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My practice is limited primarily to two areas, driver's license reinstatement and DUI. My background affords you a unique perspective.
For all of your professional needs, call Ted at 217-525-0520.
For 15 years, I heard driver's license cases as a contractual hearing officer for the Secretary of State (DMV). This experiences has provided me with the opportunity to understand how the opposing side thinks and operates.
Practice Areas
- DUI & DWI
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
Additional Practice Area
- Driver's License Reinstatement
Fees
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Free Consultation
Initial telephone consultation with experienced and knowledgeable staff. I will follow up. -
Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
For driver's license hearings, partial payment with balance not due until day of hearing, affording you the opportunity to budget your fees.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- U.S. Federal Court
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Harvatin Law Offices PC
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- I began practicing law in Springfield Illinois in 1981. In 2000, my partner became a judge, and I have been solo since that time. I formerly took on virtually any case. But the law has now grown too complicated for me to be "all things to all people". As a result, I limit my practice to a few areas, and I know the law in those areas quite well.
Education
- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- J.D. | Law
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- Knox College
- B.A. | Ecnomics and Business
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- Honors: Honors: Cum Laude Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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Awards
- Membership
- Mensa Society
- Membership in Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test that has been properly administered and supervised. There is no other qualification or disqualification for membership eligibility.
Professional Associations
- Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association
- Member
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- Activities: Statewide organization whose members, through the courts, public opinion and the elective process, advance the interests of injury victims.
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Association of Illinois lawyers who work to improve the legal process.
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- Sangamon County Bar Association
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- Activities: Springfield is the seat of government for Sangamon County. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here. The Association strives to carry on the traditions of Lincoln to improve the delivery of legal services to our community.
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- https://www.harvatinlaw.com/theodore-j-harvatin.html
- DUI Will Travel: When Drunk Driving Cases Cross State Lines.
- Illinois Bar Journal
- Strategies in Handling DWI and DUI Cases: Driver’s License Hearings with the Illinois Secretary of State
- Lorman Educational Services
- Court Supervision in Traffic Cases: New Strategies for Amended Laws
- llinois Bar Journal
Speaking Engagements
- MDDP, RDP, and CDL issues, DUI and Traffic Law Update, Naperville, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- CDL issues, including "masking"; Court Supervision Updates, DUI and Traffic Law Update, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings, DUI and Traffic Law Update, East Peoria, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Additional topic: Suspensions for traffic law violations, supervision, CDL and GDL issue.
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings., DUI and Traffic Law Update, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Illinois State Bar Association Traffic Law and Courts Section Council
- Updates to legislation and administrative rules governing Illinois Secretary of State Driver's License Hearings, DUI & Traffic Issues for the Defense, Naperville, Illinois
- Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ted Harvatin -- Driver's License Reinstatement
Legal Answers
560 Questions Answered
- Q. Validity of license despite owing traffic tickets and dealings with debt collectors.
- A: It used to be that enough unpaid tickets could get your license suspended. They changed the law. You are not suspended but the collection agency can continue to go after you.
- Q. What are my chances of reducing an aggravated DUI felony to a misdemeanor? (Lake County, IL)
- A: Oh, good move involving your IDPFR lawyer in an early stage.
This is the type of thing that varies significantly between counties. Find an experienced Lake County DUI attorney. Not only that, but the attorney will be aware of all the information that the state has. There’s too much at stake for you to be trying to navigate this through an online forum. That being said, I hope everything comes out fine.
- Q. How to proceed legally after driving with a suspended license and DUI accusations without being pulled over?
- A: You say you received six months of probation. I think you mean you were suspended for six months?
If so, the suspension does not end just with the passage of time. You also have to pay the $250 reinstatement fee to the secretary of state to fully terminate the suspension.
You should do that immediately and then hire an attorney. This is too much for you to handle on the forum such as this one. And since I do not practic anywhere near Chicago, I have no financial interest in recommending that you obtain an attorney. Good luck.
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