Daniel Kay

Daniel Kay

  • Divorce, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI
  • Illinois
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Biography

Former public defender and former Assistant Attorney General. I am a solo practitioner with focus on cases in Williamson, Jackson, Franklin and Jefferson counties. I am major (retired) from the Army Reserve where I served 6 years as a Senior Military Defense Counsel in the JAG Corp. I am married and have one son.

Practice Areas
    Divorce
    Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
    Criminal Law
    Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
    DUI & DWI
Additional Practice Area
  • Expungements
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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Professional Experience
Trial Defense Services
United State's Army Reserve, J.A.G.
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Assistant Attorney General
Illinois Attorney General's Office
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Assistant Attorney General in the Trial Assistance and Sexually Violent Persons Bureau. Began with the AG's office prosecuting child sex crimes and then transferred to Trial Assistance and SVP Bureaus. Prosecuted wide variety of criminal offenses ranging from 1st Degree Murder to Drug Possession to Aggravated DUI. SVP Bureau work involved seeking civil commitment of those sex offenders who were about to be released from prison.
Assistant Public Defender
Jackson County Public Defenders Office
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Traffic Assistant assigned to Misdemeanor Traffic (DWLS/DWLR) cases and DUI cases.
Education
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
J.D. | Law
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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
B.A. | Speech Communication
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Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Current
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Williamson County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
Herrin Office
1 North Park Avenue
Herrin, IL 62948
Telephone: (618) 319-0265
Fax: (617) 687-9198