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Eryk Wachnik
Skokie and Rolling Meadows DUI Attorney
Wachnik Law LLC
2340 S River Road, Suite 411B
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone: 847-892-5060
Website: wachniklaw.com

About Eryk Wachnik
Eryk Wachnik is the founder of Wachnik Law LLC and has been practicing law for over 10 years. Eryk concentrates his practice in the areas of traffic, DUI defense and criminal defense. Prior to starting Wachnik Law LLC, Eryk 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; DUI and traffic cases and a multitude of misdemeanor cases. Eryk has tried hundreds of cases in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Eryk handles DUI cases originating in Cook County; DuPage County; Lake County; Des Plaines; Evanston; Glencoe; Glenview; Golf; Kenilworth; Lincolnwood; Morton Grove; Niles; Northbrook; Northfield; Park Ridge; Skokie; Wilmette; Winnetka. Barrington; Barrington Hills; Bartlett; Bensenville; Buffalo Grove; Dundee; Elgin; Elk Grove Village; Hanover Park; Harwood Heights; Hoffman Estates; Inverness; Mount Prospect; Norridge; Palatine; Prospect Heights; Rolling Meadows; Roselle; Rosemont; Schaumburg; Schiller Park; South Barrington; Streamwood; and Wheeling. A native of Chicago, Eryk 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.
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