Harold L. Wallin - Chicago, IL
Attorney at The Law Offices of Harold L. Wallin
Criminal Law Lawyers in Chicago, IL
33 N Dearborn St Suite 1000 Chicago, IL 60602
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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32
Years
Experience
Chicago Criminal Law Lawyer
Updated: 09/09/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Civil Matter
- DUI/DWI
Attorney Information
Overview
Harold L. Wallin has law offices in Chicago and Lincolnshire.
He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Washington University School of Law. He has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1994 and is a member of the Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois.
Mr. Wallin has significant trial experience, in both criminal and civil matters. In addition, he regularly represents revoked drivers at license reinstatement hearings at the Illinois Secretary of State. Mr. Wallin represents clients in Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties.
He has been honored with the elite designations “Super Lawyer” by Thomson-Reuters and “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell.
The attorney rating website AVVO has rated him a “10 out of 10 – Superb.”
Since 2015 Harold Wallin has been chosen one of Chicago’s Top Three DUI Lawyers by the ratings website ThreeBestRated.com. He is the only attorney to have made their list each year in that time.
Since 2014, Mr. Wallin has been honored by The National Trial Lawyers as one of “Illinois’s Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers.”
Mr. Wallin currently also serves as a Commissioner on the Lake County (IL) Ethics Commission.
Mr. Wallin is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He currently serves as a Vice Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee. He also serves as an arbitrator for both the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration and Law Division Arbitration programs.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- “Super Lawyer” by Thomson-Reuters
- “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell
- AVVO has rated him a “10 out of 10 – Superb.”
- Chicago’s Top Three DUI Lawyers by ThreeBestRated.com, 2015
- Illinois’s Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
Other Sources of Feedback About Harold L. Wallin
Included on the 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Washington University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 1994
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of Chicago,
Chicago,
IL,
USA, 1987
B.A.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Owner
Published Works
Articles
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Chicago Tribune – July 14, 2009
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MSN.com – 2007
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Medill Chicago News Service Northwestern University – August 12, 2004
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The Associated Press – July 04, 2009
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Chicago Tribune – February 3, 2014
- WGN New – September 21, 2021
- Illinois Supreme Court 2 Civility Spotlight interview
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1994
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee (Vice Chair)
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitration (Arbitrator)
- Law Division Arbitration programs (Arbitrator)
- Lake County (IL) Ethics Commission (Commissioner)
- Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois (Member)
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Contact
33 N Dearborn St
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone Number: 312-815-7773
Fax Number: 312-346-7731
Email: Send a message
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