Your Case. Our Cause.
Best Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard interviewed on the Trust Radio podcast by attorney Steven Leahy for YouTube and Vimeo. Mike discusses his career as a trial lawyer. Here are the links and here is the ad for it: https://youtu.be/MUiHwXU5lBw...
Top Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard on Acceptance of Responsibility under the proposed Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines. One of the benefits to a defendant who pleads guilty to a federal criminal offense is the subtraction of points from the...
As a Chicago Criminal Lawyer, Michael Leonard addresses proposed Illinois legislation limiting search and seizures based solely on the "smell" of cannabis/marijuana. It is not often that the Illinois legislature, or any legislature at all, seeks to enact a law that...
Top Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard on proposed Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments regarding Criminal History. As indicated in a prior blog, the United States Sentencing Commission has made certain recommendations regarding proposed Amendments to...
As a Federal lawyer, I have been asked to comment on the proposed Amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines regarding Compassionate Release. The Amendments with regard to Compassionate Release, are just one part of the overall proposed Amendments. However, I will...
Top White Collar Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard on WGN Radio on Saturday April 8, 2023. Mike appeared on Jon Hansen's "Let's Get Legal," on WGN Radio 720 on Saturday April 8, 2023. Mike and Jon discussed and analyzed a number of Federal and State Criminal law issues....
Top Federal criminal lawyer Michael Leonard discusses Trump Indictment. The Indictment unsealed today against former President Trump is underwhelming and weak. Surprisingly, it fails to provide either a strong statement of the facts underlying the charges, or more...
Michael Leonard of Leonard Trial Lawyers takes case to bench trial in Circuit Court of Cook County. In early February 2023, trial lawyer Michael Leonard represented his client in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County before Judge Mullen. The client was a...
Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of Leonard Trial Lawyers’ client. On March 29, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court entered an Order denying a Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by the Chicago Transit Authority - CTA. Thus, the Court denied the CTA’s request to...
Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard appeared on WGN Radio 720 John Williams' show on Friday March 31, 2023 to discuss the Trump Indictment. Mike explained to John and his listeners the apparent basis for the yet to be unsealed State Court (New York) criminal Indictment...