Stephen M. Govin

• Steve maintains a practice throughout Wisconsin representing individuals charged with crimes or under criminal investigation.

• Steve has been asked on a yearly basis to speak with third year law students at Marquette University Law School who are participating in the law school's Public Defender clinic. The emphasis of Mr. Govin's discussion is on the practice of private criminal defense work by recent graduates, Guest Panel Member
• Stephen was asked to speak with undergraduates at UW-Milwaukee about the role of a criminal defense attorney in the legal system., Guest Speaker, Working as an Criminal Defense Attorney, UW-Milwaukee, 2018
• Wisconsin Assembly passes new OWI laws
• Wisconsin poised to increase marijuana prosecutions

• Brookfield Soccer Club
• Waukesha Spring City Soccer Club
• Continues to work with indigent defendants through court appointments.
• Wisconsin Olympic Development Program
• Steve donates his time to various youth soccer organizations throughout the year by giving clinics and instruction to youth players.

• Waukesha Freeman Newspaper as the Waukesha County Male Athlete of the Year
• High School State Champion-Wrestling, 1995 with a record of 30-0; also placed at State in all four years of high school (1992-4th, 1993-3rd, 1994-2nd). 

• Catholic Memorial High School Graduate, 1995
• Marquette University, B.A., in Criminology, 2000

• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• U.S. District Court Western Disctrict of Wisconsin , 2014
• Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
• Member, Washington County Bar Association
• Wisconsin, 2003
• Member, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, Waukesha County Bar Association

• Nominated as Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney in Wisconsin, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Award in Wisconsin, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Award in Wisconsin, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2021
• Identified as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Wisconsin, Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Wisconsin, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2022
• Nominated as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Wisconsin, Top 100 Attorneys in Wisconsin, Association of American Trial Lawyers, 2022
• Nominated as Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney in Wisconsin, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney in Wisconsin Award, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2022
• Nominated and one of the top 100 attorneys in the State, Top 100 Attorney's in the State, Association of American Trial Lawyers, 2021
• Identified as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Wisconsin, Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2021
• Nominated as Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney in Wisconsin, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney Award in Wisconsin, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2020
• Awarded Nations Top One Percent of Lawyers, Nations Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2020
• Identified as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Wisconsin, Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2020
• Nominated and one of the top 100 attorneys in the State, Top 100 Attorney's in the State, Association of American Trial Lawyers, 2020
• Nominated as one of the 10 Best Law Firms for Wisconsin, 10 Best Law Firms, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2019
• Identified as one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Wisconsin, Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2019
• Nominated for Nations Top One Percent award, Nations Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2019
• Nominated as one of the Top 100 attorneys in the state, Top 100 Attorney, Association of American Trial Lawyers, 2019
• Nominated for Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney award in Wisconsin, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2019
• Nominated for Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney-Wisconsin award., Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2018
• Client Satisfaction Award., Client Satisfaction Award, AVVO, 2018
• Nominated for Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney-Wisconsin award., Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2017
• Nominated for inclusion in top 100 trial lawyers., Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2017
• Nominated for inclusion in top 100 trial lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
• Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2014
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2015
• Top American Lawyers selection, Top American Lawyers, 2016
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
• Perfect 10 rating given by AVVO., AVVO Perfect 10, AVVO, 2017
• Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2016
• Client Satisfaction Award, AVVO, 2015
• Top 100 Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2016

• Carrying Concealed Weapon reduced to Disorderly Conduct-Time Served Sentence (1 day), successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement on a carrying concealed weapons case with a reduction to disorderly conduct and a time served sentence, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CM-1427, 2022
• Probation for Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety-client was charged with driving the wrong way on the highway while impaired (OWI) nearly causing head-on collisions, successfully negotiated for the prosecutor to abandon their prison recommendation and the defense argued to the court for probation with 30 days of work release after lengthy defense sentencing filings and sentence memorandum, Ozaukee County Case No. 23-CF-235 , 2024
• Straight Probation for 2 Pounds of THC as Second Offense-client was charged with receiving 1.5 pounds of cannabis by mail and other cannabis was located at client's house, successfully negotiated for prosecutor to be bound by a non-prison sentence recommendation; after defense sentencing filings, the court agreed to place the client on straight (no jail) probation even though this was a second offense for receiving substantial cannabis through the mail, Sheboygan County Case No. 22-CF-588, 2024
• No Ignition Interlock, Refusal Dismissed-client was arrested for an OWI-1st offense with a refusal to take chemical test, successfully negotiated for the refusal to take chemical test to be dismissed and the prosecutor agreed not to request an ignition interlock requirement after extensive negotiations, City of Franklin v. ZA, 2023
• Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Reduced to Citation-client was charged with disorderly conduct-DV and successfully negotiated for the domestic violence misdemeanor to be reduced to a non-criminal citation after submitting extensive treatment documentation, Waukesha Co. Case No. 23-CM-1437, 2024
• Domestic Violence Case Reduced to Citation- client was charged with disorderly conduct-DV, successfully negotiated for the misdemeanor domestic violence charge to be reduced to a non-criminal citation after client completed treatment, Waukesha Co. Case No. 23-CM-1561, 2024
• Straight Probation for two Felon in Possession of a Firearm Cases-client was charged in two separate cases with felon in possession of a firearm, successfully negotiated for dismissal of one case and successfully argued for the client to be placed on straight (no jail) probation for 18 months on the other case, the court rejected the prosecutors argument for incarceration, Waukesha Co Case Nos. 23-CF-833 and 23-CF-1027, 2024
