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Criminal Defense Lawyers Serving Wisconsin

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Criminal Defense law in Wisconsin covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Wisconsin has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Wisconsin are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Wisconsin's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The State Bar of Wisconsin maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Wisconsin and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Wisconsin to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Wisconsin.

Sarah S. Malcore - Attorney
Sarah S. Malcore
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sarah S. Malcore
 2701 Larsen Road P.O. Box 225 Green Bay WI 54305
(920) 471-3535
Northern Illinois U (2004)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Aaron W Schenk - Attorney
Aaron W Schenk
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schenk Law Office LLC
 141 S St. Augustine St Ste 170 Pulaski WI 54162
(920) 965-8210
Ave Maria School of Law (2002)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Barbara Kay Miller - Attorney
Barbara Kay Miller
0/5 (0 reviews)
 615 2nd St Hudson WI 54016
(715) 386-9655
Hamline University School of Law (1981)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Tara Adolph - Attorney
Tara Adolph
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adolph Legal
 2149 Velp Avenue Suite 203 Green Bay WI 54303
(920) 634-2212
Marquette University Law School (2009)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Ralph Sczygelski - Attorney
Ralph Sczygelski
0/5 (0 reviews)
 713 Washington St Manitowoc WI 54220
(920) 682-9990
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1991)
English, German
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
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Dylan Gehrtz - Attorney
Dylan Gehrtz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Petit & Dommershausen, S.C.
 2830 Curry Court Green Bay WI 54311
(920) 739-9900
Marquette University Law School (2014)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Amy Menzel - Attorney
Amy Menzel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC
 675 Deerwood Avenue Neenah WI 54956
(920) 720-0000
Marquette University Law School (2003)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Gov & Administrative Law
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Craig Kuhary - Attorney
Craig Kuhary
0/5 (0 reviews)
 707 W Moreland Blvd Suite 9 Waukesha WI 53188
(262) 518-9818
Marquette University Law School (1982)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Joseph Seifert - Attorney
Joseph Seifert
0/5 (0 reviews)
Seifert & Associates
 757 N. Broadway Street Suite 300 Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 273-9900
Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
English, German, Russian
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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William Weiland - Attorney
William Weiland
0/5 (0 reviews)
 841 Pepper Ave Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
(715) 421-1234
U of Wisconsin (1985)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
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Sarah Schmeiser - Attorney
Sarah Schmeiser
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stroud, Willink & Howard
 33 E Main Street Suite 610 Madison WI 53703
(608) 661-1054
University of Wisconsin Law School (2002)
English
Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Amaro Lopez - Attorney
Amaro Lopez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amaro Lopez, Lawyer
 608 N 6th St Sheboygan WI 53081
(920) 287-0460
University of Wisconsin Law School (2010)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Carl Schuh - Attorney
Carl Schuh
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schuh Law
 715 W Parkway Blvd Appleton WI 54914
(920) 731-0479
Marquette University Law School (1987)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Divorce
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William Laman - Attorney
William Laman
0/5 (0 reviews)
William Laman Law Office
 118 E Grand Ave Eau Claire WI 54701
(715) 835-7779
DePaul College of Law
English
Bar #1014544
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Matthew Goldin - Attorney
Matthew Goldin
0/5 (0 reviews)
 125 Church Ave. Oshkosh WI 54901
(920) 235-9000
U of Baltimore (1991)
Spanish
Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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John Miller Carroll - Attorney
John Miller Carroll
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Miller Carroll Law Office, S. C.
 226 S. State Street Appleton WI 54911
(920) 734-4878
Marquette University Law School (1987)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Robert Olmr - Attorney
Robert Olmr
0/5 (0 reviews)
 211 N. Franklin St. Suite 206 Port Washington WI 53074
(262) 483-7559
Unknown Status
Construction Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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James CW Bock - Attorney
James CW Bock
0/5 (0 reviews)
JCWB, ESQ. LLC
 808 Carmichael Road PMB 113 Hudson WI 54016
(715) 494-0080
U of Minnesota (1998)
Bar #1032797
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Patrick Kiernan Cafferty - Attorney
Patrick Kiernan Cafferty
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cafferty & Scheidegger
 840 Lake Ave Racine WI 53404
(262) 632-5000
Marquette University Law School (1994)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Nicole Muller - Attorney
Nicole Muller
0/5 (0 reviews)
Birdsall Law Offices, S.C.
