Leonard Trial Lawyers Legal Blog

Leonard Trial Lawyers recently successfully represented a University of Illinois student who was facing disciplinary action by the University, including possible dismissal, arising out of allegations that the client had purportedly engaged in a non-consensual...

Leonard Trial Lawyers client Tim Norman testifies in Sweetie Pie's trial: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sweetie-pie-s-star-tim-norman-takes-the-stand-in-his-own-murder-for-hire/article_6aa096be-cb51-5d27-8e63-b50b00a9bd4b.html  

An update on the Sweetie Pie's Tim Norman trial: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/move-witness-in-sweetie-pie-s-murder-says-she-stepped-aside-before-victim-was-killed/article_dbc61c8e-771e-5a5d-b6d8-5a4fe4f669b8.html  

Opening arguments recapped in Sweetie Pie's/Tim Norman federal trial in St. Louis: https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/trial-begins-in-killing-of-miss-sweetie-pies-grandson/article_2aab53ec-dd0c-5571-a982-8986e47b2bc6.html  

On The Eve Of Chicago Federal Court Gun Trial, All Charges Against Defendant Are Dismissed And Defendant Is Released From Custody To Re-Join His Family Federal criminal defense attorneys Gabrielle R. Sansonetti of the Law Office of Gabrielle R. Sansonetti and Michael...

All Federal Criminal Charges Are Dismissed Against Defendant After 5-Year Battle. On June 30, 2022, Judge Andrea Wood entered an Order dismissing all charges brought against the Defendant by federal prosecutors in the United States District Court for the Northern...

Chicago Federal criminal attorney, Michael Leonard, obtained his client’s immediate release from custody and dismissal of ALL federal charges against him after a three year battle. On May 12, 2022, in Federal District Court in Chicago, the Court - Judge Blakey -...

What Kinds Of Cases Does A Felony Lawyer Typically Handle? The types of cases that a felony lawyer typically handles are wide-ranging. A criminal felony charge typically means one that carries a punishment of one year or longer in prison. In addition, a felony lawyer...

Which Is Better: A Criminal Defense Law Firm Or A Criminal Defense Lawyer? I am often asked, when meeting with a potential new client regarding criminal charges they are facing, whether they should be focusing on hiring a criminal defense law firm versus the criminal...

In order to legitimately defend against money laundering charges, a best-practice Chicago defense attorney must know a bit more about the subject than the education provided by the red-hot Netflix series “Ozark.” However, candidly, Ozark might present the subject in a...