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A review from a happy client

Earlier this week, a client of mine who has a commercial drivers license (CDL) had his DUI dismissed.  Earlier, I had won his license suspension.  This was the second time I have done this for this client.  Not only did this save him from the usual consequences of a DUI, it saved his career.   One […]

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Wallin’s August Victories

In August, Mr. Wallin was able to obtain rescissions of statutory summary suspensions for five DUI clients, including clients with cases in Chicago, Rolling Meadows, Bridgeview and Markham.  In addition, Mr. Wallin successfully argued a Motion to Suppress in a driving while revoked case, alleging that his client was stopped without reasonable suspicion of criminal […]

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Wallin’s July victories

In July, Mr. Wallin obtained dismissals for two clients who were arrested by Chicago Police – one after a bench trial, and the other after a judge found that the traffic stop was illegal.  A third client, who had a case in DuPage County, had DUI reduced to reckless driving.  Also, a client who had […]

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Wallin’s June Victories

In June, Mr. Wallin had the following results:  One client, charged with a Chicago DUI, had his case dismissed by prosecutors on the day of trial.  A CDL driver, who was arrested in Chicago for a DUI, had his statutory summary suspension and CDL disqualification rescinded.  Another client had his statutory summary suspension rescinded after […]

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Wallin’s May Victories

This month, Harold L. Wallin obtained rescission of two client’s statutory summary suspensions, one at the Skokie Courthouse and the other at the Markham Courthouse.  Mr. Wallin also was able to get another client’s Chicago DUI reduced to reckless driving on the day of trial (this client’s summary suspension had been rescinded previously).  Also, Mr. […]

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Wallin’s April Victories

Harold Wallin won two trials this month.  In one case, a client had been randomly stopped at a Chicago roadside safety check.  Chicago police officers suspected him of being intoxicated, and ordered the client to perform field sobriety tests, which they claimed he failed.  At trial, Mr. Wallin successfully argued that the prosecution had failed […]

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Wallin’s March Victories

This month, Harold Wallin obtained a “not guilty” at the Markham Courthouse for a client who had been charged with DUI by the Posen Police Department after being involved in a property damage accident.  Previously, this client’s summary suspension had been rescinded.  Also this month, Mr , Mr. Wallin obtained rescissions of statutory summary suspensions […]

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Wallin’s February victories

In February, Mr. Wallin obtained a dismissal for a client who had been charged with a DUI after being pulled over for a seat belt violation.  The officer claimed that he detected an odor of burnt cannabis and that the client admitted having smoked a “blunt” a few hours before.  This client was facing not […]

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Undocumented immigrants will be able to obtain a driver’s license this fall

Beginning in late fall, 2013, “undocumented persons” i.e., persons in this country without legal residence status or citizenship, will be able to obtain a “temporary visitor’s driver’s license” through the Illinois Secretary of State. Called temporary visitor driver’s licenses, the permits will vary from traditional licenses several ways. Most noticeably, they will be visually different, […]

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Wallin’s January victories

In January, attorney Harold Wallin obtained three DUI suspension rescissions for his clients, erasing five years of suspensions.  The clients had cases in Chicago, Markham (Cook County) and Wheaton (DuPage County).  Two of the rescissions were based on different technicalities of the law, and the third came after a hearing in which a judge found […]

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