Sandra L. Byrd | Illinois Drug Crime Lawyer

Sandra L. Byrd

Sandra L. Byrd

Sandra Byrd Attorney At Law

DUI-DWI, Criminal, General Practice, Murder & Reckless Homicide|Weapons Charges|Domestic Violence|SexCrimes|Theft & Property Offenses|Traffic Violations

Sandi Byrd concentrates in the area of criminal defense, DUI defense, traffic violations

Language(s): English

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About Sandra

Attorney Sandra L. Byrd has 17 years of experience defending people from all walks of life. Six of those years were spent as a public defender. She strives in securing fair outcomes for clients throughout Cook County.

Her practice areas for criminal charges include, but are not limited to:

Murder & Reckless Homicide
Weapons Charges
Assault & Battery
Violent Crimes
Armed Violence
Domestic Violence
Violations of Orders of Protection
Unlawful Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicles
Theft & Property Offenses
Drug Charges
Drug Trafficking
Drug Possession
Marijuana/Cannabis Offenses
Sex Crimes
Internet Sex Crimes
Criminal Sexual Assault
Child Pornography
Juvenile Delinquency
DUI
Felony/Multiple DUI
Traffic Violations
Expungements

Contact Attorney Sandra L. Byrd today for a free initial consultation. Credit Cards accepted.

Experience

Partner

Zuelke & Byrd, LLC

2005-2013

IL

Public Defender

Kane County Public Defender’s Office

1997-2002

IL

Law Clerk

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

1996

IL

Education

Indiana University

Doctor of Jurisprudence

1996

Indiana University

Bachelor of Science

1993

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Served on Moot Court Board during the ()
    1995-1996
  • Member: Federal Communications Law Journal ()
    1994-1996
  • Executive Board Member: Federal Communications Law Journal ()
    1995-1996
  • -Member: Illinois State Bar Association
  • -Member: Criminal Justice Practice Counsel, Chair of the Criminal Law Committee and Chair of the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
  • -Serves on Board of Kane County Bar Foundation
  • -Member: Chicago Bar Association
  • -Member: DuPage Country Bar Association
  • -Member: National College of DUI Defense Lawyers
  • -Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • -Volunteer: Hope Legal Clinic
  • -Serves on Board of Trustees for Hesed House
Honors / Awards
  • In school Sandi served on the Moot Court Competition, winning the Best Brief Award. Now in her professional career she has been named one of the top ten female criminal defense lawyers in Illinois for the past two years and was named one of the top three female lawyers in Kane, Kendall & DeKalb Counties.

Notable Work

Publications

Life as an Open Book: Has Technology Rendered Personal Privacy Virtually Obsolete? (Published in December )

1995



Ms. Byrd has also published articles in the Kane County Bar Association Bar Briefs and has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Aurora Beacon News, Elgin Courier, The Daily Herald, and the Kane County Chronicle.