Expungement and How It Works

Expungement and How It Works

Can You File for Expungement Without a Lawyer? Expungement of criminal records is a way of removing the record of criminal charges from your public record. While this is quite common for juvenile offenses, it can be much more difficult to have adult offenses expunged....
Pro Se or Not to Pro Se

Pro Se or Not to Pro Se

There Is No Reason to Face Criminal Charges Without Assistance of CounselGoing Pro Se Is Risky BusinessGoing to Court Pro Se Is a Recipe to Lose Your CaseDon’t Represent Yourself – Contact the Criminal Attorneys of Kent Law, L.L.C. There is a long-standing...
What Qualifies as Identity Theft?

What Qualifies as Identity Theft?

What Qualifies as Identity Theft? Public awareness of identity theft is constantly on the rise in recent years, as more and more news reports describe cyber attacks on websites and retailers that result in the theft of customers’ personal information, including names,...
Probation: What You Need to Know

Probation: What You Need to Know

What Happens After Your First-Time Probation Violation in Illinois?Understanding the Consequences of a Probation Violation in IllinoisThe Importance of Experienced Counsel in a Probation Violation HearingThe Different Types of Probation Violations and Their...
Probable Cause & Protecting Your Rights

Probable Cause & Protecting Your Rights

The Importance of Probable Cause in ArrestsDefining Probable CauseImpact of Probable Cause on ArrestsExclusionary RuleProbable Cause in the Real WorldCategories of Evidence for Probable CauseRefusing Consent to a Search The Importance of Probable Cause in Arrests The...

Believe it or Not, Marijuana Possession Can Still Be a Crime

It could be easy to believe these days that marijuana use or possession is pretty much not a big deal. Certainly as a legal matter, it seems like marijuana is legal just about everywhere. That remains a good way to land in jail. It hardly seems that way. So far, 33...