• Straight Probation on Felony Domestic Violence Cases-client was charge in two separate domestic violence cases involving injuries, use of a firearm and victim intimidation; after extensive defense briefing and treatment filings ahead of sentencing, the court rejected the prosecutors argument for a prison sentence and instead agreed with the defense by ordering a straight (no jail) probation sentence on both cases, Waukesha Co. Case Nos. 22-CF-917 and 22-CF-1747 , 2024
• Second Degree Sexual Assault Case Dismissed- Client was charged with second degree sexual assault at UWM alleged against another student, after extensive defense investigation and motion practice, the DA agreed that they could not prove the allegation against my client and moved to dismiss the case, Waukesha Co. Case No. 22-CF-1823, 2024
• $15,000 in Cash Returned to Client and Client not Charged-client was arrested for a weapons violation and $15,000 in cash was seized by law enforcement, successfully negotiated for the return of the $15,000 and the client was not prosecuted for the underlying criminal referral, Milwaukee and Racine County District Attorney's Offices referral on JM, 2023, 2023
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement for 4 Pounds of THC-successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement on a four pound possession with intent to deliver THC case that will result in a non-criminal citation if the client successfully completes the deferred prosecution agreement, Waupaca County Case No. 22-CF-440, 2023
• Probation for Large Scale THC Vape, Wax and Mushroom Production Case-successfully argued for a straight (no jail) probation outcome after client was arrested and charged in large scale THC vape, wax, mushroom production operation, the court agreed with the defense arguments at sentencing and the defense sentencing memorandum by ordering straight probation, Milwaukee Co. Case No. 22-CF-4211, 2023
• Felony Hit and Run Arrest Resolved with Non-Criminal Citation Only-client was arrested for an OWI and a felony hit and run allegation, successfully negotiated to have the prosecutor issue a misdemeanor charge instead of the felony and once restitution was paid, successfully negotiated for the misdemeanor to be reduced to a traffic citation (non-criminal), Milwaukee Co. Case No. 22-CT-786, 2023
• Probation for Shooting Case-client discharged his firearm in the doorway of a downtown Milwaukee bar during a fight and the bullet struck a patron, successfully argued against a prison recommendation from the DA's Office and the court agreed with the defense by ordering a probation sentence, Milwaukee Co. Case No. 22-CF-3463 , 2023
• Misdemeanor for Battery Reduced to Citation for Disorderly Conduct, Client was charged with misdemeanor battery after a fight outside of a downtown restaurant; successfully argued that self-defense may have been an issue and DA's office agreed to a negotiated settlement thereby reducing the misdemeanor battery count to a simple disorderly conduct citation short of trial, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CM-3765 , 2022
• Felony Reduced to Misdemeanors and Straight Probation, client was charged with Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety during incident with AR-15 that resulted in bullets entering a nearby house; successfully negotiated with the DA's office showing that the defendant was not as responsible for the incident as the homeowner whose house the defendant was at doing target practice together, court followed the probation recommendation on the amended misdemeanor counts and client avoided a felony and any incarceration, Ozaukee County Case No. 21-CF-339, 2022
• Hold-Open Agreement Granted and Dismissal for Noncitizen Client on Prostitution Citation, client was cited for solicitation of prostitution in police sting; successfully negotiated a hold-open agreement with the City Attorney with no admission of guilt by the defendant after consulting with an immigration attorney concerning immigration consequences to defendant, citation was dismissed after client complied with hold-open agreement, City of Oak Creek v. AG, 2022
• Felony Referral Not Charged and Misdemeanors Charged Resolved with Fine only, Client was referred for a strangulation/suffocation count and misdemeanors in DV referral; after discussions with the DA's office, the DA's office charged only two misdemeanor counts and agreed to a conviction on the disorderly conduct count only with a fine only sentence after client successfully completed treatment, the court followed the recommendation and ordered a fine only sentence, Waukesha County Case No. 22-CM-656, 2022
• Hold-Open Granted and Citations Dismissed, Client was cited for loitering/prowling, criminal damage to property and obstructing an officer; after discussing clients health issues that played a large role in the incident with the Village Attorney, successfully negotiated a hold-open agreement with dismissal in 6 months which was approved by the court, Village of Elm Grove v. EB , 2022
• Misdemeanor Reduced to Citation for OAR and THC Misdemeanor Dismissed, Client was charged with criminal OAR and criminal possession of THC; successfully negotiated with the DA's office to dismiss the THC criminal count and reduce the OAR to a citation after client completed treatment and reinstated his driver's license, Waukesha County Case No. 22-CM-1628, 2023
• Probation and Work Release for OWI Injury-Great Bodily Harm, Client was charged after an OWI injury-great bodily harm accident; successfully negotiated with the DA's office on a joint recommendation for probation with work release and the court agreed with the joint recommendation, Milwaukee County Case No. 22-CF-710, 2022
• Probation and 6 months of Work Release for 27 pounds of Marijuana, Client was charged after traffic stop revealed 27 pounds of marijuana in a suitcase and $15,000 in cash in a different suitcase/on the defendants; after hard fought jury trial and extensive post-verdict motions, the court agreed with the defense to place the defendant on probation and ordered conditional jail time with the majority of jail being with work release, court agreed that the defendant can be safely monitored in the community as opposed to the State's argument for prison time, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-3616, 2022
• Straight Probation for Possession with Intent to Deliver 10-50 grams of Heroin, Successfully argued to the court that client was a quality person who only recently got involved with drugs due to trauma in his life; court ordered the prison term requested by the State to be imposed and stayed and instead agreed with the defense by placing the defendant on straight probation, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CF-5350, 2022
• Probation with Electronic Monitoring for 5 pounds of THC, 8 ounces of Cocaine and Mushroom, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, THC and mushroom, successfully negotiated with the DA's Office showing that the defendant was used by another person to be involved in this incident and not a main actor, DA's Office agreed to probation with a period of work release to be served by electronic monitoring, Walworth County Case No. 22-CF-79, 2022
