Robert J Kerr

Chicago, Illinois

312-955-4400 312-955-4401

312-955-4402

Areas of Practice

• State & Federal Criminal Defense
• All Felony & Misdemeanor Charges
• Aggravated Robbery
• Aggravated Speeding
• Armed Robbery
• Arson
• Assault / Aggravated Assault
• Attempted Murder
• Battery / Aggravated Battery
• Bond Hearings
• Burglary
• Civil Rights
• Check Fraud
• Child Pornography
• Commercial Driver’s License Violations
• Credit Card Theft
• DCFS Appeals / Administrative Hearings
• Disorderly Conduct
• Domestic Battery
• Domestic Violence
• Driver’s License Suspension / Revocation
• DUI / Drunk Driving
• Drug Crimes
• Drug Cultivation
• Drug Distribution
• Drug Manufacturing
• Drug Possession
• Drug Sales
• Drug Trafficking
• Embezzlement
• Expungements / Record Sealing
• Federal Criminal Defense
• Federal Drug Charges
• Federal Sex Crimes
• Felonies
• Firearm Possession
• Forgery
• Fraud Defense
• Gun Charges
• Home Invasion
• Homicide
• Identity Theft
• Jury Trials
• Juvenile Crimes
• Kidnapping
• Leaving The Scene of an Accident
• Manslaughter
• Misdemeanors
• Motions to Suppress Evidence
• Murder
• Pre-Trial Negotiations
• Preliminary Hearings
• Prescription Drug Charges
• Private Investigations
• Property & Financial Crimes
• Reckless Driving
• Retail Theft
• Robbery
• Secretary of State Reinstatement Hearings
• Sex Crimes
• Shoplifting
• Solicitation of A Minor
• Speeding Tickets
• Statutory Rape
• Suspended / Revoked Driver’s License
• Theft
• Traffic Tickets / Violations
• Violent Crimes
• Weapon Offenses
• White Collar Crimes

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

• Certificate in Criminal Law, DePaul College of Law, 2005

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2007

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • J.D. – 2005
• University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
  • B.A. – 2000
  • Major: English
• University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland – 1999

Honors and Awards

• Jack Carey Scholar – Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2007 – 2013
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 2007 – 2013
• Chicago Bar Association, Member, 2007 – 2013

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Acosta & Associates, Associate Attorney, 2005 – 2008
• Cook County Public Defender, Clerk – Supreme Court Rule 711, 2004 – 2005
• Americorps Member, Englewood Neighborhood, 2001 – 2002

Languages

• Spanish