungement and sealing
• Appeals (including Illinois Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court)
• Violations of probation (VOPs) and petitions to revoke (PTRs)
  
• Parole Board issues
• Post-Conviction Petitions on behalf of prisoners serving sentences for felony offenses
  
• Petitions for DNA Analysis (for prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections)
• For more information on our Lake County, Illinois criminal defense practice, please visit: http://www.illinoisfelony.com
  

• Motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence
• Motions to dismiss for violation of constitutional rights
• Motions to dismiss for violation of speedy trial rights
• Motions to dismiss for prosecutorial misconduct (including grand jury proceedings)
• Pretrial discovery
• Motions for sanctions (including dismissal of charges) for discovery violations by prosecution
• Plea negotiation for treatment, work release, periodic imprisonment, and boot camp in lieu of jail or prison
• Jail and prison consultations
• Supreme Court Rule 402 judicial conferences
• Bench trials
• Jury trials
• Felony sentencing hearings

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Illinois DUI & Traffic Tickets

Driver's License Reinstatement

• Driving under the influence (DUI)
• first and second offenses (misdemeanor DUI)
• Aggravated DUI (Illinois felony DUI)
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (combination of alcohol and drugs or trace amount of cannabis or controlled substance in blood, breath or urine)
• Reckless homicide
• Lake County traffic tickets
  
• Leaving the scene of a property, injury, or fatal accident involving death or personal injury
  
• Fleeing and eluding a police officer (misdemeanor)
• Aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer (felony)
• Driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor) - violation of Section 6-303
  
• Aggravated driving while license suspended or revoked (felony) also called DWLR or DWLS
  
• Driving without a valid license (expired or unlicensed)
• Street racing and aggravated reckless driving
  

• Commercial driver's license (CDL) defense
  
• Driver's license reinstatement after suspension or revocation
• Illinois Secretary of State Administrative Hearings
• Informal hearings
• Formal hearings (required for reinstatement after DUI revocation and other offenses)
• Counseling for drug and alcohol evaluations (provided to prepare client for formal hearing)
• Formal hearing preparation including preparing client to testify
• Monitoring Device Driving Permits (MDDPs)
  
• Illinois hardship licenses (allowing petitioner to drive to and from employment)
• Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs) - required for persons with two or more of the following: statutory summary suspensions and DUI offenses
• All other Illinois Secretary of State hearings for relief from driver's license suspension or revocation (e.g., zero tolerance suspensions, safety responsibility suspensions, unsatisfied judgment suspensions, failure to pay suspensions, 3 or more moving violations within 12 months, and 2 or more moving violations within 24 months for drivers 21 years of age and younger, etc.)

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Illinois Juvenile Law

• Petitions for adjudication of delinquency (criminal charges against children 16 or younger)
• Statutory transfer hearings (where prosecution seeks to prosecute minor as adult)
• Detention hearings
• Adjudicatory hearings (trial of juvenile charges)
• Sentencing hearings
• Plea negotiation to avoid criminal record or incarceration
• Juvenile detention center client consultations
• Abuse and neglect proceedings (defending parents)
• Petitions to terminate parental rights

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Disciplinary Hearings

Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation

• Advising professionals under investigation by the Investigations Unit of the Division of Statewide Enforcement
• Defending professionals in disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Prosecutions Unit
• Assisting clients with Consent Orders and disciplinary sanctions
• Defending clients before the Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board
• Dual-representation for IDFPR licensing issues and criminal charges prosecuted by the Illinois Attorney General, State's Attorney, and United State's Attorney
• Defending all Illinois professionals in all disciplinary complaints and licensing issues involving the IDFPR

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• Have you been hurt? Do you want money? We represent injured persons in claims against insurance companies for compensation.
• If you have been injured at work, we may be able to get you money from the insurance company while you are off work.
• If you were the victim of a car accident, call us for a free opinion on your case. We get settlements quickly.

• $5,000.00. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). October 2008. Settlement for a woman who fell on a CTA bus in Chicago near Randolph and Michigan.
  

• $4,900.00. Allstate Insurance Company. January 2009. Settlement for auto accident in Hoffman Estates.

• $7,500.00. Allstate Insurance Company. February 2009. Settlement for auto accident in Rogers Park (Chicago) near Clark and Touhy.

• $10,000.00. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. May 2009. Settlement for woman who fell at Crowne Plaza hotels in Rosemont.
  

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