Patel Law, PC of Urbana

Patel Law, PC of Urbana is a lawyer in Urbana, IL, specializing in personal injury and criminal defense. The firm serves clients across Champaign County and central Illinois, including Urbana, Danville, Decatur, and Champaign. Specific practice areas include car accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death, dog bites, federal criminal cases, weapons and gun crimes, sex crimes, and drug crimes. The firm holds a rating of 4.90 based on 371 reviews.

The firm is led by Baku N. Patel, who has practiced law in central Illinois for nearly 30 years. Mr. Patel began his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps, serving as both a prosecutor and defense attorney. He later worked as a trial attorney for the Federal Trade Commission and as a senior prosecutor for the Champaign and Vermillion County State’s Attorney’s offices. He also served as the Chief Public Defender of Vermilion County, where he was certified as lead defense counsel in death penalty cases. In private practice, Mr. Patel has tried over 100 jury trials to verdict and has recovered tens of millions of dollars for injury clients. The team also includes Chae M. Lee, who joined the firm in 2017 and focuses on personal injury, auto accidents, criminal, traffic, and DUI defense. Mr. Lee holds a Juris Doctorate from Chicago Kent College of Law and volunteers at the Korean American Bar Association’s pro bono clinic.

The Urbana office is located at 108 West University Avenue. It sits on West University Avenue, just across from East University Avenue. The firm is about a tenth of a mile from Boneyard Creek and The Station Theatre. Leal Park is also nearby, roughly a fifth of a mile away.

Patel Law, PC of Urbana has built a strong local reputation, reflected in consistently high customer ratings and an established track record supported by a large base of reviews. This standing in the legal field of Urbana, IL, underscores the firm’s experience in handling complex personal injury and criminal defense matters.