Thirty-five years ago, Scott Gordon made a decision: he would be the attorney he wished existed, the one who answers the phone, who knows your file, and who fights without reservation.
He has practiced in Illinois courts ever since. From DUI charges and felony indictments in Cook County to removal proceedings and asylum hearings before the Chicago Immigration Court, the firm has built a reputation for preparation, candor, and persistence.
Scott is licensed in Illinois and works out of two offices: 120 S State Street in downtown Chicago, steps from the federal and state courthouses, and 9 North County Street in Waukegan, serving Lake County clients. He personally handles every case the firm accepts.
35
Years of Illinois trial experience
2
Offices in Cook County and Lake County
24/7
Available for calls, every day of the year
Scott Gordon has tried hundreds of cases across Cook and Lake Counties. He knows these courtrooms.
A philosophy of personalized service.
Most law firms scale by volume. This one does not. Scott takes a deliberately limited number of cases each year because the kind of representation he offers cannot be done in 30 minute increments. Every client receives a strategy built from the facts of their own case: their priorities, their family situation, their immigration status, their employment, and the realistic outcomes available to them under Illinois law.
That is what personalized service actually means: not a slogan on a website, but a working calendar that allows the attorney to know your case as well as you know it.
The intersection of criminal defense and immigration consequences is one of the most consequential and most misunderstood areas of American law. A guilty plea that looks routine to a state court judge can be the trigger for mandatory deportation. A reduced charge that satisfies a prosecutor can still bar a green card application for years. A protective order can become evidence in an immigration proceeding.
Scott practices both fields. He spots these collisions before they happen, negotiates with both sets of consequences in mind, and structures dispositions that protect his clients on both fronts. For non-citizen clients facing criminal charges, this is not a feature: it is the entire case.
Where criminal and immigration law meet.
A 24/7 commitment that is not a marketing line.
When the firm says it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it means a real person answers the phone at 3 a.m. on a Sunday. ICE detentions, arrests after Friday night traffic stops, hospital calls after an accident: the moments that make criminal and immigration law genuinely urgent do not happen during business hours, and the firm is built to respond to them.
The Chicago office covers Cook County criminal courts, the Daley Center, the Dirksen federal courthouse, and the Chicago Immigration Court. The Waukegan office covers the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and Lake County. Wherever your case is heard, you work with the same attorney who answered your first call.
If you are facing a criminal charge or an immigration matter in Illinois, the next conversation matters. Schedule a confidential consultation or call (312) 849-5900 at any hour.
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