Ted P. Hammel

Attorney Ted P. Hammel is the founder and owner of Hammel Law Offices P.C. in Joliet, Illinois. A top-rated, award-winning trial attorney with more than 30 years of legal experience, Mr. Hammel focuses his practice primarily on criminal defense, and he provides effective, aggressive advocacy and support to clients throughout Will County and the surrounding areas who are dealing with pressing legal challenges involving any of the following:

·       Aggravated speeding and other traffic-related violations

·       Driver's license suspensions and revocations and license restoration

·       DUI defense

·       Juvenile delinquency

In addition to criminal defense, Mr. Hammel also handles cases involving landlord-tenant law and family law on a select basis. No matter his clients' needs or the complexities involved with their cases, Mr. Hammel delivers highly personalized counsel and dedicated support throughout all legal proceedings to help his clients make the best-informed decisions, and he has gained a reputation for his tenacity and resolve in ensuring they achieve the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Hammel has earned a Top 10 Ranking from the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys as well as a Top 10 DUI Defense Attorney designation from Attorney and Practice Magazine. He has also received "Superb, 10 out of 10 client" ratings on Avvo and the site's Clients' Choice award along with the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys for several years.

A 1985 graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr. Hammel attended the UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1989. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and he has extensive experience handling appeals before the Illinois Court of Appeals and the Illinois Supreme Court.

An active participant in his legal community, Mr. Hammel is a member of the Will County and Illinois State Bar Associations as well as the National and Illinois Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers, among his other professional affiliations.