Troy Owens

Attorney

Attorney Troy C. Owens has been practicing law in the state of Illinois for over 30 years. He focuses in the practice areas of commercial and securities litigation, personal injury, and criminal defense. With past experience as an Assistant State's Attorney for Boone County for nearly 13 years, he has the legal experience necessary to fight for your rights during complex negotiations or courtroom litigation.

Attorney Owens has tried numerous criminal cases as lead defense counsel, including first degree murder jury trials, and received winning verdicts. When the Illinois Supreme Court commissioned a death penalty litigation trial bar (the Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar), he was admitted as Lead Counsel in the first year of its existence. While the death penalty is no longer available in Illinois, Mr. Owens is one of the few attorneys in the state with experience trying cases involving capital punishment.

Mr. Owens earned his law degree from Northern Illinois University. He is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association.

Practice Areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Criminal Law

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1991
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Federal General and Trial Bars

Education:

• Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, IL, J.D., May 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Supreme Court Capital Litigation Trial Bar, Admitted as Lead Counsel (Past Affiliation)
• Prosecutors Bar Association (Past Affiliation)

Published Works:

• Boone County, Illinois, Multi-Disciplinary Protocol for the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual Assault/Abuse Cases, 1993