Aaron T. Wise, Attorney at Law.

I was represented by Aaron Wise in Jackson County case 2025-DV-000074. My case was later dismissed by nolle prosequi.

On Sept. 11, 2025, I emailed Mr. Wise a detailed written statement, injury photos, and specific preservation/discovery requests, including bodycam, dashcam, 911 audio, CAD/dispatch logs, reports, statements, prior related calls, and possible nearby video. That same email explained that I had text messages from before my father arrived showing that I did not feel safe, that I wanted to leave, and that my car would not start.

On Nov. 6, 2025, I sent Mr. Wise a detailed memo about my arrest, jail detention, phone-access issues, suicide-watch/mental-health cell conditions, release conditions, and the need to preserve jail records/video.

My concern is not that I raised these issues after the case was over. I raised preservation and discovery issues early and repeatedly, while evidence was still time-sensitive.

After the case was already resolved, Mr. Wise wrote that he had requested videos, never received them, and that videos “should not have been deleted.” In my opinion, that after-the-fact explanation does not answer the key questions: what exactly was requested, when, from whom, whether jail footage and related logs were included, whether any follow-up occurred, and why I was not clearly informed earlier.

Based on my experience, I believe communication, diligence, and evidence-preservation follow-through were seriously inadequate. I have filed a complaint with the Illinois ARDC.

Excellent lawyer. Will go above and beyond to make sure clients are taken care of and satisfied with his representation of them and their case. Would not hesitate to use Mr Wise for anything within his spectrum of law. Thank you for the help you have given.

Absolutely Terrible lawyer, he ignores his court appointed clients and is very negligent in that regard and many more… He failed to preserve my evidence, which was the first thing that I asked him to do which made me miss out on a $1 million lawsuit after a false arrest. This was after me getting beat up by the guards and peed on in jail and stripped naked. From every perspective, it seemed like he was trying to protect the state and help the department and is honestly not the guy you are looking for. If you’re being appointed him by the court, switch immediately and document your entire situation, This man does not care about you. I plan on using my documentation So that he will be reprimanded and have to deal With the consequences of his actions. He reminds me That despite it being constitutionally mandated for us to have proper legal protection that modern reality with lawyers like him is just not so