Legal News for Springfield, Illinois

Sangamon County

Click here to submit your case for free publication

United States of America v. Donald R. Felton

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine. On May 21, 2019, two law enforcement officers inter- viewed a confidential source. The confidential source told the officers that Donald Felton had made several trips to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase methamphetamine for ... More...

(11-25-2025 - IL)
State of Illinois v. Sean Grayson

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Sean Grayson was charged with the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was shown in bodycam footage being shot in her home by the Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. ... More...

(10-20-2025 - IL)
Aubrey Heasley v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company

Springfield, Illinois, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract claim. ... More...

(09-16-2025 - IL)
United States of America v. Donald Dorosheff

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. * * * The federal "Take It Down Act" addresses non-consensual sharing of intimate images and computer-generated deepfakes. It establishes civil and criminal penalties for publishing or threatening to share such content. Platforms are required to remove covered content w... More...

(07-25-2025 - IL)
Jonathan Morrison v. XPO Logistrics Freight, Inc.

Springfield, Missouri pro se litigant sued on a civil rights employment discrimination theory.... More...

(07-25-2025 - IL)
United States of America v. Todd Sheffler

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to deprive the civil rights , conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct, falsification of documents. Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of beating inmate Larry Earvin to death. ... More...

(01-10-2025 - IL)
United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from his patients, injecting them with adulterated drugs, and performing surgery without proper pain management. Jenson also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine. Dentist Sentenced to 15 Ye... More...

(12-20-2024 - IL)
The People of the State of Illinois v. Chad Martin

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. On September 17, 2019, defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea to first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 2018)) in Sangamon County case No. 18-CF-1085 and aggravated robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-1(b) (West 2018)) in case No. 17-CF-767. In exchange, the State d... More...

(11-15-2024 - IL)
The People of the State of Illinois v. Durell N.

Springfield, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in termination of parental rights case. In June 2021, the State filed a petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging D.N. was neglected in that her environment was injurious to her welfare due to (1) domestic violence between respondent and D.N.'s mother and (2) D.N.'s mother's drug use. 705 ILCS 4... More...

(11-15-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Phillip C. Mayfield

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine ... More...

(11-08-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Donte Clausell

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and Violating His Supervised Release ... More...

(11-04-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Alvin D. Billups

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon ... More...

(10-28-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Christopher Harris

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Central Illinois ... More...

(09-20-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Ashantae Corruthers

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Purchasing Firearm Used to Shoot and Kill Champaign, Illinois, Police Officer ... More...

(08-13-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Erik Richard Jones; Mitchell Allen Melega

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, and Money Laundering ... More...

(07-25-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Gerald Duran

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft ... More...

(07-19-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Christopher Wallace

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Associated with Street Gang ... More...

(07-17-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Walter Geovanni Arteta-Gonzalez; Santos Fernando Zepeda-Arteta

Springfield, Ill criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Firearms in Springfield ... More...

(07-12-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Sam McCann

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Use of Campaign Funds, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion ... More...

(07-10-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. James Simons

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Crimes Against Children ... More...

(04-26-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Scott Young

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine ... More...

(04-26-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Scott A. Young

Springfield, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine ... More...

(04-26-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Curtis Kelly

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with .... More...

(04-24-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Curtis Kelly

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine.... More...

(04-24-2024 - IL)
United States of America v. Navell J. White

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon .... More...

(04-19-2024 - IL)
Find a Lawyer
Find a Case
AK Morlan
Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher