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Thank you for visiting my Avvo page.. Rest assured that when you are represented by the Law Office of Purav Bhatt & Associates you will receive thorough, attentive, personal representation. Our firm provides a detailed understanding of the law, the court system and our clients' needs. We are here as your legal advocate and will work tirelessly to make sure justice has been served while giving you and your legal matter the time it deserves.. Representation by the Law Office of Purav Bhatt & Associates guarantees aggressive negotiations, honest representation and first-class trial practice.. As a former Cook County State's Attorney I have the in depth understanding necessary for your legal success.. Call or email us anytime at

My focus has always been that an attorney should help and improve the lives of their clients. I will focus on your needs. After practicing law for over 15 years we've found that our clients truly appreciate the time and effort we put into every aspect of their transaction. We're here to help you succeed and that's something we don't take lightly.

Ms. Saichang Xu is the principal attorney at Law Offices of Saichang Xu. Her practice areas include real estate law, business and corporate law, estate planning, trade remedy litigation and import/export compliance.. Ms. Xu handles both residential and commercial real estate transactions and closes hundreds deals every year. Ms. Xu also represents developers in all aspects, including setting up companies, drafting shareholder or operating agreement, land acquisition, property division, legal due diligence, property division, home owner association declaration, necessary reports, closing, post-closing tax escrow and smooth transfer of Home Owner Association affairs.. Ms. Xu represents importers, exporters and foreign exporters in Customs matters and antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations, reviews and scope ruling proceedings before various government agencies and in subsequent court litigation. She advises clients on a broad range of customs and international trade compliance matters. Ms. Xu also represents clients in selling and purchasing residential and commercial real estates, business assets, corporate shares and LLC member interests. Ms. Xu and helps young families, business owners, people approaching retirement and people with special needs make estate planning. Her clients include homeowners, real estate investors, business owners in various industries in the greater Chicago area, importers and exporters around the nation and Chinese companies involved in U.S.-China trade and investment.. With legal education and experience in the U.S., China and Singapore, Ms. Xu offers valuable skills to provide effective service to the Chinese American community in the greater Chicagoland and U.S.-China importer and exporter. Ms. Xu works as part time general counsel for a few small to mid-sized companies and serves as director of board or legal counsel for several non-for-profit organizations in the Chinese American community. To give back to the community, Ms. Xu also actively volunteer and sponsor in various events in the Chinese American community to promote Chinese culture and cross-culture understanding, to improve Chinese language education, to encourage Chinese American’s participation in politics and to help the poor.

Mr. Johnson was named one of the “Top 20 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Chicago”  by .  He was nominated to Superlawyers.com and was named one of the “Top 10” Criminal Defense Lawyer under 40 in Illinois by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys because of his success in his cases and his drive to help his clients.  Edward Johnson is a lawyer who genuinely cares about the well-being of his clients.  He graduated from the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law.  Edward Johnson draws on his extensive experience, both here in the state of Illinois and his time in the Colorado criminal defense system.  His vast experience in the courtroom and in-depth knowledge of federal and state criminal law have proven to be a winning combination for his client's legal defense. His ability to portray his defendants in a positive light and artfully present arguments that win over both judges and juries has repeatedly proven to be a winning strategy.. When Edward Johnson decides to take on a case, he not only commits to the client; he commits to the research, dedication, and tenacity required to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the best possible defense for all of his clients. Your life is too important to just hire anyone. When you walk into the offices of Edward Johnson, know that you will be treated with respect and no judgment. Each client is assumed innocent until proven guilty and nowhere is that more true than with Edward. Edward’s goal is to make sure that you receive the best possible defense to solidify your rights and your dignity to the fullest extent of the law.

Keith A. Karlson is a partner at Karlson Garza LLC.  Keith represents police officers, firefighters, their Unions, and their pension funds.  Keith has extensive experience representing first responders in disciplinary, civil rights, constitutional, pension, and collective bargaining matters.

