Attorney John Donahue, Donahue, Sowa, & Magana, Lisle, Illinois

John F Donahue
Lisle, Illinois

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phone	(630) 505-5200
fax	(630) 505-4250
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Areas of Practice:: Criminal Defense; Appeals; DUI; Reckless Homicide; Sex Abuse

Litigation Percentage:: 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Capital Cases, Illinois Supreme Court

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1971

Education:: Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1971
J.D.; Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 1967
B.S.

Published Works:: Emergency Blood Tests: New Road Around Fourth Amendment, DuPage Bar Brief, 1992; Sufficiency of Criminal Complaints: A Separate Standard for Traffic Offenses, Illinois State Bar Section Newsletter, 1988

Representative Cases:: People v. Marilyn Lemak

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Professor of Criminal Justice, Triton College, 1971 - 1974; Lecturer, Criminal Justice

Honors and Awards:: Blue Key Honor Society; Highest Rating, Martindale-Hubell; Highest Rating, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Attorney Laureate, Illinois State Bar Associaton; Superlawyers, Chicago Magazine

Professional Associations and Memberships:: DuPage County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993; President; DuPage County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993; Chairman, Judiciary Committee; Kane County Bar Association; Member; Chicago Bar Association, 1992 - 1993; Chairman, Criminal Justice Section; Illinois State Bar Association, 1992 - 1993; Chairman, Criminal Justice Section; DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1975 - 1976; Charter President; DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 - 1979; Charter President; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Member

Past Employment Positions:: DuPage County, Special Prosecutor, 1982 - 1984

Donahue, Sowa & Magana—with offices in Geneva and Lisle, Illinois—is dedicated to defending the rights of people throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, including the cities such as DeKalb, Naperville, Wheaton, Joliet, Downers Grove, Elgin, and Aurora.
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