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MinnesotaCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Minnesota

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Minnesota may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Minnesota charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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Richard Webster LeRoy Jr

Richard Webster LeRoy Jr
Universal Defense
9000 Quantrelle Ave. NE. #230.
Otsego, MN 55330
Licensed for 33 years, Richard Webster LeRoy Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael G. Martin

Michael G. Martin
MGM Law Office
11468 Marketplace Drive Suite 600-322
Champlin, MN 55316
Licensed for 15 years, Michael G. Martin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Saint Thomas... read more >

Paul C Engh

Paul C Engh
220 S Sixth St Suite 215
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 43 years, Paul C Engh is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

David C Keegan

David C Keegan
302 W Superior St 650 Lonsdale Bldg
Duluth, MN 55802
Licensed for 46 years, David C Keegan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vincent Paul Martin

Vincent Paul Martin
Martin Law
7900 Xerxes Ave. S. Suite 220
Bloomington, MN 55431
Licensed for 24 years, Vincent Paul Martin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Samuel Edmunds

Samuel Edmunds
Sieben Edmunds PLLC
2640 Eagan Woods Drive
Eagan, MN 55121
Licensed for 17 years, Samuel Edmunds is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Adrianna Shannon

Adrianna Shannon
Shannon Law LLC
333 S 7th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 17 years, Adrianna Shannon is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Wisconsin Law School... read more >

Joseph S Friedberg

Joseph S Friedberg
Joseph S Friedberg Chartered
701 S 4th Ave Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 58 years, Joseph S Friedberg is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina Scho... read more >

Tory James Langemo

Tory James Langemo
Halvorson, Langemo & Paschke
West, 5 MN-55
Buffalo, MN 55313
Licensed for 23 years, Tory James Langemo is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Samuel Augustas Savage

Samuel Augustas Savage
Savage Law LLC
2701 University Ave SE 209
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Licensed for 11 years, Samuel Augustas Savage is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Maury Devereau Beaulier

Maury Devereau Beaulier
Beaulier Law Office
5775 Wayzata Blvd., Ste. 700
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Licensed for 33 years, Maury Devereau Beaulier is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

William J Mauzy

William J Mauzy
Mauzy Law Office PA
650 3rd Ave S Suite 260
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 51 years, William J Mauzy is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Richard Paul Ohlenberg

Richard Paul Ohlenberg
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Licensed for 27 years, Richard Paul Ohlenberg is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

A.L. Brown

A.L. Brown
Capitol City Law Group
287 East 6th Street Suite 20
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Licensed for 21 years, A.L. Brown is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer... read more >

Amadu Edward Swaray

Amadu Edward Swaray
Swaray & Associates Ltd
6200 Shingle Creek Pkwy Ste 165
Minneapolis, MN 55430
Licensed for 24 years, Amadu Edward Swaray is a Immigration Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (La... read more >

Peter B Wold

Peter B Wold
Wold Morrison Law
331 2nd Ave S Ste 705
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 45 years, Peter B Wold is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Christian Ryan Peterson

Christian Ryan Peterson
Christian Peterson Law Office
2140 4TH AVENUE N
Anoka, MN 55303
Licensed for 18 years, Christian Ryan Peterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey S Storms

Jeffrey S Storms
Newmark Storms Law Office LLC
100 South Fifth Street Suite 2100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 18 years, Jeffrey S Storms is a Police Misconduct and Motor Vehicle Accidents lawyer... read more >

Paul H Tanis Jr

Paul H Tanis Jr
Riley Tanis & Associates PLLC
324 S Minnesota Ave
St Peter, MN 56082
Licensed for 41 years, Paul H Tanis Jr is a Criminal Defense and Consumer Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Schoo... read more >

Mary C Nault

Mary C Nault
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
225 South 6th St Ste 3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Mary C Nault is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of California Berkeley School of Law... read more >

Amanda Lyn Ruffing

Amanda Lyn Ruffing
Ruffing Law PA
11670 Fountains Dr
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Licensed for 18 years, Amanda Lyn Ruffing is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Mitchell... read more >

Todd P Young

Todd P Young
16346 Bridgeview Dr
Anchorage, MN 99516
Licensed for 46 years, Todd P Young is a Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice lawyer... read more >

Eric Hawkins

Eric Hawkins
Hawkins Law Office PA
3201 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Licensed for 27 years, Eric Hawkins is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Lynn Duren

Rebecca Lynn Duren
Kelly & Lemmons PA
2350 Wycliff St Ste 200
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Licensed for 12 years, Rebecca Lynn Duren is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Earl P Gray

Earl P Gray
332 Minnesota St Suite W1610
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Licensed for 54 years, Earl P Gray is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended William Mitchell Law School... read more >

