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W. Scott Hanken

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Practice Areas:

  • Criminal Defense
  • DUI/Traffic Violations
  • Drug Violations

Biography

Also Member, Rabin, Myers, Schuering & Hanken, P.C.

Education

  • Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
    • J.D. - 1989
  • Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • B.A. - 1985
    • Honors: Political Science

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1990

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Capital Litigation Trial Bar Association, Capital Litigation Bar, 2004

Professional Associations

  • Capital Litigation Trial Bar Association, Member, 2004 to Present
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
  • Sangamon County Bar Association, Member, 1989 to Present
  • Sangamon Country Bar Association, President, 2004 to 2005
  • Sangamon Country Defense Bar Association, President, 1993 to 2005
  • Sangamon Country Bar Association, Director, 1992 to 1993
  • Sangamon Country Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, President, 1990 to 1991
  • American Association for Justice, Member, 1991
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, 1990
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1990

Classes & Seminars

  • Gaining The Best Settlement in Auto Injury Cases, NBI, 2009
  • Aggravated DUI - Resent Developments, ICLE, 2008

Current Employment Position

  • Solo Practitioner

Past Positions

  • Attorney/Partner at Rabin, Myers & Hanken, P.C., 1996 to 2011
  • Public Defender at Sangamon County Public Defender, 1997 to 1999
  • Associate at Long, Morris, Myers and Rabin, P.C., 1994 to 1996
  • Associate at Pfeifer & Kelty, P.C., 1990 to 1994
  • Assistant State's Attorney at Sangamon County State's Attorney Office, 1989 to 1990

Honors

  • Super Lawyer - DUI, Super Lawyers, 2007-2011
  • Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers - Illinois (American Society of Legal Advocates), 2014
  • Top 200 DUI Attorneys - Illinois (National Advocacy for DUI Defense), 2013
  • Top Criminal Defense Lawyer Superb 10.0 Rating AVVO, 2010-2014
  • Client's Choice Award - Criminal Defense AVVO, 2012
  • Top Contributor - Criminal Defense AVVO, 2013