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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Commercial Litigation | Criminal & Civil Litigation |
| Criminal Defense Law: Felonies & Misdemeanors | Commercial Litigation |
| Criminal Defense Law: White Collar | Securities |
| Eminent Domain | |
| Mediation |
Mr. Devine leads MBT's white-collar criminal defense, investigations, and commercial litigation practices. A trial lawyer for 40 years, he has extensive experience in both criminal and civil litigation, including white-collar and commercial litigation, securities, eminent domain, and zoning.
Mr. Devine is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has a wide range of court experience in the federal system. He has also argued major cases before the United States Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. Among his many significant results, Mr. Devine represented American Stores in a multi-million dollar class action based on the salmonella milk outbreak caused by tainted Jewel milk, which resulted in a not-guilty verdict.
After spending more than 25 years in private practice in Chicago, Mr. Devine was elected Cook County state's attorney in 1996 and held that post for 12 years before deciding to return to private practice. He had many notable accomplishments during his tenure as state?s attorney. He established the office's acclaimed Domestic Violence Unit, was instrumental in creating a more effective Juvenile Justice Bureau and Narcotics Unit, and made significant advances in the recruitment and retention of women and minority prosecutors. Mr. Devine was instrumental in reforming the system for prosecuting death penalty cases and published an article on the topic.
Date of Birth: 1943
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