Patrick J. Stangl

I had an excellent experience working with Attorney Patrick Stengel. From the very beginning, I was facing an out-of-state warrant, and he was able to have the warrant removed and arrange a court date. This gave me the time I needed to travel to Wisconsin and take care of the situation without the ...stress and risk of having an active warrant hanging over me. Throughout my case, Patrick was professional, knowledgeable, and truly dedicated. He explained every step of the process, answered my questions clearly, and made sure I understood all my options. Because I was from out of state, Patrick made the process much easier by handling many of the court appearances on my behalf, only requiring me to attend the most important dates. This saved me time, travel, and stress, while he kept me fully informed along the way. Yes, his services are expensive, but you truly get what you pay for—and his expertise and results made him absolutely worth hiring. His preparation, courtroom presence, and commitment gave me confidence, and the outcome he achieved was far better than I expected. If you’re looking for a skilled, trustworthy criminal defense lawyer in Dane County, I highly recommend Patrick Stengel. He genuinely cares about his clients and goes above and beyond to provide the best representation

I hired Pat for my OWI and drug charge case. Pat is very professional, demonstrated great knowledge of OWI & other laws in Wisconsin and genuinely wanted to get the best outcome for my case. He promptly answered all of the questions I had along the way and made me feel like my case was no less impor...tant than others he was working on. He handled my entire case and was able to get me the best possible outcome given the circumstances. Very thankful for him and his team for the time and effort put into my case.

" I was charged in an OWI and PAC as a sixth offense. I was in deep, deep trouble, terrified and facing a prison sentence. I didn't know where to turn until I found Pat Stangl. I felt very lucky that he took my case and he was very understanding and supportive of my predicament. He told me the on...ly way out was either outright dismissal of both charges or to be found not guilty by a jury on both charges. Pat aggressively defended my case at every turn. He used every weapon in his arsenal including an attack on the courts probable cause finding and an unsuccessful motion to dismiss but he never stopped fighting for me. After aggressively defending me for over two years, the case finally went to trial. During the trial after the close of the State's evidence he moved to dismiss the prohibited alcohol concentration count on the grounds of insufficiency of the evidence. The court agreed that the State's expert witness failed to establish that their blood test was relevant given the lack of any evidence regarding the time of the alleged operation/driving of my vehicle. The court agreed and dismissed that count. The remaining OWI count was presented to the jury and after deliberating for approximately one hour and fifteen minutes the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Words cannot describe how impressed I am with his skills as a defense attorney. Not only that, he really cared about winning my case and about me as a person. Simply put, he is THE BEST! Period". Teresa

I contacted Pat for help with my OWI and PAC of 0.17. The very first thing I noticed was that he was in no way judgmental and did what he could to help calm me down as I went in extremely nervous and had no idea where my life was about to go. I let him no that my absolute main goal was to reduce the ...PAC so that I wouldn't need to have an ignition interlock installed in my vehicle and in the end he succeeded. He worked the case for about 7 months and the entire time kept in contact, explained everything that was happening, guided me in whatever I needed to do and never asked for more money. Everyone involved was constantly helpful whenever I needed to call or understand more about what was going on. He took a major mistake I made in my life, something that had been breaking me down and made it into something I could manage and work to recover from. He put in a lot of work and always seemed to be available to discuss the progress on the case and I couldn't be more thankful for everything he did and helped me through!

Patrick is an amazing lawyer who was a life-line in a case that seemed hopeless. I was charged with a 3rd OWI while inside a bar because two eyewitnesses said I had been driving erratically. I did agree to a Breathalyzer even though I didn't drink until I got to the bar. I didn't agree to the bloo...d draw because I just thought something wasn't right about the arrest, and because I have a language processing difficulty, I really didn't understand what was going on. I was then charged with a refusal. My mother had heard of Mr. Stangl through another client of his, and we decided to contact him. He met with us right away in person, assured us that he would do his best for me although no promises could be made. Throughout the court appearances, Mr. Stangl was always in contact not only by letter but also in person beforehand. If we called him, he got back to us quickly. I always felt confident with him especially since he was one of the few people who understood my disability whereas I felt that the arresting police and the DA did not. Patrick had several plea bargains offered to him for my consideration from losing my license forever to reckless driving. By investigating the reliability of the eyewitnesses, he was able to convince the DA to drop the OWI and charge me with inattentive driving, a misdemeanor. I still can't believe how lucky I am. With any other lawyer, I would be in jail now facing a big fine, ignition interlock and all sorts of other difficulties. This great result only happened because Patrick never dropped the ball. He knows the law inside and out, and he fought tooth and nail for me. I am forever grateful. If you need a lawyer, Patrick Stangl is the BEST! Andy G