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An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Illinois may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Illinois charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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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 >

David Christopher Lombardo

David Christopher Lombardo
Law Ofc D. Christopher Lombardo
210 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Waukegan, IL 60085
David Christopher Lombardo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Fitzgerald Lyke

John Fitzgerald Lyke
Law Offices John F Lyke Jr
1505 E 53Rd St Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60615
John Fitzgerald Lyke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Royal Bernard Martin

Royal Bernard Martin
Martin, Brown, Sullivan, Roadman & Hartnett, Ltd.
135 S La Salle St Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60603
Royal Bernard Martin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stanley Russell Meyer

Stanley Russell Meyer
Meyer Law Firm P.C.
2010 State St
Alton, IL 62002
Stanley Russell Meyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mariah Elizabeth Moran

Mariah Elizabeth Moran
Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd.
10 S La Salle St Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
Mariah Elizabeth Moran is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Augustus Frederick Moss

Augustus Frederick Moss
Durkin & Roberts
2446 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Augustus Frederick Moss is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Postl Murphy

William Postl Murphy
William P. Murphy, Attorney at Law
53 W. Jackson Suite 1615
Chicago, IL 60604
William Postl Murphy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark Allen Oates

Mark Allen Oates
Baker & McKenzie
300 East Randolph Street Suite 5000
Chicago, IL 60601
Mark Allen Oates is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Juan Pedro Roberto A Ooink

Juan Pedro Roberto A Ooink
Giamanco & Ooink Attorneys at Law
340 Quadrangle Dr Suite A
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Juan Pedro Roberto A Ooink is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elisabeth Regine Pollock

Elisabeth Regine Pollock
Beckett & Webber, P.C.
508 South Broadway
Urbana, IL 61801
Elisabeth Regine Pollock is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Theodore Thomas Poulos

Theodore Thomas Poulos
Cotsirilos, Tighe, Streicker, Poulos & Campbell
33 N Dearborn St Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602
Theodore Thomas Poulos is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel M Purdom

Daniel M Purdom
Hinshaw & Culbertson
4343 Commerce Ct Suite 415
Lisle, IL 60532
Daniel M Purdom is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nischal Raval

Nischal Raval
Law Offices of Fred M. Morelli, Jr.
403 West Galena Boulevard
Aurora, IL 60506
Nischal Raval is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Janis Deborah Roberts

Janis Deborah Roberts
Durkin & Roberts
2446 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
Janis Deborah Roberts is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark L Rotert

Mark L Rotert
Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd.
10 South La Salle Street Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
Mark L Rotert is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel D Rubinstein

Daniel D Rubinstein
Winston & Strawn, LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Daniel D Rubinstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anthony Joseph Sassan

Anthony Joseph Sassan
Zokowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle
50 Virginia Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Anthony Joseph Sassan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Robert Schattnik

Daniel Robert Schattnik
Unsell & Schattnik
3 South 6th Street
Wood River, IL 62095
Daniel Robert Schattnik is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Adam Jordan Sheppard

Adam Jordan Sheppard
Sheppard Law Firm, P.C,
180 N La Salle St Suite 2510
Chicago, IL 60601
Adam Jordan Sheppard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles B Sklarsky

Charles B Sklarsky
Jenner & Block, LLP
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Charles B Sklarsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lawrence Allen Stein

Lawrence Allen Stein
Huck Bouma P.C.
1755 S Naperville Rd
Wheaton, IL 60189
Lawrence Allen Stein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David J Stetler

David J Stetler
Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd.
10 S La Salle St Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
David J Stetler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Patrick Sullivan

Thomas Patrick Sullivan
Jenner & Block, LLP
353 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60654
Thomas Patrick Sullivan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terry Sullivan

Terry Sullivan
The Sullivan Firm LTD
2550 Golf Rd Suite 101
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Terry Sullivan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Bradford Totten

William Bradford Totten
Totten Law Office LLC
200 S 3Rd St Suite 4
Effingham, IL 62401
William Bradford Totten is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew William Vail

