William
Breedlove

The Approach

Why He Wins
Cases Others Don't.

Most attorneys think about how to present a case. William thinks about whether the case should exist at all — and if it does, exactly how it can be dismantled. That is what a philosophy education trains you to do: find the flaw in an argument and expose it completely.

In a federal firearms trial, that meant a not guilty verdict — one of the rarest outcomes in the American justice system. In an Illinois appellate case, it meant not just winning for his client but rewriting the legal standard that courts across the state now apply to constructive possession cases. In a murder case, it meant a confession never reached the jury.

William does not take cases to manage them. He takes them to win them.

William has been entrusted by both state and federal courts to represent at-risk minors in some of the justice system's most delicate proceedings — a responsibility reserved for attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional judgment and advocacy. That experience informs how he approaches every parent, every family, and every client whose future is on the line.

He has argued before and prevailed in the Illinois Supreme Court. He practices in courts throughout Illinois and Iowa. And as a solo practitioner, he gives every client what large firms simply cannot: himself, directly, on every matter.