Cook County Criminal Defense Lawyer

Every criminal case presents its own unique challenges that requires the unique legal skills that only an experienced criminal defense attorney can provide. Chicago criminal defense lawyer, James Dimeas, has developed the skills necessary to properly evaluate a case and to develop strategies that have been proven to win cases. The skills and strategies used by James Dimeas have been developed and improved over 26 years of focusing all his time on only handling criminal cases throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County. James Dimeas has also developed personal relationships with Judges and Prosecutors that makes it possible for him to have honest discussions with the major players in the Criminal Justice system that he regularly uses to obtain the best results for his clients. The ability to have these connections is based on the credibility that he has developed over his long and accomplished career of handling criminal cases throughout the Chicago Metropolitan Area. It’s the kind of credibility that causes other criminal lawyers in the Chicago Metropolitan area to ask James Dimeas for advice on how to handle their criminal cases.

Experienced and Proven Defense Strategies

James Dimeas will evaluate your case and develop a defense strategy that will apply to your individual case. Depending on the facts of the case, James Dimeas will attack the state’s case to start the process of making the criminal charges disappear. Some of the strategies that James Dimeas has employed in Criminal cases in Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County involve:

• requiring the State to prove probable cause to pull over a motorist;
• challenge the search of a motor vehicle and seek to suppress any evidence seized as a result of an illegal search of a motor vehicle;
• challenge the legal admissibility of any statements you made that the state is attempting to introduce in court in your case;
• challenge the legal sufficiency of a search warrant;
• if the police did not have a search warrant to search your residence, challenge the search of your residence and require the State to prove that an exception to the requirement that they have a search warrant to search your residence existed;
• challenge the legal sufficiency of lineup identification;
• challenge the collection efforts of evidence obtained by the police;
• challenge the scientific evidence, such as fingerprints and DNA evidence;
• challenge the chain of custody of the evidence sought to be used against you in Court;
• challenge the legal sufficiency and validity of the legal statute under which you are being prosecuted;

• attack the credibility of the eyewitnesses;
• attack the credibility of the police officers by exposing inconsistencies in police reports, Grand Jury testimony, or Preliminary Hearing testimony;
• expose racial bias and profiling by the police;
• keep the state from proving every element of the crime that you are being charged with.

Beware: Make Sure You Hire a Real Criminal Defense Lawyer!

The recent economic crisis has affected the legal profession in a substantial way. The declining number of real estate closings and the online legal services websites have impacted the legal profession. Stuff that you needed a lawyer to do can now be done by ordering a form and packet online and doing it yourself. Motor vehicles have become safer so there are fewer car accidents. This means that there are fewer and fewer personal injury lawsuits being filed. These changes have caused many attorneys to turn to criminal cases to help generate income. Many lawyers, who now hold themselves out as Criminal defense lawyers, simply do not have the experience to handle criminal cases. It's not their fault. These lawyers are just trying to earn a living in difficult times. But it’s something you should be aware of when you are deciding on who to hire to represent you. Just because someone calls themselves a criminal defense attorney does not mean they are really a criminal defense lawyer.

Chicago criminal lawyer James Dimeas is not one of those lawyers. James Dimeas has always been a criminal attorney and will always practice criminal law. James Dimeas works in the same courthouses and courtrooms throughout Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County that he has been working in for decades. James Dimeas is a familiar face in all the local criminal courts and does not need to ask for directions or advice on how to handle any criminal case.

Often, the most critical factor in determining whether you will have a successful resolution to your criminal case is if you are being represented by a good criminal defense lawyer who knows what they are doing. Chicago criminal lawyer James Dimeas gives you that winning factor. James Dimeas is that experienced criminal defense lawyer who will stand up for you and give you the best chance to have a successful resolution of your case. James Dimeas knows what he is doing and understands what the consequences are that you are facing. James Dimeas will guide you through the process and only do what is in your best interests.

You can always contact Chicago criminal defense attorney, James Dimeas, for a free and confidential consultation. You can talk to James Dimeas personally by calling him at 847-807-7405 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. James Dimeas can help you get out of trouble.