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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Wisconsin, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Wisconsin should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Awni M Yasin

Awni M Yasin
Rypel & Yasin Law Office LLP
700 West Virginia Street Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Awni M Yasin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Benjamin Van Severen

Benjamin Van Severen
Birdsall Law Office
135 W. Wells Street, Ste 214
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Benjamin Van Severen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Pretto

Robert Pretto
Gergen, Gergen & Pretto, S.C.
105 Front Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Licensed for 38 years, Robert Pretto is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Michael John Steinle

Michael John Steinle
Steinle Law Offices
2600 N. Mayfair Rd Suite 700
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Licensed for 38 years, Michael John Steinle is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended University of Wisconsin Law Sc... read more >

Robert W Keller

Robert W Keller
913 S. Main St.
Racine, WI 53403
Robert W Keller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew R Meyer

Matthew R Meyer
2342 S. Austin Street Suite 106
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Matthew R Meyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph M Moore

Joseph M Moore
365 S. Main St
Juneau, WI 53039
Joseph M Moore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Pamela S Moorshead

Pamela S Moorshead
6165 N. Green Bay Rd.
Glendale, WI 53209
Pamela S Moorshead is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Wendy A Patrickus

Wendy A Patrickus
3111 W.Wisconsin AVenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Wendy A Patrickus is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael B Plaisted

Michael B Plaisted
633 W Wisconsin Ave Suite 1010
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Michael B Plaisted is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Pamela L Popken

Pamela L Popken
201 6th St. Suite 300
Racine, WI 53403
Pamela L Popken is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey W Purnell

Jeffrey W Purnell
1442 N. Farwell Avenue Suite 505
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Jeffrey W Purnell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph E Redding

Joseph E Redding
6212 W. Greenfield Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53214
Joseph E Redding is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Saldana

David Saldana
217 1/2 Sixth St.
Racine, WI 53403
David Saldana is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Frank Joseph Schiro

Frank Joseph Schiro
P. O. Box 510500
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Frank Joseph Schiro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sheila M Smith

Sheila M Smith
1363 N. Prospect Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Sheila M Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Donna Thompson-Schneider

Donna Thompson-Schneider
4369 South Howell Ave. Suite 101
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Donna Thompson-Schneider is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Dennis Thornton

J Dennis Thornton
1442 N. Farwell Avenue Suite 505
Milwaukee, WI 53202
J Dennis Thornton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Fredrick Stern

James Fredrick Stern
Foley & Lardner
777 E Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
James Fredrick Stern is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeremy T Chavez

Jeremy T Chavez
Henry Law Offices
1025 56th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
Licensed for 12 years, Jeremy T Chavez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended DePaul University College of Law... read more >

Brian Michel

Brian Michel
Law Office of Brian Michel, LLC
4107 Highland Drive
Port Washington, WI 53074
Licensed for 12 years, Brian Michel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Notre Dame Law School... read more >

Jodi L Meier

Jodi L Meier
1111 55th Street Suite 4
Kenosha, WI 53140
Jodi L Meier is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Keith L Miller

Keith L Miller
201 6th St. Suite 300
Racine, WI 53403
Keith L Miller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Andew Walsh

Daniel Andew Walsh
839 N Jefferson Street Suite 300
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Daniel Andew Walsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lorenzo T Edwards Jr

Lorenzo T Edwards Jr
3212A N. 60th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Licensed for 12 years, Lorenzo T Edwards Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Wisconsin Law School... read more >

Christopher L. Strohbehn

Christopher L. Strohbehn
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP
330 East Kilbourn Avenue Suite 1170
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Licensed for 22 years, Christopher L. Strohbehn is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

James M Shellow

James M Shellow
The Shellow Group
324 W. Vine St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
James M Shellow is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Aileen G Henry

Aileen G Henry
Henry Law Offices
723 58th Street Suite 101
Kenosha, WI 53140
Aileen G Henry is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Stephen E Kravit

Stephen E Kravit
Kravit, Hovel & Krawczyk, S.C.
825 N. Jefferson
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Stephen E Kravit is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Lisa M Moore

Lisa M Moore
Moore Law Office, LLC
18 East Washington Street Suite B
West Bend, WI 53090
Lisa M Moore is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick J. Knight

Patrick J. Knight
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP
330 East Kilbourn Avenue Suite 1170
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Licensed for 45 years, Patrick J. Knight is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Thomas E. Brown

Thomas E. Brown
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP
330 E. Kilbourn Ave. Suite 1170
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Licensed for 54 years, Thomas E. Brown is a White Collar Crime and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Mark Anton Pecora

Mark Anton Pecora
Hartley & Pecora, LLP
828 North Broadway Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Licensed for 23 years, Mark Anton Pecora is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vince R Bauer

Vince R Bauer
Rizzo & Diersen, S.C.
3505 30th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53133
Vince R Bauer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Geoffrey Dowse

Geoffrey Dowse
Zievers & Dowse, S.C.
1108 56th St.
Kenosha, WI 53140
Geoffrey Dowse is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sara L Eberhardy

Sara L Eberhardy
Eberhardy & Eberhardy, LLP
4600 S. Packard Ave. Suite 3
Cudahy, WI 53110
Sara L Eberhardy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth A Fernandez

Elizabeth A Fernandez
Fernandez & ritter, LLP
2266 N. Prospect Ave Suite 310
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Elizabeth A Fernandez is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian C Hagner

Brian C Hagner
Hagner Law Office, S.C.
5724 W. Center Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Brian C Hagner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bridget J Krause

Bridget J Krause
Kim & LaVoy, S.C.
2505 N. 124th Street Suite 220
Brookfield, WI 53005
Bridget J Krause is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lauria A Lynch-German

Lauria A Lynch-German
Hodan, Doster & Ganzer, S.C.
5555 N. Port Washington Road Suite 207
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Lauria A Lynch-German is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James H Martin

James H Martin
James P. Martin, S.C.
547 Center St.
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
James H Martin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth S Murrar

Elizabeth S Murrar
Murrar Law Office LLC
610 W. Lincoln Avenue Suite 2B
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Elizabeth S Murrar is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christy Olson

Christy Olson
Hetzel & Nelson LLC
120 N. Main Street Suite 240
West Bend, WI 53095
Christy Olson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert J Penegor

Robert J Penegor
Penegor Law Offices
Squires II Suite 190
Brookfield, WI 53005
Robert J Penegor is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeremy C Przybyla

Jeremy C Przybyla
Dahlberg Przybyla Law, LLC
16775 Eagle Drive
Jackson, WI 53037
Jeremy C Przybyla is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory F Rothstein

Gregory F Rothstein
Hayes & Rothstein, SC
324 E. Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1111
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Gregory F Rothstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick J Rupich

Patrick J Rupich
Rupich Law S.C.
126 N. Jefferson St Suite 401
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Patrick J Rupich is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Erich C Straub

Erich C Straub
Erich C. Straub, Immigration Attorney LLC.
260 E. Highland Ave Suite 400
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Erich C Straub is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Quintin Andrew Sullivan

Quintin Andrew Sullivan
Schober Schober & Mitchell, SC
2835 S. Moorland Rd.
New Berlin, WI 53151
Quintin Andrew Sullivan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard L Kaiser

Richard L Kaiser
P.O. Box 157
South Milwaukee, WI 53172
Licensed for 38 years, Richard L Kaiser is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

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.


Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

WACDL provides support and training to criminal defense attorneys statewide and promotes the proper administration of criminal justice.


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