Villaume Schiek

Villaume Schiek
Villaume & Schiek, P.A.
2051 Killebrew Dr #611
Bloomington, MN 55425
Licensed for 44 years, Villaume Schiek is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer... read more >

Andrew S Birrell

Andrew S Birrell
333 S 7th St Ste 3000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 43 years, Andrew S Birrell is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Deborah K Ellis

Deborah K Ellis
Ellis Law Office
101 East Fifth St Suite 2626
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Licensed for 41 years, Deborah K Ellis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Todd Victor Peterson

Todd Victor Peterson
Todd V Peterson PA
1637 4th Ave N
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Licensed for 30 years, Todd Victor Peterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Blair William Nelson

Blair William Nelson
Blair W Nelson Ltd
205 7th St NW Ste 3
Bemidji, MN 56601
Licensed for 28 years, Blair William Nelson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of North Dakota School of Law... read more >

John C Brink

John C Brink
331 2nd Ave S Suite 110
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 54 years, John C Brink is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Jordan Scott Kushner

Jordan Scott Kushner
Jordan S Kushner Attorney at Law
431 S Seventh St Suite 2446
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 33 years, Jordan Scott Kushner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter Allan Schmit

Peter Allan Schmit
Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis)
800 Lasalle Ave Ste 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 35 years, Peter Allan Schmit is a Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Susan Mae Holden

Susan Mae Holden
SiebenCarey (Minneapolis)
901 S Marquette Ave Ste 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 36 years, Susan Mae Holden is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Sc... read more >

Dan C O'connell

Dan C O'connell
Tuft Lach Jerabek & O"Connell PLLC
2109 County Rd D E
Maplewood, MN 55109
Licensed for 43 years, Dan C O'connell is a Divorce and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli

Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli
Law Office of Lauren Campoli PLLC
7300 France Ave S Ste 405
Edina, MN 55435
Licensed for 18 years, Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York Law School... read more >

John C Conard

John C Conard
Conard Nelson Schaffer PLLC
121 S 8th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 18 years, John C Conard is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Jerome W Perry

Jerome W Perry
Perry Law Office
1201 E Silver Lake Dr
Rochester, MN 55906
Licensed for 54 years, Jerome W Perry is a Civil Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution lawyer who attended University of Notre Dame Law... read more >

Aaron James Morrison

Aaron James Morrison
Wold Morrison Law
331 2nd Ave S Ste 705
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 20 years, Aaron James Morrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

John Joseph Leunig

John Joseph Leunig
The Law Office of John J Leunig
7900 Xerxes Ave S Ste 815
Bloomington, MN 55431
Licensed for 36 years, John Joseph Leunig is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richmond H Mccluer Jr

Richmond H Mccluer Jr
Price McCluer & Plachecki
PO Box 617 59 W 3rd St
Winona, MN 55987
Licensed for 42 years, Richmond H Mccluer Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law Scho... read more >

Charles L Hawkins

Charles L Hawkins
150 S 5th St Suite 3260
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 44 years, Charles L Hawkins is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer... read more >

Paul W Rogosheske

Paul W Rogosheske
Rogosheske Sieben Atkins & Pugh, LLC
222 Grand Avenue W Suite 100
South Saint Paul, MN 55075
Licensed for 45 years, Paul W Rogosheske is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Charles Frederick Clippert

Charles Frederick Clippert
Clippert Law Firm
101 5th St E Ste 1500
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Licensed for 30 years, Charles Frederick Clippert is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of La... read more >

Scott A Wilson

Scott A Wilson
222 S 9th St UNIT 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 39 years, Scott A Wilson is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Washington School of Law... read more >

Michael D Dittberner

Michael D Dittberner
Linder Dittberner & McSweeney Ltd
7301 Ohms Ln
Edina, MN 55439
Licensed for 40 years, Michael D Dittberner is a Child Welfare Law and Divorce lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Scho... read more >

Max Allen Keller

Max Allen Keller
600 Hwy 169 South Suite 1690
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Licensed for 27 years, Max Allen Keller is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Thomas Raymond Braun

Thomas Raymond Braun
Restovich Braun & Associates
117 E Center St
Rochester, MN 55904
Licensed for 19 years, Thomas Raymond Braun is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mississippi College... read more >

Faison T Sessoms Jr

Faison T Sessoms Jr
331 Second Avenue South 840 TriTech Center
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 42 years, Faison T Sessoms Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathleen Lisa Holter Ankel

Kathleen Lisa Holter Ankel
Avisen Legal
901 S Marquette Ave Ste 1675
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 29 years, Kathleen Lisa Holter Ankel is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The MACDL is a not for profit corporation with offices in Minneapolis, MN. Since its creation, MACDL has continued to promote excellence in the practice of criminal law and protect the rights of the accused.


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