There has been a recent announcement that DUI arrests in Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, and Arlington Heights will increase due to specific and enhanced DUI patrols.As a DUI lawyer who represents clients charged with aggravated DUI as well as driving under the influence of alcohol...
As a DUI lawyer with my main office in Schaumburg Illinois, I have been getting more and more calls from clients charged with DUI arrest in Schaumburg. Schaumburg Illinois is a very large town in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Schaumburg has a major shopping district by the name of Woodfield M...
As a DUI lawyer I represent people charged with DUI in the State of Illinois and especially Chicago and the Schaumburg area. Did you know that in Chicago alone there were 3,795 DUI arrests made by the Chicago Police Department in 2012. While that sounds like a very large number you should conside...
Have you been arrested in Hanover Park Illinois for a DUI arrest? It wouldn't surprise me because after reviewing the alliance against intoxicated motorists new statistics updated for 2012, Hanover Park DUI arrests have climbed 26% in the past year alone to 238 from 189 in 2011. Most of the time ...
DUI lawyer John Callahan and criminal defense lawyer Michael Norris can help you if you live in state outside of Illinois but were arrested for a DUI in Illinois. I get calls from people every day who live in either California, Iowa, Wisconsin or Indiana who were arrested for a DUI while in town ...
Criminal defense lawyer Michael Norris has represented hundreds of clients who have “confessed.” Not only did they confess but these clients signed written confessions stating clearly that they did the crime. What was the crime? Two of them were murders, one of them was a criminal sexual abuse ch...
When you're looking for a criminal lawyer, you should always find the right person to represent you. DUI lawyer Michael Norris has been selected as a top 100 criminal defense lawyer in the State of Illinois by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Mike Norris has represented clients from DU...
As a Schaumburg DUI lawyer, I often come across multiple DUI arrests during the 4th of July holiday weekend. Due to the fact that this Fourth of July is on a Thursday, I anticipate there will be many more DUI arrests in the Schaumburg and Arlington Heights areas than normal. Arlington Heights cur...
DUI lawyers face tough situations. What can we do when a person is charged with his 2nd DUI within 5 years? This is one of the most difficult situations to handle as a DUI lawyer in Illinois. The difficulty lies in the fact that when a person is arrested for a DUI within 5 years of their first DU...
As a criminal defense lawyer who represents clients from drug charges to unlawful possession of a weapon, Michael T. Norris stands as one of the best attorneys in the state of Illinois. He just won another case at trial in a felony matter involving a person who was charged with bringing a weap...
As a criminal defense lawyer who has represented clients from the Northwest suburbs to Chicago, I am often asked the question, “What should I do if I am contacted by the police or investigated for taking unauthorized videos?”Do not take this blog as legal advice but typically I tell my clients th...
As a DUI lawyer who represents clients charged with DUI in Schaumburg and Mount Prospect, I received numerous calls this weekend from people who were arrested on DUI charges. As I was trying to think what to write today, it came to me that when people first call me they are most interested in fin...
As an Illinois DUI lawyer, I am asked this question all the time by random people all over the city. As soon as someone finds out I am a criminal defense lawyer, the most common question is, “What should I do if I am stopped by the police for a DUI?”The most common answer I give these people is t...
As a criminal drug defense lawyer in the State of Illinois, I have represented hundreds of people charged with possession of heroin in the Chicago area. Typically, the person charged with a heroin offense is charged with a class IV felony. A class IV felony in the State of Illinois carries a pote...
As a criminal defense lawyer in the Chicago area and surrounding suburbs, I have represented clients charged with marijuana possession as well as marijuana possession with intent to deliver charges for the past 15 years. Many clients asked me whether or not they could be charged with felony for a...
As DUI lawyers in the city of Chicago, John Callahan and Mike Noris have represented clients charged with DUI for a combined 50 years. When you are charged with a DUI it is important to file a petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension immediately. Otherwise, you could increase the risk...
Many people as us if all we handle are DUI cases. While the answer to that question is no, we do handle all types of DUI cases from first offense DUI to drug related DUI charges. With that said we handle cases from as small as retail theft all the way up to the most serious charges of rape and...
As a DUI lawyer in Cook County, Illinois, I have seen my fair share of events when the DUI case comes up for trial. One of the most frustrating things can happen when the police officer fails to appear in court for trial. When this happens, the State will normally ask for a continuance and the ju...
This post should highlight some issues faced by persons charged with their second DUI in Illinois. As a DUI lawyer in Chicago, I have seen thousands of cases including many when a client is charged with a second DUI offense.
As criminal defense attorneys who represent clients charged with drug offenses, we have seen much over the years. We have represented police officers charged with crimes and defendants who alleged that the police were corrupt. Recently, one of our clients was arrested by the Schaumburg Police Dep...
As a DUI lawyer in Schaumburg who practices in the entire Chicagoland area, I often come across cases where a person is charged with a DUI after being stopped for a bogus reason. I have seen clients charged with DUI when their only violation initially was traveling 3 miles over the speed limit. I...
In summary, a Chicago Police Office arrested out client, M.G., for coming out of a liquor store, entering his vehicle and attempting to drive away. According to the officer, out client drove up on the sidewalk with both right tires and when the officers stopped our client, he then drove another 6...
As a DUI lawyer in Chicago, I very often see clients who submitted to a breathalyzer exam at the Chicago Police department and even in the suburbs like Schaumburg, Illinois. The question they ask is can they beat the driving while under the influence charge even though they submitted to a breatha...
From Schaumburg DUI lawyer Michael T. Norris' perspective, lots! Mike was inundated with calls from people who were arrested over the Christmas and New Year's Eve weekends for driving under the influence of alcohol charges. The thing that most of them wanted to know was, “What do I do once I have...
As a Chicago DUI lawyer, I recently came across the question as to whether a Chicago taxi driver loses his chauffeur's license in the City of Chicago for a DUI. Even if the taxi driver is arrested outside the City of Chicago, the question still remains…I spoke to no less than 10 different DUI att...
