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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Illinois, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Illinois should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Gary Jay Ravitz

Gary Jay Ravitz
Ravitz & Palles, P.C.
203 N LaSalle ST Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
Gary Jay Ravitz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ralph Joseph Schindler

Ralph Joseph Schindler
Law Offices of Ralph Schindler
53 W Jackson BLVD Suite 818
Chicago, IL 60604
Ralph Joseph Schindler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anthony Lee Schumann

Anthony Lee Schumann
Grant Schumann LLC
230 W Monroe ST Suite 240
Chicago, IL 60606
Anthony Lee Schumann is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John A Simon

John A Simon
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
2650 S California AVE 8th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
John A Simon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven M Wagner

Steven M Wagner
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
53 W Jackson BLVD Suite 1430
Chicago, IL 60604
Steven M Wagner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dan K Webb

Dan K Webb
Winston & Strawn
69 W Washington ST 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Dan K Webb is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kirsten McWilliams

Kirsten McWilliams
McWilliams Law Office
7431 E. State ST, #144
Rockford, IL 61108
Kirsten McWilliams is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Marquette University Law School... read more >

Salim John Sheikh

Salim John Sheikh
Sal Sheikh - Attorney At Law
542 S. Dearborn St. Suite 510
Chicago, IL 60605
Licensed for 15 years, Salim John Sheikh is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Joshua Benjamin Adams

Joshua Benjamin Adams
Law Offices of Joshua B. Adams, P.C.
53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 1651
Chicago, IL 60604
Joshua Benjamin Adams is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sandra L Babcock

Sandra L Babcock
357 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Sandra L Babcock is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark S Christoff

Mark S Christoff
Kapella Christoff & Parker
427 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832
Mark S Christoff is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christine Therese Cody

Christine Therese Cody
The Law Office of Charles Rohde & Christine Cody
240 E. Lake Street Suite 306
Addison, IL 60101
Christine Therese Cody is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher A DeRango

Christopher A DeRango
Sreenan and Cain
321 W State St Suite 700
Rockford, IL 61101
Christopher A DeRango is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Theodore Randolph Eppel

Theodore Randolph Eppel
Monico and Spevack
20 S Clark St Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60603
Theodore Randolph Eppel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Hal M Garfinkel

Hal M Garfinkel
Law Offices of Hal M. Garfinkel
111 W Washington St Suite 1301
Chicago, IL 60602
Hal M Garfinkel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Anthony Gomric

James Anthony Gomric
O'Gara & Gomric, P.C.
6 E Washington St
Belleville, IL 62220
James Anthony Gomric is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chris H Gramm

Chris H Gramm
Stivers and Gramm, LLC
2422 E Washington St Suite 204
Bloomington, IL 61704
Chris H Gramm is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terry Michael Green

Terry Michael Green
Terry M. Green, Attorney at Law
1209 E Main St Suite A
West Frankfort, IL 62896
Terry Michael Green is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ronald Hanna

Ronald Hanna
Hanna & Hanna PC
1133 N. North Street
Peoria, IL 61606
Ronald Hanna is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ronald Lee Haskell

Ronald Lee Haskell
Law Office of Ronald L. Haskell
525 Tyler Road
Saint Charles, IL 60174
Ronald Lee Haskell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Kenneth Kogut

James Kenneth Kogut
Kogut & Associates
210 W 22Nd St Suite 100
Oak Brook, IL 60523
James Kenneth Kogut is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Justin Alexander Kuehn

Justin Alexander Kuehn
The Kuehn Law Firm
23 Public Sq Suite 450
Belleville, IL 62220
Justin Alexander Kuehn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Clyde Louis Kuehn

Clyde Louis Kuehn
The Kuehn Law Firm
23 Public Sq Suite 450
Belleville, IL 62220
Clyde Louis Kuehn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lori Gail Levin

Lori Gail Levin
Lori G. Levin
180 North LaSalle Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60601
Lori Gail Levin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bruce David Locher

Bruce David Locher
Law Office of Bruce D. Locher
1212 S 7Th St
Springfield, IL 62703
Bruce David Locher is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melissa Ann Matuzak