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement Granted/Case Dismissed for possession of THC, client was arrested for felony possession of THC; successfully negotiated the charge to be issued as a misdemeanor possession of THC and then negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement resulting in the dismissal of all charges against client, Racine County Case No. 22-CM-479 , 2022
• First Offender Program Granted with Dismissal upon Completion, client was charged in a retail theft case; successfully negotiated for the first offender program whereby the charges will be dismissed upon completion of the program, Jefferson County Case No. 22-CM-166, 2022
• Case Dismissed for 8 kilograms of methamphetamine, THC and machine guns; Client was charged is large scale drug importation/possession with intent to deliver case; filed extensive motions and memorandums challenging the genesis of the investigations constitutionality and successfully argued that all evidence recovered in the case was derivative evidence (fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine) from an unconstitutional search and the court ordered all evidence in the case suppress and the case was dismissed, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CF-2694, 2022
• No Prosecution for 500 pills containing fentanyl, client was arrested after police recovered a large volume of pills and THC; successfully negotiated with the district attorney's office showing that police conducted an unconstitutional search and the evidence recovered would not be admissible in court, the district attorney's office agreed not to file charges, Waukesha County referral on S.L , 2022
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Dismissal, client was charged with battery and disorderly conduct in a domestic violence case; successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement that will result in dismissal of the charges, Dodge County Case No. 21-CM-273, 2022
• Time Served only sentence, client was charged in multi-state identity theft and forgery ring scheme.  After negotiations showing client was being used by ring leaders, the district attorney's office agreed to a time served sentence of 30 days the client had already served and court costs; client was able to return home to her home state, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CF-474, 2022
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography,  After discovering a constitutional violation, defense filed an extensive motion to suppress all evidence recovered and extensive memorandums in support of suppression thereafter,  In an issue of first impression in Wisconsin of "compelled decryption" of the clients cell phone; successfully argued to the court that clients password was given by unconstitutional means and all evidence was thus suppressed and the case was dismissed, Racine County Case No. 20-CF-1553, 2022
• 30 months prison in Federal Drug/Guns 922 (c) Indictment, successfully negotiated to dismiss the mandatory minimum sentencing count (922(c)) in the indictment and at sentencing successfully argued for a departure from the federal sentencing guideline range of 51-63 months, court ordered 30 months in prison, Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 21-CR-48-1, 2022
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Felony Methamphetamine Case, successfully negotiated one of the first deferred prosecution agreements in county on a felony methamphetamine case with dismissal of the case once client finishes the deferred prosecution agreement, Washington County Case No. 21-CF-387, 2022
• Jewelry and $100,000.00 Returned in Federal Civil Forfeiture Case, successfully negotiated the return of jewelry and $100.000.00 seized from client during drug investigation in federal civil forfeiture case, Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 20-CV-376 , 2022
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon; successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client which client completed and the case was dismissed, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CM-729, 2021
• Veteran Treatment Court with Dismissal Ordered, client was charged in domestic violence case, successfully negotiated for client to participate in veteran's treatment court and upon completion of treatment court the case will be dismissed, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CM-1962, 2022
• No Prosecution for Robbery Use of Force, client was arrested for robbery use of force case, successfully negotiated a no prosecution decision with the assigned prosecutor, Milwaukee County Referral on K.M., 2021
• Felonies reduced to Misdemeanors in High Profile Domestic Violence Swat Team Case, after extensive defense investigation uncovered substantial credibility issues in the States case, the State agreed to a misdemeanor resolution and probation being ordered by the court, Ozaukee County Case No. 21-CF-45, 2021
• Mandatory Minimum Sentence Ordered for Possession of Child Pornography, after lengthy defense motion briefing, successfully negotiated resolution for one count of possession of child pornography and successfully argued for the 3 year mandatory minimum sentence instead of the 8 year sentencing recommendation of the State, Racine County Case No. 20-CF-1320, 2021
• No Prosecution for 3 pounds of marijuana, client's house was raided and 3 pounds of marijuana seized, successfully negotiated for no prosecution after lengthy negotiations with the charging district attorney, Milwaukee County referral on E.G., 2021
• Criminal Count reduced to Non-Criminal Ordinance Violation, client was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after a firearm was located while client went through security at the airport, successfully negotiated reduction to a non-criminal ordinance violation and a fine only disposition, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CM-3156, 2021
• Deferred Prosecution on 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child-Repeated Acts without sex offender registry, client was charged with 1st degree sexual assault of a child-repeated acts, after extensive motion briefing and the retention of expert witnesses by the defense, successfully negotiated for a deferred prosecution agreement on the 1st degree sexual assault of child count and a plea to two misdemeanor fourth degree sexual assault counts with expungement upon successful completion of probation (no jail time ordered), no sex offender registry ordered, Sheboygan County Case No. 21-CF-177 , 2022
• Probation and Expungement Ordered, client was charged in a multiple count felony delivery of controlled substances case that occurred when client was 18 years old, successfully argued to the court for straight probation with no upfront jail time and expungement when client finishes probation, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CF-924, 2021
• No Prosecution for Gun Possession, client was arrested after leaving his loaded firearm in a city building, successfully negotiated for the return of the firearm and no prosecution from the District Attorney's Office, Waukesha County referral on H.S., 2021
• Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor and Probation Ordered, client was charged with substantial battery-domestic violence, successfully negotiated reduction to a misdemeanor and straight probation, Ozaukee County Case No. 21-CF-159, 2021
• Fine only Sentence, client was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, successfully negotiated a fine only sentence with the State and followed by the court, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CM-1699, 2021
