Previous Law Firm Name

• Carroll & Truesdale, P.C., March 31, 2009

Law Firm Overview

A lifetime resident of the Chicagoland area, I have been licensed as an attorney since 1995.  Prior to that, I worked as a police officer and bodily injury claims adjuster.  I graduated from Northern Illinois University and John Marshall Law School, where I represented my school at the American Bar Association National Criminal Justice Trial Competition.

I am Immediate Past President of the Southwest Bar Association.  I am also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association and the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association.  I am Past President and Past Secretary of the Orland Park Lions Club and I'm a charter member of the Orland Park Law Enforcement Organization.

I have lectured on Real Estate law and DUI law before the Southwest Bar Association, and I served as a legal instructor for the Northeast Multi-Regional Training Board and for Robert Morris College.

My practice is concentrated in DUI & Traffic Defense, Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation & Real Estate.  I have ongoing business relationships with attorneys in my office for Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Domestic Relations (Divorce) and Bankruptcy.

Areas of Practice

• DUI/DWI
• Criminal Law
• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate Law 20%
• Landlord/Tenant
• Probate & Estate Administration

Honors and Awards

• Melvin Jones Fellowship, September 1, 2007 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Past President, Orland Park Lions Club, October 1, 1997 - Present
• Director, Southwest Bar Association, January 1, 2002 - November 1, 2007
• President, Southwest Bar Association, November 1, 2007 - November 1, 2008
• Director, Southwest Bar Association, November 1, 2008 - Present

Ancillary Businesses

• Real Estate Broker

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Government Agencies & Programs, Law Enforcement Agencies, State & Local Agencies, Litigation & Appeals, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance, Workers' Compensation Law