Terence H. Campbell

Terence H. Campbell is a partner at the esteemed law firm Cotsirilos, Tighe, Streicker, Poulos & Campbell, L.L.P., in Chicago, Illinois. With over 28 years of trial experience, he focuses on white collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement, and criminal and civil appeals. He offers extensive counsel to executives, professionals, municipalities, businesses, labor unions, and individuals facing investigations and prosecutions involving a range of offenses, such as:

• Mail and wire fraud
• Medicare/Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute
• Health care fraud
• Securities fraud
• Conspiracy
• Environmental offenses
• Bank fraud
• Tax offenses,
• Price-fixing/bid-rigging
• Public corruption
• Antitrust
• Government contracts
• Labor law violations

Furthermore, Mr. Campbell is a seasoned representative in enforcement actions initiated by the SEC, CFTC, and other federal and state agencies. He has successfully defended lawyers before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, and clients accused of professional misconduct by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. He also manages all facets of federal and state criminal proceedings, guiding clients from the grand jury and investigative phases through trial, sentencing and appeals. His resolute efforts recently led to the complete acquittal of a client in a federal criminal fraud case upon appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Mr. Campbell graduated with a J.D. magna cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law in 1995, where he distinguished himself as a member of the Order of the Coif. Preceding his legal education, he attained a Bachelor of B.B.A. in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1989. Holding a license to practice law in Illinois since 1995, he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court, and has been admitted to practice in other federal courts around the country.

Mr. Campbell is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and thregularly engages in pro bono work. Notably, in 2009, he took on the case of a man he was able to prove had been wrongfully convicted based on a false confession extracted from him when he was a juvenile and who was serving a sentence of life without parole until his conviction was overturned in 2016 after having served 21 years in prison.  Mr. Campbell's client then obtained a Certificate of Innocence after the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court found the evidence proved his client was actually innocent".  Mr. Campbell then successfully pursued a Civil Rights lawsuit against the police department on behalf of his client which resulted one of the largest single-case settlements with the City of Chicago.  Mr. Campbell was also the lead attorney in pursuing a successful habeas petition for a federal death row inmate, who ultimately had his death sentence vacated.

Recognized by clients and peers for his exceptional judgment, strategic acumen and trial skills, Mr. Campbell has been recognized as a top white collar defense attorney. Chambers and Partners has consistently acknowledged his professional expertise through peer reviews. He has garnered several other prestigious accolades, including being designated as a Leading Lawyer in White Collar Criminal Defense in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers, honored as a top-tier White Collar Criminal Defense in Chicago by the Best Lawyers, and acknowledged among the Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.