Howard I Bass

Howard I Bass

5.0
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 41 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Burnsville, MN
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime ... +2 more

3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN

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Licenses

Licensed in Minnesota for 37 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 1988

Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Licensed in Mississippi for 41 years

State: Mississippi

Acquired: 1984

Administrative - Not Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

Bass Law Firm

3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN, 55337

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Howard I Bass's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Case Results

Posted by Jeff | February 18, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Hands down The BEST ATTORNEY!

When Howard took my case all my stress and anxiety subsided. He is a professional lawyer who takes his job seriously. Everything he said was going to happen in my case materialized. Howard exceeded my expectation. If you’re looking for an experienced well versed attorney, look no further. He will fig...ht vigousously for your rights. Thanks you Howard!

Posted by Josh | June 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Relentless in his pursuit of justice on a felony PV

I retained Dakota County, Minnesota attorney Howard Bass for a felony probation violation that had a lot of moving parts. At one point, I had a warrant hanging over my head and was ordered to be incarcerated. The warrant, and ordered jail time, were ruled on a technicality and on an interpretation of... the law that differed from my, and Howard's, interpretation. I, obviously, did not want to do time. Howard Bass relentlessly worked his way up the chain of command within Dakota County, Minnesota, getting unsatisfactory answers along the way. After hitting dead-end after dead-end he chose to file a motion to quash the warrant and vacate the jail sentence. At the hearing, his preparedness overwhelmed the prosecutor. Instead of going to jail, I'm writing this. If you value your freedom, and if you value confident counsel who knows their way around our broke judicial system, retain Howard Bass.

Howard Bass

Replied last June 22, 2018

Thanks for your kind words, Josh. It has been a pleasure to assist you in this matter.

Posted by anonymous | June 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Grade A+

Howard Bass is a very good Lawyer, he is knowledgeable and professional. For what I was charged with he was able to talk with the prosecutor and get the best possible outcome for my case which was a stay of adjudication, the charge against me will be completely off my record in one year. Highly rec...ommend!!

Posted by Alex | March 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI

2nd Degree DUI

Mr. Bass helped me with my recent 2nd degree DUI case. He was able to work out a plea bargain to help me avoid any additional jail time (1 day served normally 90 day minimum), he also worked out a great option for my vehicle forfeiture where I was able to sell my vehicle and avoid a hit on my credit.... He was very available and never seemed annoyed by all the questions I had for him. After sentencing he even worked on modifying my sentence to assist me in getting back to work. I would highly recommend his services.

Posted by anonymous | January 30, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Juvenile

Highly Recommend

our child ended up in Juvenile court. We were told we did not need a lawyer. However, we trusted our gut that something was not handled correctly and given our child's disability issues we felt the situation needed a closer look. We had an initial consultation, explaining all the issues that were hap...pening with the school and Howard immediately pointed out things that were not making sense, we knew that we needed him on our side to help navigate the legal system and get our child help. He was able to help move things along faster and we are very grateful and happy with the outcome-- we know that this would not have been the case if we didn't have his help. Howard Bass was very thorough, honest, straightforward with us, gave us much guidance as well as patiently just listening to us vent our frustrations and concerns. He helped us through a stressful and difficult situation

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Howard I Bass's Lawyer Endorsements

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John Burns

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Howard is one of the pre-eminent criminal defense attorneys in the state of Minnesota. I have frequently referred clients to him and they all rave about what a great lawyer he is. Howard is the attorney to call if you need help with a criminal matter."

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Martha Albertson

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 04

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Howard Bass is an excellent attorney. I met him when I was a prosecutor for the City of Minneapolis. Mr. Bass represented a number of high-profile clients who were charged with criminal offenses, including DUI. I remember one DUI case in particular, where Mr. Bass was able to get the charges dismissed by successfully arguing that the initial traffic stop was improper. At the time, I remember thinking that the issue was not winnable by the defense. My office, aware of Mr. Bass' tenacity, assigned one of the most experienced attorneys to oppose the motion to suppress. Mr. Bass, however, did a thorough job researching the constitutional issues. He made a persuasive argument and he won the motion."

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Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

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Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly

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Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

Education

1984

DePaul University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Languages

English

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