Illinois attorney, published legal author, and managing real estate broker with a professional background in software engineering.. - Patent, Trademark, and Copyright- Software- Artificial Intelligence- Mobility and the Cloud- Data Science and Analytics- Data-driven Research- Blockchain- Cryptocurrency- eCommerce- Data Security and Privacy- eDiscovery and eRetention- Domain Names- Social Media- Music, Photos, and Video- Cyber Crime and Identity Theft- Digital Marketing Strategies- Hardware and Software Infrastructure- Estate Plans (Wills and Trusts)- Pet Guardianship- Real Estate- Contracts

I will fight for you to regain your rights and maintain your dignity after arrest. My work with you starts by listening to your goals and taking the time to explain your legal options. Together we will determine what legal remedies are available for your situation and can best position you so that the past does not close doors to your future.. I am an attorney for people that have been arrested in Illinois, some recently and some many years ago. I represent people that have old cases causing them issues, people with new pending charges, and those that are currently in prison. I’ve focused my entire legal career on working with people impacted by the criminal legal system, and have been representing clients with criminal records since 2011. Before co-founding my current social justice law firm, Rights and Restoration Law Group, I worked for community-based organizations and nonprofits.. Because I truly believe that someone’s prior record is not representative of who they are today, I represent clients regardless of the types of arrests and convictions on their background. This includes people who have faced the smallest misdemeanor charges or the most serious of violent felony offenses. There are five guiding principles to how I think about my work as an attorney advocate: #1. We have all made mistakes in our lives; #2. Change is possible; #3. The ongoing punishments - like loss of job opportunities, housing denials, and loss of constitutional rights - faced by people with arrests and convictions are fundamentally unfair; #4. There are people that end up in trouble merely because of the neighborhood in which they live or how they look; and #5. Every person and every case is unique even when things might look similar, which means every client deserves an individualized review and approach to their case.

I became a lawyer because I wanted to make a difference in the world and fight against discriminatory policies and unjust laws. Since becoming a lawyer in 2005, I have had the honor and privilege to practice in an area of law that allowed me to work alongside clients to restore their rights and partner with advocates and organizations to change the laws and practices that took those rights away in the first place: removing barriers caused by arrests and convictions.. I started my career in legal aid, where I worked for fourteen years, before co-founding our social justice law firm, Rights and Restoration Law Group, in 2019. When I first became a lawyer, “criminal records” law was more of a novelty and not one that many attorneys practiced in. Not only was I able to represent thousands of clients in all areas of criminal records mitigation through courts and administrative proceedings, I also supervised and trained program staff and hundreds of pro bono attorneys to learn this area of law and provide compassionate representation to clients.. For the past ten years, I worked alongside individuals, coalitions, and organizations to change laws that result in a lifetime of barriers, successfully passing thirteen bills, including expanding and improving Illinois’ expungement and sealing laws, removing barriers to employment in specific industries, and increasing protections for people with past arrests and convictions. I’ve traveled the state to build capacity of different jurisdictions to provide criminal records services, including, Rockford, Peoria, Champaign, Danville, Bloomington, and Kankakee, and represent clients throughout the State of Illinois.. When someone comes to me or my firm, they should know we approach every case with your goal in mind – what is it that you need, and how can we work alongside you to get to that goal. We walk you through every option available so you understand the laws and process and can make an informed decision on what path to take.

