Illinois Domestic Violence Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dennis McKay </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented by Defendant charged with three counts of Hobbs Act robbery affecting commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and one count of discharging a firearm in connection to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii). Reported by Kent Morlan The Defendant elected to plead guilty. The U.S. Probation Office for th... More...
$ (05-25-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Medina-Medina </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally owning a firearm. Jose Medina-Medina illegally possessed a handgun on March 20, 2026, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Chicago Police officers discovered the firearm during a court-authorized search of his residence in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Chicago’s ... More...
$ (04-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristain Harris </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine (“ice”) and one count of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (“ice”). At the sentencing hearing on March 10, 2026, the government presented information that beginning in June 2024, a confidential informant with the Bureau of ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Trent Schneider </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to kill multiple public officials, including President Donald J. Trump, the 47th and 45th President of the United States. On Oct. 21, 2025, Trent Schneider, age 58, of Winthrop, Illinois, posted a video of himself on Instagram in which he stated, “People like me have suffered real [expletive] crimes ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rickey Martin, Jr., </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandish and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Rickey Martin, Jr., 36, robbed a motel in Maryville, Illinois at gunpoint. Martin admitted to robbing the owner of a motel in Maryville in May 2023. He brandished a firearm loaded with an extended m... More...
$ (03-16-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Jeffrey A. Mullinix
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to kill federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. A federal complaint charged Jeffrey A. Mullinix, 67, with one count of interstate communication with a threat to injure. “Violence and threats against law enforcement officers can never be tolerated, ... More...
$ (02-07-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Antoine Larry
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Beau Brindley represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and interference with commerce by threat or violence. Antoine Larry was serving as a patrol officer for the Phoenix, Ill. Police Department when he conspired with another officer to corruptly solicit cash and drugs from the occupants of vehicles during traffic ... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - IL)<H2> Ramona Milan v. Selene Finance, L.P.
Chicago, Illinois, consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory. Ramona Milam is an Illinois homeowner who took out a mortgage loan. Selene Finance acts as the loan servicer, collecting her mortgage payments on behalf of the lender. When Milam missed payments in 2023, Selene sent her a letter internal practices prevented Selene from ... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Labar Spann
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that terrorized the West Side of Chicago for two decades by committing murders, robberies, extortions, witness tampering, and drug dealing. The Four Corner Hustlers operated primarily in the Chicago neighborhoods of ... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán López
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to kidnapping, distributing drugs, and money laundering. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father, Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo,” as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal drug charges. “The Sinaloa Cartel is a terrorist or... More...
$ (12-02-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Espinoza Martinez </h1></h1>
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Soliciting the Murder of Senior Law Enforcement Official.<br> <br> An alleged ranking member of a Chicago street gang has been charged in federal court with soliciting the murder of a senior law enforcement official involved in the immigration enforcement operation known as "Operation Midway Blitz.â€<br> <br> A ... More...
$0 (10-06-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Ray Collins, Jocelyne Robledo, Paul Ivery, Dana Briggs, Hubert Mazur </h1></h1>
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with forcibly resisting federal agents <br> Five individuals have been charged in federal court in Chicago with assaulting or forcibly resisting federal agents who were engaged in immigration enforcement operations in Broadview, Ill. over the weekend.<br> <br> The defendants were among a crowd of people who descended in ... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Deaunta Sentrel Tyler
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with attempted robbery.<br> <br> In January 2017, Deaunta Tyler, accompanied by Ledell Tyler and Dalvent Jackson, forcibly entered a home in Rock Island, Illinois, armed with a rifle and a handgun and in search of cocaine. Instead of drugs, they found a family spending a quiet evening together. With weapons brandished, the ... More...
$0 (06-05-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Kelvin Eugene Patterson, Jr., Marcus L. Burnside (a.k.a. “Pootyâ€) </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Peoria Men Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kelvin Eugene Patterson, Jr., 39, of Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced to tw... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Derek Wilson
Lawrenceville, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic battery.<br> <br> Defendant Derek Wilson pled guilty to domestic battery in exchange for a recommendation of 24 months of probation. At the time, he was on probation stemming from convictions for possession of methamphetamine from 2022 and 2023. The State subsequently filed a petition alleging violation... More...
$0 (02-28-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Sarah A.
Bloomington, Illinois family lawyer lawyer represented the defendant in a parental rights termination action.<br> <br> In April 2024, the State filed a motion to terminate the parental rights of respondent Sarah A. as to her minor children, S.A. (born in 2016), J.A. (born in 2012), and M.A. (born in 2009). The children's fathers are not parties to this appeal. In September 2024, the trial court gr... More...
$0 (02-09-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Lee O. Griffin, Jr., Antonio T. Harris, Taneisha M. Davis, Patrick D. Johnson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Facing Federal Charges for Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lee O. Griffin, Jr., 23, of Cahokia Heights, is fa... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font... More...
