Harold Lewis Wallin

Harold L. Wallin is a lawyer based in Chicago, whose practice includes both criminal defense and personal injury claims. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Washington University School of Law. He is a member of the Illinois Bar and the Federal Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Wallin is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Illinois Lawyer & Substance Abuse Counselor Association. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Traffic Laws & Courts. Mr. Wallin is also serves as a member of the executive committee of the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee and serves as an arbitrator in the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration program. Mr. Wallin’s experience includes hundreds of trials, hearings and/or arbitrations.

He was rated a "Super Lawyer" by Thomson-Reuters, and given a perfect “10 out of 10” ("Superb”) by AVVO, the attorney rating website.

For the last four years, Mr. Wallin has been chosen by the ratings website “ThreeBestRated” as one of Chicago’s Top Three DWI (DUI) Lawyers. He also made Expertise.com's list of “Chicago’s Top Criminal Defense Attorneys.”

Mr. Wallin has been cited as one of “Illinois’s Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers” by The National Trial Lawyers.

His official web page can be found at: http://www.illinoisduilawyer.com/

Washington University School of Law

J.D. (1994) | Law

1991 - 1994

Honors: Law Student Award

Activities: Pro Bono Society

University of Chicago

B.A. (1987) | Sociology

1983 - 1987

Honors: Dean's List, 1986 and 1987

Activities: DOC Film Society

Solo Practitioner

The Law Offices of Harold L. Wallin

2000 - Current

As a sole practitioner, I have handled over a thousand litigation matters,including personal injury, criminal defense and administrative hearings, from client intake through trial or settlement, including motion practice, depositions, and pre-trial hearings. I have been lead counsel on 30 jury trials and over 150 bench trials. In addition, I have handled hundreds of arbitrations, pre-trial motions, depositions, or administrative hearings. Criminal cases include criminal sexual assault and abuse, UUW, PSM, PCS, strong-arm robbery, burglary, felony and misdemeanor DUI, and battery.

Associate

Richard Cohen & Associates

1995 - 2000

Responsibilities included: Handling heavy caseload including personal injury, criminal, matrimonial and contract issues from initial investigation to trial, including discovery, settlements, arbitrations, preliminary hearings and trials. This includes jury and bench and numerous depositions, arbitrations, pre-trial evidentiary hearings and administrative hearings.

Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2014 - Current

Illinois State Bar  # 84114

Member

1994 - Current

Chicago Bar Association  # 907182

Member

1994 - Current

Activities: Judicial Evaluation Committee. Currently serving on the executive committee.

Illinois

Illinois

Since 1994

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
  i accept all major credit or debit cards
• Contingent Fees
  I accept contingency fees for civil cases, such as personal injury, auto accidents, slip and falls or medical malpractice.

• Car Accidents