John J. O'Gara, Jr.
Principal

Practice Areas: State and Federal Criminal Defense; Personal Injury Law; Capital Offenses; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Driving While Intoxicated; Traffic Violations; Automobile Accidents and Injuries Law; White Collar Crime.

Admitted: 1987, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School: St. Louis University, J.D., 1987

College: Quincy College, B.A, 1983

Member: East St. Louis, St. Clair County (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000, Vice President 2005-2006, President 2006-2007) and Illinois State Bar Associations (Member, Special Committee on Public Defenders Appointment Standard, 1996-1999); Illinois Public Defenders Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2001); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000).

Biography: Assistant Public Defender, 1987-1989 and Public Defender, 1989-1991, Knox County. Assistant Public Defender, St. Clair County, 1991-1994.

Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1961

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