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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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Joel Alan Brodsky

Joel Alan Brodsky
Law Office of Joel A. Brodsky
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60603
Joel Alan Brodsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terence H Campbell

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

Jack Joseph Carriglio

Jack Joseph Carriglio
Meckler, Bulger, Tilson, Marick & Pearson LLC
123 N Wacker Dr Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Jack Joseph Carriglio is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick J Cotter

Patrick J Cotter
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
1 N Wacker Dr Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
Patrick J Cotter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Charles Daniels

Richard Charles Daniels
Daniels Long & Pinsel
19 N County St
Waukegan, IL 60085
Richard Charles Daniels is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Fred Mark Dry

Fred Mark Dry
Attorney At Law
1 Northfield Plz Suite 560
Northfield, IL 60093
Fred Mark Dry is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Anthony Durkin

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

Sara Lee Ellis

Sara Lee Ellis
Schiff Hardin, LLP
233 South Wacker Drive Suite 6600
Chicago, IL 60606
Sara Lee Ellis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Zachary Thomas Fardon

Zachary Thomas Fardon
Latham & Watkins, LLP
233 South Wacker Drive Sears Tower, Suite 5800
Chicago, IL 60606
Zachary Thomas Fardon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward L Foote

Edward L Foote
Winston and Strawn, LLP
35 W. Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
Edward L Foote is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Adam Dubrule Grosch

Adam Dubrule Grosch
Attorney at Law
9760 S Roberts Rd Suite 2A
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Adam Dubrule Grosch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew James Haiduk

Matthew James Haiduk
Matthew J. Haiduk Attorney At Law
825 W State St Suite 117D
Geneva, IL 60134
Matthew James Haiduk is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Richard Hunter

Steven Richard Hunter
Steven R. Hunter
820 W Jackson Blvd Sutie 310
Chicago, IL 60607
Steven Richard Hunter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jacqueline Sharon Jacobson

Jacqueline Sharon Jacobson
Monico and Spevack
20 South Clark Street Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60603
Jacqueline Sharon Jacobson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Francis Klunk

John Francis Klunk
LAW OFFICE of JF KLUNK
916 S State St
Lockport, IL 60441
John Francis Klunk is a Criminal Defense 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Anthony Daniel Petrone

Anthony Daniel Petrone
Anthony M. Patrone, PC
150 N Wacker DR Suiet 2460
Chicago, IL 60606
Anthony Daniel Petrone 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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