ABOUT ME
Matt Keenan
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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: severe injury
WHEN DOES A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECOME A CRIME?
Contrary to what you may have seen on TV, running a stoplight that results in a traffic death is not automatically a criminal offense. Of course, the death is a terrible tragedy, and you may be sued in civil court … Continue reading
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Tagged aggravated dui, death, injury, leaving the scene, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, reckless homicide, severe injury
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ILLINOIS LAW TIGHTENS ON DUI-RELATED ACCIDENTS
On August 21, 2011, Governor Pat Quinn signed a change into Illinois DUI law which requires that a police officer request chemical tests from a suspected DUI driver if the officer has probable cause to believe that alcohol or drugs … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Tagged accident, breathalyzer, chemical testing, death, severe injury
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