Loyola University Law School - 1971; Associations: Illinois State Bar, Chicago Bar, DuPage County Bar, Kane County Bar, American College of Trial Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Donahue was appointed by the court to serve as Special Prosecutor in 1984.  He is a fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, co-founder and Charter President of the DuPage Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President of the DuPage County Bar (1992-1993) and Chair of the Illinois State Bar Criminal Justice Section (1992-1993).  He has been certified by the Illinois Supreme Court to act as lead counsel in death penalty cases, and screens other attorneys for certification. In June of 2000, Mr. Donahue was recognized by his peers as Lawyer of the Year.  On March 23, 2007, Mr. Donahue was inducted as a laureate of the Illinois Bar Association, joining a very select group of attorneys bestowed with this honor. In the past several years, in addition to numerous acquittals in drunk-driving cases, he has obtained favorable jury verdicts in several well-publicized sex abuse cases, reckless homicides, and other serious felony cases, including the last known acquittal in Illinois in the defense of attempted murder based upon organic brain syndrome, and two acquittals in 1st Degree Murder cases involving shaken baby syndrome.  Mr. Donahue has been given the highest possible rating both by Martindale-Hubbell and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Guest speaker (2003): American Association of Psychiatry & the Law; Edward Hospital, Sexual Abuse Seminar; Kane County Bar Association on sentencing, and DuPage County Bar on effective closing arguments.