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Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

Howard J. Wise, the owner of the Illinois-based Law Offices of Howard J. Wise & Associates, is a criminal defense attorney who stands ready to assist clients in many different areas of the law, including criminal appeals, DUI, misdemeanors, traffic violations, and felonies. Mr. Wise began his legal career at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as the assistant state attorney, where he was able to gain unique prosecutorial experience. He then transitioned to criminal defense and currently devotes his practice exclusively to protecting the rights of those accused of crime.

The concept of DUI checkpoints has always stood on shaky legal grounds. Many civil rights groups have contested it on the grounds that it offers police the opportunity to profile who they choose to pull over and constitutes a violation of Fourth Amendment rights. A recent article in the Chicag...

If you've been convicted, accused, or arrested for a crime in the past, chances are you would like to leave all that behind you. Increasingly, however, employers are running background checks not just on potential hires, but even on their employees. Leaving past mistakes behind may prove diffic...

From swanky boutiques on Michigan Avenue to family-run bodegas in Humboldt Park, Chicago retailers of all squares are being hit hard by shoplifting. Ever year in Illinois and other states across the country, shoplifters cost businesses billions of dollars in lost merchandise. In response to the ...

Recent years have seen a heated national debate on the best way to deal with sex crimes committed on college campuses. An Illinois bill introduced by state Rep. David Harris is one of the many legislative efforts across the country to address the growing concern. The bill, titled “Investigations...

Chicago cops are notoriously tough on prostitution and related criminal activities. So tough, in fact, they're showing other departments how it's done. Officers from the Cook County department are coaching law enforcement officers from around the country on their approach to tackling prostitutio...

Domestic violence crimes have been getting a fair amount of attention from both the media and local lawmakers in recent years, and prosecutors have become incredibly aggressive when it comes to handling accusations of domestic violence. But while domestic violence is a very serious concern in C...

Most of us have probably seen those old blood alcohol concentration (BAC) charts that detail how many drinks it takes for someone to be over the legal limit. Partially because of these charts – which are meant to teach people to drink more responsibly and drive safely – many people believe that...

The majority of the transactions people do, on a day-to-day basis, are conducted using the internet. Individuals, groups, companies, and even government organizations use the internet to conduct business, secure and store data, transfer funds, and more. Thus it is no surprise that there are numer...

When an individual gets probation as part or all of a sentence for a misdemeanor or felony offense, the sentence is either an alternative penalty to being incarcerated, or as part of their criminal sentence that will follow jail or prison time. Individual probation terms are dictated by the court...

When an individual has been convicted of a criminal offense there is no question they will be facing fines, incarceration, probation or other penalties. If there is reason to believe that the final decision of the court was unconstitutional, unjust, or was reached after some form of administrativ...

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For many years, three tests have primarily dominated on-the-spot police pull-overs when an individual is suspected of drinking and driving. The Nystagmus, Walk and Turn, and One Leg Stand tests are frequently employed by police officials who are looking to quickly determine whether or not an indi...

Driving under the influence is a serious crime which will be punished accordingly if you are officially found guilty and convicted of DUI. However, drinking and driving is not always the same as driving under the influence. In fact, some arrests are made for persons who have been suspected of dri...