The client had been convicted of first degree murder in the Illinois State court and sentenced to forty-five years imprisonment. After the filing of a successive post-conviction petition, we secured a reduced sentence of thirty-one years.
The client spent six years in custody after being convicted of attempt murder in the Illinois State court. We secured an exoneration based on newly discovered evidence of the client’s innocence.
The client faced an indictment in the federal court in Chicago for bankruptcy fraud. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen secured a not guilty verdict on all charges.
The client was charged with money laundering conspiracy in the federal court in Chicago. Patrick Blegen secured an acquittal on all charges.
The client, described in the media as a “rising star” among Chicago criminal defense attorneys, was indicted in federal court in Chicago for soliciting defendants and witnesses to commit perjury. Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client had been in state court for first degree murder based on shaken baby syndrome or “SBS”. After her state court appeals were exhausted, we filed a federal habeas corpus petition (2254) on her behalf and presented new medical evidence and testimony. Based on a finding of actual innocence, and after serving nearly ten years in prison the client was released from prison on bond while awaiting final adjudication of her case. Following a successive post-conviction petition in the Illinois State court, the client’s conviction was reversed and a new trial was ordered.
The client was charged in the federal court in Chicago with kidnapping a minor and faced a twenty year mandatory minimum sentence. After successfully litigating a motion to prevent a government expert witness from employing a technique called “granulization” to attempt to pinpoint the location of a cellular telephone, Patrick Blegen secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was indicted in the federal court in Chicago for mail fraud involving a scheme to defraud insurance companies, facing imprisonment and deportation if convicted. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was indicted in the federal court in Hammond, Indiana, for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and identity theft, facing imprisonment and discharge from the military if convicted. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was indicted in the federal court in Chicago for racketeering (RICO) conspiracy in relation to his position as treasurer of a Chicago area municipality. Defendant was charged along with seven other defendants including the former town president and chief of police. Following a multi-month jury trial, Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client, an alderman from Gary, Indiana, was charged in the federal court in Hammond, Indiana, with public corruption offenses related to a waste management contract. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was indicted in the federal court in Chicago for offenses related to threatening the President of the United States and threatening a Secret Service Agent. Patrick Blegen and co-counsel obtained a new trial after an initial conviction. The government dismissed all charges during the middle of the second trial.
The client was charged in the Illinois State court in Chicago with firearm possession having been identified by a Chicago Police Officer as having possessed a sawed off shotgun. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was charged in the state court in Chicago with first degree murder. Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all charges.
The client was indicted for felony and misdemeanor charges in the federal court in Chicago related to the smuggling of Chinese nationals into the United States. The felony charges carried a mandatory minimum sentence of three years imprisonment. Following a jury trial, Patrick Blegen and co-counsel secured not guilty verdicts on all felony charges. The client was sentenced to time served on a single misdemeanor conviction.
The client was convicted in the federal court in Chicago for a narcotics conspiracy related to a street gang. After a successful appeal and two re-sentencings, we obtained a sentence of time served – a reduction from twenty years in prison to ten.
The client was charged with wire fraud in the federal court in Chicago. Th lawyers at Blegen & Associates negotiated the charges down to a misdemeanor.
The client was indicted in the federal court in Chicago for a narcotics conspiracy. Patrick Blegen convinced the government to dismiss all charges prior to trial.
The client was charged in the federal court in Chicago with a criminal complaint alleging a narcotics conspiracy. Patrick Blegen convinced the government not to seek indictment and to dismiss the criminal complaint.
The client, a police officer for a Chicago area municipality, was indicted in the federal court in Chicago for felony charges related to civil rights violations and perjury. Patrick Blegen and co-counsel negotiated a reduction to misdemeanor charges.
The client was charged with possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense in the federal court in Hammond, Indiana. The client pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, but contested the firearm charge at trial. Patrick Blegen tried the case, and the jury was hung. The government subsequently dismissed the firearm charges, preventing the addition of a mandatory five year term to the narcotics sentence.
The client faced firearm offenses in the federal court in Chicago and received a sentence far below the sentence requested by the government. The government appealed the sentence, arguing that the client was an Armed Career Criminal (ACC), and that he should have received a minimum sentence of fifteen years. The lawyers at Blegen & Associates won the appeal, convincing the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that the ACC did not apply.
Federal agents seized more than $100,000 in United States Currency from a client’s home. The lawyers at Blegen & Associates, along with co-counsel, secured the return of all of the seized funds.
The client sought to expunge a fourteen year old felony drug conviction. We successfully vacated the drug conviction and had the arrest expunged.
The client was charged with felony residential burglary in the state court in Chicago. The lawyers at Blegen & Associates negotiated charges down to a misdemeanor and a sentence of probation.
The client was charged with first degree murder in the state court in Chicago. The lawyers at Blegen & Associates along with co-counsel negotiated the charges down to second degree murder.