I specialize in Criminal Law and DUI defense. I am a graduate of Marquette University and Valparaiso University School of Law. I served on a felony jury trial team as an assistant prosecutor in Hudson County, New Jersey before joining the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in 1994. I am the Author of IICLE’s publication, “James J. Ahern on DUI Caselaw 2016 and 2022.” I have served as a Chairman of the Traffic/Criminal Law Committee of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. I also serve as a current Member, former Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and CLE Coordinator and have also been on the Executive Committee for the Illinois Traffic Conference, which was held annually in Peoria, Illinois until 2015. I have been a featured speaker at the Illinois State Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Illinois Traffic Court Conference, and I was an adjunct professor at Harper College for ten years where I taught Criminal Law, Legal Writing, Probate, and Contracts.
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