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Chicago's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers obtain low sentence for their Defendant client in federal bank fraud prosecution. Michael Leonard and Matthew Chivari represented their client in a multi-year federal bank fraud prosecution arising of out the purchase and sale...
Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard on WGN's "Let's Get Legal" discussing sentencing of paramedic in Elijah McClain case. On Saturday, March 2, 2024, Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard joined host Jon Hansen on WGN Radio 720 to discuss the latest trending...
Chicago's Best Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers obtain complete dismissal of "felon in possession" case based upon Bruen. In United States v. Eatman, Leonard Trial Lawyers represented a defendant who was charged under Federal law with violating 18 U.S.C., Section...
Best Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard appears on WGN's "Let's Get Legal" with Jon Hansen Sunday February 18 2024. Mike joined host Jon Hansen's broadcast on WGN Radio AM 720 to discuss the most interesting criminal and civil cases of the week. Mike and Jon took a deep...
Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyers explain the differences between the Trump and Biden classified document cases. There have been a lot of questions raised as to why former President Trump was criminally charged in connection with his retention of classified documents,...
Top Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard explains recidivism and sentencing. One of the issues that often arises in federal criminal cases, particularly during a sentencing hearing, is the concept of "recidivism." What does that mean and why does it matter?...
Michael Leonard of Leonard Trial Lawyers recently concluded the sentencing hearing of a Defendant who had been charged by federal prosecutors with allegedly operating a business they claimed was a form of a "Ponzi" scheme. Federal prosecutors argued that a sentence in...
Top Federal Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard on Substitution of Judges in Federal criminal cases. Many Defendants have prior experience at the State Court level with criminal matters. The Rules and procedures in State Court are substantially different than those that...
Leading Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard explains Appellate Court Opinion on Trump Gag Order. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") recently issued its Opinion arising out of the "gag order" entered by...
Top Federal Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard explains use of RICO for gang prosecutions. Increasingly, particularly within the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), federal prosecutors have been utilizing the Federal Racketeer...