 1219 N Cass St. Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 928-2309
Marquette University Law School (2015)
English, French
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jeffrey T. Oswald - Attorney
Jeffrey T. Oswald
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC
 675 Deerwood Avenue Neenah WI 54956
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1993)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Scott McCarthy - Attorney
Scott McCarthy
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCarthy Law Office, LLC
 205 S John Paul Road Milton WI 53563
(608) 352-3366
University of Nebraska - Lincoln (1991)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Terry Rose - Attorney
Terry Rose
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5529 6th Ave Kenosha WI 53140
(262) 658-8550
Northwestern University
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Timothy Alan Provis - Attorney
Timothy Alan Provis
0/5 (0 reviews)
 123 E Beutel Rd Port Washington WI 53074-1103
(414) 339-4458
Santa Clara University School of Law (1978)
California Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Sydne French - Attorney
Sydne French
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sydne French
 250 East Wisconsin Avenue 18th Floor Milwaukee WI 53203
(414) 446-3544
University of Wisconsin - Madison (2003)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Chadwick Kaehne - Attorney
Chadwick Kaehne
0/5 (0 reviews)
 608 North 6th Street Sheboygan WI 53081
(920) 843-9337
University of Dayton School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Lane Fitzgerald - Attorney
Lane Fitzgerald
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Fitzgerald Law Office
 2031 Riverside Drive Suite A Beloit WI 53511
(608) 318-3489
Hamline University School of Law
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
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Steven House - Attorney
Steven House
0/5 (0 reviews)
House Law Office
 30 W. Mifflin St. Suite 404 Madison WI 53703
(608) 443-7522
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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Julia Westley - Attorney
Julia Westley
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grieve Law, LLC; Grieve Law Madison
 5610 Medical Circle Suite 26 Madison WI 53719
(262) 786-7100
Marquette University Law School (2012)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
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Mark Maciolek - Attorney
Mark Maciolek
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maciolek Law Group
 750 Windsor Street Suite 206 Sun Prairie WI 53590
University of Wisconsin Law School (2005)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Manuel Galang - Attorney
Manuel Galang
0/5 (0 reviews)
Galang Law Offices
 200 S. Executive Drive Suite 101 Brookfield WI 53005
(414) 456-1302
Syracuse U (1989)
Bar #1017634
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
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Holly D Jensen - Attorney
Holly D Jensen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Consigny Law Office, S.C.
 303 East Court Street Janesville WI 53545
(608) 755-5050
University of Wisconsin Law School (1996)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Cole Ruby - Attorney
Cole Ruby
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martinez & Ruby LLP
 620 8th Avenue Baraboo WI 53913
(608) 355-2009
University of Wisconsin - Madison (2007)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
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Michael Cohen - Attorney
Michael Cohen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen Law Offices
 17 S. Barstow St. Eau Claire WI 54701
(715) 322-3368
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1987)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Teuta Jonuzi - Attorney
Teuta Jonuzi
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tracey Wood & Associates
 6605 University Avenue Suite #101 Middleton WI 53562
(608) 490-5779
University of Wisconsin Law School (2014)
Albanian, English, French
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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John Birdsall - Attorney
John Birdsall
0/5 (0 reviews)
Birdsall Obear & Associates LLC
 1219 N. Cass Street Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 928-2309
University of Wisconsin Law School (1986)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Jeffrey Kippa - Attorney
Jeffrey Kippa
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Kippa Law, LLC
 135 E. College Avenue Appleton WI 54911
(920) 228-8141
Edinburgh University Faculty of Law (2001)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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