Gainor and Gosch, PC: Criminal Defense. DUI. Family Law. Injury. Lewis Gainor. Gillian Gosch. Waukegan, Illinois.

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Lewis Gainor is now featured as a legal expert on ChicagoNow. The site is published by the Chicago Tribune. His column, Criminal Lawyer Illinois, explains criminal law and how to defend misdemeanor and felony charges.

Lewis has previously been featured in the Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald for his jury trial victory over Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Environmental Protection Agency in a criminal case.

Gainor & Gosch, P.C.
Serving Cook, DuPage, Lake & McHenry County

Partners

Lewis Gainor
Gillian Gosch

Lewis Gainor, Partner

Biography:

Lewis Gainor is a veteran trial attorney in Chicago, Illinois. He has practiced criminal defense locally in Cook and Lake County Circuit Courts and traffic courts for years. He has successfully defended clients in criminal trials presided over by more than 35 Cook and Lake County Associate and Circuit Judges during his career.

Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
DUI
Traffic Tickets
Driver's License Suspension / Revocation

Illinois trial attorney Lewis Gainor has litigated more than 35 criminal and DUI cases to verdict in front of Lake County juries, and achieved more than 25 not guilty jury verdicts. Lewis Gainor has tried countless other bench trials and evidentiary hearings. He has defended clients in matters as minor as traffic tickets and as serious as murder. He gives all clients the same commitment to excellence regardless of the charge. Lewis Gainor is best known for his front-page victory in Lake County over Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Environmental Protection Agency concerning an illegal dump.

Professional Affiliations:

Lewis Gainor is a member of the Lake County Bar Association and participates in that organization's Criminal Law Committee, Family Law Committee, Workers' Compensation Committee, and Civil Trial Committee.

Public Service:

Lewis Gainor bases his law firm locally in Waukegan, Illinois. He is committed to the Lake County community, and frequently volunteers his time in community service. Under limited circumstances, Lewis Gainor represents clients without charge (i.e., pro bono).

Lewis Gainor is a certified Guardian Ad Litem for abused and neglected children, and adults with developmental disabilities. He enjoys volunteering his time for mock trial events at the courthouse for local high schools and colleges.

In fulfillment of the firm's Christian purpose, Lewis Gainor takes some cases pro bono.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude

B.A., University of Missouri, Honors College

Gillian Gosch, Partner (Biography Coming Soon!)

Copyright 2010 | Gainor & Gosch, PC is an Illinois law firm concentrating in criminal, DUI, driver's license suspensions, expungement, juvenile, traffic, municipal ordinance and professional license cases. From our offices in Chicago and Waukegan, we serve both Cook County and Lake County. Our criminal lawyers and defense attorneys assist clients with arrests from Skokie, Des Plaines, Evanston, Niles, Glencoe, Deerfield, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Glenview, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Wilmette, Winnetka, Lincolnwood, Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Forest Preserve, and the Illinois State Police. We represent clients with Lake County traffic tickets in Park City Traffic Court (Branch Court) at 301 Greenleaf Street in Park City, in Mundelein Traffic Court (Branch Court) at 105 East Route 83 in Mundelein, in Round Lake Traffic Court (Branch Court) at 1792 Nicole Lane in Round Lake Beach, and in Waukegan Traffic Court at 18 North County Street in Waukegan. As criminal defense and DUI attorneys, we represent clients with charges from Zion, Antioch, Waukegan, Fox Lake, Round Lake Park, Round Lake Heights, Gages Lake, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Lindenhurst, Lake Villa, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Round Lake Beach, Park City, Beach Park, Wauconda, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Gurnee, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Lake Forest, Highwood, Highland Park, and the Lake County Sheriff. We defend commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) in traffic court. We represent clients in the Second (2nd) Municipal District Courthouse at 5600 Old Orchard Rd in Skokie, as well as in the Third (3rd) Municipal District Courthouse at 2121 Euclid Ave in Rolling Meadows. We assist clients with Lake County Adult Probation (including supervision, supervised supervision, and conditional discharge) at the department's office at 15 South County Street in Waukegan. We are available for free consults with defendants in custody at the Robert H. Babcox Justice Center (Lake County jail) at 20 South County Street in Waukegan, as well as the Robert W. Depke Juvenile Justice Complex Minard E. Hulse Juvenile Detention Center at 24647 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills. If you or someone you love has been arrested and charged with a criminal offense, and the court appointed an attorney from the Lake County Public Defender's Office, we offer payment plans and, in pursuit of our Christian mission, we accept some cases pro bono. If you have an arrest warrant, contact us for a free consult. We offer low-cost, affordable payment plans that some may even consider cheap. We even accept credit cards. If you missed a court date, we can assist you with changed court dates, bench warrants, motions to quash warrants, and motions to vacate bond forfeitures. Se Habla Espanol.