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Ronald L. Bell
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 37 years experience
(847) 495-6000 1113 S. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 204
 Libertyville, IL 60048
Criminal, DUI, Family and White Collar Crime
The John Marshall Law School
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Attorney Ronald L. Bell has extensive litigation and negotation experience and has held former positions such as the Assistant Illinois Attorney General and Chief Corporate Counsel to a $250 million dollar company. Ronald Bell has argued and/or presented cases before the United States Supreme Court, Illinois Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and every Illinois appellate court. Attorney Bell has top academic credentials and he was the top student in his law school class at the age of 23, a former editor of the law review and graduated college at the age of 20.
David J. Winer
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(847) 336-9111 9 N County St #100
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Illinois Institute of Technology
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In 1988, upon law school graduation, David was hired by the Lake County Public Defenders where he practiced in every aspect of the criminal system and worked in all divisions, including:-Felony Trial Division-Felony Preliminary Hearings-Misdemeanor and Domestic Violence Trial Division-DUI and Traffic Trial Division. In 1993, he left the Public Defenders office and was hired as a legal consultant in the development of South Africa's first Public Defender Office in Johannesburg. He also worked in Pretoria for the human rights law office, the Legal Resource Center and provided guest lectures at the University or Pretoria Law School on...
(847) 336-9111 9933 Lawler Street
Suite 402
 Skokie, IL 60077
Rafael J. Guzman
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 27 years experience
(866) 602-3000 103 S Greenleaf St
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 Gurnee, IL 60031
Free ConsultationCriminal, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
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Barry Boches
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 36 years experience
(847) 244-4636 409 Grand Avenue
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
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Graduated university of Wisconsin 1977. John Marshall Law school 1980 work in the Lake County states Atty.'s office as a prosecutor for five years up until 1985. Handled all prosecutions from traffic cases to misdemeanors then onto felonies and everything including armedrobbery ,drug charges,murder sexual assault. Since 1985 I have been vigorously defending clients for the last 30 years on all types of criminal and traffic matters in Lake Cook Mckenry counties, and Kenosha county in Wisconsin. I have the knowledge and experience of dealing with all these prosecutors and judges in this area for a long time , which...
Gary R. Thompson
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(866) 602-3000 103 S Greenleaf St
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 Gurnee, IL 60031
Free ConsultationCriminal, Animal, Maritime and Medical Malpractice
Northeastern Illinois University
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Evan Winer
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 28 years experience
(847) 336-9111 9 N. County Street
Suite 100
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Evan J. Winer was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Iowa where he was a Graduate With Distinction (Cum Laude) and was chosen to be a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honors society. He went on to attend Loyola University of Chicago School of Law where he graduated and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1988 and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1989. After working in the civil litigation division of the Chicago firm of Arnstein & Lehr, Evan became a Cook...
(847) 336-9111 9333 Lawler Avenue
Suite 402
 Skokie, IL 60077
Mr. Steven P. McCollum
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 38 years experience
(847) 662-2474 415 Washington St
Suite 103
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of Illinois College of Law and Rutgers School of Law-Camden
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Steve McCollum has extensive experience in Criminal, DUI, and Juvenile cases, including 16 years as a prosecutor and 20 years as a defense attorney. Formerly the Chief Deputy State's Attorney for Lake County, Steve is a member of the Board of the Lake County Bar Foundation, the past President of the Lake County Bar Association, and has been the Chairperson of the Criminal Law Committee for the Bar Association. He was previously selected by the Illinois Supreme Court to the screening committee for the Capital Litigation Trial Bar for the 19th Judicial Circuit. As an Assistant State's Attorney and...
Joseph M Fusz
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 10 years experience
(847) 625-9800 200 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
2nd Floor
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Loyola University New Orleans
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Joseph M. Fusz joined the Law Offices of David R. Del Re, P.C. in March 2016. He was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois in 2006, and concentrates his legal practice on criminal defense, domestic violence and personal injury litigation. Prior to joining the Law Offices of David R. Del Re, Mr. Fusz was an Assistant State's Attorney at the Lake County State's Attorney's Office in Waukegan, IL. He was also an attorney at civil litigation firms in Waukegan and Chicago, IL, where he concentrated on personal injury, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, and worker’s compensation cases.
Mr. Henry B Samuels
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 33 years experience
(847) 433-1980 491 Laurel Avenue
 Highland Park, IL 60035
Criminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Henry B. Samuels is a member of Samuels & Bernstein in Highland Park, Illinois. He has a wide ranging practice and represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters before Federal and State Courts as well as administrative agencies. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Samuels has achieved tremendous results both at trial and through settlement. Mr. Samuels criminal practice includes representation of clients charged with Felonies, DUI’s, Misdemeanors, Traffic and Ordinance Violations. His areas of concentration include but are not limited to representing individuals in civil litigation matters, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and small businesses...
