Sarah Toney
- 105 W. Adams Street, Chicago, IL, 60603
- 312-854-1933
- sarah@toneyfirm.com
- http://chicagodefensefirm.com
DUIDLA Involvement

Area Served
Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County, Kendall County
Biography
Sarah Toney is an AV Rated, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois by Super Lawyers, and Top Women Lawyers in Leadership award winning lawyer. She focused her work on Criminal & DUI defense, and has immersed herself in forensic science, field sobriety testing, DNA, and trial skills training, She has attended three blood testing courses at Axion Labs, as well as DNA training in Idaho. She attended the 3 week Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming in 2016 and later was asked to be on Staff. She wrote the chapter on Field Sobriety Testing for the Illinois Institute on Continuing Legal Education after going through the Field Sobriety Testing student course. She was appointed by the Governor of Illinois to be the private defense attorney representative on the Forensic Science Commission. She will be President of the Illinois State Bar Association in 2027 and runs a firm focusing on criminal and DUI defense.
Notable Cases
Represented the then Chief Judge of Lake County in his DUI case, including arguing and winning the suppression of the blood at the 2nd District Appellate Court. Got a Not Guilty verdict on Aggravated DUI Death charge in Cook County, IL. Got a Not Guilty verdict on a DUI with a .16 breath test.
Instructional Experience
Adjunct Professor at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law for 13 years. On staff of Trial Lawyers College