• OWI and Refusal cases dismissed, client was charged with OWI, successfully argued that no probable cause existed for clients arrest and case was dismissed, Waukesha County Case No. 20-TR-5089&5092, 2021
• No Prosecution for 4 pounds of Marijuana and Guns, client was arrested for possession with intent to deliver 4 pounds of marijuana while armed with multiple firearms uncovered when police responded to an overdose death at client's house, successfully negotiated no prosecution after defense investigation uncovered a constitutional violation in the search by law enforcement of the client's house, Milwaukee County Referral on D.S., 2021
• Criminal Charges reduced to Non-Criminal Ordinance Violation, client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC and successfully negotiated for a reduction to an ordinance (civil forfeiture) violation, Waushara County Case No. 21-CM-164, 2021
• Criminal Charges reduced to Non-Criminal Ordinance Violation, client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC and successfully negotiated for a reduction to an ordinance (civil forfeiture) violation, Waushara County Case No. 21-CM-137, 2021
• Time Served (1 day) and fine only, client charged with shooting gun outside their apartment while intoxicated, successfully argued to the court to imposed a 1 day time served sentence with a fine only, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CM-1350, 2021
• Straight Probation Ordered, client charged with possession with intent to deliver 3 pounds of marijuana, successfully negotiated for a straight 18 months of probation sentence with the State and followed by the court, Milwaukee County Case No. 21-CF-744, 2021
• 6 months in prison on Federal Indictment, client was charged in one of the country's first PPP loan fraud cases, argued for a departure from the federal sentencing guideline range of 21-27 months and against government's recommendation of 21 months, court ordered six months in prison, Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 20-CR-196-4, 2021
• Fine only and Expungement, client was charged with possession of an ounce of marijuana and THC Vape Carts, successfully negotiated for a fine only sentence and the conviction was expunged, Manitowoc County Case No. 21-CM-97 , 2021
• Time Served (1 day) and court costs, client charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated, successfully negotiated time served and court costs as the sentence, Waukesha County Case No. 21-CM-264, 2021
• Probation for Fleeing and Recklessly Endangering Safety, client was charged with fleeing and second degree recklessly endangering safety, successfully negotiated dismissal of the recklessly endangering safety count and court placed client on straight probation with no upfront jail instead of the prison term recommended by the State, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CF-1363, 2021
• Probation ordered for 13,500 THC vapes cartridges, 18 pounds of marijuana and 1 million dollars in cash; Search warrant at client's house resulted in seizure of 13,500 THC vape carts, 18 pounds of marijuana, 1 million dollars in cash and a firearm; after extensive motion practice and litigation, the court sentenced client to probation and work release instead of the prison recommended by the State, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-4433, 2021
• Six months straight probation ordered, Client charged in firearm discharge case; successfully negotiated a misdemeanor resolution with six months of probation being ordered, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CM-2017, 2021
• Probation for Employee Theft of $27,000.00, client was convicted of an employee theft of over $27,000.00; successfully negotiated a probation recommendation and the court placed the client on probation and ordered only half of theft amount as restitution, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1876, 2020
• Case Dismissed, client was charged with carrying a concealed weapon; after filing extensive discovery motions and request for sanctions/dismissal, the court granted the defense motion to dismiss due to the state's failure to comply with the discovery statutes, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CM-2588, 2019
• Time Served on burglary charge, client was revoked from probation and the district attorney's office was arguing for the client to serve 3 years in prison; the defense successfully argued for a time served sentence and the client was released after the sentencing hearing, Ozaukee County Case No. 09-CF-79, 2019
• Diversion Agreement for Felony Substantial Battery, client was arrested for felony substantial battery after an altercation at a bar; successfully negotiated a diversion agreement for the client that will result in no charges being issued against client, Milwaukee County Diversion Agreement for W.L. , 2020
• Suppression Granted and Confession Suppressed, client is charged in first degree sexual assualt of child case; drafted lengthy motion and successfully argued for the suppression of client's confession on grounds that police tactics rendered confession involuntary, confession was ordered suppressed and cannot be used against client, Washington County Case No. 19-CF-356, 2020
• Not Guilty Verdict, Client was charged with Felony Fleeing an Officer; at trial successfully argued that the client did not know the officer was trying to stop the client and the client was found not guilty, Ozaukee County Case No. 19-CF-163, 2020
• Mandatory Minimum Sentence Ordered on Possession of Child Pornography, Client was charged in high profile Possession of Child Pornography case involving hundreds of images of child pornography; after providing the State with lengthy treatment records and extensive negotiations, the State agreed to allow client to plead to single count of possession of child pornography and to recommend the mandatory minimum sentence which the court followed, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1238, 2020
• No Charges Issued, Client was arrested for felony Hit and Run Causing Injury; successfully negotiated with the State that there was not sufficient proof of the client's guilt and the State agreed not to charge client, Milwaukee County Felony Referral on M.G., 2021
• No charges issued, client was accused of sexual assault of a co-worker; after extensive defense investigation, the police department acknowledged the factual innocence of the client and did not even refer charges for review to the district attorney's office and instead investigated the alleged victim for filing a false police report, West Allis Police Department investigation of A.G., 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct after a bystander was struck with shotgun pellets alleged to have been fired by the client; after investigation and negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney acknowledged there were proof problems with the case and agreed to dismissal of all criminal charges against the defendant, Kenosha County Case No. 18-CM-1270 , 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with extremely serious human trafficking of a child for sexual purposes and second degree sexual assualt of a child; after lengthy defense investigation and negotiations with the district attorney's office, the defense proved the clients factual innocence and the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss all charges against the client, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CF-5118, 2019
