Illinois Verdicts & Court Cases

United States of America v. Alvin Beasley

Urban, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

United States of America v. De’Adre L. Owens

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling meth and witness tampering. Ryan Castleman drove Charlie Anderson, a confidential informant, to Centralia, Illinois, to execute a controlled buy from De’Andre Owens. When they arrived, Detective Duk

Ryan O'Donnell and Michael Goree v. City of Chicago and URT United Road Towing, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories. After receiving a ticket in Chicago, a vehicle owner must pay in full, enter into an installment payment plan, or contest the violation. Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) § 9-100-050.

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. Wh

Cheryl Lane, et al. v. Stericycle

Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on Equal Pay Act violation theories Stericycle sells waste-disposal services to healthcare organizations and commercial businesses. Its sales department includes two divisions: a national division, serving corporate en

United States of America v. Joseph Carpenter

Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and activities relating to child pornography. Carpenter exchanged online messages with an undercover federal agent posing as the father of an eight-year-old girl. Carpenter requested se

United States of America v. Edward L. Stief

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of unlawful monetary transactions in criminal derived property. Edward L. Stief, Jr., age 42, met the victim in May 2023 after becoming acquaint

United States of America v. Alfredo Rollins

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs.

Shrella Benton v. Trans Union, L.L.C.

Chicago, Illinois, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory. AI Overview Common FCRA Violations & Penalties | Stein Saks, PLLC Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations involve credit bureaus (CRAs) or data furnishers messing up

Dustin Dean Cooper v. Trans Union, L.L.C.

Chicago, Illinois, consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act theory under 15 U.S.C. 1681. AI Overview The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) protects consumers from inaccurate, unfair, and irrelevant information in their credit reports, safeguar

United States of America v. Christopher Bruce

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in contraband articles.

United States of America v. Ana A. Hernandez

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully interfering with housing rights. On March 16, 2024, ANA M. HERNANDEZ, age 70, threw a glass bottle containing oil and a washcloth—a device commonly known as a “Molotov cocktail”—onto her neighbor�

State of Illinois v. Rasheed Griffin

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault/handicapped, aggravated battery/public place; and aggravated battery/pregnant/handicapped. Rasheed Griffin, 23 of Calumet City, accused of sexually assaulted a 35-year-old woman.

United States of America v. Raekwon M. Patton

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a makeshift weapon. On June 29, 2024, a correctional officer at FCI-Greenville conducted a pat search on Raekwon M. Patton, age 27, and discovered a makeshift weapon in his waistband. The weapon wa

United States of America v. Derek Lopez

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making threats against President Donald J. Trump. Derek Lopez, age 27, of El Paso, Illinois, made threats against the President. The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Springfield Fie

United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney

Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute

United States of America v. Stephen H. Keith

Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with perpetrating a wire fraud and identity theft scheme starting as early as August 2020 and continuing to August 2024. Stephen H. Keith, age 35, of East Peoria, Illinois ran a company called DeviceLyfe that was never re

United States of America v. Jimil Parmar

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sending a threatening letter to a spiritual mission in suburban Chicago. n July 2023, Jimil Parmar, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, mailed a letter to the Sant Nirankari Mission in West Chicago, Ill. The letter stated,

United States of America v. Jesse Herbig

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing nearly 900 grams of methamphetamine. Jesse Herbig, age 44, admitted that in 2022 he communicated with his drug supplier and arranged for a United States Postal Service Priority Express parcel which he

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 tamperin

United States of America v. Travis Thomas

Rock Island, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and (b)(1); two counts of transporting a victim in interstate commerce with the intent that she e

The People of the State of Illinois v. Abhijit Patel

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged with murder. Abhijit Patel, 28, is accused of bludgeoning his father to death with a sledgehammer in the family home.

In re MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL CALCAGNO and DAWN CALCAGNO

Wheaton, Illinois, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. Michael and Dawn Calcagno are married and, until recently, lived in the same marital home. In June 2025, the trial court granted Michael's motion for temporary exclusive possession of the marital residence pursuant to sec

United States of America v. Alex C. Thompson

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling and distributing controlled substances.

