Matthew T. Hoffman

FORMER LAKE COUNTY PROSECUTORNow Fighting for You in Lake County Court Attorney Matt Hoffman of The HoffmanLaw Office knows the Lake County, Illinois criminal court system. He has amassed more than twenty-five years of experience working as either a prosecutor or as a criminal defense attorney in the Lake County traffic, DUI, juvenile, misdemeanor and felony courts. He brings more than six years of prior experience as a Lake County criminal court prosecutor to every case he defends today. He has handled hundreds of Lake County criminal cases in a wide range of subject areas. He has a strong record of both bench and jury trial experience. Notable cases he has handled have been reported on by the Lake County News Sun, the Daily Herald, and the Chicago Tribune. As a former Lake County Assistant State's Attorney, originally Matt gained years of criminal court experience working in the major criminal divisions of the Lake County State's Attorney's Office. These divisions included the Traffic, Misdemeanor, Domestic Violence, Felony Review, Juvenile, Felony Drug and General Felony Divisions. During his years working as a prosecutor, Matt learned how police and the prosecution go about building a criminal case. He gained firsthand knowledge of and received significant training in the techniques and tactics the prosecution employs to seek convictions. For years, he implemented these practices in the Lake County criminal courts. He became a respected and accomplished prosecutor in the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and took responsibility for a number of serious and high-profile cases. The work ethic Matt applied to prosecution he brought with him to the defense. In 2005, Matt left the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and established The HoffmanLaw Office in Lake County, Illinois. It is the mission of The HoffmanLaw Office to provide exceptional and insightful criminal defense advocacy to those charged with crimes in the Lake County, Illinois courts. Lead Attorney Matt Hoffman's Former Prosecutorial Experience, Division-by-Division, in the Lake County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office