Is the formal administrative hearing and formal reinstatement process difficult?
At the law offices of John W. Callahan and Michael T. Norris, we have found that obtaining reinstatement of an Illinois driver’s license through a formal administrative hearing or an informal hearing is not difficult if you are prepared. This is the key. If you have been prepared by our office, you will not have a problem due to the fact that you have heard 99 percent of the questions that will be asked of you. You will know how the process should work and once you go through this process, it will be efficient, easy and you will have seen it before in our office. If the client is not prepared, the client will get nervous and confused by the questions that the Secretary of State asks you. Again, this is not like a high school test or grade school test where if you get 90 percent of the answers right, you get an A. When you are going through the Secretary of State formal license reinstatement process, if you only get 90 percent of the answers right at the formal hearing, you will be deni