Attorney Profiles

John F Donahue 
Lisle, Illinois

Areas of Practice:

Criminal Defense

Appeals

DUI

Reckless Homicide

Sex Abuse

Litigation Percentage:

50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

Capital Cases, Illinois Supreme Court

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1971

Education:

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1971
J.D.

Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 1967
B.S.

Published Works:

Emergency Blood Tests: New Road Around Fourth Amendment, DuPage Bar Brief, 1992

Sufficiency of Criminal Complaints: A Separate Standard for Traffic Offenses, Illinois State Bar Section Newsletter, 1988

Representative Cases:

People v. Marilyn Lemak

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Professor of Criminal Justice, Triton College, 1971 - 1974

Lecturer, Criminal Justice

Honors and Awards:

Blue Key Honor Society

Highest Rating, Martindale-Hubell

Highest Rating, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Attorney Laureate, Illinois State Bar Associaton

Superlawyers, Chicago Magazine

Professional Associations and Memberships:

DuPage County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993

President

DuPage County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993

Chairman, Judiciary Committee

Kane County Bar Association

Member

Chicago Bar Association, 1992 - 1993

Chairman, Criminal Justice Section

Illinois State Bar Association, 1992 - 1993

Chairman, Criminal Justice Section

DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1975 - 1976

Charter President

DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 - 1979

Charter President

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Past Employment Positions:

DuPage County, Special Prosecutor, 1982 - 1984