Andrew William Vail
Jenner & Block, LLP
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Andrew William Vail is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anthony William Vaupel

Anthony William Vaupel
Barash & Everett, LLC
256 S Soangetaha Road Suite 108
Galesburg, IL 61401
Anthony William Vaupel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick Neil Wartan

Patrick Neil Wartan
Axia Law, LLC
200 N. LaSalle Street Suite 2675
Chicago, IL 60601
Patrick Neil Wartan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jamie Rae Wombacher

Jamie Rae Wombacher
Gummerson Rausch Wand Lee Wombacher, LLC
101 South Benton Street Suite 201
Woodstock, IL 60098
Jamie Rae Wombacher is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Paul Ziegelmueller

William Paul Ziegelmueller
Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd.
10 S La Salle St Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60603
William Paul Ziegelmueller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Howard Bernstein

Howard Bernstein
Schwartz, Wolf, Bernstein,LLP
314 N. McHenry Road Wolf
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Howard Bernstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas C Brandstrader

Thomas C Brandstrader
Thomas C. Brandstrader, Attorney At Law/Chicago Criminal Def
53 West Jackson Boulevard Suite 615
Chicago, IL 60604
Thomas C Brandstrader is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher Bittel Cohen

Christopher Bittel Cohen
Cohen Law Firm P.C.
444 Greenleaf Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022
Christopher Bittel Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vito Anthony Colucci

Vito Anthony Colucci
Vito A. Colucci
9933 Lawler Ave Suite 540
Skokie, IL 60077
Vito Anthony Colucci is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tatiana Dominika Czaplicki

Tatiana Dominika Czaplicki
Law Office of Tatiana D. Czaplicki, PC
5356 W Diversey Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
Tatiana Dominika Czaplicki is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Georgina Diaz

Georgina Diaz
DIAZCASE, P.C.
4146 S Archer Ave Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60632
Georgina Diaz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Katherine Anne Drummond

Katherine Anne Drummond
Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham
224 18th Street Suite 400
Rock Island, IL 61201
Katherine Anne Drummond is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patricia Mary Gross

Patricia Mary Gross
Reed, Heller, Mansfield & Gross
22 S 10th ST
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Patricia Mary Gross is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anne Fohne Keeley

Anne Fohne Keeley
The Keeley Law Firm
100 North Jackson Suite A
Benton, IL 62220
Anne Fohne Keeley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patricia Jane Koprucki

Patricia Jane Koprucki
Patricia J Koprucki, Attorney At Law
3200 Fishback Rd
Carbondale, IL 62901
Patricia Jane Koprucki is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dorian B LaSaine

Dorian B LaSaine
Dorian B. LaSaine & Associates
456 Fulton ST Suite 210
Peoria, IL 61602
Dorian B LaSaine is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter Michael LaSorsa

Peter Michael LaSorsa
Law Offices of Peter M. LaSorsa, P.C.
7109 S Ridgebrook Dr
Mapleton, IL 61547
Peter Michael LaSorsa is a Criminal Defense 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 >

Walter Brooks Lookofsky

Walter Brooks Lookofsky
Walter B. Lookofsky, Attorney at Law
151 S Morgan ST
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Walter Brooks Lookofsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher Scott McCall

Christopher Scott McCall
McCall Law Offices, P.C.
1225 N North ST
Peoria, IL 61606
Christopher Scott McCall is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James D Montgomery

James D Montgomery
Cochran Cherry Givens Smith & Montgomery
One N LaSalle ST Suite 2450
Chicago, IL 60602
James D Montgomery is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John T Moran Jr

John T Moran Jr
Moran Law Group
309 W Washington ST Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606
John T Moran Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul P Moreschi

Paul P Moreschi
Law Offices of Paul P. Moreschi, P.C.
1 S 450 Summit AVE Suite 140
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Paul P Moreschi is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Samuel Morgan

Samuel Morgan
Gasiorek, Morgan, Greco & McCauley, PC
405 N. Wabash Apt 1310
Chicago, IL 60611
Samuel Morgan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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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