Wachnik Law LLC (Eryk Wachnik) of Park Ridge is a DUI lawyer in Park Ridge, IL. The firm handles traffic and DUI defense, criminal law, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases. Eryk Wachnik, the founder and attorney at law, has practiced law for over 10 years. Prior to founding the firm, he served as an Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted thousands of felony narcotics and gun cases, as well as DUI, traffic, and misdemeanor matters. He also worked as an Assistant Attorney General at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, prosecuting cases throughout the collar counties. Wachnik Law LLC represents clients in arraignments, bail hearings, trials, motions to suppress evidence, sentencing proceedings, plea negotiations, and probation violation hearings. For traffic and DUI defense, the firm addresses charges including Driving Under the Influence, Aggravated Speeding, Commercial Driver's License violations, overweight tickets, petty traffic offenses, and suspended license revocations. In criminal defense, the firm handles drug charges, weapons offenses, violent crimes, domestic violence, and expungements. Personal injury work covers car accidents, trucking accidents, slip and falls, construction negligence, and medical malpractice, seeking compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. The firm serves a wide area including Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will counties, as well as numerous suburbs such as Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, and Schaumburg.
The firm holds a 5.00 rating based on 46 reviews, reflecting a strong local reputation and a steady record of repeat and referred customers. Eryk Wachnik is a native of Chicago who attended Maine South High School before earning his B.A./B.S. from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He has tried hundreds of criminal cases in Chicago and suburban Cook County and has taken and defended hundreds of depositions in high-stakes personal injury litigation. The firm offers free consultations and provides services in both English and Polish.
Wachnik Law LLC (Eryk Wachnik) of Park Ridge combines extensive prosecution experience with dedicated defense advocacy, serving clients across the Chicagoland area with a focus on traffic, criminal, and injury matters.