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As a Federal crime attorney, Michael Leonard was recently featured on top true crime podcast One Minute Remaining. The podcast regularly examines "stories from the inmates." In other words, One Minute Remaining takes a deep dive into cases from the point of view of...
As a Federal crime lawyer, I have often asked how trying civil jury cases makes for a better criminal jury trial lawyer. The answer is quite simple: trying jury cases of any kind, if approached the correct way, is always going to increase one's ability to try cases of...
As a federal criminal defense attorney, I obtained the dismissals in 2022 prior to trial of all counts and charges in several federal criminal prosecutions. Obtaining the dismissal of all federal charges brought against a client, prior to trial, is quite satisfying....
As a top federal criminal attorney, I have been asked to explain the application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in recent high-profile cases. These cases include those involving the Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were television stars on the reality television...
As a federal defense attorney, I have been asked over the past week to explain the appointment of Special Counsel in the Trump investigations. First, in general, at the federal lever, a Special Counsel (sometimes referred to as a "Special Prosecutor"), is a lawyer...
A top federal defense lawyer is often asked whether he frequently engages in federal criminal jury trials. Clients ask about this level of experience for several reasons. Clients sometimes hear or read that a federal defense lawyer does not actually go to trial on a...
As a top federal lawyer, I have been recently asked to explain the federal civil disorder statute. First of all, the federal civil disorder statute can be found at 12 United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 231. The statute makes the following conduct a federal crime: 1)...
Michael Leonard of Leonard Trial Lawyers was one of the featured presenters at the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers annual violent crimes seminar on November 19, 2022 at Chicago Kent Law School. Mike spoke about his experiences representing...
As a leading Chicago criminal lawyer, I am often asked to explain the Illinois Hate Crimes statute to those who have been, or potentially might be, charged under that Act. As an initial matter, the Illinois law is not the same as the Federal Hate Crimes statute. The...
A best federal criminal lawyer explains the Federal "Hate Crime" statute. It can be found at 18 U.S.C., section 249. The first part of the statute applies to those who are members of law enforcement, as well as those who are not. In other words, this portion of the...