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Leading Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard explains UUW Charge. "UUW" charges are common in Illinois. UUW is the unlawful use of a...

Top Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyers explain the Hobbs Act. The Hobbs Act is named after former U.S. House of Representatives member Sam Hobbs. It...

Best Chicago Criminal Attorney Michael Leonard Analyzes Smollett Appellate Court Decision. Last week, the Illinois Appellate Court (First District)...

Leading Federal criminal defense lawyer Michael Leonard explains the third-party custodian concept. As addressed previous posts, one of the earliest...

Top Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard guest speaker for University of Iowa pre-law students. On November 30, 2023, Mike was the guest speaker for the...

Top Chicago Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard on WGN Radio 720's "Let's Get Legal" with Jon Hansen. Mike, Jon, and fellow attorney Patrick Dolan...

Best Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard on the differences between the Federal Rules of Evidence and State Rules of Evidence. The Federal Rules of...

Top Federal Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard discusses Bruen 922g felon in possession decision from Judge Gettleman. As discussed in prior posts, the...

Best Chicago Criminal Lawyers discuss proof beyond a reasonable doubt. One of the recurring issues that clients raise with us is the concept of...

Best Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard on federal wire fraud. Federal prosecutors commonly charge violations of the federal wire fraud statute as a...