Gerald Thomas Dietz
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(224) 338-8345 625 W Rollins Rd
 Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Juvenile and Municipal
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Gerald Dietz received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1996, and his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in 1999. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1999 and to the Wisconsin Bar in 2000. Mr. Dietz concentrates his practice on municipal law, townships, municipal prosecution, special districts, library and fire districts. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Lake County Bar Association; and the Wisconsin Bar Association. Mr. Dietz is a Lieutenant with the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and has served as a...
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Gurnee, IL Criminal Law Lawyer
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Jerald Novak
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 223-2285 352 Center St
 Grayslake, IL 60030
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Louis M. Pissios
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
9 S County St
 Waukegan, IL 60085
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Paul D. Katz
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
P. O. Box 554
 Deerfield, IL 60015
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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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University of Illinois College of Law graduate. 39 years of experience in criminal law, both felonies and misdemeanors, traffic law, including DUIs, driving on suspended or revoked license, driver's license reinstatement hearings before the Secretary of State, juvenile law, including delinquency and abuse and neglect cases.
Robert Brown Jr
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 367-1617 14047 W Petronella Dr
 Libertyville, IL 60048
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
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Kevin Malia
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 14 years experience
(847) 249-2424 33 N. County St.
Suite 608
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal, DUI and Juvenile
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Albert L Wysocki
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Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 244-3030 325 Washington Street
Suite 200
 Waukegan, IL 60085
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Albert L. Wysocki is the founding attorney at the Lake County law firm, Albert L. Wysocki Attorney At Law. Mr. Wysocki has over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of legal fields, including work as a judge, prosecutor, and chief deputy sheriff. Attorney Wysocki received his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Criminal Justice, his Juris Doctorate degree from the Illinois Insitute of Technology Chicago – Kent College of Law, and his Associate of Arts degree from the College of Lake County. In 1977, Mr. Wysocki was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois. In addition, he...
Arnold Goldstein
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 926-0300 600 Central Avenue
Suite 385
 Highland Park, IL 60035
Criminal, Divorce and Family
 Northwestern University Law School
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Michael Perillo Jr
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 244-0111 25 N County St
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal, DUI, Military and Personal Injury
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Michael Melius
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 244-9119 222 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal and Real Estate
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Ronald Gilbert
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 244-0972 1321 Grand Ave
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
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Brandon K. Davis
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 7 years experience
(847) 390-8500 191 Waukegan Rd
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 Northfield, IL 60093
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Brandon K. Davis is an Attorney at The Davis Law Group, P.C. where he represents clients charged with DUI, criminal and traffic-related offenses. Mr. Davis regularly represents those facing the suspension, revocation or cancellation of their driving privileges. Mr. Davis received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in Political Science and a minor in Business. Mr. Davis received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Mr. Davis is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association as well as the Chicago Bar Association.
(847) 390-8500 22 W Washington St
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 Chicago, IL 60602
Michael Rosenblat
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 32 years experience
(847) 480-2390 707 Skokie Blvd
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 Northbrook, IL 60062
Criminal, Health Care, Military and White Collar Crime
The John Marshall Law School and University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Michael C. Rosenblat graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Rosenblat enlisted in the US Army (1987 – 1993) and, in 1994 became an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General's Office in Chicago, having served as Deputy Chief Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Chief Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (lead prosecutor), and Deputy Chief Special Litigation. Michael C. Rosenblat has been sought out as a speaker and an author. He has made presentations to colleagues as well as co-authored a guidebook for attorneys practicing...
(847) 480-2390 22 W Washington St 15th floor
 Chicago, IL 60602
Ian M Barney
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(312) 854-0906 874 Green Bay Road
Suite 320
 Winnetka, IL 60093
Free ConsultationCriminal, Appeals and Civil Rights
Loyola University Chicago
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Ian M. Barney is a founding partner of Barney & Hourihane, LLP and is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Illinois. He has successfully represented clients both at trial and on appeal and has extensive experience representing individuals in a variety of cases. He has participated in many cases of note and has argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court. Ian was named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine for the years 2016 and 2017. No more than 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois are awarded this distinction. ...
(312) 854-0906 53 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 1215
 Chicago, IL 60604
Larry Davis
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(847) 390-8500 191 Waukegan Rd
#305
 Northfield, IL 60093
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Traffic Tickets
DePaul University
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Larry A. Davis graduated from Northwestern University (B.A. cum laude, 1973) and DePaul University (J.D. 1976). He is currently the principal of The Davis Law Group, P.C. in Northfield, IL . His practice is now concentrated in the area of DUI Defense and administrative hearings before the Secretary of State. He was a co-drafter of the original Illinois Summary Suspension Law and drafted revisions to the current Illinois MDDP law on behalf of the ISBA. He is a member of the legislative subcommittee for the ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council. He is a chapter author...
