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Firm News
June 15th, 2016

2016 Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC Scholarship Winner!

After receiving almost 1,500 entries from students all across the nation, we are proud to announce that we have selected a winner for the 2016 Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC scholarship. And the winner is… Congratulations, Katie! Thank you for submitting your inspiring essay to us. We wish you the very best of luck...

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Firm News
May 31st, 2016

2016 Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates Scholarship Finalists Chosen!

Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC is incredibly proud to announce that our 2016 college scholarship contest was a huge success! Our firm received nearly 1,500 entries from worthy and inspiring high school seniors nationwide. Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC would like to thank each student who took the time and effort to share...

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Firm News
May 9th, 2016

Mitchell S. Sexner Wins Another Client Satisfaction Award

Sexner & Associates, LLC will have to make room for another plaque on their already crowded wall. That’s because founding attorney Mitchell S. Sexner has received the coveted American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys’ (AIOCLA) Two Years 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction Award. The AIOCLA is an attorney rating organization that publishes...

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Police Brutality
April 27th, 2016

Calls for Special Prosecutor in case of deadly police shooting

A petition has been filed with the court calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald. The current Cook County State’s Attorney waited over a year to formally charge the police officer accused in the fatal shooting. This delay has been brought under severe...

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Criminal Defense
April 22nd, 2016

Woman Ordered to Pay Back $1 Million Stolen from Naperville Law Firm

A DuPage County judge sentenced a woman to eight years in prison and repayment of the $1,029,000 she stole from a Naperville Law Firm. The woman, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, was accused of stealing more than $1 million over a six year period from the Naperville law firm where she worked in the accounting department....

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Criminal Defense
April 18th, 2016

Chicago Storage Locker Contents Lead to Child Porn Arrest

We’ve all seen the popular television programs where buyers bid for the right to purchase abandoned storage lockers. What treasures did the unlucky locker owner lose by failing to pay his rent? Gold? Cash? Antiques? Recently, a storage locker owner lost more than his possessions by failing to pay what was owed. He lost his...

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Criminal Defense
April 7th, 2016

Chicago Men Charged In Kidnapping

Five Chicago men were arrested and stand accused of the kidnapping of a man from outside his suburban home in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn. After being abducted at gunpoint during daytime hours, the man was held for ransom in an auto body shop on the North Side of Chicago. Unfortunately for the kidnappers, they...

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Criminal Defense
April 1st, 2016

Two Men Accused of Killing and Robbing Chicago Family Friend

Intent on robbing and killing a family friend of one of the men, two men drove from Phoenix, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois. Both men have now been arrested and charged with home invasion and first degree murder. A third man was involved, but his status is not known at this time. The victim was a...

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DUI
March 24th, 2016

Schaumburg Woman Arrested for Unusual Hood Ornament

It’s every American’s right to put a hood ornament on their car if they choose to do so. It’s certainly not against the law even if it’s big, ugly, or tasteless.  It can even light up if that’s your thing. But there are limits. Late on a recent Saturday night, a tree was seen driving...

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Written by Mitchell S. Sexner Last Updated : May 19, 2026