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The People of the State of Illinois v. Ramzallen Hankerson
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a defaced firearm and aggravated assault. Following a jury trial, defendant Ramzallen Hankerson was found guilty of possession of a defaced firearm and aggravated assault and sentenced to two years' probation on each charge, to be served concurrently. The jury also acquitted Hankerson on anothe...
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( 03-14-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Tavion Hodges
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon. At trial, evidence established that officers curbed defendant's vehicle in Chicago on September 6, 2021. As officers removed defendant from the vehicle, they saw what appeared to be a handgun "falling from his person." A firearm was recovered between "defend...
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( 03-10-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Deon Moore
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter. Following a bench trial, defendant Deon Moore was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon (UUWF) and sentenced to consecutive terms of 14 and 13 years in prison, respectively. On appeal, he contends the court abused its discretion i...
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( 03-10-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Rogelio Gomez
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful use of a weapon for carrying an "uncased, loaded, and immediately accessible" firearm. At around 11:30 p.m. on February 17, 2023, Officer Bernard Hernandez, Officer Jason Bulkley, and Officer Anthony Rosen were patrolling the Little Village neighborhood in a marked police squad car. It was a cold F...
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( 02-21-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Yale Schiff
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud. Suburban Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bank Fraud. YALE SCHIFF fraudulently obtained mortgage loans, vehicle loans,...
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( 01-27-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Yale Schiff
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained mortgage loans, vehicle loans, lines of credit, and credit cards Suburban Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bank Fraud ...
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( 01-27-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jose Ramirez-Arellano
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago In February 2022, JOSE R...
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( 01-23-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. S.M.A.
Chicago, Illinois family law lawyer represented a minor allegedly sexually abused. On January 8, 2020, the State filed two petitions for adjudication of wardship. The first petition alleged that M.T., born March 30, 2009, was neglected pursuant to section 2-3(1)(b) of the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(b) (West 2018)), and abused pursuant to section 2-3(2) (ii)and (iii) of the A...
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( 01-17-2025 - IL)

Gherasim and Lidia Stoia v. Cornelia and Daniel Cusniriuc
Chicago, Illinois civil litigation lawyers represented that parties in a condo la dispute. Defendants and plaintiffs live in a two-unit condominium building in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Plaintiffs own Unit One, which consists of the first floor and the basement, and defendants own Unit Two, which consists of the second floor. The mechanical equipment for defendants' Unit Two, which includes ...
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( 01-17-2025 - IL)

K&V Group, LLP v. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., et al.
Chicago, Illinois civil litigation lawyers will be representing United States of America qui tam claim against Walgreen claiming that it filled millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and then sought reimbursement for many of these prescriptions from various federal health care programs in violation the False Claims Act (FCA). Walgreens is one of the...
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( 01-17-2025 - IL)

Shanna Jordan v. Chicago Housing Authrity
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed to have been injured and damaged as a result of exposure to lead paint. Plaintiff and her children were exposed to dangerous lead levels for nearly a decade. In 2014, Shanna Jordan moved into the CHA-owned North Side-area apartment building at 7715 North Marshfield. At the time, her son Jahmir Collin...
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( 01-17-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Oleksandr Myronyuk
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. At trial, Chicago police officer V.M. Pineda testified that about 1:40 a.m. on November 15, 2022, he was on patrol driving a marked police vehicle. [1] At that time, his attention was drawn to a gray or silver BMW that was stopped at the light at the interse...
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( 01-13-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jauan Brown; Brianna Moore; Jauan Brown; William Davis
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking Four Chicago Residents Charged in Federal Court as Part of Drug Trafficking Investigation A drug trafficking investigation centered on th...
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( 01-10-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Guillermo Salgado
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Guillermon Salgado was accused of driving the wrong way on Palatine Road in Wheeling and killing Robert E. Gillen, age 53, on December 10, 2023....
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( 01-09-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Antonio Salgado; Octavio Alejandre Jr.; Armando Delgado
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Kidnapping in Chicago Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection With Violent Kidnapping in Chicago In 2015, ANTONIO SALGADO, OCTAVIO A...
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( 12-10-2024 - IL)

United States of America v. Brian Johnson
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking, Possession of Child Pornography, and Escaping From Custody Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking, Possession of Child Pornography, and Escaping From Custody...
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( 12-05-2024 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Robert Phillips
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal damage to property. Following a bench trial, defendant Robert Phillips was found guilty of one count of criminal damage to property (720 ILCS 5/21-1(a)(1) (West 2022)), sentenced to 12 months' supervision, and ordered to pay $133 in restitution. Key Phrases Criminal damage...
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( 12-05-2024 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Shaniqua B.
Chicago, Illinois family law lawyer represented mother in a parental rights termination action. The State petitioned in this case for the respondent Shaniqua B.'s four minor children- K.C., K.Y., K.F., and D.F.-to be adjudged wards of the court pursuant to section 2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/2-3 (West 2022)). Following an adjudication hearing, t...
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( 12-03-2024 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Calvin Williams
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the aggravated battery. On May 8, 2024, the State charged defendant, Calvin Williams, by felony complaint with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm to Danielle Weimerskirch; aggravated battery in a public place to Danielle Weimerskirch; and aggravated battery to a protected employee in that defendant caused great...
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( 12-02-2024 - IL)

United States of America v. Anthony Emeka Ibekie; Samuel Aniukwu
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conducting Online Inheritance and Romance Scams ...
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( 11-22-2024 - IL)

United States of America v. Jacob Balabuszko
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening Law Enforcement and Illegally Possessing Firearms ...
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( 11-22-2024 - IL)

United States of America v. Devontay Shields
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Allegedly Plotting To Abduct a Child in Florida ...
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( 11-19-2024 - IL)

Timothy R. Barz v. The Village of Hazel Crest Firefighters Pension Fund, et al.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented the parties a line of duty disability pension fund claim disputes. Barz was hired by the Village of Hazel Crest Fire Department (HCFD) in October 2011 as a firefighter/paramedic. On February 6, 2020, Barz applied for a line of duty disability pension and, alternatively, a non-duty pension. On August 17, 2021, the Boar...
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( 11-15-2024 - IL)

David Hayes v. Kraft Heinz Co., et al.
Chicago, Illinois consumer law lawyers are representing consumers of Kraft Heinz Mac and Cheese claiming its advertising that claims the produce contains no artificial preservatives. Plaintiffs David Hayes, Kamilah Galbreth, and Taylor Ambroisno (“Plaintiffs”) sued the Kraft Heinz Company and Kraft Heinz Ingredients Corporation (“Defendants,” or “Kraft...
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( 11-15-2024 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Antonio Vickers
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm where the evidence at trial was sufficient to support the jury's guilty verdicts, the trial court did not err in admitting identification evidence, defendant's trial counsel was not ineffective, and the trial court did not rely on an improp...
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( 11-01-2024 - IL)

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