Experience, With Energy: I believe the right attorney for your case is the attorney with the experience to know what he is doing, but the energy to relentlessly attack. Many attorneys are reactionary, meaning they wait for the other side’s attorney or the prosecutor to act first. I despise that mentality. A real, true attorney is the one who has the experience to know how to press the other side to get results, with the energy to sustain that fight for his client.. It’s Personal: My sustained fight for my clients is personal. Ask any attorney you are looking to hire if it is personal. See what they say.. After graduating from UW-Milwaukee in 2008, I moved to Chicago. Going to work one morning, I was struck by a car. I did what any person would do. I Googled personal injury attorneys and hired one who came up. I was not an attorney yet, but something seemed off when that attorney only wanted to settle. How? I was still in physical therapy and accumulating medical bills that would not be part of his settlement. I fired him. By that time, I was in law school, so I wrote my own lawsuit and won. After that, I made a promise to myself that I would never be like that attorney I initially hired. That I would fight for my clients at every turn, always keeping them informed in the process.. My Start: In 2012, I graduated from Chicago-Kent, a law school known for its legal writing program and ranked in the top five of all law schools for trial advocacy. In that top trial law school, of more than three hundred graduating classmates, I was the first attorney admitted to the federal trial bar because of the high volume of trials I had successfully completed in Illinois state court at such an early stage in my career.. For over three years, I was constantly in the courtroom, loving every moment representing my clients, getting wins, and gaining so much experience in civil litigation and criminal defense. For better or worse, I had an itch I had to scratch. After court one day, I went to visit an old professor who was a retired Cook County judge. I told him how I always wanted to join the military, but I was getting so many courtroom wins that it was hard to step away. He told me, “Anthony, if you are going to do it, do it now, or you will be sixty-five at your desk and wonder if you could have.”. My Army Adventures: I had the option to become an officer right away because I was already an attorney. However, I wanted to try out to be an Army Ranger. The only guarantee I had to get a tryout was to enlist, so I entered Basic Training in January 2016, no longer called Attorney Villalobos by judges, but Specialist Villalobos by Drill Sergeants. After completing all of my prerequisite training, I showed up to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) as the oldest Soldier trying out for the 75th Ranger Regiment. I survived selection, and signed into Alpha Company, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a thirty-one-year-old forward observer. It was painfully amazing; still in touch with the boys today. After two combat zone deployments, I left Special Operations in 2019 to get back to practicing law.. After the Judge Advocate Basic Officer’s Course, I reported to The United States Military Academy (“West Point”), for my first Judge Advocate General (JAG) position. I was selected to serve as the sole Special Victims’ Counsel (SVC), representing victims of sex crimes and domestic violence. As an SVC, I learned so many things that go into the criminal investigation process, the decision whether or not move a case to court-martial, and what motivates people to report sex crimes and domestic violence.. With my prior Chicago trial experience, my special operations background, and my SVC time I had to go to a courtroom. My next JAG assignment was as a Trial Defense Services (TDS) attorney at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), which is the largest U.S. military installation. I handled over fifty court-martials in two years and countless separation boards, Article 15s, and other matters Soldiers unfortunately have to face. From the results I was getting and my experience, I was placed as a trial team leader to lead trial strategy and train my younger colleagues. Of all the “thank you, sir” and “no one believed me but you, sir” statements I got from my clients after our wins, the statement I loved the most was from a prosecutor on the other side: Anthony, our entire office gets nervous when we see you are the defense attorney on the case. Making prosecutors nervous that you are the defense attorney who is going to uncover the truth and get the not guilty for your client is the greatest feeling.. My parting gift to the Army’s criminal defense unit was a massive document I compiled, using all I had learned from my Chicago courtroom days, victim representation days, and Army criminal defense days. That document and my insider knowledge were distributed in the TDS mass letter that goes to all Army defense attorneys and my work is still used today.. The premier JAG job is advising commanders. Having a chance to return back to Chicago, my final JAG position was serving as a command legal advisor at the MEPS headquarters. That position allowed me to touch on legal investigations and actions for every service of the Department of Defense: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. I gained so much experience seeing what commanders want investigated and what actions or non-actions they want to take after an investigation into a servicemember. Getting to guide commanders in the legal process, from court martials to non-judicial punishment to separation boards, was invaluable.. Experience, With Energy: All of that experience – my own personal injury case success, all of my Chicago civil and criminal trials, special operations and combat deployments, representing crime victims, defending Soldiers, advising military commanders – every piece of it is brought with absolute energy when I represent someone. I know what it is like to see your name on a court document. It can be intimidating. You do not have to go it alone. Contact me and we will aggressively tackle everything together to see you to the success I found because I have the experience to see you there, with the energy to accomplish it.

Attorney Mellisa Smejkal is a leading criminal defense lawyer based in Chicago. She has been practicing law since 1998 and opened her current law firm in 2005. The firm largely serves clients in Cook County and the surrounding areas. Its specialty areas include DUI cases, traffic offenses and a nig range of criminal offenses (assault and battery, homicides, prostitution, sexual assault, murder, gun charges and theft among others). Attorney Melissa Smejkal is also good in getting her clients’ criminal history expunged.

A representative of the common man and woman to enforce your legal rights.. Matthew Katz is someone who for years has been committed to fighting for the rights of poor and minority communities, and now for his clients. Since 1989, he has been an organizer and participant in various projects and forms of social activism to improve the human condition and work to ensure that the civil rights to which we are all entitled are protected. Here, we delineate the various activities and accomplishments of his student, political and professional life.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.

Experienced E attorney serving clients in Chicago and surrounding areas.