Schierer & Ritchie, LLC

The personal injury and criminal defense attorneys at Schierer & Ritchie, LLC, are proud to provide quality legal services to the residents of Peoria, Illinois, and surrounding communities. Our law firm is dedicated to providing close personal service to our clients while seeking favorable solutions to the legal issues they face.

Our lawyers have more than two decades of experience helping people resolve their legal issues. We fight aggressively to defend our clients' rights.

If you have been injured in an accident, we answer questions you may have about your right to recover compensation. At Schierer & Ritchie, LLC, we work hard to get you the financial recovery you deserve. We offer free consultations to all prospective clients, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their cases. Insurance companies make it their job to offer you the lowest settlement possible. We make it our job to make sure you get everything you deserve. Through the entirety of your case, you don’t pay us anything unless we earn our fee by getting an ultimate recovery for you. Our law firm is fully prepared to take on any personal injury case, from a simple rear-end car accident to a complex medical malpractice situation. We communicate with you throughout the entire process to answer any questions you might have and to keep you informed about your legal position and the opportunities that are open to you. We do our best to resolve cases without going to trial. However, if trial is necessary, we approach it with enthusiasm and apply our aggressive and effective advocacy skills to persuade a jury in your favor.

If you have been charged with a crime, we defend you with the real legal standard in mind: innocent until proven guilty, not with the standard society has effectively put in place: guilty until proven innocent. Our attorneys are fierce trial advocates. But, before we get to this point, we do whatever we can to keep your case from going to trial. We examine every piece of evidence in a criminal case to determine its admissibility in court and closely follow the proceedings to ensure that your rights are never violated. We communicate with you throughout the entire process to answer any questions you might have and to keep you informed about your legal position and the opportunities that are open to you. Our law firm is fully prepared to take on any criminal case — from DUI and theft crimes to violent crimes and other offenses in state and federal courts. And we are never afraid to fight when this is the best thing for our client. Last year, we went to full jury trial on five criminal cases, including one first degree murder case. In four of these cases, including the case with three counts of first degree murder, we earned full not guilty verdicts; on the final one we received a not guilty verdict on the most serious charge. Give us a chance to put these skills to work for you.

To schedule a free initial consultation with one of our attorneys, contact our law firm at 312-288-8833 or 800-610-9425.