Top Lawyers Answering Illinois Legal Questions (2025)

Cheryl Powell

1. Cheryl Powell

Family Law, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Probate, Collections, Landlord Tenant
Mt Vernon, IL
5,440 points
Level: 7
All Time Points: 46,324
Charles Candiano

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Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
Chicago, IL
3,540 points
Level: 7
All Time Points: 24,952
Theodore J. Harvatin

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DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets
Springfield, IL
2,030 points
Level: 7
All Time Points: 29,277
W. Scott Hanken

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Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets
Springfield, IL
470 points
Level: 5
All Time Points: 1,850
Brian W. Reidy

5. Brian W. Reidy

Divorce, Family Law
Orland Park, IL
420 points
Level: 5
All Time Points: 1,817
Bryan R. Bagdady

6. Bryan R. Bagdady

Business Law, Collections, Estate Planning, Probate, Trademarks
Chicago, IL
380 points
Level: 5
All Time Points: 2,963
Josh Friedman

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Employment Law
Chicago, IL
230 points
Level: 3
All Time Points: 385
David Giffin

8. David Giffin

Family Law, Divorce, Estate Planning, Traffic Tickets
Urbana, IL
180 points
Level: 3
All Time Points: 336
David Drwencke

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Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI
Chicago, IL
150 points
Level: 2
All Time Points: 150
David J. Winer

10. David J. Winer

DUI & DWI, Criminal Law, Traffic Tickets
Waukegan, IL
130 points
Level: 5
All Time Points: 1,768
David Nachman Byer

11. David Nachman Byer

Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law
Northfield, IL
110 points
Level: 3
All Time Points: 265
James G. Ahlberg

12. James G. Ahlberg

Family Law, Divorce, Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Arbitration & Mediation, Landlord Tenant, Legal Malpractice
Rochelle, IL
100 points
Level: 7
All Time Points: 35,793
Julia Sverdloff

13. Julia Sverdloff

Immigration Law
Chicago, IL
80 points
Level: 4
All Time Points: 615
Robert Shipley

14. Robert Shipley

Construction Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury
Chicago, IL
50 points
Level: 5
All Time Points: 2,958
Stephen Sotelo

15. Stephen Sotelo

Real Estate Law, Probate
Naperville, IL
50 points
Level: 4
All Time Points: 556
Michael McCready

16. Michael McCready

Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
Chicago, IL
50 points
Level: 3
All Time Points: 260
Andy Hale

17. Andy Hale

Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Chicago, IL
50 points
Level: 2
All Time Points: 200
Robert H. Hanaford

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Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury
Naples, FL
50 points
Level: 2
All Time Points: 175
Alexander C. Ion

19. Alexander C. Ion

Business Law, Construction Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Employment Law, Gov & Administrative Law, Health Care Law, Real Estate Law, Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Rolling Meadows, IL
50 points
Level: 1
All Time Points: 50
Jeffrey R. Kulwin

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Employment Law, Business Law, Civil Rights
Chicago, IL
50 points
Level: 2
All Time Points: 100
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