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ATTORNEY PROFILE
Partner
Phone: (847) 854-7700
Fax: (847) 854-7848
David
Franks is a highly effective criminal,
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and
traffic defense attorney who has practiced
criminal law since being admitted to the
Illinois Bar in 1989. Mr. Franks has more
than fifteen years of criminal prosecution
and defense experience. Mr. Franks served
as an Assistant State’s Attorney in both
Cook County and McHenry County, Illinois. In
McHenry County he served four years as a
prosecutor in the Misdemeanor and Felony
Divisions. He served as one of the first
two designated Domestic Battery Prosecutors
in McHenry County, as well as the
Misdemeanor and Traffic Division Supervisor.
Drawing
upon his eight years of experience as an
Assistant State’s Attorney and seven years
as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Franks
understands the intricacies of DUI and
criminal defense, and consistently achieves
outstanding results for his clients using
his skill as a researcher, negotiator and
advocate. Mr. Franks has successfully
defended clients charged with Driving Under
the Influence (DUI), Reckless Driving and
various traffic moving violations, as well
as criminal charges ranging from petty
offenses to Class X felonies.
In October
2007, Mr. Franks retired from the United
States Navy (Reserve Component) where he
achieved the rank of Commander (equivalent
to Lieutenant Colonel). While on active duty
and in the reserves, he further honed his
skills in strategic thinking and planning,
and will develop a defense tailored to the
particular circumstances of your case. He is
a tough and skillful attorney--qualities
that make him an effective courtroom
advocate. He aggressively represents his
clients from the beginning of a criminal
investigation through trial. Mr. Franks is
committed to his clients and strives to
provide them with the best defense.
In 2007,
Mr. Franks was selected as a full member of
the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
Criminal Justice Section Council, a Council
upon which he previously served from 1990
through 1999, reviewing and proposing
legislation and providing input for the
administration of the Illinois criminal
court system.
Mr. Franks
is a past Chair (2006-2007) of the Illinois
State Bar Association Traffic Laws and
Courts Section Council. He continues to
serve on the Council, where he has served
since 2000, reviewing legislation and
providing input for the administration of
Illinois traffic courts.
Mr. Franks is committed to
continuing legal education. Mr. Franks is a
member of the National College for DUI
Defense (see certificate below).
In July
2007, Mr. Franks attended an intensive DUI
defense seminar conducted by the National
College for DUI Defense in Cambridge
Massachusetts. In April 2007, Mr. Franks
attended a Continuing Legal Education
seminar entitled “Procedural Techniques for
Defending DUI,” sponsored by the Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(see certificate below).
In March
2006, Mr. Franks attended a Continuing Legal
Education seminar entitled “Successful
Defense of DUI & Summary Suspension Cases",
sponsored by the Illinois Institute for
Continuing Legal Education (see certificate
below).
Mr. Franks
has also completed training in administering
and evaluating Standardized Field Sobriety
Tests (SFST’s) according to National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
standards (see certificate below).
In
addition, Mr. Franks has attended a seminar
providing an orientation and overview of the
Intoxilyzer EC/IR and EC/IR II breathalyzer
machine (see certificate below).
Mr. Franks
has served as a guest speaker for both
in-state and out-of-state forums addressing
DUI and traffic-related issues. In May
2007, Mr. Franks outlined Illinois House
Bill 300 during an Illinois State Bar
Association-sponsored Continuing Legal
Education Program entitled, The Study of
Illinois DUI & Traffic Related Issues,
in New Orleans, Louisiana. In March 2007,
Mr. Franks outlined Illinois House Bill 300
during an Illinois State Bar
Association-sponsored Continuing Legal
Education Program in Springfield, Illinois.
Illinois House Bill 300, signed into law and
effective January 1, 2009, eliminates
Judicial Driving Permits and requires
motorists accused of DUI, and who wish to
continue driving, to obtain a Monitoring
Device Driver’s License (MDDL) by installing
breath alcohol ignition interlock devices (BAIID)
in their automobiles. In January 2007, Mrs.
Franks was a panelist on Illinois Law,
"DUI Issues: General and Specific," which
aired on Chicago Cable Access Channel 21
Television. In October 2006, Mr. Franks
outlined new traffic legislation for an ISBA-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education program, “Traffic
Law Update,” in Rockford, Illinois. In March
2006, he outlined new traffic legislation,
which went into effect January 1, 2006, for
an ISBA-sponsored Continuing Legal Education
programs, “Traffic Law Update,” in Oakbrook
and Bloomington, Illinois. In March 2005, he
outlined new legislation regarding DUI
sentencing provisions during an ISBA-sponsored
program, “DUI Means Defending, Understanding
and Innovating”, in Oakbrook, Illinois. In
March 2004, he participating on a panel
addressing DUI “Trial Tips and Practice”
during an ISBA-sponsored Continuing Legal
Education Program presented by the ISBA
Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council,
“Traffic Law Hot Topics Update”, in
Oakbrook, Illinois.
