Harold Wallin participates in Sobriety Checkpoint roundtable
Are roadside sobriety checkpoints constitutional? Are they effective? Seven experts, including Harold Wallin, answer these and other questions in this article.
A Jury Win and a Client’s online review
This week, Harold Wallin successfully defended a client who was charged with DUI with a BAC of 0.156. The case, which was tried before a jury in Chicago at the Richard Daley Center, revolved around the accuracy of the breath test. The client’s comportment and demeanor, and his performance on field sobriety tests did not Read More
Tribune story about driving while revoked neglects to emphasize overly tough laws already on the books
In a story which was posted Saturday on the Chicago Tribune’s website, behind their paywall, presumably to appear in print on Sunday, there is yet another misguided attempt, egged on by west suburban police chiefs, to up the penalties on revoked drivers. I say yet again, because this has been going on for the last Read More
Harold Wallin named one of the Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers in Illinois
Harold L. Wallin has been selected as one of the Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers in Illinois.
Wallin’s August, September and October Victories
The Law Office of Harold L. Wallin reports the following victories for its clients in August, September and October of 2014: Nine clients had their statutory summary suspensions rescinded, in courthouses in Bridgeview, Chicago, Markham and Skokie. Two DUI clients had their cases dismissed, including one which was dropped after the judge found that the Read More
Wallin’s June and July victories
In June and July 2014, Mr. Wallin reports the following wins for his clients: five summary suspensions rescinded for clients at the following courthouses: one in Bridgeview, three in Chicago (Daley Center), and one in Waukegan (Lake County). Mr. Wallin obtained a finding of not guilty for a client at the Markham courthouse after a Read More
Wallin’s May Victories
In May, 2014, Mr. Wallin had the following victories: 1) A client in Maywood was found not guilty after a judge heard post-trial motions and determined that the evidence had been insufficient to prove that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol; 2 and 3) two clients, one in Chicago and another in Read More
Wallin’s April Victories
In April Mr. Wallin had the following victories: 1) A client in Markham had his three year summary suspension rescinded when Mr. Wallin successfully argued that his client had been arrested for DUI without reasonable suspicion to believe that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol; 2) a client in Skokie was found Read More
Wallin’s February and March Victories
In the past two months, Mr. Wallin reports the following victories for his clients: 1) A client who was facing license revocation for a second DUI was found not guilty by a judge in Bridgeview after a bench trial. The client had been stopped by Illinois State Police after he was spotted speeding on the Read More
Wallin’s January Victories
This January, the Law Offices of Harold L. Wallin was able to win rescission of three client’s Statutory Summary Suspensions: one for a client in Skokie and another for a client in Chicago, who both faced one year suspension for refusing a breath test, one for a client in Markham who faced a six month Read More