Blog Category: Criminal Defense

• Will You Go to Jail for Domestic Violence if Your Wife is Pregnant?

   Posted on May 07, 2025

• What Happens to an Illinois Minor Convicted of a Sex Crime?

   Posted on April 24, 2025

• What Happens if You Sell a Prescription Drug in Illinois?

   Posted on April 09, 2025

• How Can a Prosecutor Prove Something is Drug Paraphernalia?

   Posted on September 24, 2024

• Mental Health's Role in Criminal Defense Strategies

   Posted on April 17, 2024

• False Accusations and Wrongful Arrest in Illinois

   Posted on March 19, 2024

• Can You Get a Retail Theft Charge Dropped?

   Posted on January 30, 2024

• Contesting Your Traffic Citation During a Car Accident

   Posted on December 29, 2023

• What to Do When You Get Arrested For Someone Else’s Drugs

   Posted on November 29, 2023

• The Illinois Criminal Process for Domestic Violence Defendants

   Posted on October 30, 2023

• Illinois Supreme Court Allows for the Elimination of Cash Bail

   Posted on August 10, 2023

• Alternatives to Sentencing for Illinois Drug Crime Convictions

   Posted on July 11, 2023

• Consequences of OWI Charges in Wisconsin

   Posted on May 09, 2023

• Proposed Bill Would Limit Police Searches in Traffic Stops for Suspected Cannabis DUI

   Posted on April 11, 2023

• Illinois Bill Introduced to Stop Schools From Calling Police on Students for School Infractions

   Posted on March 10, 2023

• Can a Felony Conviction Prevent You From Obtaining a Passport?

   Posted on February 06, 2023

• Illinois Courts Delay Implementing Pretrial Fairness Act

   Posted on January 12, 2023

• Rolling Meadows Bond Hearing Lawyer

   Posted on February 16, 2017

• Skokie Bond Hearing Lawyer

   Posted on February 16, 2017

• Lake County Bond Hearing Lawyer

   Posted on February 15, 2017

• Probation for Criminal Cases in Lake County Illinois (Waukegan Courthouse)

   Posted on January 24, 2017

• Man Exonerated of Murder Suing Lake County Officials for False Conviction

   Posted on May 05, 2016

• Is It Legal to Record the Police in Illinois?

   Posted on April 28, 2016

• Should You Accept a Plea Bargain?

   Posted on March 29, 2016

• Election Results: Cook County to Choose New Top Prosecutor

   Posted on March 17, 2016

• Beyond Jail: Other Consequences of a Misdemeanor Conviction

   Posted on February 19, 2016

• Public Indecency Laws in Illinois

   Posted on January 13, 2016

• What You Need to Know About Probation

   Posted on January 06, 2016

• Continuing to Fight After You Have Been Convicted

   Posted on November 26, 2015

• Police Dogs Around Your Home Without a Warrant

   Posted on July 24, 2015

• Understanding Your Rights against an Illegal Search

   Posted on March 27, 2015

• Doctors Propose Stronger Prescription Monitoring to Combat Drug Abuse

   Posted on February 27, 2015

• "This Is My Damn Block": Hate Crime Charges in Illinois

   Posted on November 27, 2014

• State Supreme Court Rules Eavesdropping Act is Unconstitutional

   Posted on April 27, 2014

• New Federal Commission Formed to Develop National Forensic Standards

   Posted on February 20, 2014

• Study Slams Federal Prosecutors for Intimidating Defendants into Taking Plea Bargains

   Posted on January 31, 2014

• New Illinois Law Aims to End Wrongful Convictions

   Posted on December 05, 2013

• Mother Files Civil Suit in Hazing Incident

   Posted on November 27, 2013

• What Happens if I Get Arrested in Illinois?

   Posted on October 26, 2013

• Expungement Process Illinois

   Posted on October 14, 2013

• Expungment Lawyer Chicago

   Posted on October 14, 2013

• Expungment Illinois

   Posted on October 14, 2013

• Cook County Criminal Court

   Posted on October 14, 2013

• Prospect Heights, Illinois Domestic Battery and Violence Attorney Matthew R. Gebhardt examines the offense of Domestic Battery and Domestic Violence and their penalties under the laws of the State of Illinois.

   Posted on October 07, 2013