William Wolf

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The Law Office of William Wolf, LLC

Experience: 30 years

Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and 3 others

Illinois, 7th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Presidential Commendation, Presidential Commendation and 4 others

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Awards 6

Experience 30y

Online & Web 8

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William Wolf has been a criminal defense lawyer for 25 years. He has an extensive amount of experience handling all kinds of cases ranging from homicide to sex crimes to narcotics.

Mr. Wolf excels in strategic thinking which has helped him serve thousands of people to win at trial or get the best deal possible. He has vast experience in jury trials, bench trials, and motion hearings to protect his clients from overzealous law enforcement and prosecutors.

He has been published in the State of Illinois and nationally on topics including defending homicide cases, cross-examining expert witnesses, and Confrontation Clause litigation. Mr. Wolf also has lectured nationwide on these and other topics at seminars given for fellow criminal defense lawyers.

Mr. Wolf is active in both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers where he serves on their Board of Directors and the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers where he is a Past-President. He has worked on a large number of projects in both groups. His most recent project is a "Carpenter blog" which is an ongoing discussion of the effects of the Supreme Court's recent decision of Carpenter v. United States, the recent Fourth Amendment case that discussed searches of cell site location information.

Mr. Wolf has a long track record of success in litigation and plea-negotiations that is due not just to effective strategic thinking, but also a lot of hard work. The bottom line is that a defense case that's not well thought out is not going to succeed. While no lawyer can guarantee success for a client, the Law Office of William Wolf can guarantee a well thought out strategy, coupled with hard work to maximize that client's chances of success.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois

Since 1993

7th Circuit

Since 2018

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2018

Professional Experience

1993 - 2017

Cook County Public Defender's Office

Attorney, Assistant Public Defender

I spent over 11 years in the Office's Homicide Task Force defending First Degree Murder cases at the trial level. This included defending death penalty cases until the State of Illinois abolished the death penalty. I also spent years defending a large variety of other kinds of felony cases and supervised lawyers who handled trials, appeals, and post-conviction cases until I left the Office.

Education

1990 - 1993

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

J.D. (1993) | Law

Worked with a 711 Student Law License under the supervision of attorneys at the Cook County Public Defender's Office during plea negotiations and hearings, motion hearings, bench trials, jury trials, and sentencing hearings.

1986 - 1990

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.A. (1990) | Political Science

Double Minor in History and Philosophy