David Shestokas | Berwyn Criminal Defense Lawyer

David Shestokas earned his B.A. in Political Science from Bradley University in 1975 and his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, cum laude, in June of 1987. In 1986-87 he served on The John Marshall Law Review. He studied law at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

Mr. Shestokas has been admitted to practice law before the Illinois Supreme Court in 1987, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1988, the Supreme Court of Florida in 2004, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2006.

Mr. Shestokas founded the Law Office of David Shestokas in November, 1987. After practicing in areas such as criminal defense, corporate law, real estate, and business financing, he later served as Assistant State’s Attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago, IL, from 1994 to 1998, involved in over 10,000 criminal prosecutions. During that time he also worked on the Felony Review Unit, participating in police investigations and making charging decisions in over 400 felony matters.

In 1992, after the Republic of Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet Union, Shestokas joined attorneys of Lithuanian heritage from around the world as a member of the First World Congress of Lithuanian Lawyers. The Lithuanian President, government officials, and the Lithuanian Bar worked with that Congress to restore the rule of law and a constitutional government after four generations of Soviet occupation.

Along with volunteering at the Salvation Army providing pro bono legal services for the homeless, David has also given his time at the Quality Life Center to educate at-risk youth about the values ingrained in America’s Founding.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	David J. Shestokas, Attorney at Law		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
John Marshall Law School	J.D.	Law School	1987
Bradley University	B.A.	Political Science	1975

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1987
Florida	2004

• The Illinois Supreme Court, November, 1987, The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, May, 1988,The Supreme Court of Florida, February, 2004. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, May, 2006.

• J.D. | The John Marshall Law School | Cum laude, the Order of John Marshall, Member The John Marshall Law Review

• PEOPLE v. KIRVELAITIS
  David J. Shestokas, Lemont, for Vytenis P. Kirvelaitis. Joseph E. Birkett, Du Page County State's Attorney, Wheaton, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Lawrence M. Bauer, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Basil G. Greanias, Decatur, for the People. Defendant, Vytenis P. Kirvelaitis, was charged with two counts of driving while under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)), and he was also ticketed for speeding (625 ILCS 5/11-601(b) (West 1998)). Defendant's driving privileges were subsequently suspended, and he filed a petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driving privileges. The trial court denied the petition and defendant appealed. On appeal, defendant argues that his suspension should be rescinded because the officer who arrested him was outside his jurisdiction at the time he arrested defendant, and the officer lacked any statutory authority to make the arrest outside the officer's jurisdiction. We reverse.

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