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January 6, 2012 | People v. K.N. (Skokie) Client K.N. did not want to go to trial.  But attorney Harold Wallin was convinced that the evidence in her case was insufficient for a conviction.  He convinced Ms. N. to take the case to trial. . Here are her comments, posted on another website:  “I just Read More

August 31, 2011 | People v. R.D. (Chicago Felony) Mr. D. was driving through Chicago to pick up his girlfriend when he was stopped at a roadside safety check (also known as a DUI checkpoint or roadblock).  This quickly lead to Mr. D.’s fourth DUI case, and it was quickly upgraded to a felony by Read More

December 3, 2010 | People v. J.B. (Bridgeview) Police Officer J.B. was off-duty at a suburban bar when he got involved in an argument with another patron over a woman.  Local police were called to the scene, and after everything was calmed down, one of the officers warned Mr. B. not to drive home.  After Read More

August 17, 2010 | People v. L.S. (Chicago, Felony) Client L.S. was visiting his hometown of Chicago around Christmas, 2009.  He was found asleep behind the wheel of his rental car on Michigan Avenue, and charged with Aggravated DUI because of two prior DUIs and a revoked drivers license.  Because Mr. S. had an established Read More

December 2, 2009 | People v. J.O. (Skokie) Mr. O. was driving home after working long hours as a busboy at a bar/restaurant.  He was in his early 20s and was driving his father’s Jaguar, which probably attracted the attention of police. Mr. O. had never had a DUI before.  Yet he was charged with Read More

November 12, 2009 | People v. T.W. (Markham) T.W., a postal worker, went to a party in the south suburbs.  He was unfamiliar with the roads there and needed help to get back to the highway so he followed another vehicle that was leaving the party.  Mr. W. was pulled over by the Park Forest Read More

August 18, 2009 | People v. A.M. (Chicago A.M. is a good example of the saying “no good deed goes unpunished.”  She was the designated driver for a night out with a friend.  On their way home, her intoxicated friend began vomiting inside A.M.’s new car.  When she didn’t proceed immediately after her traffic light Read More

June 23, 2009 | People v. B.H. (Chicago) B.H. was in danger of losing her job after she was charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a collision on the Chicago Skyway.  Attorney Harold L. Wallin took the case to trial, and was able to take advantage of several inconsistencies between the Read More

February 2, 2009 | People v. J.C. (Chicago) J.C. was arrested and charged with DUI by a local university police department after a property damage accident.  Mr. Wallin obtained over six hours of videotape of his client in the police station, and multiple drafts of police reports, including memos suggesting “corrections” to earlier drafts.  The Read More

August 1, 2008 | People v. J.G. After a long, hard work week, Mr. G., a journalist, went out to his favorite downtown nightclub, where he networked, danced, and had two glasses of wine.  An acquaintance of his wanted a ride, so Mr. G. told him that he would wait for him outside where he Read More