Catharine D. O’Daniel

As a seasoned criminal defense attorney based in Chicago, Catharine D. O’Daniel brings extensive experience and a deep understanding of the local legal landscape. Her dedication to defending clients’ rights drives her practice, ensuring every individual receives fair treatment under the law.

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Defense – State and Federal
  • Grand Jury Practice – State and Federal
  • Appeals-State and Federal
  • Corporate Investigations
  • Pardon and Clemency Petitions

Specialties

  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • Fraud Offenses
  • Tax Offenses
  • Narcotics Offenses
  • RICO Violations
  • Murder and Violent Crimes
  • Weapons Offenses
  • Sex Offenses
  • Regulatory Offenses
  • Thurgood Marshall NAACP Recipient
  • Leading Lawyers Network Top Ten Female Criminal Defense Attorneys in Illinois
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • Supreme Court of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Federal Court Pro Hac Vice Bar Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court for the District of Arizona
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

State Court Pro Hac Vice Bar Admissions

  • Indiana
  • Missouri
  • Wisconsin
  • Ohio
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Georgia
  • Florida
  • New Mexico
  • Arkansas
  • Texas
  • Tennessee
  • NACDL – Board of Directors, 2018 to Present
  • IACDL
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Inn of Court
  • Business professionals
  • Professional and semiprofessional athletes
  • Teachers
  • Lawyers
  • Doctors
  • Physicians and Physician Practice Groups
  • Real Estate Developers
  • Musicians
  • Software Engineers