Illinois DUI Defense Lawyers Near You | Compare Options

Illinois residents facing DUI defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern DUI defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Illinois classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Circuit Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI cases in Illinois knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

Choosing the right DUI defense attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how DUI defense law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Gary W. Wangler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Wangler Law Office
 114 Lincoln Place Court Suite #103 Belleville IL 62221-7884
(618) 206-6232
University of Illinois College of Law (1980)
English, French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Charles R. Garnati - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charles R. Garnati Lawyer at Law
 400 W. Jackson St. Suite D Marion IL 62959
(618) 998-0026
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
John P. Dickson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dickson Law Group, LLC
 4 E. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 317-5193
University of Chicago (2007)
English, Latin
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Arnold Pula - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6221 Northwest Highway, #201 Crystal Lake IL 60014
(847) 551-0033
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Nichols - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
 121 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 821-0246
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2015)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Alexander Ktenas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ktenas Law
 739 S Western Ave Suite E Chicago IL 60612
(312) 756-8600
Bar #bc9317df-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Richard Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 428 10008 Main St Hebron IL 60034
(815) 404-8522
DePaul College of Law (1987)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Alan Pearlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alan Pearlman Ltd.
 707 Skokie Blvd Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 205-4383
John Marshall Law School (1969)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
William Wolf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of William Wolf, LLC
 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1980 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 881-9899
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990)
English, Italian, Russian, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Debbie Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen Law LLC
 2720 Dundee Road Ste 304 Northbrook IL 60062
(312) 835-2996
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1997)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Brandon C. Mayberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brandon C. Mayberry
 400 W. Jackson St. Suite B Marion IL 62959
(618) 579-5250
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Brett A. Appelman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Appelman Law LLC
 50 S. Main St. Suite 200 Naperville IL 60540
(630) 717-7801
University of Wisconsin Law School (2005)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Salvatore Miglore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Salvatore C. Miglore & Associates
 310 South County Farm Road Suite F Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 933-8400
DePaul College of Law (1981)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Faraz Nayyar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joshua Reeves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Olson & Reeves, Lawyers at Law
 1015 Broadway Mount Vernon IL 62864
(618) 214-8674
Southern Illinois University School of Law (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Colby G. Hathaway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation
 306 West Church Street Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
Northern Illinois University (2009)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
Alexander Ivakhnenko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer Alexander Ivakhnenko
 370 West Dundee Road Wheeling IL 60090
(773) 562-8602
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2004)
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Bar #7b87029c-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Larry Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Davis Law Group, P.C.
 420 W Huron St #212 Chicago IL 60654
(847) 390-8500
DePaul University (1976)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Gerald Thomas Dietz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Gerald T Dietz
 625 W Rollins Rd Round Lake Beach IL 60073
(224) 338-8345
John Marshall (1999)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
Michael J. Gilmartin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilmartin Legal, LLC
 512 W. Burlington Suite 3 LaGrange IL 60525
(708) 469-7940
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Daniel J. Reynolds - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson & Walsh, Ltd.
 Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson & Walsh, Ltd. 132 S Water St., Ste. 610 Decatur IL 62523
(217) 428-0948
Saint Louis University School of Law (2010)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Ronald L. Bell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ronald L. Bell & Associates P.C.
 1113 S. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 204 Libertyville IL 60048
(847) 495-6000
The John Marshall Law School (1976)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Ray Choudhry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mid America Law Offices, Ltd.
 1515 5th Ave #430 Moline IL 61265
(309) 797-8000
Northwestern University School of Law (1974)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Stephen Komie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Komie & Associates
 134 North LaSalle Street Chicago IL 60602
(312) 263-2800
DePaul College of Law (1976)
English
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Warren J. Breslin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 401 N Wabash Ave #35F Chicago IL 60611
(312) 321-9070
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1979)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Juan Ooink - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ooink Law
 1947 Barrington Ave Bolingbrook IL 60490
(773) 720-9736
DePaul College of Law (2000)
Bar #d9cb5aeb-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
John Hensley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hensley Law Office
 One E. Main Street Suite 204 Champaign IL 61820
(217) 531-2180
DePaul University
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Evan Bruno - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bruno Law Offices LLC
 301 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801
(217) 328-6000
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (2009)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Juneitha S Shambee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 701 Main Street Suite 201A Evanston IL 60202
(773) 741-3602
Northern Illinois University (2009)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
John Paul Ivec - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24820 Caton Farm Rd. Plainfield IL 60586-9214
(815) 439-9909
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (1993)
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Francisco J. Botto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Botto Gilbert Lancaster - Lawyers at Law
 970 McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 338-3838
Northwestern University School of Law (1992)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Alexander B Blum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alexander Blum, Lawyer at Law
 P.O. Box 182 Northbrook IL 60065-0182
(224) 306-9529
University of Southern California (2000)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Wayne Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson, Ltd.
 17450 S Halsted St Ste 100 Homewood IL 60430
(815) 723-8800
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Kurt Larsen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kurt G. Larsen Lawyer at Law
 116 S. York Street, Suite 215 Elmhust IL 60126
(312) 909-1128
The John Marshall Law School (1992)
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Steven R. Roach - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Therman Law Offices, LTD.
 8501 W Higgins Rd #420 Chicago IL 60631
DePaul College of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Gregory J. Martucci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 40 S. Prospect St., Ste. 102 Roselle IL 60172
(630) 980-8333
The John Marshall Law School (1980)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Criminal Law
David Lee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David Lee
 2000 W Galena Blvd, Suite 202 Aurora IL 60506
(630) 796-7699
The John Marshall Law School (2000)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Kathryn L Harry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kathryn L. Harry & Associates, P.C.
 1200 Harger Rd Suite 830 Oak Brook IL 60523
(630) 472-9700
DePaul University (1989)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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