- DivorceDiFranco & Associates represents its clients with passion and dedication. Our firm provides assertive & diligent representation in matters of criminal defense, personal injury, and family law & divorce. Staff attorneys are seasoned and have extensive experience in their unique practice areas. We serve clients throughout Chicago’s North Shore & Northwest suburbs including Arlington Heights, Evanston, Lincolnshire, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Palatine, Park Ridge, Rolling Meadow, Skokie, and Waukegan; and clients throughout Cook, Lake, and DuPage Counties.... Read More
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Adoption
- Paternity
- GuardianshipLegal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (See also guardianship.)
- Criminal DefenseCourts given authority by 28 U.S.C. s 636. This court hears all preliminary criminal matters, but does not conduct felony trials, and any pretrial civil matters referred by the district court. If all parties consent, criminal misdemeanor and civil trials can be heard by this court.
- DUI/DWIWhile every DUI arrest presents different challenges, it is possible to overcome a drunk driving charge. DUIThe police officer may not have had probable cause to stop your vehicle. The officer may have conducted the field tests and subsequent breath test improperly. The breath test machine may not have worked properly. When the officer reaches the witness stand, we may be able to successfully impeach or challenge the officer’s testimony.
- Wrongful DeathMr. DiFranco won a $ 5.2 million jury verdict in this wrongful death case. The original case was dismissed by the Illinois Appellate Court, however the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the decision and the case was ultimately tried.
- Traffic ViolationsRefers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example, traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.
- Sex CrimesIn this case an intruder entered Mr. DiFranco’s client’s apartment allegedly with a master key. There was a struggle with the intruder in the victim’s bedroom as he fondled her, tried to take off her clothing, pulled her hair, and punched her. The victim’s roommate heard her scream, ran into the room, and the assailant then fled. Mr. DiFranco’s client suffered facial injuries, post traumatic stress disorder, and major depression disorder. Mr. DiFranco’s investigation disclosed that despite the fact that the intruder worked for the landlord defendant’s, and that there were seven prior incidents of someone using a master key to access apartments, the landlords did not change the locks or collect the outstanding master keys. Mr. DiFranco’s efforts on his client’s behalf resulted in a 1.5 million dollar jury verdict for his client.
- MisdemeanorsMr. DiFranco’s years of experience in felony, misdemeanor and personal injury trials provides the competency and skill needed in criminal defense and personal injury cases.
- Assault
- MurderThe unlawful killing of another without intent to kill; either voluntary (upon a sudden impulse); or involuntary (during the commission of an unlawful act not ordinarily expected to result in great bodily harm). (See also murder.)
- Restraining OrderA court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
- Business Transactions
- Antitrust
- Premises Liability
- Real Estate TransactionsThat law, such as a contract between two persons or a real estate transaction, which applies only to the persons who subject themselves to it.
- Eminent DomainThe legal process by which the government takes private land for public use, paying the owners a fair price. (See eminent domain.)
- Land Use and Zoning
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryDiFranco & Associates is an experienced law firm in the area of personal injury litigation. A personal injury is a harm caused to you by another person. Commonly, these types of law suits include...
- Medical Malpractice
- Estate PlanningNonphysical items such as stock certificates, bonds, bank accounts, and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.
- Trusts
- Power of AttorneyA private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place, either for some particular purpose, as to do a specific act, or for the transaction of business in general, not of legal character. This authority is conferred by an instrument in writing, called a "letter of attorney," or more commonly "power of attorney."
- Probate
- Bankruptcy