Law Offices of Douglas E. Zeit, P.C.
Criminal Defense | Serving Chicago, IL
847-752-6611In Chicago, Illinois, Law Offices of Douglas E. Zeit, P.C., a local practice, helps clients with their Criminal Defense problem.
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Getting Your Case Handled Is Our Top Priority.
Douglas Zeit has been helping the seriously injured and surviving family members for more than 30 years.
Our Lake county IL personal injury lawyers are dedicated to representing people who have experienced a catastrophic injury of a family member.
We take each case very seriously and defense counsel, along with the insurance company, takes us seriously.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Criminal Defense
- Homicide
- Battery
- Damage to Property and Criminal Trespass
- Drug Offenses
- Weapons Offenses
- Sex Crimes
- Theft
- White Collar
- DUI/Traffic
- Summary Suspension Hearings
- Aggravated DUI
- Reckless Homicide
- Driving on Revoked License
- Personal Injury
- Auto Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Wrongful Death
Call 847-752-6611 today to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Douglas E. Zeit
Douglas E. Zeit- Mr. Zeit is known in the legal community as being a tenacious litigator with over 40 years of trial experience in criminal defense and personal injury cases. Beginning his career as a prosecutor in the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Mr. Zeit prosecuted traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases. Mr. Zeit left to be a partner in a local law firm where he concentrated his practice on municipal prosecution, municipal law, personal injury, and criminal defense. During this time Mr. Zeit became one of the leaders in the DUI legal community. In 2002 Mr. Zeit opened the Law Offices of Douglas E. Zeit. Since then Mr. Zeit has been known to represent many individuals in a variety of matters, including wrongful death personal injury, auto accident personal injury, trucking personal injury, and premises liability personal injury. Further, Mr. Zeit’s reputation in the criminal defense community grew bigger representing individuals in monumental cases that have resulted in the change of law or the challenging of laws that are used by lawyers all over the State of Illinois.
Education:
- B.A. University of New Mexico
- J.D. Northern Illinois University
Organizations:
- Lake County Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
Attorney Joseph D. Zeit
Joseph D. Zeit (Joe)- Joseph Zeit began his career in the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office prosecuting misdemeanor cases including traffic and general misdemeanors, juvenile offenses, domestic violence and felony review. In that role Joseph was able to hone his skills and learn to become a trial lawyer. While in that role Joseph was able to try cases ranging from murder, Aggravated DUI, sex offenses, and white-collar theft. Since joining the Law Offices of Douglas E. Zeit Joseph has been instrumental in obtaining acquittals for clients charged with serious criminal offenses. Also, Joseph has obtained winning verdicts in Civil Forfeiture proceedings, including People v. $22,000, and People v. $35,000.
Education:
- B.A. University of Dayton
- J.D. Loyola University- Chicago
Organizations:
- Lake County Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association