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Law Day 2022
Today is Law Day, a day which celebrates our justice system. When you need an attorney in Cook, Lake, DuPage, or Will Counties for criminal defense or DCFS investigations/administrative appeals, please contact Lori G. Levin, Attorney at Law. Offices are conveniently located in Northbrook and downtown Chicago.
Lori G Levin Secures the Overturning of Finding of Child Neglect for Client
This week, I was able to assist a client in overturning the finding of neglect by the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department unfounded the allegation and removed my client from the State Central Registry of child abusers. It is always rewarding to assist persons in their administrative appeals and to secure just […]
Lori G Levin Appointed to Bar Association Leadership Positions
Lori G. Levin has been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Section Council and reappointed to its Criminal Justice Section Council. She continues to serve on the Association’s governing body, its Assembly. As a bar association leader, she gains insight and influences current changes in the law and gives back to […]
Lori G Levin Featured on the 1958 Lawyer Podcast
I am thrilled to be featured on the 1958 Lawyer podcast moderated by Ron Bockstahler and Kirsten Mayfield of Amata Law Office Suites. During the podcast, I discuss my work and passion for being a criminal defense attorney as well as my prior experiences as a prosecutor and state criminal justice agency director. The podcast […]
Lori G. Levin Named to Top 100 Women Consumer Lawyers
I am thrilled and honored to have been named by Leading Lawyers, a peer reviewed designation, as one of the Top Women Consumer Lawyers in Illinois. Lori G. Levin Attorney at Law 180 N. LaSalle, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60601 312-767-2356 [email protected] www.lorilevinlaw.com
Lori Levin to Moderate Program on Girls in Crisis: Foster Care and Unaccompanied Immigrants
I am looking forward to moderating the Illinois State Bar Association’s continuing legal education program on Girls in Crisis: Foster Care and Unaccompanied Immigrants. The program, coordinated by the ISBA’s Women and the Law and Child Law Committees, is co-sponsored by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Black Women’s Lawyer Association of Greater Chicago, […]
Lori G. Levin explains procedures relevant to AJ Freund case
Recently, I was contacted by a Chicago Tribune reporter to explain legal principles that could apply to the parents who were charged in the death of their young son, A.J. Freund. All criminal defense attorneys know that a defendant does not have to take the stand and testify for himself and cannot be forced to […]
Lori Levin’s Chair Column for ISBA Women and Law Committee and Upcoming Continuing Legal Education Program
Here is the link to my latest column as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Women and the Law Committee. It features our upcoming continuing legal education program on Girls in Crisis: Foster Care and Unaccompanied Immigrants. The program, which is being held in conjunction with the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Black […]
Lori G. Levin Acknowledged as Laureate for Service to Legal Profession
Recently, the gracious letter that I received from Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman appeared on my Facebook timeline. Justice Garman wrote to me when I was inducted as a Laureate into the Illinois Academy of Lawyers. The Academy has not inducted another class since mine. It is an honor to serve my clients in […]
Celebrating Women Who Have Excelled for Women’s History Month
Every year, on my Facebook page, I research and post about key women in history. Although I mostly focus on female attorneys and judges, I highlight the accomplishments of others. Please join me as I honor women who have excelled. https://www.facebook.com/chicagodefense Lori G. Levin Attorney at Law 180 N. LaSalle, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60601 […]