Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney Listings

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Illinois residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in Illinois are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Appellate Court. Your constitutional rights apply, but Illinois's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Illinois State Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Illinois and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Adam Dayan - Attorney
Adam Dayan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adam Dayan
 6232 North Pulaski Road, 300 Chicago IL 60646
(312) 925-9300
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
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Dragan Ivetic - Attorney
Dragan Ivetic
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dragan Ivetic, Lawyer at Law, LLC
 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1700 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 216-5167
University of Illinois College of Law (1996)
Bosnian, Croatian, English, Montenegrin, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian
United Nations (International Criminal Tribunal for the Fmr. Yugoslavia) Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Consumer Law
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Gregory Reeder - Attorney
Gregory Reeder
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reeder & Brown, P.C.
 58 North Chicago Street Suite 404 Joliet IL 60432
(815) 768-4800
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Mr Francis J. Discipio - Attorney
Mr Francis J. Discipio
0/5 (0 reviews)
 980 North Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60611
(630) 574-2288
Illinois State University (1983)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Criminal Law Insurance Claims
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James F. Diquattro - Attorney
James F. Diquattro
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James F. DiQuattro
 900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 5-East Chicago IL 60607
(312) 627-9482
The John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jennifer Witherspoon - Attorney
Jennifer Witherspoon
0/5 (0 reviews)
J.Witherspoon Legal & Mediation Services
 Suite 100 Waukegan IL 60085
(847) 672-7819
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School (2003)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
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Joseph M. Laraia - Attorney
Joseph M. Laraia
0/5 (0 reviews)
Laraia & Whitty Lawyers at Law
 1761 South Naperville Rd. Suite 201 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 690-6800
Northwestern University School of Law (1962)
English
Federal District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Alan Pearlman - Attorney
Alan Pearlman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alan Pearlman Ltd.
 707 Skokie Blvd Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 205-4383
John Marshall Law School (1969)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Arnold Pula - Attorney
Arnold Pula
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6221 Northwest Highway, #201 Crystal Lake IL 60014
(847) 551-0033
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Matt Karstens - Attorney
Matt Karstens
0/5 (0 reviews)
McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C.
 400 S. Knoll St., Suite AB Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 407-1200
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Michael Nichols - Attorney
Michael Nichols
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
 121 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 821-0246
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2015)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Alexander Ktenas - Attorney
Alexander Ktenas
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ktenas Law
 739 S Western Ave Suite E Chicago IL 60612
(312) 756-8600
Bar #bc9317df-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Gary W. Wangler - Attorney
Gary W. Wangler
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Wangler Law Office
 114 Lincoln Place Court Suite #103 Belleville IL 62221-7884
(618) 206-6232
University of Illinois College of Law (1980)
English, French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
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Richard Kelly - Attorney
Richard Kelly
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 428 10008 Main St Hebron IL 60034
(815) 404-8522
DePaul College of Law (1987)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Colby G. Hathaway - Attorney
Colby G. Hathaway
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation
 306 West Church Street Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
Northern Illinois University (2009)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
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Maureen Williams - Attorney
Maureen Williams
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Maureen Williams
 416 Main Street, Ste. 829 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 999-1177
Trial Lawyers College (2015)
English, Spanish
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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Saul Ferris - Attorney
Saul Ferris
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ferris & Associates
 103 S Greenleaf St #G Gurnee IL 60031
(847) 263-7770
Northern Illinois University College of Law (1985)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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Michael I. Leonard - Attorney
Michael I. Leonard
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leonard Trial Lawyers LLC
 120 N. LaSalle Street 20th Floor Chicago IL 60602
(312) 363-7895
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1988)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
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William Wolf - Attorney
William Wolf
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of William Wolf, LLC
 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1980 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 881-9899
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990)
English, Italian, Russian, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Brett A. Appelman - Attorney
Brett A. Appelman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Appelman Law LLC
 50 S. Main St. Suite 200 Naperville IL 60540
(630) 717-7801
University of Wisconsin Law School (2005)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Larry Davis - Attorney
Larry Davis
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Davis Law Group, P.C.
 420 W Huron St #212 Chicago IL 60654
(847) 390-8500
DePaul University (1976)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Voss Skoullos - Attorney
Voss Skoullos
0/5 (0 reviews)
Voss Law Group
 625 W. Adams St 19th Floor Chicago IL 60661
(773) 636-1094
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Personal Injury
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Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
Michael J. Gilmartin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilmartin Legal, LLC
 512 W. Burlington Suite 3 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 469-7940
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
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Robert Canfield - Attorney
Robert Canfield
0/5 (0 reviews)
Canfield & McKenna Lawyers at Law
 1111 S. Alpine Rd. #704 Rockford IL 61108
(815) 968-7200
University of Minnesota Law School (1978)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Kamran Memon - Attorney
Kamran Memon
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Kamran Memon
 200 S Michigan Ave Suite 201 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 961-2354
University of Chicago (1995)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
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Ari M Trubitt - Attorney
Ari M Trubitt
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC
 415 W Golf Rd Suite #15 Arlington Heights IL 60005
(312) 644-0444
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Douglas Koth - Attorney
Douglas Koth
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koth Gregory & Nieminski
 420 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 828-5090
Illinois State University
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
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Patrick Sullivan - Attorney
Patrick Sullivan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pratt & Tobin, P.C.
 150 S. Bellwood Dr. East Alton IL 62024
Southern Illinois University School of Law (2009)
French, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Kevin Sanborn - Attorney
Kevin Sanborn
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson Law Group
 115 W Front St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 827-3670
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2002)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Faraz Nayyar - Attorney
Faraz Nayyar
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Matthew P. Prengaman - Attorney
Matthew P. Prengaman
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew Prengaman
 70 E. Lake St. Ste. 1220 Chicago IL 60601
(773) 530-2875
University of Idaho College of Law
English
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Gerald Thomas Dietz - Attorney
Gerald Thomas Dietz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Gerald T Dietz
 625 W Rollins Rd Round Lake Beach IL 60073
(224) 338-8345
John Marshall (1999)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
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Gary R. Thompson - Attorney
Gary R. Thompson
0/5 (0 reviews)
 103 S Greenleaf St #G Gurnee IL 60031
(847) 263-7770
Northeastern Illinois University (1987)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Maritime Law
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Cheryl Powell - Attorney
Cheryl Powell
0/5 (0 reviews)
 407 S. 27th Street, Suite B Mt Vernon IL 62864
(618) 246-9370
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1992)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Brendan W Caver - Attorney
Brendan W Caver
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd.
 308 W State St #321 Rockford IL 61101
(815) 714-9508
Loyola University Chicago (2002)
French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Ian M Barney - Attorney
Ian M Barney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barney & Hourihane, LLP
 909 Davis St. Suite 500 Evanston IL 60201
Loyola University Chicago (2008)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Juneitha S Shambee - Attorney
Juneitha S Shambee
0/5 (0 reviews)
 701 Main Street Suite 201A Evanston IL 60202
(773) 741-3602
Northern Illinois University (2009)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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James R. Enlow - Attorney
James R. Enlow
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gates, Wise, Schlosser & Goebel
 1231 S 8th St Springfield IL 62703
(217) 522-9010
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
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