Former County Prosecutor Returns Following Experience On The Defense Side

Attorney Robert J. Zalud is being welcomed back to the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s office.

Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, says Zalud will return to McHenry County prosecutors office on Monday, April 9. He will be working as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Felony Criminal Division.

Robert received his Juris Doctorate in 2008 from Northern Illinois University College of Law and his B.A. from Marquette University. He began his career working for the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office responsible for prosecuting cases at the felony and misdemeanor levels, ranging from traffic offenses to Class X felonies.

Mr. Zalud worked in the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s from June 2010 to August 2011 and prosecuted domestic violence and DUI offenses. He has most recently worked in private practice where he gained experience defending criminal cases. Mr. Zalud has personally tried 35 jury trials in his career and 25 of those were as a prosecutor. Mr. Zalud’s diverse legal experience will be an asset to our felony trial division.