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Posted by Troy | October 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Troy B vs. Village of East Troy

I found John using a simple Google search, " best OWI lawyer in southern Wisconsin". John was one of 5 attorneys I called. He was the only one that was actually willing to talk to me personally and right away I could tell he actually cared about getting me justice. It was a difficult battle at the mu...nicipal level and it didn't go anywhere due to a biased judge that didn't care to actually look at the evidence, so we took it to the county level in a jury court. It was an almost 3 year process for me particularly due to covid but thru the duration of that time John never stopped working hard on my case. When the day finally came for my chance in court, John was prepared and made all the right decisions that he figured would be our best chance at winning. He worked on his toes and caught every little mistake in the officers story. He presented all these points to the jury and luckily they saw our point of view. I could not have asked for a better attorney for me. He always treated me like a real person, and he is very down to earth. Definitely would recommend John Bayer to anyone. And will be my first call if I ever need his help again.

Posted by anonymous | March 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney

OWI 2nd. - Jury Trial Resulted In a Not Guilty Verdict

Mr. John Bayer, I have the utmost respect for you. You are a good listener, professional, thorough, caring, fair, and relentless. My family and I can’t thank you enough for your fight on my behalf that resulted in a not guilty jury verdict. Case (2- years Duration): Second offence OWI (.127 blood)... – Contested refusal charges - Jury trial – Verdict not guilty on OWI and PAC. Mr. Bayer relentlessly attacked officer for miss-characterization of statement I made/did not made and the credibility of blood sample and sampling/handling process conducted by the MKE officer. Once again, I would like to thank you for believing in my innocence and fighting for me and my family.

Posted by Darlene | December 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Great Attorney - Hire Him

I am an Illinois driver that was arrested for OWI, Operating w/PAC, and Deviation from Designated Lane. Trying to find an attorney while out of state and trying to figure out the difference/consequences that will result from Illinois with Wisconsin charges was very scary. I am also a Type 1 diabeti...c that was having trouble with a new insulin pump that I felt that could have played a factor in my situation as I did not have that many drinks, I called several attorneys that did not think I had a case or I did not feel that they would represent me the way I felt I needed. Thankfully one of them suggested I contact John Bayer. I called John and right from the start I felt confident in the way he was talking about my case and the way he was communicating with me. I hired him. It took nine months for my case to get a trial date. John represented me in all the pretrial motions and did not require me to travel back to Wisconsin. He kept in contact with me via phone and email and I felt up to date on everything that was going on. John was meticulous in the way he reviewed the video footage and documents in order to best represent me. The trial finally arrived and it took 3 days. But everyday when I left the courthouse I felt confident in the way John was representing me. John is easy to talk to, listens well, communicates well, and does everything he can to represent you to the best of his ability. He even found an expert witness for my case. When the jury went to deliberate I felt that whatever they decided I was confident in my decision to hire John Bayer and knew he did everything he could to represent me. I was found not guilty on OWI and Operating w/PAC. The jury did find me guilty of Deviation from Designated Lane (there was a video of this), This was the best outcome I could have wished for. If you have the need to hire an attorney for an OWI or similar charges I would recommend you hire John Bayer. He is a great attorney.

Posted by Ryan | October 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney

My Superhero

On March 6th 2016 I was charged with OWI 3rd offense, operating after revocation and first time controlled substance charges stemming from a traffic stop in Marshfield. I initially hired Jared Redfield out of Stevens Point who ended up being buddies with the prosecuting attorney in my case. I fired R...edfield after he helped his former co-worker out at my Preliminary hearing then I immediately retained Mr. Bayer. John Bayer personally sat down with me on a Saturday to relieve some of my stress and we reviewed the squad car DVD s and police reports together. John Bayer typed notes through this entire process preparing his defense. Mr. Bayer taught me many things that day and sent me home feeling hopeful. Immediately after Mr. Bayer received the rest of the discovery from the state he introduced a motion to "suppress evidence derived from unlawful stop and unlawful search of vehicle". In the motion John cited awesome case law which pertained to my case. After researching each of the cases that he cited, I knew I had hired a brilliant and smart attorney whose actually going to fight for me. In the motion John challenged Officer Caleb Bornbach's probable cause for the traffic stop and found all the discrepancies between the lying officers statement versus what actually took place in the videos. Shortly after John introduced his motion, the court scheduled a motion hearing. The Friday before John was about to make the Marshfield Police look like incompetent liars, the prosecuting attorney kept calling him with plea bargains. After I refused the DA's offer twice John called again and told me "the DA will dismiss everything including the OWI if you plea to operating after revocation." John found a defense for every single charge except OAR which I admitted to and which was unavoidable. The case had been pending for over a year so Instead of proceeding with a motion hearing I took the sweet plea that this man fought for. John will never actually know what he did for me and how grateful I actually am. Had I got convicted of this OWI for the low amount of THC in my blood, I would have lost my license for several more years. I'm proud to say that I haven't smoked marijuana since this day and after the case closed I was immediately eligible for my occupational license after not driving for 3 years. Because of John I feel pride when I legally pick up my only infant daughter from day care. I took a gamble hiring John and from the bottom of my heart, he is the best thing vie ever paid for with my tax dollars. If I could have someone on my team for the rest of my life, it would be John.

Posted by Daniel | September 27, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Life saver!

I was in a very tough situation i had an OWI 2nd and failed the blood test along with admitting to smoking thc. I was in about the worst situation you could be in considering i pretty much admitted to guilt and most lawyers would have seen that as an impossible case to win. John Bayer walked me throu...gh everything and i didnt have to do a thing. Mr Bayer negotiated with the prosecuter and got my owi 2nd dropped along with getting my test results dismissed! I did not think that was even a possibility my ccase was as smooth as any could be and you cannot go wrong with John Bayer i see it as anybodys best chance at winning their case if you need profesional representation and somebody that cares and is passionate about there work i highly recomend John Bayer he knows his job well and is very kind i owe him my gratitude.

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