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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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Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth Johnson
2650 S California AVE 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
Kenneth Johnson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jacqueline Lakes

Jacqueline Lakes
69 W. Washington St Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602
Jacqueline Lakes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terence Frances MacCarthy

Terence Frances MacCarthy
55 E Monroe ST Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
Terence Frances MacCarthy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kelly MacCarthy

Kelly MacCarthy
2650 S California AVE 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
Kelly MacCarthy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Susan Matyus-Ehrlich

Susan Matyus-Ehrlich
69 W Washington 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Susan Matyus-Ehrlich is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Shelia Marie Murphy

Shelia Marie Murphy
55 W Monroe ST Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60603
Shelia Marie Murphy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Harris Nathan

Robert Harris Nathan
53 W Jackson BLVD Suite 1556
Chicago, IL 60604
Robert Harris Nathan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joan L Pantsios

Joan L Pantsios
P.O. Box 53431
Chicago, IL 60653
Joan L Pantsios is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kelly Parry

Kelly Parry
1206 W Roscoe ST #3
Chicago, IL 60657
Kelly Parry is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Daniel Reyes

David Daniel Reyes
3937 W Fullerton AVE
Chicago, IL 60647
David Daniel Reyes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Susan Shatz

Susan Shatz
53 W Jackson BLVD Suite 1615
Chicago, IL 60604
Susan Shatz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian Charles Silverman

Brian Charles Silverman
2650 S California 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
Brian Charles Silverman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mortimer W Smith

Mortimer W Smith
69 W Washington 16th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Mortimer W Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Statch

Steven Statch
2650 S California 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
Steven Statch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eugene Leslie Stockton

Eugene Leslie Stockton
2650 S California AVE 8th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608
Eugene Leslie Stockton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sheldon Bart Nagelberg

Sheldon Bart Nagelberg
Sheldon Bart Nagelberg, PC
53 West Jackson Boulevard Suite 664
Chicago, IL 60604
Licensed for 49 years, Sheldon Bart Nagelberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tina T Tran

Tina T Tran
Needle & Thread Law
208 S. Jefferson St. Ste. 204
Chicago, IL 60661
Licensed for 9 years, Tina T Tran is a Bankruptcy and Seal or Expunge Criminal Record lawyer who attended Loyola University Chicago School ... read more >

Karen Anne Newirth

Karen Anne Newirth
The Exoneration Project
311 N Aberdeen St
Chicago, IL 60607
Licensed for 21 years, Karen Anne Newirth is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York University School of Law... read more >

Darryl Adam Goldberg

Darryl Adam Goldberg
Law Offices of Meczyk Goldberg
111 W Washington St Suite 1025
Chicago, IL 60602
Darryl Adam Goldberg is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Gal Pissetzky

Gal Pissetzky
Pissetzky & Berliner LLC.
53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 1430
Chicago, IL 60604
Gal Pissetzky is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Ralph Eugene Meczyk

Ralph Eugene Meczyk
Law Offices of Meczyk & Goldberg
111 West Washington Street Suite 1025
Chicago, IL 60602
Ralph Eugene Meczyk is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Mark Almanza

Mark Almanza
Almanza Law LLC
300 N. LaSalle St Suite # 4925
Chicago, IL 60654
Mark Almanza is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Debra Dawn Bernstein

Debra Dawn Bernstein
Alston & Bird LLP
191 N Upper Wacker Dr Ste 2700
Chicago, IL 60606
Licensed for 26 years, Debra Dawn Bernstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia School of Law... read more >

Christopher B Cohen

Christopher B Cohen
Cohen Law Firm
205 W. Wacker Suite 701
Chicago, IL 60606
Christopher B Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Vincent Roddy

Joseph Vincent Roddy
Law Offices of Joseph V. Roddy
77 W Washington Street Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60602
Joseph Vincent Roddy is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Deborah Fran Bogoslaw

Deborah Fran Bogoslaw
Catholic Charities of Chicago
721 N LaSalle Dr
Chicago, IL 60654
Licensed for 20 years, Deborah Fran Bogoslaw is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York University School of Law... read more >

Sara Elizabeth Dill

Sara Elizabeth Dill
Law Offices of Sara Elizabeth Dill
35 E Wacker Dr 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Licensed for 18 years, Sara Elizabeth Dill is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer... read more >

Scott A. Kent

Scott A. Kent
Martin & Kent, L.L.C.
610 East Roosevelt Road Suite 200
Wheaton, IL 60187
Licensed for 30 years, Scott A. Kent is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois... read more >

