LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS DRUG CASE LAWYER
Waukegan Drug Case Defense Attorney
Drug and narcotics crimes in Illinois can be either misdemeanors or felonies. The level of punishment that can be imposed for a drug offense generally depends on the type and amount of drug in question. While the possession of large amounts of controlled substances frequently carries a mandatory prison sentence, the penalties for most drug offenses allow for dispositions of probation and other lesser sentences.
If you have been charged with a drug offense, Matthew T. Hoffman P.C. is here to help. Attorney Matt Hoffman knows the ins-and-outs of drug crime law, including the laws governing illegal search and seizure, warrant and warrantless arrests, the execution of search warrants, and other issues relevant to building your defense.
Lake County Cannabis & Cocaine Defense Lawyer
Matthew T. Hoffman P.C. represents people charged in all types of misdemeanor and felony drug cases, including those involving cannabis (marijuana), cocaine, crack, heroin, methamphetamine (meth), mushrooms, peyote, LSD and ecstasy. Specific charges this office defends include:
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Unlawful Possession of Cannabis
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Unlawful Possession of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver
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Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
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Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
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Unlawful Delivery (of any substance)
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Possession of a Look-Alike Substance
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Prescription Fraud
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Manufacturing
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Controlled Substance Trafficking
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Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Defending Small Amounts to Major Drug Busts
If you are charged with a drug offense, you could be facing serious penalties. Matt Hoffman has significant prior experience handling all types of drug and narcotics charges. He has successfully handled cases ranging in seriousness from the possession of a small amount of marijuana in a high school locker, to the distribution of millions of dollars of cocaine by international drug cartels.
Hoffman's work in this area has repeatedly led to positive outcomes for his clients. This office has helped people avoid jail and prison time and misdemeanor and felony convictions that would have become permanent parts of their criminal records.
This office also is extremely familiar with the methods employed by Lake County law enforcement to investigate and prosecute drug crime.
During his tenure as a Lake County prosecutor, Matt Hoffman was personally assigned to handle some of the county’s highest-profile drug busts during years of explosive drug and narcotic activity in the Lake County area. Cases Hoffman prosecuted through sentencing included multi-kilo cocaine and cannabis cases and two of the largest seizures of ecstasy in Lake County history. Hoffman's trials as a felony-level drug case prosecutor frequently were followed and reported upon extensively by the press. Stories of some of his trials remain published today on the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group website.
As an attorney, Hoffman has handled an exceedingly-wide variety of Illinois drug cases. These include small pot and drug paraphernalia busts to complex, interstate narcotics investigations involving multiple charged defendants and investigating agencies. Hoffman has worked on cases that involved HIDTA, DEA, LCMEG, Waukegan N.E.T., U.S. Marshals Service and local police investigation. Many such investigations employed court-approved wiretaps (overhears), search warrants and arrest warrants.
Former Lake County, IL Drug Charge Prosecutor
Matthew T. Hoffman P.C. defends people charged with drug offenses in Lake County and Cook County, Illinois. Attorney Matt Hoffman defends drug charges pending in all area narcotics courts, including those located in Waukegan, Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Bridgeview, 26th and California, and in the various branch courts throughout the City of Chicago.
Contact this office toll free at (877) 360-1880 for a free initial office consultation.
In Illinois, the unauthorized possession of controlled substances such as cocaine, cannabis weighing more than 30 grams, ecstacy (mdma), heroin, methamphetamine (meth), lsd, peyote and many other drugs are felony-level offenses. All felony charges filed in Lake County, Illinois are prosecuted by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office and are handled and adjudicated at the Lake County circuit courthouse located at 18 N. County Street in downtown Waukegan, Illinois. Waukegan Attorney Matt Hoffman is a former Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney. While working in the State’s Attorney’s Office, Matt spent roughly two years as a felony drug crimes prosecutor, handling all types of felony drug charges and narcotics offenses. These charges included class 4, class 3, class 2, class 1 class X and class super X felony drug prosecutions. In drug cases involving delivery of controlled substances or possession of controlled substances with the intent to deliver, the minimum penalties increase and can carry minimum required prison terms. Waukegan lawyer Matt Hoffman has a substantial amount of experience handling highly complicated drug crime cases, including multi-kilo cases and cases involving felony drug distribution, possession, delivery, intent to deliver and trafficking. His office is located conveniently just two blocks from Lake County circuit court. Copyright © 2007-2009. All rights reserved. Matthew T. Hoffman P.C.
