ABOUT ME
Matt Keenan
Se habla español.
A criminal and school law attorney with over 24 years of experience, I have successfully represented clients all over the Chicago area. My practice includes DUI, felony, criminal, misdemeanor, homicide, internet crime, retail theft, traffic offenses, cyberstalking, drug crimes, weapons violations, domestic battery and juvenile crime. I also represent families involving school cases. My clients come from all over the Chicago area including Skokie, Wilmette, Niles, Northbrook, Glenview, Evanston, Winnetka, Highland park, Northfield, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Mount Prospect. I am a member of the ACLU, Illinois State Bar Association.
We wrote the chapters on DEFENSES and ARRESTS AND INVESTIGATORY STOPS.
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Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).We wrote the chapters on SEARCH and SEIZURE, MOTIONS AND DISCOVERY, and EVIDENTIARY MATTERS GENERALLY.
Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).
Tag Archives: driving
CAN I DRIVE AFTER A DUI?
After a DUI arrest, the Secretary of State automatically sends a notice that your driver’s license will be suspended on the 46th day after your arrest. The length of that suspension depends on whether you took the field sobriety tests … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, mandatory summary suspension, petition to rescind, secretary of state, suspension
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DRIVING: DUI EVIDENCE IN ILLINOIS
To be convicted of DUI in Illinois, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or another drug. To determine if a defendant was really … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, field sobriety tests, squad car video, tesitmony, video, video evidence
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“BUT I WASN’T NEAR MY CAR!”: THE “DRIVING” IN ILLINOIS DUI
If you are walking down the street, it seems reasonable to assume that you aren’t in the act of driving. Yet, under Illinois law, you can be charged with drunk driving even if you are nowhere near your car. How … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, physical control
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I WON MY ILLINOIS DUI. CAN I DRIVE?
You fought your DUI, and you won. You figured that meant you were OK to drive. But you got pulled over by the police, and now you have been charged with driving on a suspended license. How did that happen? … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, driving on suspended license, loss of driving privileges, summary suspension
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