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As an Illinois license reinstatement lawyer, I have represented hundreds of clients you needed help clearing their Illinois license with the Secretary of State after losing their license due to a DUI conviction. Many of these clients have never had you driving on the influence charge in their liv...

Sometimes clients will contact me after they receive an application in the mail for something called a Monitoring Device Driving Permit and want to know what the application is for and what they have to do to get one. A Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP) is a form of relief for those who ha...

I occasionally have a client with a suspended or revoked driver's license who does a little bit of research on the internet and finds and asks me about Restricted Driver's Permits.  A Restricted Driver's Permit is just what it sounds like—a driver's permit that allows you to drive in certain circ...

Have you been arrested for a DUI in Wisconsin, Indiana, or any other state while you possess a valid Illinois driver's license?  What should you do?  Before you take the advice of your DUI lawyer in Wisconsin or before you listen to the criminal defense lawyer you hired in Indiana, you need to kn...

As an attorney that has handled license reinstatement cases in Illinois for over 18 years, I have extensive experience dealing with the suspension of driver's licenses.  I often have to explain to our clients what it means that they now have a suspended license. The Illinois Vehicle Code defines...

There seems to be a lot of confusion over what it means to have a revoked license and when you will get your driving privileges back. According to the Illinois Vehicle Code, to have a revoked driver's license means that the Secretary of State has terminated by a formal action your ability to ope...

Losing your driver's license can make things extremely difficult; a revoked license or a suspended license can leave people in situation where they're unable to drive to work, get groceries from the store, visit friends and family, or do other basic every-day tasks.  Because driving is so importa...

If you have been arrested in Illinois for a second DUI you need to prepare yourself for the possibility that your Illinois driver's license will be revoked if your DUI lawyer cannot get your charges reduced down to a reckless driving charge or  if he can't beat the DUI charge at trial.  This mean...

I posted a blog last year that many people commented on as it helped them understand the Illinois license reinstatement process.  This can be a daunting process but the graphic indicated that if you take a step by step approach, we will be able to clear your Illinois. As you can see the first ...

There has been a license reinstatement issue that I haven't seen one time in the past 18 years that I have seen happen two times in the past two months.  After seeing people get granted for a restricted driving permit from a DUI revocation where a BAIID device is mandatory, the BAIID devision at ...

What is the process of getting your license back in Illinois like?  I often tell my potential clients that is like a simple surgery for a doctor.  While you know where your heart is located and that something might need to be repaired on it, would you really want to perform the surgery yourself? ...

What is the process of getting your license back in Illinois like? I often tell my potential clients that is like a simple surgery for a doctor. While you know where your heart is located and that something might need to be repaired on it, would you really want to perform the surgery yourself? Ob...

As an Illinois license reinstatement lawyer for the past 18 years, I have represented more than 500 clients at hearings with the Illinois Secretary of State. I wanted to update people on the new law change that you might have heard about this year that affects anyone seeking license reinstatement...

I have been trying to write better content for this blog so it can be more informative for those who are looking to get their license reinstated in Illinois after a DUI conviction.  What is the bottom line?  The bottom line is that if you are revoked in Illinois for a DUI conviction, we will find...

As a license reinstatement lawyer in the state of Illinois for the past 18 years, I have represented hundreds of clients successfully in their efforts to obtain a valid drivers license or clearance of their Illinois drivers license. I have clients ask me almost every day should they apply for the...

Are you having problems renewing your driver's license where you live?  Whether it be Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa or Michigan, Illinois license reinstatement lawyer John W Callahan knows how to clear the hold that the State of Illinois has placed it.  If you had a valid license but because of a DUI ...

Driver's License Reinstatement in Illinois is a lengthy process that takes determination, preparation, and patience.  Due to budgetary issues as well as an increased number of people applying for license reinstatement in Illinois in 2015, the average time it takes from application to result has i...

As a license reinstatement lawyer in Illinois for the past 18 years, there have been few changes in the law for most of the time frame.  That all changed on January 1, 2016, when the new license reinstatement law went into effect.  There are many changes including allowing people formerly classif...

There are several debates going on in the Illinois license reinstatement field as to how long the new law that goes into effect on January 1, 2016 will require people who are getting their license back to be on the restricted driving permit with a BAIID device. For example, currently a person who...

As an Illinois license reinstatement wire for the past 18 years, I have represented more than 400 people successfully obtain a license in the state of Illinois after being revoked for a DUI conviction. The laws and always been complicated and going by yourself to a license reinstatement hearing w...

As a license reinstatement lawyer for the past 18 years in the State of Illinois, I have helped hundreds of people obtain restricted driving permits, full reinstatement of their Illinois driving privileges and clearance of their Illinois driver's license for people who live outside of Illinois.  ...

As many of you know I have practiced license reinstatement law in Illinois for the past 18 years. Many people call me every day asking how they should get their license reinstated after being revoked for a DUI conviction. One of the more interesting questions that I am asked is whether or not a p...

I have practiced law in Illinois for 18 years at this point and I have helped people with several hundred Illinois drivers license reinstatement hearings. If your license is revoked after being convicted of a DUI one of the first things that needs to be determined is whether you are eligible for ...

As a license reinstatement lawyer in the State of Illinois for the past 18 years, I am pleased to announce that there have been some major changes that have occurred that will help many people obtain their driving privileges much faster than they would have been able to before the new law was pas...

As an Illinois license reinstatement lawyer for the past 15 years, I have had so many clients call and ask me the most important question in this field.  Can I get my license back after being revoked for a DUI conviction?  That is the first question I answer whenever people call me with their iss...