Welcome
to Attorney Dennis Doherty
licensed in federal court, since 1982.
Case Results
People v. M. T.,
Aggravated Battery With A Deadly Weapon, Jury Verdict of Not Guilty on all charges, Markham.
First Degree Murder, Finding of Not
Guilty, 26th Street.
Possession of Controlled Substance,
Finding of Not Guilty, 26th Street.
Possession of LSD, All Charges
Dismissed, Markham.
Armed Violence and Felony Possession of Cannabis, Finding of Not Guilty, Markham.
Welcome
to Attorney Dennis Doherty
licensed in federal court, since 1982.

Possession of LSD, All Charges
Dismissed, Markham.

First Degree Murder, Finding of Not
Guilty, 26th Street.

Armed Violence and Felony Possession of Cannabis, Finding of Not Guilty, Markham.

Felony Filing of a Fraudulent State Tax Return, Finding of Not Guilty, 26th Street.
Firm Overview
Criminal cases at all levels, from the most serious felony prosecutions, to routine criminal matters.
Doherty returns his calls.
Doherty listens to his clients.
Doherty takes pride in helping those in need.
Dennis Doherty has been licensed in federal court, since 1982. He has been a member of the federal trial bar, since 1983 and handled as solo defense counsel, hundreds of criminal jury trials, and bench trials.
Doherty has orally argued before the Illinois Supreme Court, on nine separate occasions. Doherty has orally argued before the Illinois Appellate Court, on multiple occasions. Doherty has been admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth U.S. Courts of Appeal. Doherty has handled hundreds of criminal appeals, and post-conviction matters. Doherty has authored law journal articles, and has lectured on the criminal law.
Doherty primarily appears in criminal cases, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago. Doherty has accepted employment in many additional jurisdictions, and has appeared pro hac vice in numerous locales.

Admissions & APpearances
Bar Admissions

United States District Court, for the Northern District of Indiana

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont, Texas

United States District Court, for the Northern District of Illinois

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

United States District Court, for the Northern District of Illinois

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas

United States District Court, for the Central District of Illinois

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Illinois Supreme Court

United States District Court, for the Central District of Illinois

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri
State Court Pro Hac Vice Appearances

Florida

Michigan

Mississippi

Ohio

Washington

Indiana

Maryland

Missouri

South Dakota

Wisconsin

Kentucky

Minnesota

Nevada
