COURT TRANSLATOR TO WALLIN: YOU’RE THE BEST

December 23, 2003 | People v. S.K Mr. K. was stopped by an Illinois State Police sergeant for speeding on I-294 as he was traveling home from a business dinner. The officer suspected Mr. K. of being under the influence and had him perform three field sobriety tests. Mr. K. was arrested and charged with Read More

JUDGE COMMENDS MR. WALLIN’S ZEALOUS REPRESENTATION OF CLIENT!

December 5, 2003 | People v. Adam R . Mr. R., a successful real estate developer, was driving home one night when he was stopped by the Wheeling police and charged with a DUI. Because of a prior DUI, Mr. R. was facing mandatory revocation of his driver’s license. On December 5, 2003 , the Read More

INJURIES FROM CRASH CREATE REASONABLE DOUBT!

December 3, 2003 | People v. Rodney P. Mr. P. had a very long day; after waking up at 3:00 a.m. to get to work by 5:00 a.m. , he put in a demanding day at work and then had to stay in town to attend an employee recognition dinner at night. As he was Read More

THREE YEAR SUSPENSION RESCINDED, DUI DROPPED!

March 13, 2003 | People v. Abbelino A. Late one night, Mr. A. was involved in a fender-bender accident in Elmwood Park . A local police officer was nearby and directed Mr. A. to drive to the nearby police station to complete an accident report. Once in the station, another officer decided to have Mr. Read More

WALLIN’S CROSS-EXAM LEADS TO NOT GUILTY

March 12, 2003 | People v. Antonio A. Coming home from an evening out, Mr. A. was stopped at a roadblock set up by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department. A sheriff suspected Mr. A. of driving while intoxicated and requested that he perform field sobriety tests, with results that the sheriff characterized as “failing.” Read More

ALL CHARGES DISMISSED IN CRASH CASE!

March 4, 2003 | People v. Clinton B. As Mr. B. was driving home some friends down a Chicago street, a large SUV ran a red light, causing a serious intersection collision. Mr. B.’s sedan was knocked into a wall and he was stunned when his air bags deployed. A few minutes later, he was Read More

COURT FINDS EVIDENCE LACKING AND RULES NOT GUILTY

June 11, 2002 | People v. Jennie P. Jennie P. thought she would get help when a police officer came over to help her with her stalled car. Instead she was arrested and charged with a DUI. Because of another DUI that Jennie had many years ago, her license would be automatically revoked upon a Read More

OFFICER’S INCONSISTENCIES MEAN “NOT GUILTY”

June 7, 2002 | People v. York H. Mr. H. had pulled his car over to the curb to talk to a neighbor, when suddenly he was confronted by several police officers, who arrested both of them. Mr. H. was charged with a DUI. Because of his driving background, Mr. H. was faced with license Read More

CASE DISMISSED FOR CLIENT WHO BLEW .17 ON BREATH TEST

May 21, 2002 | People v. Andre W. Andre W.’s career was on the line after he was charged with his second DUI. He faced a one year suspension of his driving privileges, and even worse, revocation if he was found guilty. It didn’t help his chances that the breath test result was 0.173, over Read More

RETURNING CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY

March 19, 2002 | People v. David S. David, a former client, was charged with his second DUI in little over 18 months. He immediately called Harold Wallin to save his license from revocation. The officer testified that he observed Mr. S. disobey a “no left” sign, and enter into a convenience store. Attorney Wallin’s Read More