• Probation Not Revoked, Client was arrested and found in possession of 2.5 pounds of marijuana, oxycodone, and 20 memory card holders filled with THC oil; successfully argued at the final revocation hearing and on appeal that the client was immune from revocation because of Act 33 of the Wisconsin Statutes as an Aided Person, In re the Final Revocation of S.K., 2020
• Cash and property returned to client, client was convicted in serious felony drug case and placed on probation; successfully argued for the return of over $5,000 and other property seized from the client due to the state's inability to prove the cash and property were drug proceeds, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CF-2544, 2019
• Probation Hold Lifted, Client was arrested for Felony Hit and Run Causing Injury and is on probation; successfully negotiated with the probation department that there was alternative to revocation and the probation hold was lifted and the client was released from custody, In re the Revocation of M.G., 2021
• Probation for Felony domestic violence case, client was charged with strangulation, battery, disorderly conduct and had uncharged referrals for substantial battery and strangulation; successfully argued to the court for straight probation over the argument of the State for incarceration, Waukesha County Case No. 19-CF-1755, 2020
• Fine only for Violation of a Restraining Order, Client was charged with violating a restraining order and successfully negotiated a fine only sentence with the State, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CM-772, 2020
• Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor and Fine only Sentence, Client was charged with felony domestic violence and other misdemeanor domestic violence counts; successfully negotiated a misdemeanor only resolution and a fine only sentence after presenting the State and the Court with treatment records of the client and other mitigating factors, Racine County Case No. 20-CF-768, 2020
• No Charges Issued, Client was arrested for Felony Child Abuse; successfully negotiated with the State not to issue any charges and the referral was not prosecuted, Waukesha County Felony Referral on R.P., 2021
• Felony reduced to misdemeanor, client was charged with a felony violation of a domestic abuse injunction (repeater); after defense investigation proved that the contact was consensual, the district attorney's office agreed to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor and the court placed the client on probation for one year, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1516, 2019
• Probation for marijuana grow, client was charged with manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place; successfully negotiated a straight probation sentence of 18 months with early discharge and no upfront jail, Waukesha County Case No. 19-CF-1423, 2020
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with possession of prescription drugs without a prescription; successful convinced the State the client was innocent of the charge after defense investigation was completed and the case was dismissed, Washington County Case No. 20-CM-462, 2020
• Fine Only Sentence for Felony THC case, client was convicted of possession with intent to deliver THC; successfully negotiated a fine only sentence for client with no probation or jail, Walworth County Case No. 19-CF-217, 2020
• Fine and 6 days Time Served Sentence for 2.5 pounds of marijuana and narcotic drugs, Client was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver THC and felony possession of narcotic drugs; successfully negotiated a reduction to one count of misdemeanor possession of THC and a 6 day time served sentence with a fine only, Crawford County Case No. 20-CF-50, 2020
• Misdemeanor Reduced to Citation, Client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC; successfully negotiated a reduction to a citation for possession of THC and a fine only, Columbia County Case No. 20-CM-426, 2021
• Probation for 23 pounds of THC with firearm, client was charged in largest THC arrest in county's history; after fling a lengthy motion challenging the search warrant in the case, the district attorney agreed to recommend probation for client and the court agreed to place the client on probation, Green Lake County Case No. 19-CF-38, 2019
• 12 months Probation for Deliver of THC, Client was charged with delivery of THC after being observed selling THC to another person by law enforcement; successfully argued for 12 months of probation with no jail to the court, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CF-236, 2021
• Felonies not Charged and Misdemeanor Charged with Fine only Sentence, Client was arrested for felony Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine and THC; successfully negotiated a single misdemeanor conviction for possession of THC and a fine only sentence from the court with no probation or jail, Walworth County Case No. 20-CM-570, 2021
• Probation for 4 pounds of THC with firearms, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver THC while armed; after providing proof of AODA treatment, defense was able to negotiate a probation recommendation from the district attorney and the court placed client on probation, Manitowoc County Case No. 19-CF-255, 2019
• Felonies reduced to misdemeanors, client charged five count felony complaint with possession with intent to deliver 1/4 pound of THC and possession with intent to deliver mushrooms; after providing proof of client's AODA treatment, the district attorney agreed to reduce all charges to misdemeanors and the court placed the client on probation, Manitowoc County Case No. 19-CF-141, 2019
• Felony reduced to Misdemeanors, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver THC (170 THC cartridges, $5,500.00 in cash in car); after negotiations with the district attorney's office the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor possession of THC count and the client was given straight probation, Columbia County Case No. 19-CF-69, 2019
• Felony reduced to misdemeanor, client was charged with felony possession of THC; after negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney's office agreed to reduce the felony charge to misdemeanor possession of THC, Racine County Case No. 19-CF-349, 2019
• OWI reduced to reckless driving citation, client was charged with OWI; after defense review of police reports revealed the arresting officer improperly conducted standardized field sobriety testing, the city attorney agreed to reduce the OWI to a reckless driving citation, City of Delavan v. C.B., 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC, drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of a prescription drug; after negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss all criminal charges against the client and issued one citation for possession of THC (a civil forfeiture offense), Kenosha County Case No. 19-CM-172, 2019
• Mandatory Minimum 5 days Jail (electronic monitoring) for OWI-2nd Offense, client was convicted of OWI-2nd offense and successfully argued for the mandatory minimum 5 day jail sentence with electronic monitoring and no probation as requested by the State, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CT-96, 2020
• Mandatory Minimum Sentence Ordered on OWI-3rd offense, client was convicted of an OWI-3rd offense; the court agreed with the defense argument to place client on probation and order the mandatory minimum period of 45 days of electronic monitoring at home, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CT-1367, 2020
