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Harold Wallin selected as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers

The American Society of Advocates has been selected as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense lawyers in the State of Illinois for 2016.  The selection was “the culmination of a process in which [their] lawyers independently researched information on tens of thousands of lawyers” to select “the most outstanding legal talent throughout the country.”

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Harold Wallin Rated “10 out of 10” by AVVO.com

Lawyer Harold Wallin | Top Attorney DUI   Lawyer Harold Wallin | Top Attorney Criminal Defense Lawyer Harold Wallin | Top Attorney Speeding Ticket The attorney rating website has rated Harold L. Wallin as “10 out of 10” — their highest rating. Thank you, AVVO!

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New law will eliminate waits to get driving permits

Under a new law that will go into effect January 1, 2016, persons who have license suspensions or DUI revocations won’t have to wait to obtain driving relief. The new law eliminates the 30 day waiting period before a person can obtain a Monitored Device Driving Permit (“MDDP”) after a first offense DUI statutory summary […]

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Harold Wallin Selected as One of Illinois’ Top Ten DUI Lawyers

The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys has selected Harold L. Wallin as one of its Top Ten DUI Lawyers in the State of Illinois for Client Satisfaction. According to their website, their criteria are:

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Major New Changes to License Reinstatement Laws Enacted

Governor Rauner has signed into legislation two new laws which make major changes to the rules for license reinstatement for anyone who has been revoked for a second or subsequent offense, as well as lifting the lifetime ban for anyone who was revoked for fourth DUI conviction.  The laws will go into effect on January […]

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New Law Permits Supervision for First Offense Aggravated Speeding

Last Friday, Governor Rauner signed legislation that will allow for first time offenders, who are charged with aggravated speeding (more than 26 mph over the posted speed limit) to get a sentence of court supervision.  Supervision is a type of sentence where, if all the conditions of the sentence have been met, results in a […]

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Harold Wallin named one of the Top 3 DUI attorneys in Chicago

The website Threebestrated.com has rated Harold L. Wallin as one of the three best rated DUI/DWI attorneys in Chicago.  Thank you for the acknowledgement!

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Another five star review

Harold Wallin received a five star review from a client on the avvo.com review site.  This client had her summary suspension of her driver’s rescinded and her DUI case thrown out on her very first court date at the Bridgeview courthouse.  Her review states as follows: Attorney Wallin was very straight forward. He illustrated each […]

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Harold Wallin participates in Sobriety Checkpoint roundtable

Are roadside sobriety checkpoints constitutional?  Are they effective?  Seven experts, including Harold Wallin, answer these and other questions in this article.

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A Jury Win and a Client’s online review

This week, Harold Wallin successfully defended a client who was charged with DUI with a BAC of 0.156.  The case, which was tried before a jury in Chicago at the Richard Daley Center, revolved around the accuracy of the breath test.  The client’s comportment and demeanor, and his performance on field sobriety tests did not […]

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