Zhanae Perry v. Health Care Services Corporation

Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an excessive force civil rights violation theory. This is a tragic case involving a police encounter in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Officers Christian Szczur and David Cook responded to a notice early one mo

United States of America v. Andrei Taylor

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Taylor was a member of the Cali Boys, a gang that promoted their ability to kill their “opps” (opponents). Kadaivion Jones was a member of the Gangster Disciples, a rival gang of

United States of America v. Minhaj Feroz Muhammad and Sufyan Feroze

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and private health care insurers and for participating in a money laundering conspiracy with the fraud proceeds. Minhaj Feroz Muhammad, 37, and Sufyan Feroze, 35, both of Naperville,

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

Jeffrey F. Barker v. Social Security Administration

Rockford, Illinois, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of denial of his social security benefits RSI Tax claim.

Julius H. Schoeps, et al. v. Sompo Holdings, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over the ownership of the Van Gogh Sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh painted Sunflowers in 1888. Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a German banker and art collector, later acquired the painting. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was the co-owner and dire

United States of America v. James A. Cohen

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accepting payments in exchange for falsely representing that a registered sex of- fender lived at his address. After he was charged for making that representation to United States marshals, Cohen pleaded guilty to know

Emily Pile v. Bloomington Normal Public Transit System

Peoria, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.

United States of America v. Donald R. Felton

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine. On May 21, 2019, two law enforcement officers inter- viewed a confidential source. The confidential source told the officers that Donal

State of Illinois v. Reginald Flemister-Tolson

Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Peoria Police Detectives observed a second suspect connected to this ongoing investigat

State of Illinois v. Lawrence Reed

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Lawarence Reed is accused of dousing a woman with gasoline and setting her on fire. The Defendant reportedly yelled three times in succession "I'm guilty", after the judge warned he could receive a li

Sheila Griffin, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased v. Mary Ann Poynter, et al.

Peoria, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased, who sued for damages relating to the abuse and death of R.R., a minor, who was killed by his father. he facts establish that on January 26, 2019, 9-year-old R.R

State of Illinois v. Jermaine Sutton

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Jermaine Sutton, of Chicago, was charged with murder and misdemeanor cannabis possession for shooting and killing a 57-year-old man.

State of Illinois v. Ladavion Crawford and Madison Shackleford

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Ladavion Crawford, 18, of Rockford, and Madison Shackleford, 20, of Rockford. Both were arrested and taken to the Winnebago County Jail on charges of first-degree murder for killing Isaiah Locke

United States of America v. Gary Wilson

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography. A district court found that Wilson's prior state-law conviction triggered a sentencing enhancement, and Wilson did not object. He now contends that the enhancement shoul

Christine M. Arnold v. Ameren Illinois Company

East St. Louis, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. In 2018, Arnold filed a charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that her employer, Ameren Illinois Company, discriminated against her. A year later, the IDH

United States of America v. Byron Blake

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In March 2007, after a federal and state investigation into suspected drug dealers, Blake was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with

Eddie L. Bolden v. Angelo Pesavento, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on civil rights violation theories claiming that he was wrongfully charged, convicted, and incarcerated. Bolden was arrested in February 1994 for the murders of Irving Clayton and Derrick Frazier and the attempted murder of

Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with murder. Victor Hernandez, age 55, is accused of killing a woman.

State of Illinois v. Salvador Lozano

Wheaton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with charged with murder, aggravated discharge of a fiream at an officer, aggravated battery to a peace officer, and unlawful possession of a weapon by felon. Salvado Lozano, ate 45, got into a dispute with Addi

State of Illinois v. Keith Finley

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault.

Jacquiline Pettitt v. The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC

Chicago, Illinois, Commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of Contact actions.

Penny Evans v. Fortune International, LLC

Chicago, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Americans with Disabilities Act violaiton theory. AI Overview The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Background ... An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation occurs when a covered entity discriminates aga

Tanisha Burress v. Western Avenue Nissan, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Racketeering (RICO) Act violation toery. AI Overview The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law enacted in 1970 to combat organized crime. It allows prosecution for a "pattern of ra