• OWI Treatment Court Ordered, client was charged in an aggrevated OWI-4th offense with an accident and high BAC, successfully negotiated for the client to enter the OWI treatment court instead of a prison term, client served 55 days of Huber release and then was placed of electronic monitoring and into OWI treatment court, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CF-1512, 2019
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon; successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client which client completed and the case was dismissed, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CM-729, 2021
• No Charges Issued, Client was arrested for Felony Child Abuse; successfully negotiated with the State not to issue any charges and the referral was not prosecuted, Waukesha County Felony Referral on R.P., 2021
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon; successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client which client completed and the case was dismissed, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CM-3723, 2020
• No Charges Issued, Client was arrested for felony Hit and Run Causing Injury; successfully negotiated with the State that there was not sufficient proof of the client's guilt and the State agreed not to charge client, Milwaukee County Felony Referral on M.G., 2021
• Probation Hold Lifted, Client was arrested for Felony Hit and Run Causing Injury and is on probation; successfully negotiated with the probation department that there was alternative to revocation and the probation hold was lifted and the client was released from custody, In re the Revocation of M.G., 2021
• Felonies not Charged and Misdemeanor Charged with Fine only Sentence, Client was arrested for felony Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine and THC; successfully negotiated a single misdemeanor conviction for possession of THC and a fine only sentence from the court with no probation or jail, Walworth County Case No. 20-CM-570, 2021
• Mandatory Minimum Sentence Ordered on Possession of Child Pornography, Client was charged in high profile Possession of Child Pornography case involving hundreds of images of child pornography; after providing the State with lengthy treatment records and extensive negotiations, the State agreed to allow client to plead to single count of possession of child pornography and to recommend the mandatory minimum sentence which the court followed, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1238, 2020
• 12 months Probation for Deliver of THC, Client was charged with delivery of THC after being observed selling THC to another person by law enforcement; successfully argued for 12 months of probation with no jail to the court, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CF-236, 2021
• Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor and Fine only Sentence, Client was charged with felony domestic violence and other misdemeanor domestic violence counts; successfully negotiated a misdemeanor only resolution and a fine only sentence after presenting the State and the Court with treatment records of the client and other mitigating factors, Racine County Case No. 20-CF-768, 2020
• Misdemeanor Reduced to Citation, Client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC; successfully negotiated a reduction to a citation for possession of THC and a fine only, Columbia County Case No. 20-CM-426, 2021
• Not Guilty Verdict, Client was charged with 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Person under 13 years of Age; successfully argued at trial that the police induced a false confession from the client after calling an expert witness and extensive cross examination of the interrogator; further argued the State failed to establish any sexual contact occurred, client was found not guilty by the jury, Washington County Case No. 19-CF-356, 2020
• Fine only for Violation of a Restraining Order, Client was charged with violating a restraining order and successfully negotiated a fine only sentence with the State, Waukesha County Case No. 20-CM-772, 2020
• Fine and 6 days Time Served Sentence for 2.5 pounds of marijuana and narcotic drugs, Client was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver THC and felony possession of narcotic drugs; successfully negotiated a reduction to one count of misdemeanor possession of THC and a 6 day time served sentence with a fine only, Crawford County Case No. 20-CF-50, 2020
• Case Dismissed, Client was charged with possession of prescription drugs without a prescription; successful convinced the State the client was innocent of the charge after defense investigation was completed and the case was dismissed, Washington County Case No. 20-CM-462, 2020
• Fine Only Sentence for Felony THC case, client was convicted of possession with intent to deliver THC; successfully negotiated a fine only sentence for client with no probation or jail, Walworth County Case No. 19-CF-217, 2020
• Not Guilty Verdict, Client was charged with Felony Fleeing an Officer; at trial successfully argued that the client did not know the officer was trying to stop the client and the client was found not guilty, Ozaukee County Case No. 19-CF-163, 2020
• Probation Not Revoked, Client was arrested and found in possession of 2.5 pounds of marijuana, oxycodone, and 20 memory card holders filled with THC oil; successfully argued at the final revocation hearing and on appeal that the client was immune from revocation because of Act 33 of the Wisconsin Statutes as an Aided Person, In re the Final Revocation of S.K., 2020
• Mandatory Minimum 5 days Jail (electronic monitoring) for OWI-2nd Offense, client was convicted of OWI-2nd offense and successfully argued for the mandatory minimum 5 day jail sentence with electronic monitoring and no probation as requested by the State, Milwaukee County Case No. 20-CT-96, 2020
• Probation for Felony domestic violence case, client was charged with strangulation, battery, disorderly conduct and had uncharged referrals for substantial battery and strangulation; successfully argued to the court for straight probation over the argument of the State for incarceration, Waukesha County Case No. 19-CF-1755, 2020
• Probation for marijuana grow, client was charged with manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place; successfully negotiated a straight probation sentence of 18 months with early discharge and no upfront jail, Waukesha County Case No. 19-CF-1423, 2020
• Case dismissed.  Client was charged with disorderly conduct with a domestic violence modifier; successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement which the client completed and the case was dismissed, Walworth County Case No. 19-CM-727, 2020
• Probation for Employee Theft of $27,000.00, client was convicted of an employee theft of over $27,000.00; successfully negotiated a probation recommendation and the court placed the client on probation and ordered only half of theft amount as restitution, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1876, 2020
• Domestic Violence Diversion Program with dismissal, client was charged with disorderly conduct as a domestic violence offense; successfully negotiated for the client to enter into the domestic violence diversion program, once program is complete the case will be dismissed, Walworth County Case No. 19-CM-727, 2020
• Suppression Granted and Confession Suppressed, client is charged in first degree sexual assualt of child case; drafted lengthy motion and successfully argued for the suppression of client's confession on grounds that police tactics rendered confession involuntary, confession was ordered suppressed and cannot be used against client, Washington County Case No. 19-CF-356, 2020
