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A New Five Star Client Review on AVVO

An anonymous client posted the following review and gave Harold L. Wallin Five Stars: If you are in the unfortunate situation of being charged with a DUI (and doubly so in a case like mine where you made the terrible choice to drink and drive for a “2nd time”), you need not look further than […]

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Old Illinois DUI keeping you from getting your license in another state?

If you received a conviction for a DUI in Illinois, or you received an out of state conviction for a similar offense at a time when you had an Illinois license, Illinois will revoke your driving privileges, thereby preventing you from obtaining a valid drivers license in another state until you have cleared up your […]

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Harold Wallin named one of Chicago’s Top 20 Criminal Defense Lawyers

Expertise is a website that attempts to rate and list top professionals in their field.   They look at reputation, credibility, experience, availability, professionalism and engagement and then curate their rating to Top 20 lists. According to them, they “analyzed and scored criminal defense lawyers on more than 25 variables across six categories to give […]

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Client Gives Harold Wallin A Five Star Review

A recent client has posted the following five star review on AVVO.com: The right man for the job 5.0 stars Posted by Kent July 31, 2016 Harold handled my case expertly; every recommendation he made had a positive impact on the result. When the prosecutor even points out that, “you hired the right attorney,’ you […]

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Illinois amends DUI law to set a “legal limit” for Marijuana DUIs

Governor Rauner has signed SB 2228, which, among other things, amends the DUI statute, removing the provision that made it a DUI if a person drives or is in actual physical control with any amount of cannabis in his or her blood, breath or urine (i.e., a “zero tolerance” law), and adding a new section […]

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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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