Michael O'Donnell | Wheaton Criminal Defense Lawyer

Prior to forming the Law Offices of Michael P. O'Donnell in 2014, Attorney Michael P. O'Donnell worked at the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for over 11 years, handling all types of felony, misdemeanor and traffic cases. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Mr. O'Donnell served as a clerk at the State’s Attorney office conducting motion writing and legal research. As an Assistant State’s Attorney, he has prosecuted thousands of cases including traffic, domestic violence, financial crimes, narcotics and violent crimes. Mr. O'Donnell served in the Traffic, Misdemeanor, Juvenile and Felony Division. He has conducted hundreds of trials and hearings involving traffic offenses, DUI, theft and violent crimes.

Mr. O'Donnell has extensive experience in DUI cases, having served as the lead attorney in a DUI courtroom for three years and also prosecuting complex felony DUI cases including cases involving the testing for alcohol and drugs. He has also attended special training for prosecutors in DUI law. In addition to his courtroom experience, Mr. O'Donnell was extensive experience working with law enforcement to prepare and review cases, drafting responses to clemency petitions and writing motions.

In Addition, Mr. O'Donnell has extensive experience in law enforcement as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army Reserve. He is a graduate of two Army Military Police Officer courses and has conducted numerous investigations involving the loss of hundreds of thousand dollars of government property, accidents, use of force, and misappropriations of funds. He has deployed three times to a combat zone in Iraq and Afghanistan and has earned numerous awards including the Bronze Star Medal. He also was the commander of a police academy in Afghanistan that trained hundreds of Afghan police officers in law enforcement techniques, human rights and crime scene investigations.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Principal	Michael P. O’Donnell and Associates		Present
Prosecutor	DuPage County State’s Attorney Office	DuPage County, Illinois	2004-2014

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
DePaul University College of Law	J.D.	Law School	2001
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL	BA	Political Science	1994

State / Court	Date
Illinois	2004

• DuPage County Bar Association
  Military Veteran with over 20 years of Reserve Service and 4 years of Active Duty
  Present Army Reserves Assignment: Executive Officer, 327th Military Police Battalion, Arlington Heights, IL
  Duties and Responsibilities: Serves as the second highest ranking Soldier in a Military Police battalion that spans three states and has assigned over 700 Soldiers.
  Commander, 814th Military Police Company, Deployed to Iraq and Kuwait 2003
  Operations Officer, 327th Military Police Battalion, Deployed to Iraq 2008
  Aide de Camp, Commander Task Force 134 Commander, Iraq 2008
  Officer in Charge, Bamyan Afghanistan Regional Training Center, Deployed to Afghanistan 2012

• Military Awards Include:
  Army Achievement Medal
  Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award)
  Bronze Star Medal (2nd Award)
  NATO Service Medal
  Iraq Campaign Medal
  Afghanistan Campaign Medal
  Global War on Terrorism Medal
  
  Civilian Awards:
  2004 Prosecutors Bar Association Award in Recognition of Military Service
  2010 DuPage County State’s Attorney Most Difficult Trial Award
  2013 DuPage County Board Proclamation in Recognition of Community Service

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2004) Licensed as Attorney in Illinois. Verified with Illinois State Bar Association.	July 08, 2016

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