• Diversion Agreement for Felony Substantial Battery, client was arrested for felony substantial battery after an altercation at a bar; successfully negotiated a diversion agreement for the client that will result in no charges being issued against client, Milwaukee County Diversion Agreement for W.L. , 2020
• Probation for 4 pounds of THC with firearms, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver THC while armed; after providing proof of AODA treatment, defense was able to negotiate a probation recommendation from the district attorney and the court placed client on probation, Manitowoc County Case No. 19-CF-255, 2019
• Mandatory Minimum Sentence Ordered on OWI-3rd offense, client was convicted of an OWI-3rd offense; the court agreed with the defense argument to place client on probation and order the mandatory minimum period of 45 days of electronic monitoring at home, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CT-1367, 2020
• Cash and property returned to client, client was convicted in serious felony drug case and placed on probation; successfully argued for the return of over $5,000 and other property seized from the client due to the state's inability to prove the cash and property were drug proceeds, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CF-2544, 2019
• Probation for 23 pounds of THC with firearm, client was charged in largest THC arrest in county's history; after fling a lengthy motion challenging the search warrant in the case, the district attorney agreed to recommend probation for client and the court agreed to place the client on probation, Green Lake County Case No. 19-CF-38, 2019
• OWI reduced to reckless driving citation, client was charged with OWI; after defense review of police reports revealed the arresting officer improperly conducted standardized field sobriety testing, the city attorney agreed to reduce the OWI to a reckless driving citation, City of Delavan v. C.B., 2019
• Expungement Ordered, client was convicted of possession of THC two months after finishing a DPA for possession with intent to deliver THC; the court ordered a fine and agreed to give the client the opprotunity to have conviction expunged if client did community service, Manitowoc County Case No. 19-CM-168, 2019
• Felony reduced to misdemeanor, client was charged with a felony violation of a domestic abuse injunction (repeater); after defense investigation proved that the contact was consensual, the district attorney's office agreed to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor and the court placed the client on probation for one year, Milwaukee County Case No. 19-CF-1516, 2019
• Time Served on burglary charge, client was revoked from probation and the district attorney's office was arguing for the client to serve 3 years in prison; the defense successfully argued for a time served sentence and the client was released after the sentencing hearing, Ozaukee County Case No. 09-CF-79, 2019
• Felonies reduced to misdemeanors, client charged five count felony complaint with possession with intent to deliver 1/4 pound of THC and possession with intent to deliver mushrooms; after providing proof of client's AODA treatment, the district attorney agreed to reduce all charges to misdemeanors and the court placed the client on probation, Manitowoc County Case No. 19-CF-141, 2019
• OWI Treatment Court Ordered, client was charged in an aggrevated OWI-4th offense with an accident and high BAC, successfully negotiated for the client to enter the OWI treatment court instead of a prison term, client served 55 days of Huber release and then was placed of electronic monitoring and into OWI treatment court, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CF-1512, 2019
• Felony reduced to Misdemeanors, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver THC (170 THC cartridges, $5,500.00 in cash in car); after negotiations with the district attorney's office the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor possession of THC count and the client was given straight probation, Columbia County Case No. 19-CF-69, 2019
• Felony reduced to misdemeanor, client was charged with felony possession of THC; after negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney's office agreed to reduce the felony charge to misdemeanor possession of THC, Racine County Case No. 19-CF-349, 2019
• No charges issued, client was accused of sexual assault of a co-worker; after extensive defense investigation, the police department acknowledged the factual innocence of the client and did not even refer charges for review to the district attorney's office and instead investigated the alleged victim for filing a false police report, West Allis Police Department investigation of A.G., 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC, drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of a prescription drug; after negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss all criminal charges against the client and issued one citation for possession of THC (a civil forfeiture offense), Kenosha County Case No. 19-CM-172, 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct after a bystander was struck with shotgun pellets alleged to have been fired by the client; after investigation and negotiations with the district attorney's office, the district attorney acknowledged there were proof problems with the case and agreed to dismissal of all criminal charges against the defendant, Kenosha County Case No. 18-CM-1270 , 2019
• Probation and work release for OWI-5th offense, successfully argued for probation and work release time to the court over the recommendation for a prison sentence made by the district attorney's office, the court placed client on probation with work release after conviction for OWI-5th offense, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CF-3633, 2019
• Case dismissed, client was charged with extremely serious human trafficking of a child for sexual purposes and second degree sexual assualt of a child; after lengthy defense investigation and negotiations with the district attorney's office, the defense proved the clients factual innocence and the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss all charges against the client, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CF-5118, 2019
• Case Dismissed, client was charged with carrying a concealed weapon; after filing extensive discovery motions and request for sanctions/dismissal, the court granted the defense motion to dismiss due to the state's failure to comply with the discovery statutes, Milwaukee County Case No. 18-CM-2588, 2019
• Probation Hold Dropped, Successfully negotiated the removal of a probation hold for a client on probation for felon in possession of a firearm and who was arrested on an allegation of possessing a firearm again; after extensive defense investigation, the probation department agreed that they could not prove the allegation and dropped the probation hold, Sheboygan County DOC v. D.G., 2019
• Not Guilty Verdict, client was charged with operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, after presenting expert testimony and attacking the prosecutions witnesses at trial, the jury returned a not guilty verdict, Waukesha County Case No. 17-CV-1710, 2018
