VO: How does the court legally determine possession of drugs? Bob: Generally, here in Cook County the judges are going to hold the prosecution to the burden of proving two different things. There’s two different elements they must meet in a possession prosecution. One, is the knowledge element. Basically, did this person know that these…
LP and his wife had an intense argument that lead to an accusation of domestic violence against LP by his wife. The physical altercation allegedly continued even after the police arrived. As a result, LP was arrested and charged with domestic violence. After researching attorneys LP decided to hire Robert Callahan & Associates. We began…
VO: How do you deal with prosecutors on the cases you take? Bob: A lot of the time I get clients and they say, “We hired you because we want a bulldog on this. We want someone who is going to go in there and attack this and be extremely aggressive and fight with everything…
VO: If someone is feeling harassed, or that they might be in trouble, can they video record the police? Bob: Video recording the police, and this is what differentiates Illinois from a lot of the other states in the United States is it is a felony offense to record the police while they’re executing an…
VO: Do you consider yourself a better Criminal Defense Attorney than Perry Mason and Matlock? Bob: Actually they are both far superior attorneys than me. But there is a reason for that. There is another thing I heard when I started out which makes such good sense is that, “Good facts, make good lawyers.” So…
Top Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Robert J. Callahan: Call (312) 322-9000 VO: What are the things you find most interesting about being a Criminal Defense Attorney? Bob: There are so many things that I find interesting about what I do. A lot of it was unexpected. One of the things that kind of, really started…
VO: Tell us about your firm Bob: It’s me and two associates at this time, we have a law clerk also. So there’s three lawyers at any given time. We kind of do a team approach to putting together our strategy for defending these cases. I mean the thing that makes us different is kind…
More about your Miranda Rights in Illinois: What should I do if I was recently arrested and the officer did not read me my rights? Bob: The reality of the matter is things are kind of done differently in Chicago and in Cook County in general. It’s such a busy area, the police are kind…
Sergeant LS is a 13 year veteran of the United States Military. He honorably served our country in both Iraq and Afghanistan. During his distinguished career Sergeant LS has received over 20 different service medals. Under the Code of Military Justice, a drug conviction for a Sergeant is an automatic discharge from the Armed Services….
What differentiates Robert Callahan & Associates from all the criminal defense lawyers practicing in the Chicago area? We do things differently from the very outset of your case. Police radio transmissions from the day of the incident are obtained by our investigator. If there are 911 calls we order those also. Every single police report,…
