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For the last 15 years, Illinois has had a law on the books that prohibits the Secretary of State from reinstating the license of anyone convicted of four or more DUIs, so long as the last conviction occurred after January 1, 1999. The law also prohibits the Secretary of State from giving clearance which would […]
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In the month of December 2013, Mr. Wallin reports the following victories for his clients: 1) A client who was stopped by Riverside Police after allegedly driving over 70 mph in a 30 mph zone and then arrested for DUI was found “not guilty” of both aggravated speeding and DUI after a bench trial with […]
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Another client has posted a review on avvo.com. this guy knows DUI Posted by Enrique, a DUI client, 1 day ago. Overall rating: Excellent Trustworthy: Excellent Responsive: Excellent Knowledgeable: Excellent Kept me informed: Excellent I recommend Harold Wallin. I hired Harold < 1 month ago. Harold handled my DUI / DWI matter. […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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