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Laurence J. Bolon

Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas

Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Bank Fraud; Felonies; Drug Offenses; Driving While Intoxicated; Civil Litigation; Business; Probate Litigation; Civil; Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice



Admitted 1969, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
Law School John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL, J.D.
Member Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Northwest Suburban Bar; Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Illinois Appellate Association.
Born New York, 1944
Languages English
ISLN 908932076

History

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OR HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION by most of bar associations and recommended by all members of the Alliance of Bar Association For Judicial Screening in 2001. "The candidate has extensive experience in criminal and civil law and is highly regarded for his legal knowledge and fine temperament." (Chicago Bar Association finding)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (31 YEARS): Cook County Assistant State's Attorney from 1969 to August 1977 - Chief of Criminal Appeals for almost 3 years; more than 4 years in the felony trial division, including service as the supervisor of the felony trial division at the Daley Center, engaged in the general practice of law with emphasis on civil litigation from August 1977 to the present; former instructor in Appellate Advocacy, Loyola University School of Law; Federal Defender Panel Attorney; arbitrator for Circuit Court of Cook County Arbitration Program.

TRIAL EXPERIENCE: Tried over 300 civil and criminal cases including more than 75 jury trials.

APPELLATE EXPERIENCE: Personally handled dozens of cases on appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; supervised hundreds of cases as Chief of Criminal Appeals for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

LECTURES: Numerous lectures before colleges and civic groups including programs of IICLE, Northwestern University School of Law, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago-Kent College of Law, The State's Attorney's Association and Drug Enforcement Administration on a variety of trial and litigation matters.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: "The record before us discloses that on the day of defendant's trial, Mr. Lawrence Bolon, the assistant state's attorney in charge of the prosecution, informed the court and his opposing counsel that James Johnson and Suzy Foushee were narcotic addicts and that Johnson had sight only in his left eye. We pause to observe that this voluntary disclosure of information adverse to the State's case was conduct consistent with the highest tradition of our profession. It is this kind of candor and forthrightness that should always characterize the conduct of a lawyer who speaks for the People in a criminal case." From opinion by Justice George N. Leighton in People vs McKibben, 24 Ill.App.3d 692 at 695 (1974).

Current Employment Position(s):
Owner

Areas Of Practice: 
    
Child Support 
    Custody & Visitation 
    Divorce 
    Family Law 
    Litigation & Appeals

Litigation Percentage: 
    90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions: 
    
Illinois, 1969
    U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1969
    U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1970

Education: 
    John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1969 
    J.D. 
    Honors: Honors Appellate Procedure Program 

    University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA, 1965 
    B.S. 
    Major: Psychology

Published Works: 
    Illinois and Federal Appellate Procedure, Ill. App. Lawyers Assn., October, 1975

Classes/Seminars Taught: 
    Former Instructor, Appellate Advocacy, Loyola University School of Law 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, IICLE 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, Northwestern University School of Law 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, The John Marshall Law School 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, Chicago-Kent College of Law 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, The State's Attorney's Association 
    Lecturer, Trial and Litigation Matters, Drug Enforcement Administration

Honors and Awards: 
    Recommended by Members of the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships: 
    Circuit Court of Cook County Arbitration Program 
    Arbitrator 
    CBA 
    Member 
    ISBA 
    Member 
    ABA 
    Member 
    IACDL 
    Member 
    NW Suburban Bar Association 
    Member 
    Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association 
    Member 
    Chicago Bar Association, 1994 
    Chairman, Civil Practice Committee 
    Chicago Bar Association, 1992 
    Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee 
    American Bar Association 
    Judge, Appellate and National Trial Competitions 
    John Marshall Law School 
    Judge, Appellate and National Trial Competitions 
    Salvation Army of Chicago 
    Chairman, Advisory Council of the Corrections Services Department 
    Salvation Army of Chicago 
    Member, Advisory Board 
    Cook County, 1994 
    Member, Juvenile Court Rules Committee

Past Employment Positions: 
    Cook County, Assistant State's Attorney, 1969 - 1977 
    Federal Defender Panel Attorney



Office Hours

Monday08:30 AM - 06:00 PMTuesday08:30 AM - 06:00 PMWednesday08:30 AM - 06:00 PMThursday08:30 AM - 06:00 PMFriday08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

Areas Of Practice

  • Bank Fraud
  • Business and Probate Litigation
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice
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