Margaret M. O'Connell
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Criminal Law(45%); Family Law(45%); Appeals(10%)
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Admitted
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1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 2002, Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar
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Law School
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John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL, J.D.
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Member
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DuPage County (Chairwoman, Appellate Law Committee, 2006) and Illinois State Bar Associations; Positive Parenting DuPage (Executive Board Member; Chairwoman, 2009-2010); DuPage Association of Women Lawyers (Director, 2008-2009); Friends of the DuPage County Children's Center (Past President); Inns of Court DuPage Chapter.
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Biography
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Presenter, DuPage Association of Women Lawyers Seminar on DUI legislation for 2006 and case law update, 2005. Adjunct Instructor, The John Marshall Law School, 2000-2002. Professional Experience: The Law Offices of Margaret O'Connell; Senior Assistant Attorney General, The Illinois Attorney General's Office (Criminal Appeals Bureau; Criminal Prosecution/Trials Assistance Bureau), 1996-2003; Assistant State's Attorney, The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office (Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Unit; Felony Trial Division; Misdemeanor Trial Division), 1991-1996; Associate Attorney, Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, 2003-2006.
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Reported Cases
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In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Michael T. Crane (Kansas v. Crane), 534 U.S. 407, 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002); People v. Ocampo; People v. Lohr; People v. Illigen; People v. Worgott; Watkins v. Page.
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ISLN
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914114138
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