Mr. Franks is published in the area of
criminal law. He has written various case
summaries which have appeared in Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Section Council Newsletters. As a prosecutor
he co-authored, with a Public Defender and
sitting Judge, articles regarding
developments in criminal law, “Survey of
Illinois Law: Criminal Law and Procedure,”
which were published in the Southern
Illinois University Law Journal. While in
law school Mr. Franks researched and wrote
an article about a then recent development
in habeas corpus, which was later
published in the Criminal Law Bulletin, a
national publication.
Mr. Franks
earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Carleton
College, Northfield, Minnesota, and his law
degree from the American University
Washington College of Law in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Franks is a member of the Illinois
State Bar Association and McHenry County Bar
Association. He is admitted to practice in
the State of Illinois, before the Federal
District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois and the United States Supreme
Court.
SEMINAR SPEAKER
June 27, 2008
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Current Legislation Update.
St. Louis, Missouri
June 7, 2008
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Current Legislation Update.
Chicago, Illinois
March 8, 2008
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Laws: Issues, Updates and Hot Topics.
Current Legislation Update.
Oak Brook, Illinois
May 4 &
5, 2007
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, The
Study of Illinois DUI & Traffic Related
Issues. Panel participant addressing DUI
Defense and outlined Illinois House Bill
300.
New Orleans, Louisiana
March
3, 2007
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Update Seminar. Panel participant
addressing Statutory Summary Suspension and
DUI Defense, and outlined House Bill 300
proposed legislation. Effective January 1,
2009 Judicial Driving Permits are eliminated
and motorists accused of DUI will be
required to obtain a Monitoring Device
Driver’s License (MDDL), by installing
breath alcohol ignition interlock devices (BAIID)
in their automobiles.
Springfield, Illinois
January
2, 9, 16 & 23, 2007
Chicago Cable Access Channel 21 Television,
Panelist on Illinois Law, "DUI Issues:
General and Specific."
Chicago, Illinois
October
28, 2006
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Update Seminar. Outlined new traffic
law legislation.
Northern Illinois University
Rockford, Illinois
March
24, 2006
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Update Seminar. Outlined new traffic
legislation effective January 1, 2006.
Bloomington, Illinois
March 4, 2006
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Update Seminar. Outlined new traffic
legislation effective January 1, 2006.
Oakbrook, Illinois
March 2005
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, “DUI
Means Defending, Understanding and
Innovating” seminar. Outlined new
legislation regarding DUI sentencing
provisions.
Oakbrook, Illinois
March 2004
Illinois State Bar Association-sponsored
Continuing Legal Education Program, Traffic
Law Hot Topics Update. Panel participant
addressing DUI “Trial Tips and Practice.”
Oakbrook, Illinois
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
July 17-19, 2008
National College for DUI Defense. DUI
Defense Seminar. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
March 27 & 28, 2008
DUI Advocacy Academy, Procedure and
Tactics and Forensic Issues, Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
Chicago, Illinois.
October 25-27, 2007
"DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity" DUI
Defense Seminar conducted by the National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and
the National College for DUI Defense, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
July 19-21, 2007
National College for DUI Defense. DUI
Defense Seminar. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
April
26, 2007
“Procedural Techniques for Defending
DUI,” sponsored by the Illinois Institute
for Continuing Legal Education. Chicago,
Illinois.
June 1
&2, 2006
Illinois Traffic Court Conference,
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
March
17, 2006
“Successful Defense of DUI & Summary
Suspension Cases", sponsored by the Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
Chicago, Illinois.
ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS
Member, National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers
Nov. 2007-Present
Member, Illinois State Bar
Association Criminal Justice Section Council
2007-Present
1990-1999
Member, National College
for DUI Defense
2005-Present
Chair, Illinois State Bar Association
Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council
2006-2007
Vice Chair, Illinois State
Bar Association Traffic Laws and Courts
Section Council
2005-2006
Secretary, Illinois State Bar Association
Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council
2004-2005
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council
2000-Present
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
General Practice, Small Firm and Solo
Practitioner Section Council
2000-2004
Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation
2000-Present
Member, McHenry County Bar Association
1995-Present
Board of Trustees, Public Action to Deliver
Shelter (PADS)
2002-2006
Naval Reserve Association
32nd Degree Mason
U.S. Navy (Active Duty-Lieutenant)
1980-1987
U.S. Navy Reserve (Commander-Retired)
August 1987 through September 2007
Military Decorations:
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Navy Commendation Medal (Awarded
Three Times)
- Navy Achievement Medal (Awarded Two
Times)
PUBLICATIONS
Case Summary, People v.
Whitfield, ISBA Criminal Justice Newsletter,
May 2008, Vol. 51, No. 4
Case Summary, People v.
