David Shestokas

Shestokas, & Associates

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David Shestokas earned his B.A. in Political Science from Bradley University in 1975 and his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, cum laude, in June of 1987. In 1986-87 he served on The John Marshall Law Review. He studied law at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The current emphasis of his practice is assisting Gulf Coast businesses to determine if they are eligible to participate in the BP Oil Spill Court Supervised Settlement Process, and if they are, assist in maximizing the settlement. Mr. Shestokas has been admitted to practice law before the Illinois Supreme Court in 1987, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1988, the Supreme Court of Florida in 2004, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2006. Join his over 30,000 followers on Twitter . In 1990 Shestokas was the Republican nominee for the United States Congress. From 1994 to 1998, he was an Assistant State�s Attorney for Cook County, IL, the largest unified court system in the country. Shestokas has prosecuted over 10,000 criminal cases, worked in Juvenile Justice and made charging decisions in over 400 felony matters as part of police investigations. Since 1998 Shestokas has been in private practice in Florida and Illinois, primarily involved in criminal defense. He participated in the First World Congress of Lithuanian Attorneys contributing to the Lithuanian Constitution after the fall of communism. He volunteers free legal services four hours per week with the Salvation Army, helping homeless individuals with legal problems, like driver licensing, unemployment and expunging criminal records. Shestokas has written articles on legal issues and the US Constitution in the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. He is the Feature Writer in the area of Law, Crime & Justice for the online magazine Suite101. Mr. Shestokas is the host of Constitutionally Speaking Saturdays at 3 PM EST on WGUF 98.9 FM in Southwest Florida and live streaming online everywhere.
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