Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Chicago, IL

Honors/Awards:

• Profiled by Illinois Lawyers Care: http://www.illinoislawyerfinder.com/care/criminal-defense-lawyer-passionate-about-pro-bono-legal-work, 2015
• Young Lawyer of the Year, Illinois State Bar Association, 2014
• Won an award for being Newsletter Editor of the Traffic Laws and Courts newsletter for 5 years., 2013
• http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moneyforlunch/2012/08/30/money-for-lunch, Featured Expert Attorney on radio show, Money for Lunch, 2012
• Featured in the Texas based DUI blog dedicated to "the mighty female trial warriors who inhabit the world of DUI/DWI defense.", Women of NCDD: Sarah Toney, Women Defying Gravity, 2012

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board of Directors, DUI Defense Lawyers Association, 2014
• Secretary, Standing Committee on Law Office Management and Economics, 2014
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Newsletter, 2014
• Social Media Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2014
• Co-Chair, Social Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2014
• Appointed to Traffic Laws and Courts, 2014
• Appointed to the Marketing and Communications Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association, 2014
• Appointed to Law Office Management and Economics Standing Committee, 2014
• Appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2014
• Elected to the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly, 2013
• Confirmed by ISBA as a member of it's legal Political Action Committee: LAWPAC, 2013
• Ex Officio as Former Chair of the Traffic Laws and Courts Council, 2013
• Chair, Social Media and Publicity, Young Lawyers Division, 2013
• Appointed to Law Office Management & Economics Committee, 2013
• Appointed to the National College for DUI Defense Diversity Committee, 2012
• Board of Directors, LEAD Symposium, 2012
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Newsletter, 2012
• Chair, Traffic Laws and Courts Section of the ISBA, 2012
• Co-Chair, Social Committe, Young Lawyers Division, 2012
• Appointed to the Standing Committee on Law Office Management and Economics, 2012
• Co-Chair, YLD Holiday Party, 2012
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Newsletter, 2011
• Co-Chair, Social Committee of the Young Lawyer's Division, 2011
• Vice Chair, Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Laws and Courts, 2011
• Appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, 2011
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Newsletter, 2010
• Secretary, Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Laws and Courts Committee, 2010
• Appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2010
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Newsletter, 2009
• Editor, Traffic Laws and Courts Committee Newsletter, 2008
• Appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Laws and Courts Committee, 2008

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing to first year law students, 2013
• Taught 2nd and 3rd year law students on how to do a criminal case from start to finish, teaching the written and oral advocacy which goes along with it., Adjunct Professor, Advanced Writing for Criminal Law, 2013
• Spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association at a seminar for lawyers opening their own practice., Speaker, 2013
• Trained lawyers on how to do DUI suspension hearings, using real Chicago Police Officers as witnesses to demonstrate good cross examination., Speaker, Cross Examination Skills, Chicago Bar Association, 2012
• Spoke at the IACDL conference for DUI Defense Seminar. Served on a two person "Ask the Experts" panel where participants brought questions from their actual cases about blood and breath testing and how to get discovery., Speaker, DUI Defense Seminar, Ask the Experts Segment, Illinois Associating Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2012
• Guest speaker on CNN Radio, Featured Attorney, 2012
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2012
• Spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association CLE Fest, Speaker, 2012
• Spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association seminar on The Nuts and Bolts of Starting Your Own Law Firm, Speaker, 2012
• Spoke on a panel entitled Your New Legal Career giving advice to new lawyers on how to navigate their first year as lawyers., Speaker, Basic Skills for New Lawyers, Illinois State Bar Association, 2011
• Moderated a day long seminar on Basic Skills for new lawyers., Moderator, Basic Skills for New Lawyers, Illinois State Bar Association, 2011
• Lectured to attorneys about the DUI Statutory Summary Suspension Law in Illinois and provided a mock cross examination of a real Chicago Police Officer.  Also ran mock hearings with police officers for the attendees.  , Speaker, DUI/Summary Suspension Training, Chicago Bar Association, 2011
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2010
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2009
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2008
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2007
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor, 2006
• Adjunct Professor teaching Legal Writing and Writing Workshops to First Year law students., Adjunct Professor

Verdicts/Settlements:

• Not guilty, Domestic Battery, 2012
• Not guilty, Disorderly Conduct:Making False 911 Calls, 2012
• Appellate court denied State's appeal of suppression of blood evidence in a DUI case after oral argument., 2011
• Not guilty, 2 counts of DUI with a .16 breath test, Improper Lane Usage, 2011
• Not guilty, DUI (Skokie), 2011
• Not guilty, Aggravated DUI, Aggravated Battery of Police Officer, Improper Lane Usage, 2011

Representative Clients:

• Defended Judge David Hall in his DUI trial and the appeal of the suppression of his blood results. , 2011

Educational Background:

• Miami University, Bachelor's of Science in Education, 2000