Merrill K Davis
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 2 years experience
(847) 390-8500 191 Waukegan Rd
#305
 Northfield, IL 60093
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Merrill K. Davis is an Attorney at The Davis Law Group, P.C. Ms. Davis received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in Legal Studies. Ms. Davis received her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and the Prosser award for the highest grade in torts. She also served on Loyola University Chicago Law Journal as a Senior Editor. During law school, Ms. Davis gained valuable experience as a law clerk at a personal injury and worker’s compensation firm in Chicago. ...
(847) 390-8500 22 W Washington St
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 Chicago, IL 60602
Matthew R Gebhardt
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 17 years experience
(773) 383-8745 555 Skokie Blvd., Suite 500
 Northbrook, IL 60062
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Real Estate
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Mr. Gebhardt has extensive experience in the fields of criminal, traffic and real estate law. He has worked for the Cook County States Attorneys Office as a prosecutor and has broad experience in all facets of real estate law in Illinois.
Bradley R. Kaye
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 3 years experience
(847) 509-9990 707 Skokie Boulevard
Suite 600
 Northbrook, IL 60062
Free ConsultationCriminal, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
DePaul College of Law
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Bradley R. Kaye (“Brad”) is a licensed attorney concentrating in the areas of divorce, post-decree issues, estate planning, and criminal law. Brad is based in the Schaumburg office of Anderson & Associates, P.C., and handles cases primarily in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties.
(630) 653-9400 400 S. County Farm Road
Suite 320
 Wheaton, IL 60187
(312) 345-9999 20 N. Clark Street
Suite 2720
 Chicago, IL 60602
(847) 995-9999 1515 E. Woodfield Road
Suite 640
 Schaumburg, IL 60173
Alexander B Blum
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 7 years experience
(224) 406-9529 P.O. Box 182
 Northbrook, IL 60065-0182
Free ConsultationCriminal, Business, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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I, Alexander Blum, want to be your Attorney. I cherish my Clients, and hope to impart some of my skills and knowledge so that my Clients are able to live a better and more productive life. I have appeared in many of the Courhouses in Illinois and I have a great working relationship with many Prosecutors and State Attorneys. I am very persuasive without being agressive, and I will give it my all to get the best possible result for my Client. Give me a call 773-999-2586 (BLUM)
(773) 999-2586 900 Chicago Ave
Ste 104
 Evanston, IL 60202
David Mennie
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 5 years experience
(847) 390-8500 191 Waukegan Rd
#305
 Northfield, IL 60093
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University of Iowa
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Eric T. Perry
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 465-0007 725 E. Dundee Road - Suite 204
 Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
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Alan Pearlman
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney. 43 years experience
(847) 205-4383 707 Skokie Blvd
 Northbrook, IL 60062
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Harvard Law School and John Marshall Law School
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For over 4 decades, Northbrook family law attorney Alan Pearlman has been helping families in Chicagoland and Lake County through difficult times in divorce and other family law matters, as well as Criminal and Complex DUI and Traffic matters. Our office concentrates on finding hidden assets in High Profile Divorce cases, while at the same time helping couples complete a dissolution of marriage through trial or a negotiated settlement agreement, and attending to all the important issues in their divorce matter, including child custody and visitation, child support, spousal maintenance and the division of marital property. Alan Pearlman, Ltd....
Michael Meschino
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 991-7090 800 E. Northwest Highway
Suite 503
 Palatine, IL 60074
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Estate Planning
The John Marshall Law School
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At the Law Offices of Michael Meschino, we represent clients throughout the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Rolling Meadows, Buffalo Grove, and Barrington. We understand that when a person needs a lawyer, the underlying legal matter is important. As such, we are committed to providing every client with the attention they need and deserve. Family Law We are available to handle divorce law and all of its related matters, including property division, child custody, and spousal support, also known as spousal maintenance. When you retain our services, you will discover that we are willing to take the...
Fred Dry
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Cook County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer. 40 years experience
(847) 441-1801 560 W. Frontage Road
 Northfield, IL 60093
Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
John Marshall Law School
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I look for ways to win your case! My practice is for people who want the best chance to win. I began practicing as a student lawyer when the Illinois Supreme Court gave me a special license when I started my last year of law school.
(312) 346-6699 350 N La Salle St
 Chicago, IL 60601
Douglas Zeit
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 662-5509 32 N West St
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal, Bankruptcy and DUI
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Michael Conway
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 599-1969 222 S Martin Luther King Jr Ave
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
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Valerie Ceckowski
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 360-6480 3873 Harper Ave
 Gurnee, IL 60031
Criminal and DUI
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Donald Paull
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 681-0186 619 Glenview Ave
 Highland Park, IL 60035
Criminal, Arbitration & Mediation, DUI and Health Care
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Alex Rafferty III
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
9 N County St
 Waukegan, IL 60085
Criminal and DUI
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Richard Anderson
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Lawyer.
(847) 223-7010 11 N Slusser St
 Grayslake, IL 60030
Criminal and DUI
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Charles Jeffrey Thut
Lake County, IL Criminal Law Attorney.
(847) 549-0600 516 N Milwaukee Ave
 Libertyville, IL 60048
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