Company, ISBA Criminal Justice Newsletter,
January 2008, Vol. 51, No. 3
Case
Summary, People v. Sturgess, ISBA Traffic
Laws and Courts Newsletter, March 2007, Vol.
16, No. 3
Case Summary, Kaiser v. Fleming, ISBA
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm
Newsletter (November 2001, at 3)
Case Summary, In Re Marriage of Drysch, ISBA
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm
Newsletter (October 2001, at 5)
Case Summary, People v. Every, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (February 1999, at 6)
Case Summary, People v. Cortes, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (April 1998, at 10)
Public Defender Stephen Baker, Assistant
State’s Attorney David B. Franks and the
Honorable Daniel T. Gillespie, Survey of
Illinois Law: Criminal Law and Procedure,
Southern Illinois University Law Journal
(Summer 1996)
Case Summary, People v. Whitehead, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (May 1996, at 8)
Case Summary, People v. Jimerson, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (September 1995, at 1)
Public Defender Stephen Baker, Assistant
State’s Attorney David B. Franks and the
Honorable Daniel T. Gillespie, Survey of
Illinois Law: Criminal Law and Procedure,
Southern Illinois University Law Journal
(Summer 1995)
Case Summary, People v. Mahaffey, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (June 1995, at 3)
Case Summary, People v. Knuckles, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (April 1994, at 6)
Case Summary, People v. Fassler, Illinois
State Bar Association Criminal Justice
Newsletter (February 1993, at 3)
Federal Court Discretion and the Exhaustion
Doctrine: Granberry v. Greer, Criminal Law
Bulletin (May 1990)
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Illinois
Federal Bar for the Northern District of
Illinois
United States Supreme Court
 Partner
Phone: (847) 854-7700
Fax: (847) 854-7848
Email
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David
N. Rechenberg is an experienced Trial Attorney with over 18 years of
experience successfully trying cases. He has prosecuted Jury Trials
in McHenry, Lake, Cook, Boone, Winnebago and Stevenson Counties. In
addition to the Jury Trial experience he brings to your case, he has
tried numerous Worker's Compensation cases. When you are choosing an
attorney to represent you in Court or at the Arbitration level, make
sure you choose an attorney that will not be afraid to try your
case. If you have a case that will proceed to Trial, make sure you
hire an experienced Trial Attorney. Do not be afraid to ask how many
actual Jury Trials, Bench Trials, Arbitration Hearings and
Administrative Law Trials the attorney has actually handled.
Attorney Rechenberg has prosecuted and/or defended hundreds of cases
that went to Trial as opposed to being settled.
Experience counts. Results
matter.
Mr. Rechenberg first began his
legal career with the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.
There he prosecuted Misdemeanor and Felony Jury Trial cases. When he
entered private practice and for the past 16 years, he has
successfully prosecuted and obtained large sums of money for people
who were injured at work injured in automobile collisions and other
accidents.
 Mr. Rechenberg will be happy to
handle your injury case whether it is in a Workers Comp
case, auto accident, or product liabilities claim and be willing to
try your case where necessary as opposed to just accepting the
insurance company's settlement offer. If you have been hurt at work,
injured in an automobile collision, or hurt because of the
negligence of another person, including medical negligence, get
David Rechenberg on your side!
Experience counts. Results
matter.
David Rechenberg is a true
litigation attorney. He has spent almost every day of his
professional career in various different Courtrooms and Courthouses
throughout the Chicago land area. If you want an experienced Trial
Attorney handling your case, call David Rechenberg for a free audit
consultation of your injury case.
 Not only is Mr. Rechenberg an
experienced Trial practitioner, he is a regular, down-to-earth guy
who always returns his telephone calls. His client's routinely thank
him for returning telephone calls, (always within one day) and
explain how comfortable they feel with speaking to him about their
case. Although David Rechenberg is a battle tested Trial Attorney,
his clients appreciate the time and effort he spends with them in
explaining every aspect of their case and what to expect next, never
leaving them in the dark, wondering what will happen with my case
next. When you become a Franks & Rechenberg, P.C. client, you will
always be appraised of the status of your case, what to expect next
and have all of your questions regarding your case answered.
Experience counts. Results
matter.
Areas of Practice
40% Workers Compensation
40% Personal Injury
10% General Civil Litigation
5% Employment Discrimination/Termination
5% Municipal
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois: 1987
Missouri: 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois: 1987
Education
Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1987
J.D.
Northern Illinois Univ. College of Business, DeKalb, Illinois, 1983
B.S.
Major: Finance
Professional Associations and
Memberships
American Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Illinois State Bar Association,
1989 - Present
Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member
McHenry County Bar Association
Member
Past Employment Positions
McHenry County State's Attorney's
Office, Assistant State's Attorney, 1987 - 1989
 Fraternities:
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Epsilon
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