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: evidence
DOES ADMITTING I WAS DRUNK CONVICT ME OF DUI?
When the officer pulled you over, you were very compliant. Perhaps a little too compliant. You readily told the officer you’d had too much to drink. Is your DUI defense over before it begins? While statements like “I am drunk” … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence
Tagged admission, confession, corpus delicti, evidence
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CAN YOU FIGHT THE SUSPENSION OF YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE BASED ON A MEDICAL CONDITION?
UPDATED: September 24, 2018 You were driving somewhat erratically, when police stopped you. The officer suspected you were driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In reality, you suffer from a medical condition, but the officer didn’t believe you. … Continue reading
Posted in driving on a suspended license, DUI evidence, DUI testing, prescription medication
Tagged evidence, medical condition, Recission of Statutory Summary Suspension, statutory suspension
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PROPOSED ILLINOIS LAW TAKES MARIJUANA OUT OF THE DUI TRACE LAW
A proposed Illinois law would resolve some of the conflict between liberalized marijuana laws and their impact on DUI. Under a current Illinois law, known as the “trace law,” you may be convicted of DUI if you have any unlawful … Continue reading
Posted in aggravated dui, breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, DUI evidence, DUI testing, prescription medication
Tagged aggravated dui, blood testing, evidence, marijuana trace law, medical marijuana, trace law
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HOW THE DEFENSE MAY SHOW YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL IS LOWER THAN YOUR BREATHALYZER
You had several drinks at the bar before you drove home. Police stopped you for a moving violation and arrested you for DUI. At the police station, you blew the breathalyzer. The reading was over the legal limit. Your friend, … Continue reading
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DUI evidence
Tagged blood alcohol evidence, breathalyzer evidence, evidence, retrograde extrapolation
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THEY TESTED MY BLOOD? CAN I STILL DEFEND MY ILLINOIS DUI?
You thought you were driving just fine, even after a few beers, but then you got into a car crash. You were injured and taken to the hospital. Police asked if they could test your blood for alcohol, and you … Continue reading
Posted in DUI testing
Tagged blood alcohol content, blood testing, evidence
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IS A CONFESSION ENOUGH TO CONVICT YOU OF DUI IN ILLINOIS?
You had several drinks at a party, then drove yourself and some friends home. On the way, you hit a light pole. You were walking home when police stopped you. You told them you’d had too much to drink and … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Tagged confession, evidence
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POLICE VIDEOS OF DUI ARRESTS: NEW ILLINOIS COURT RULING
You were stopped for DUI. The officer asks you to get out of the car, and you agree to take the field sobriety tests. You thought you did pretty well holding your leg up and walking a straight line, but … Continue reading
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test
Tagged DUI arrest, evidence, field sobriety tests, police video recording, video evidence
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