Drug Cases

Waukegan Drug Case Defense Attorney
Drug and narcotics crimes in Illinois can be either misdemeanors or felonies. The level of punishment that can be imposed for a drug offense generally depends on the type and amount of drug in question. While the possession of large amounts of controlled substances frequently carries a mandatory prison sentence, the penalties for most drug offenses allow for dispositions of probation and other lesser sentences.
If you have been charged with a drug offense, Louis M. Pissios is here to help. Attorney Louis M. Pissios knows the ins-and-outs of drug crime law, including the laws governing illegal search and seizure, warrant and warrantless arrests, the execution of search warrants, and other issues relevant to building your defense

Lake County Cannabis & Cocaine Defense Lawyer
Louis M. Pissios represents people charged in all types of misdemeanor and felony drug cases, including those involving cannabis (marijuana), cocaine, crack, heroin, methamphetamine (meth), mushrooms, peyote, LSD and ecstasy. Specific charges this office defends include:
Unlawful Possession of Cannabis
Unlawful Possession of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver
Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance
Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
Unlawful Delivery (of any substance)
Possession of a Look-Alike Substance
Prescription Fraud
Manufacturing
Controlled Substance Trafficking
Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Defending Small Amounts to Major Drug Busts
If you are charged with a drug offense, you could be facing serious penalties. Louis Pissios has significant prior experience handling all types of drug and narcotics charges. He has successfully handled cases ranging in seriousness from the possession of a small amount of marijuana, to the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars of cocaine by international drug cartels.

Pissios’ work in this area has repeatedly led to positive outcomes for his clients. This office has helped people avoid jail and prison time and misdemeanor and felony convictions that would have become permanent parts of their criminal records.

Pissios’ defense trials felony-level drug case frequently were followed and reported upon extensively by the press.

As an attorney, Pissios has handled an exceedingly-wide variety of Illinois drug cases. These include small pot and drug paraphernalia busts to complex, interstate narcotics investigations involving multiple charged defendants and investigating agencies. Pissios has worked on cases that involved HIDTA, DEA, LCMEG, DEA, Waukegan N.E.T., U.S. Marshals Service and local police investigation. Many such investigations employed court-approved wiretaps (overhears), search warrants and arrest warrants.