Melissa Ann Matuzak
Len Goodman Law Office LLC
53 W Jackson Blvd Sutie 1650
Chicago, IL 60604
Melissa Ann Matuzak is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Matthew Miller

Charles Matthew Miller
Miller & Pugh Law Offices, PC
416 Main Street Suite 723
Peoria, IL 61602
Charles Matthew Miller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michelle L Moore

Michelle L Moore
Reed Smith, LLP
10 S Wacker Drive 40th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Michelle L Moore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Denise M Nalley

Denise M Nalley
Law Ofc of Denise M. Nalley
203 N La Salle St Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
Denise M Nalley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeremy Todd Pfeifer

Jeremy Todd Pfeifer
Pfeifer & Pfeifer
701 Main St Suite 201
Evanston, IL 60202
Jeremy Todd Pfeifer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cheryl Ann Powell

Cheryl Ann Powell
Law Office of Cheryl A. Powell
427 S. 27th Street Suite B
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Cheryl Ann Powell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Louis Rascia

Robert Louis Rascia
Rascia and deCastro
650 N Dearborn St Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60654
Robert Louis Rascia is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Arthur Romanoff

Robert Arthur Romanoff
Law Offices of Robert Arthur Romanoff
9933 Lawler Ave Suite 312
Skokie, IL 60077
Robert Arthur Romanoff is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Racster Ryan

Stephen Racster Ryan
Ryan. Bennett & Radloff
Po Box 629 300 Richmond Ave E
Mattoon, IL 61938
Stephen Racster Ryan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nishay Kumar Sanan

Nishay Kumar Sanan
Nishay Kumar Sanan Esquire
20 S. Clark Street Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60603
Nishay Kumar Sanan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vasilios Savvas Sarikas

Vasilios Savvas Sarikas
Belmont Legal, Ltd.
4723 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
Vasilios Savvas Sarikas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Paul Schanzle-Haskins

Thomas Paul Schanzle-Haskins
Brown, Hay & Stephens
205 S. 5th St. Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Thomas Paul Schanzle-Haskins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian Stuart Shields

Brian Stuart Shields
The Law Office of Brian Shields
410 S Michigan Ave Suite 622
Chicago, IL 60605
Brian Stuart Shields is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barry Alan Spevack

Barry Alan Spevack
Monico and Spevack
20 S Clark St Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60603
Barry Alan Spevack is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Henry Hardy Sugden

Henry Hardy Sugden
Madsen Sugden & Gottemoller
One North Virgina Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Henry Hardy Sugden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Micah Shaw Summers

Micah Shaw Summers
Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb, LLC
411 St. Louis Street
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Micah Shaw Summers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tara Elizabeth Thompson

Tara Elizabeth Thompson
Loevy & Loevy
312 N May St Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60607
Tara Elizabeth Thompson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffery John Tomczak

Jeffery John Tomczak
Law Office of Jeff Tomczak, P.C.
116 N Chicago St Suite 500
Joliet, IL 60432
Jeffery John Tomczak is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Phillip Arnold Turner

Phillip Arnold Turner
Law Offices Phillip A Turner
100 W Monroe St Suite 2204
Chicago, IL 60603
Phillip Arnold Turner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Daniel Walsh

Michael Daniel Walsh
Law Office of Michael D. Walsh
10730 South Cicero Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Michael Daniel Walsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Patrick Walsh

Matthew Patrick Walsh
Walsh, Fewkes & Kantas, PC
7420 W. College Dr Suite 2W
Palos Heights, IL 60463
Matthew Patrick Walsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Marc David Wolfe

Marc David Wolfe
Wolfe & Stec Ltd.
3321 Hobson Road Suite B
Woodridge, IL 60517
Marc David Wolfe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J. Nicolas Albukerk

J. Nicolas Albukerk
Albukerk & Associates
1450 West Randolph Street 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
J. Nicolas Albukerk is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip Michael Angelini

Philip Michael Angelini
Angelini & Angelini
1900 Spring Rd Suite 501
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Philip Michael Angelini is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Blake Beattie

William Blake Beattie
The Law Offices Of Thomas Glasgow
1835 Walden Office Square Suite 500
Schaumburg, IL 60173
William Blake Beattie is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

IADCL seeks to preserve fairness in the criminal justice system and to educate the public and attorneys.


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