Adeena Weiss Ortiz

Adeena Weiss Ortiz
Weiss Ortiz P.C.
332 S. Michigan Ave., #121
Chicago, IL 60604
Licensed for 22 years, Adeena Weiss Ortiz is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

John Raymond De Leon

John Raymond De Leon
John Deleon Associates
53 W Jackson Blvd Suite 1430
Chicago, IL 60604
John Raymond De Leon is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Bruce Eli Mosbacher

Bruce Eli Mosbacher
Mosbacher Law Group
166 W. Washington Suite 680
Chicago, IL 60602
Licensed for 43 years, Bruce Eli Mosbacher is a Marijuana Law and Police Misconduct lawyer who attended Hofstra Law School... read more >

Dragan Dan Ivetic

Dragan Dan Ivetic
Dragan Ivetic, Attorney at Law, LLC
161 N. Clark St. Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
Licensed for 25 years, Dragan Dan Ivetic is a Copyrights / Trademarks and International Law lawyer... read more >

Ava George Stewart

Ava George Stewart
1400 N Mohawk St Suite A
Chicago, IL 60610
Ava George Stewart is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Michael Irving Leonard

Michael Irving Leonard
Meckler, Bulger, Tilson, Marick & Pearson LLC
123 N Wacker Dr Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Michael Irving Leonard is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Jerry Richard Lipschultz

Jerry Richard Lipschultz
Jerry R. Lipschultz & Associates
205 W Randolph ST Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60606
Jerry Richard Lipschultz is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Charles Owen

Robert Charles Owen
Law Office of Robert C. Owen, L.L.C.
53 W Jackson Blvd Ste 1056
Chicago, IL 60604
Licensed for 35 years, Robert Charles Owen is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Michael F Clancy

Michael F Clancy
53 W Jackson Suite 1401
Chicago, IL 60604
Licensed for 26 years, Michael F Clancy is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Edward Marvin Genson

Edward Marvin Genson
Genson & Gillespie
53 W Jackson Blvd Suite 1420
Chicago, IL 60604
Edward Marvin Genson is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Northwestern University School of Law... read more >

James Richard Streicker

James Richard Streicker
Cotsirilos, Tighe, Streicker, Poulos & Campbell, Ltd.
33 N Dearborn St Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602
James Richard Streicker is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Illinois College of Law... read more >

Alfred Tyrone Whiters

Alfred Tyrone Whiters
Law Offices of Alfred T. Whiters
25 E Washington St Suite 1217
Chicago, IL 60602
Alfred Tyrone Whiters is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Steven Allen Greenberg

Steven Allen Greenberg
Steven A. Greenberg Ltd.
53 W. Jackson Suite 1260
Chicago, IL 60604
Steven Allen Greenberg is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

JohnPaul Ivec

JohnPaul Ivec
Ivec Law
24820 Caton Farm Road
Plainfield, IL 60586
Licensed for 29 years, JohnPaul Ivec is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

R. K Bajaj

R. K Bajaj
Law Offices of Rajeev K. Bajaj, P.C.
3245 West Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
R. K Bajaj is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Dennis Michael Cooley

Dennis Michael Cooley
155 N Michigan Ave Suite 561
Chicago, IL 60601
Licensed for 52 years, Dennis Michael Cooley is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Steven Ira Saltzman

Steven Ira Saltzman
122 S Michigan Ave Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60603
Licensed for 43 years, Steven Ira Saltzman is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended University of Chicago Law School... read more >

Joseph J Duffy

Joseph J Duffy
Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd.
10 S. La Salle St Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
Joseph J Duffy is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Sarah Elizabeth Toney

Sarah Elizabeth Toney
The Toney Law Firm, LLC
105 W Adams St Suite 3800
Chicago, IL 60603
Licensed for 20 years, Sarah Elizabeth Toney is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola University of Chicago School of... read more >

Gene Fimbianti

Gene Fimbianti
Law Office of Eugene Fimbianti P.C.
58 N. Chicago Street Ste 700
Joliet, IL 60432
Licensed for 23 years, Gene Fimbianti is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Michael C Rosenblat

Michael C Rosenblat
Rosenblat Law
707 Skokie Blvd. #600
Northbrook, IL 60062
Licensed for 39 years, Michael C Rosenblat is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended The John Marshall Law School... read more >

Daniel D. Hinich

Daniel D. Hinich
Law Office Of Daniel D. Hinich
17926 South Halsted Street
homewood, IL 60430
Licensed for 58 years, Daniel D. Hinich is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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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