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    200 criminal defense lawyers serve Madison, WI. Compare the best based on 1499+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Dane County are listed below.

    Madison Has 200 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 1499 Reviews

    Michael E. Covey

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    Chiraifis Anderson, S.C.
    411 West Main Street, # 202, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: For the past 20 years, I have been honored to be a criminal defense attorney. I have experience in a wide variety of case types, including homicide, drunk driving, drug possession, juvenile, battery, property crimes, and sexual assault. The summer...
    Corey C. Chirafisi

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    Chirafisi Anderson, S.C.
    411 West Main Street, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    I'm a former prosecutor and now solely devote my practice to criminal defense and DUI cases.

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    Criminal Defense

    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Sasa Johnen

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    4.1424 reviews
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    Johnen Law Offices, LLC
    316 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Top-Rated & Affordable OWI, Criminal and Traffic Ticket Defense. Call or Email Now For Free Consult!
    David K Anderson

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    Chirafisi Anderson, S.C.
    411 West Main Street, # 201, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Looking for a criminal defense attorney who will fight for you? Affordable and aggressive defense.
    J. Steven House

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    House Law Office
    139 W. Wilson Street, Suite 108, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals and more
    Aggressive, client oriented defense to preserve your rights and obtain the best result in your case.
    Timothy D. Kiefer

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    Kiefer Law Office LLC
    411 W Main St, PO Box 1546, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation and more
    Bio: I help people get through tough times in their lives. Maybe you are getting divorced, you’ve been stopped for drunk driving, or you’ve been charged with a crime. You need experienced legal counsel representing you. I focus my practice on the follo...
    Christopher Van Wagner

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    Christopher T. Van Wagner
    110 East Main Street, Suite 705, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime
    Real Trial Lawyer: Wins. Gets dismissals. Lawyer's Lawyer. Irish city kid with an Ivy League brain.
    David M. Stegall

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    5.030 reviews
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    Lawton & Cates
    345 W Washington Ave, Suite 201, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: David M. Stegall is an accomplished attorney and shareholder at Lawton & Cates. In his 15+ years in practice, he has successfully represented clients in numerous complex cases involving serious bodily injury, workers’ compensation, civil litigatio...
    Hurley Burish, S.C.
    33 East Main, Suite 400, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Appeals
    Bio: Joe Bugni is an attorney at Hurley Burish, focusing on trial and appellate litigation in both civil and criminal matters. In the thirteen years he spent with the Federal Defender’s Office, in Milwaukee and as supervisor in charge of the Madison of...
    Casper Mehlos Law Group, LLC
    2430 Winnebago St, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Attorney Mehlos graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin Law School. During law school, Attorney Mehlos participated in the Wisconsin Innocence Project, handling 10 post-conviction homicide and assaul...
    Stangl Law Offices S.C.
    6441 Enterprise Ln., Suite 109, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney Patrick J. Stangl has been nationally recognized for excellence as a criminal defense attorney and has been practicing since 1991. He maintains a statewide practice devoted to defending people accused of a variety of crimes and focuses a ...
    Coad Law Office, S.C.
    10 E. Doty Street, Suite 513, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Rick Coad is widely recognized as one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in OWI defense, domestic battery, drug offenses, and serious felonies in the Dane County Courthouse. While he is one of the few Wiscon...
    Charles Kyle Kenyon, Attorney at Law
    5555 Odana Road, Suite 101, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: I fight for people's rights because otherwise I would just give in and be a cynic. A while ago I learned to walk barefoot on hot coals to help discipline my mind. Compared with some courtrooms, that was easy!
    Law Office Of Syovata Edari
    2810 Crossroads Drive, Suite 4000, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I've been defending people against criminal prosecutions for more than ten years. I have appeared in courts throughout Wisconsin and I've practiced in three federal districts outside of Wisconsin. I have litigated at the trial and appellate levels...
    Grieve Law LLC
    5610 Medical Circle, Suite 26, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Remember, you are only guilty if you are convicted. Have questions about your criminal case? Call our team today!
    StrangBradley, LLC
    613 Williamson Street, Suite 204, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
    Bio: John H. Bradley phone fax I bring a single-minded, quiet devotion to my work. And then I bring my work home. I understand that clients want both technological savvy and a lawyer who will put technology aside when it matters, and look a client, opp...
    Johnen & Holevoet
    316 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 225, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Agriculture and more
    Bio: I grew up in Illinois, but if you're a Wisconsinite, please don’t hold that against me. I grew up on a farm, not in Chicago, and my family never helped to clog Wisconsin Interstates on summer weekends. Being a farm kid, I learned the value of hard...
    Wyosnick Legal, L.L.C.
    137 E Wilson Street, Suite 202, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Attorney Nils Wyosnick is the managing attorney of Wyosnick Legal, LLC, a law firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, which represents clients throughout Wisconsin, as well as northern Illinois. Attorney Wyosnick represents clients charged with DUI, OWI...
    Chirafisi & Verhoff Sc
    1 S Pinckney St Ste 952, Madison, WI
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney Verhoff began his legal career as an assistant district attorney for Dane County. In short order, he graduated from trying misdemeanor and OWI cases to trying very complex murder, sexual assault, child abuse, and felony assault cases. Att...
     
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