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CONSEQUENCES OF A WISCONSIN SPEEDING OR OTHER TRAFFIC VIOLATION CONVICTION TO AN ILLINOIS DRIVING RECORD AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS This topic is often the main focus and reason for an everyday citizen to hire an experienced traffic attorney to handle their case. The r...
The Richard Albanese Law Office Continues to Provide Safe and Effective Representation in Illinois and Wisconsin During the Covid-19 Pandemic Is your office currently open? Yes, our office is currently open although initial in person consultations are rarely necessary for new or existing...
A Speeding Ticket and Traffic Defense Attorney Licensed In Illinois and Wisconsin Answers the Question "How will the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic affect an Illinois Driver with a Wisconsin Speeding Ticket?" We are currently facing a global pandemic commonly referred to as the Coronaviru...
I live in Wisconsin but got a DUI or OWI in Illinois, now what? This is a great question that I am hearing more and more from Wisconsin clients. Although the question seems simple and straightforward the answer can be quite complicated depending on the facts, circumstances and nature of the indi...
It is unfortunate that many drivers in Illinois choose the quick and easy way out when it comes to speeding tickets they received in Wisconsin. I have received many calls from Illinois drivers that were told by the Wisconsin police to just pay a ticket. Although this may be the best advice for Wi...
It is unfortunate that many drivers in Illinois choose the quick and easy way out when it comes to speeding tickets they received in Wisconsin. I have received many calls from Illinois drivers that were told by the Wisconsin police to just pay a ticket. Although this may be the best advice for ...
SPEEDING IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES VIOLATIONS IN RACINE COUNTY ON THE RISE FOR ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN DRIVERS Racine County represents a large corridor between the Illnois border north of Kenosha almost through to Milwaukee. Many Illinois and Wisconsin drivers are routinely cited for speeding viol...
OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY THUNDER FESTIVAL AND COMMON CITATIONS AND OFFENSES Once a year the Country Thunder music festival takes place in Kenosha County Wisconsin, specifically in the Village of Twin Lakes. This years festival is scheduled to take place July 19-23, 2018. If past history is any indica...
OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY THUNDER FESTIVAL AND COMMON CITATIONS AND OFFENSES Once a year the Country Thunder music festival takes place in Kenosha County Wisconsin, specifically in the Village of Twin Lakes. This years festival is scheduled to take place July 20-23, 2017. If past history is any indica...
In June 2017 the Lake County State's Attorney's Office introduced a new Misdemeanor Alternative Prosecution Program. In the past deferred prosecutions in Lake County were sometimes available informally only at the discretion of a particular prosecutor. This new program now officially offers defen...
OVERVIEW: PENALTIES FOR MICHIGAN DRIVERS WITH SPEEDING TICKETS IN WISCONSIN Michigan and Wisconsin share contiguous geographic borders and it is not uncommon for Michigan licensed drivers to travel into Wisconsin for work or pleasure. Unfamiliar with changing speed limits or certain areas in Wis...
Will the Illinois Secretary of State find out about my Wisconsin Speeding Ticket or other Traffic Offense? When Illinois drivers get speeding or traffic tickets in Wisconsin there are often many questions that arise without definitive answers. Often well meaning police officers issuing the ticke...
OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY THUNDER FESTIVAL AND COMMON CITATIONS AND OFFENSES Once a year the Country Thunder music festival takes place in Kenosha County Wisconsin, specifically in the Village of Twin Lakes. This years festival is scheduled to take place July 21-24, 2016. If past history is any indica...
Milwaukee is a great midwest city. It is the home to professional sports teams such as the Bucks and Brewers as well as Marquette University and many excellent theaters and restaurants. The famous Summerfest music festival is well known across the country and Illinois residents and others flock...
WHY DO I NEED AN OWI OR DUI DEFENSE ATTORNEY LICENSED IN BOTH ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN TO HANDLE MY WISCONSIN OWI CASE? If you are an Illinois driver with an OWI case in Wisconsin you will immediately face many important, time sensitive decisions on how best to handle that case. The first and most...
It is unfortunate that many uninformed drivers in Illinois choose the quick and easy way out when it comes to speeding tickets they received in Wisconsin. I have recently received many calls from Illinois drivers that were told by a friend, colleague at work, family member and even the Wisconsin ...
There seems to be one constant condition that drivers face in Lake County, Illinois, Construction. There are not only numerous construction zones on Interstate 94 that run directly through the heart of Lake County, but also construction zones on Highway 41 and more recently in and around lesser t...
It is unfortunate that many drivers in Illinois choose the quick and easy way out when it comes to speeding tickets they received in Wisconsin. I have received many calls from Illinois drivers that were told by the Wisconsin police to just pay a ticket. Although this may be the best advice for ...
Welcome to the Richard Albanese Law Office Blog. Today I will be discussing a popular area of law that I get questions about almost daily. If you or your child live in Illinois and got a Speeding Ticket near Madison or Dane County, Wisconsin there are some basic things you need to know to prote...
Welcome to the Richard Albanese Law Office Blog. Today I will be discussing a popular area of law that I get questions about almost daily. If you live in Illinois and got a Speeding ticket in Kenosha, Wisconsin there are some basic things you need to know to protect your driver's license and in...
Welcome to the Richard Albanese Law Office Blog. Today I will be discussing a popular area of law that I get questions about almost daily. If you live in Illinois and got a Speeding ticket in Racine, Wisconsin there are some basic things you need to know to protect your driver's license and ins...
This weekends Country Thunder Concert in the Twin Lakes or Genoa City or Kenosha County area of Wisconsin will likely result in a massive number of citations and arrests in Wisconsin for Illinois residents and Wisconsin residents. In the past our office has handled numerous citations and violat...
Milwaukee Summerfest Overview and Special Warnings to Illinois Drivers The Milwaukee Summerfest is one of the best known and largest musical festivals in the world. It runs almost ten days long over two weekends, culminating with spectacular Third and Fourth of July Festivities. This festival dr...
The Richard Albanese Law Office routinely represents citizens of Wisconsin and Illinois that are charged with Misdemeanor and Ordinance Violations in Wisconsin. For the Wisconsin client the law is pretty straight forward, as the laws of the state apply to the Wisconsin citizen without worrying ...
The Richard Albanese Law Office encounters clients with varying degrees of contact with the criminal justice system. A problematic situation arises often when we have a first offender on a non drug related offense. Illinois law currently allow a first offender in some drug possession cases to rec...
