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Illinois Criminal Defense Lawyers

13 distinguished criminal defense law attorneys in Illinois, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Gal Pissetzky

Criminal Defense Law

35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1980, Chicago, IL 60601

Gal Pissetzky devotes his life to defending the rights of those accused of a variety of state and federal criminal felony charges. Mr. Pissetzky has taken hundreds of cases to trial both before a jury and before a judge. He has litigated Fourth and Fifth Amendment motions in which law enforcement violated his clients Constitutional rights. Mr. Pissetzky has handled multi-issue complex trials and appeals. He has argued before the Illinois Supreme Court, as well as numerous Illinois and Federal Appellate Courts. His practice focuses on defending clients accused of white collar crimes, violent crime, and sex offenses, and large-scale drug crimes. He has been vigorously representing clients in both the state and federal court systems for well over a decade and a half. Located in Chicago, he represents clients throughout Illinois and the country. Mr. Pissetzky prides himself on providing superior client service. He is truly dedicated to protecting the rights of his clients.

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Gavriel Mairone

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

875 North Michigan Avenue, 3100, Chicago, IL 60611

Area of Practice: Counterterrorism and Human Rights Law Founder of MM~LAW LLC, a law firm dedicated to advancing private human rights law by representation of victims of international terrorism, crimes against humanity, and genocide in civil lawsuits to force accountability upon the financiers and aiders and abettors of the perpetrators of such crimes. Mairone has created a counterterrorism research group to support such litigation that conducts legal operational research on international money laundering and finance of jihadi terrorist organizations in Arabic, Farsi, English, French, German, Kurdish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Hebrew. He has over 35 years of legal experience specializing in international taxation and business planning and specializing over the last two decades in international human rights and humanitarian law, counterterrorism, transnational, and tort law. Mairone serves on the International Human Rights Committee of the American Bar Association and the Subcommittees on Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility. From 2012-2018, he volunteered as an ECOSOC delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Council. He is also a member the American Association for Justice, the American Society of International Law, and the International Legal Team of the Kurdish Regional Government Group for the Recognition of the Kurdish Genocide, in Washington D.C. and London. Admitted to practice: Illinois, Florida, New York and District of Columbia. Education: LL.M. Taxation, New York University Graduate School of Law; Juris Doctor Summa Cum Laude, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, B.A. Philosophy, Hebrew University and Spertus College of Judaica. Mairone is an expert in international money laundering and terrorist financing and a pioneer in the development of legal remedies available to victims of violations of international human rights law.

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Jason Stevens

Criminal Defense Law

102 S Evergreen Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Jason Stevens, is an attorney that specializes in criminal, DUI and traffic defense, driver license reinstatement, and sealing or expungement of criminal records. Mr. Stevens was admitted to the bar in November of 2003. Since being admitted to the Illinois bar, Mr. Stevens has handled hundreds of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, including DUI and other traffic offenses. Mr. Stevens is known for his trial skills both before judges and juries where he has a proven track record of not guilty findings. Mr. Stevens has defended criminal cases in Cook, Dupage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago, Will, Lee and Dekalb Counties. Mr. Stevens graduated cum laude from Illinois State University in December of 1999 with a degree in Criminal Justice. While attending Illinois State University Mr. Stevens was a member of the Criminal Justice Deans List and the Criminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society.

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Jed Stone

Jed Stone

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

325 Washington St, Waukegan, IL 60085, USA

Jed Stone is one of the nation’s leading criminal defense lawyers. He is known for vigorous, thorough and intelligent representation on behalf of his clients. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Jed has also been distinguished as one of Illinois’ leading criminal defense lawyers. To be so honored, attorneys must receive multiple recommendations from their peers in a statewide survey conducted by the American Research Corporation. Thousands of Illinois lawyers were asked, “To whom would you refer criminal matters if a friend or family member were in need of representation?” Jed Stone is one of these peer-selected lawyers.

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