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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

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

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

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

November 20, 2001 | People v. Allen H. Allen H. believed that he had been wrongly charged with a DUI after he had been involved in a motor vehicle accident on Chicago ‘s north side. At trial, attorney Harold L. Wallin was able to successfully impeach the testimony of both the Chicago sergeant and the Read More

September 5, 2001 | People v. Richard S. Because it was his second arrest for DUI, Richard S. was facing mandatory revocation of his license after being arrested following an automobile accident in Broadview , Illinois . The case looked bad for him because he had scored 0.22 on the breath test. First, attorney Wallin Read More

July 25, 2001 | People v. Marek S. Marek S., a truck driver, had been working almost non-stop for 24 hours before he accompanied his family to a party. While at the party he had one beer. His 18 year old daughter was going to drive the family home, but she was afraid to pull Read More

June 19, 2001 | People v. Minnie K. After Minnie K. was involved in a motor vehicle accident, she went with the other driver to a nearby police station to file a report. While at the station, an officer had a “hunch” that Ms. K. might be under the influence of alcohol. He asked Ms. Read More

June 6, 2001 | People v. Robert P. CASE I: June 6, 2001 : People v. Robert P. (Cook County) Robert P. was driving home from an afternoon at an Indiana casino boat when he was pulled over by a Chicago police officer for driving 30 miles over the speed limit. The officer claimed in Read More

October 2, 2000 | People v. Corey A. Corey A. went out to a nightclub with his friends and drank a few beers. He didn’t think he was intoxicated, so he took the breath test — only to score 0.14, nearly twice the legal limit. Because of his driving background, his driver’s license would be Read More