$0 (12-23-2023 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard, Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><f... More...
$0 (12-29-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - IL)Jacqueline Noto v. Mark A. Shlifk and Eric Weis
<h2><br> Yorkville, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Gender Violence Act.<br> </h2><br> Plaintiff filed her original complaint on April 24, 2023, against Weis and defendant Mark A. Shlifka. Her complaint alleged violations of the Act against Shlifka (count I), violations of the Act against Weis (count II), and reckless supervision against Weis (count III). On June... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - IL)Michelle Giese v. Nathanial Boyce and City of Kankakee
<h2><br> Kankakee, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> Plaintiff alleged that, "[r]ight after she entered, Defendant Boyce, without provocation, pushed through the door, ran past another male firefighter, stormed toward Plaintiff." Boyce "began screaming right in her face and attacked her, picking her up by the straps of her oxygen harness, lifting her off her... More...
$0 (12-03-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Jeremy Peters
<h2><br> Joliet, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed violence.<br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant was charged by indictment with armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2(a) (West 2022)), burglary (id. § 19-1(a)), unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (UPWF) (id. § 24-1.1(a)), defacing identification marks on a firearm (id. § 24-5(b)), and theft (id. § 1... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Earrious Moore </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carjacking Vehicles at Gunpoint </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Carjacking Vehicles at Gunpoint in Chicago</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal judge ... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Nigelle J. Bird; Nathan Behrens; Darvon D. Ellis; Jeffrey T. Dancy; Blake Mann; Desmond Nelson; Tony L. Goss Jr.; Joe J. Taylor; Chanel Nelson; Kelsey M. Hesser; Kelsey M. Hesser </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East Saint Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with distributing meth in Jackson, Massac, Perry, Saline and Williamson counties. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eleven Charged For Drug Trafficking in Southern Illinois</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Following an i... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Durell N.
<h2><br> Springfield, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> In June 2021, the State filed a petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging D.N.<br> was neglected in that her environment was injurious to her welfare due to (1) domestic violence between respondent and D.N.'s mother and (2) D.N.'s mother's drug use. 705 ILCS 4... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - IL)Hope McMurry-Schoon and Thomas Schoon v. Justin Cox
<h2><br> Joliet, Illinois family law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in an adoption matter.<br> </h2><br> <br> G.B.C. was born on March 14, 2020. Respondent is G.B.C.'s father. G.B.C.'s mother consented to her adoption and is no longer a party to this action. In November 2019, respondent was arrested and charged with, among other offenses, aggravated battery of a peace officer... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Phillip C. Mayfield </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Monroe City, Missouri, Man Sentenced to Twenty Years' Imprisonment for Distributing Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Phillip C. Mayfield,... More...
$0 (11-08-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Joseph K. Simpson
<h2><br> Macomb, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful restraint and and domestic battery.<br> </h2><br> ... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Donte Clausell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and Violating His Supervised Release </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Quincy, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 96 months in prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and Violating His Supervised Release</h2><... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Alvin D. Billups </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Springfield Man Sentenced to 54 months in Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Springfield, Illinois, man, A... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Johnathan S. Sargent </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Firearm Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Peoria Felon Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Travis Thomas </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rockford Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In 2017 and 2018, Travis Thomas, age 34, targeted the victim, s... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Glenn Wooden </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Quincy, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Quincy, Illinois, man, Glenn Wooden, 39, was charged for distributing... More...
$0 (09-20-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Damond Thomas </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Quincy, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Quincy, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Five Years for Distributing Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Quincy, Illinois, man, Damond Thomas, 31, wa... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Avione Quzea Maurice Parks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Peoria Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 25-year-old Peoria, Illinois man, A... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin D. Turner </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of ice methamphetamine (two counts) and possessing a firearm as a felon. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three-Time Felon Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Distribution of Ice Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm</... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. J.F.
<h2><br> Geneva, Illinois domestic battery by knowingly make physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the victim.<br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant, J.F., was charged with domestic battery by knowingly making physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with the victim, G.F. <br> ... More...
$0 (09-03-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Dana L. Lewis
<h2><br> Waukegan, Illinois aggravated domestic batter criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Defendant was indicted on one count of aggravated domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.3(a) (West 2018)), two counts of aggravated battery (id. § 12-3.05(f)(1)), and two counts of domestic battery (enhanced) (id. § 3-3.2(a)(1), (2), arising from the May 2020 stabbin... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - IL)<H2> Brian J. Schell v. Eric Schellhardt
<h2><br> East St. Louis, Illinois civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> At the time the events in this case began, Schell was employed by the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOCâ€) in a position that required him to possess an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification ("FOIDâ€) card.<br> <br> In the fall of 2018, Schell and his wife Sandra Schell were gett... More...
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