• Probation for marijuana grow and possession with intent to deliver 28 pounds of marijuana; Successfully argued to the court to impose probation instead of the prison term requested by the district attorney's office for a grow operation client was convicted of; showed that the majority of the marijuana recovered was byproduct and client was not a large scale grower or seller, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CF-451, 2019
• Not Guilty Verdict, client was charged with operating while intoxicated, after presenting expert testimony and attacking the prosecutions witnesses at trial, the jury returned a not guilty verdict, Waukesha County Case No. 17-CV-1710, 2018
• Sexual Assault case charged as disorderly conduct and then dismissed, successfully entered into a negotiated issuance wherein client avoided being charged with sexual assault of a fellow high school student and was instead charged with disorderly conduct; upon completion of certain conditions the case was dismissed, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CM-1806, 2019
• Homicide reduced by jury at trial, After a week long trial the jury agreed with the defense that client was not guilty of charged offense and reduced the first degree reckless homicide charge to negligent handling of a firearm resulting in death; the reduction changed the penalty from 60 years of imprisonment to a maximum of 5 years of initial confinement; co-defendant entered a guilty plea and received a 25 year sentence, my client went to trial and was sentenced to 5 years of initial confinement due to vigorous defense at the jury trial and winning the argument in front of the jury, Walworth County Case No. 17-CF-9, 2018
• Felony reduced to Misdemeanor with dismissal; Client was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver marijuana and keeper of a drug house; Successfully negotiated a reduction to a misdemeanor Judgment Deferred Under 961.47; upon completion of the deferred judgment, the case will be dismissed, Waupaca County Case No. 18-CF-247 , 2018
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted, successfully negotiated for a deferred prosecution agreement for a client charged with possession of heroin; upon completion of the deferred prosecution agreement, the case will be dismissed, Washington County Case No. 18-CF-262, 2018
• Cases Dismissed, client was charged with felony stalking/bail jumping/criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct in domestic violence cases; after extensive investigation, successfully convinced the district attorney's office that the cases were not able to be proven and the district attorney moved to dismiss both the felony and misdemeanor cases, Milwaukee County Case Nos. 18-CF-3021 & 18-CM-1909 , 2018
• Hold-open agreement granted, successfully negotiated a hold-open agreement for a client cited for theft from business setting, once hold-open agreement is complete the citation will be dismissed, City of Greenfield v. D.S., 2018
• Case Dismissed, client was charged with felony delivery of marijuana and felony keeper of a drug vehicle, successfully convinced the district attorney of client's innocence and the district attorney moved to dismiss the case, Waukesha County Case No. 18-CF-901, 2018
• OWI reduced, successfully negotiated the dismissal of an OWI-1st offense and instead client pleaded to reckless driving and refusing to take chemical test, client is an Illinois resident and the reduction saved the client's drivers license from protracted revocation in Illinois, Village of Fontana v. K.W., 2018
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted, sucessfully negotiated for a deferred prosecution agreement for a client charged with possession of THC, upon successful completion of the agreement the case will be dismissed, Ozaukee County Case No. 18-CM-66, 2018
• No charges issued for sexual assault, Client was accused of sexual assault of a Marquette University student and convinced the district attorney's office that the allegation was not credible and could not be proven at trial; district attorney agreed not to charge client.  Milwaukee County referral on K.O., 2018
• Diversion Agreement granted, Successfully negotiated a diversion agreement for a client accused of dealing marijuana and robbery; charges were not issued once client finished the diversion agreement, Milwaukee County referral on A.G. , 2018
• Probation for 12 pounds of marijuana, successfully negotiated a probation sentence for a client charged with possession with intent to deliver 12 pounds of marijuana, Sheboygan County Case No. 18-CF-21, 2018
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted, successfully negotiated for a deferred prosecution agreement in a domestic violence case; upon successful completion of the agreement, the case will be dismissed, Washington County Case No. 17-CM-1298, 2018
• District Attorney declines to charge, represented client on referral for obstructing an officer; successfully convinced the district attorney's office that no prosecution was warranted.  Ozaukee County, Referral on S.S., 2018
• Felony reduced to misdemeanors, client was charged with possession with intent to deliver 17 pounds of marijuana; successfully negotiated a reduction to misdemeanors and 90 days of house arrest.  Portage County Case No. 17-CF-166, 2018
• Suppression Motion Granted in part, Possession of Firearm Dismissed, Case No. 13-CM454, Waukesha County, Year: 2013
• Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Petition Granted and DOC Agreed to Release My Client Due to Hold Him At The MSDF Longer Than 50 Days Without A Revocation Hearing, Case No. 14-CV-2932, Milwaukee County, Year: 2014.
• Felony keeper of a drug house and possession with intent to deliver counts reduced to citation (forfeiture).  Negotiated for client to enter into Volunteers in Probation Program and completion of that program will reduce felony charges to a simple ticket for possession of THC.  Portage County Case No. 15-CF-353, 2015
• Civil forfeiture case dismissed.  Successfully negotiated the return of client's vehicle that was seized during a drug investigation and had the civil forfeiture case dismissed.  Juneau Co. case no. 16-CV-115, 2017
• Charge: Possession with Intent to Deliver THC 2,500-10,000 grams (8 pounds), Sentence: One Day Time Served, Case No. 13-CF-3126, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Case Dismissed through negotiation. Client was charged with three counts of Delivery of THC. Walworth County Case No. 13-CF-444, 2014
• Case dismissed on defendant's motion, client was charged with 2 counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and the court granted defense motion to dismiss on the day of trial.  Milwaukee Co. Case No. 14-CF-3272, 2016.
• Case Dismissed.  Client was charged with First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child under 12 years old and Incest with Child.  After extensive defense investigation and negotiation with the District Attorney's Office, the District Attorney's Office conceded that they could not prove their case and moved to dismiss the case.  Milwaukee Co Case No. 16-CF-3531, 2017
• Not Guilty Verdict, Felony Possession of Short Barrel Shotgun, Case No. 11-CF-5365, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Charge: Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine, Deferred Prosecution Agreement resulting in Misdemeanor and Expungement, Case. No. 10-CF-2558, Milwaukee County, Year: 2011
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement negotiated.  Client was charged in a marijuana growing operation.  Through negotiations, the client is completing a deferred prosecution agreement that will lead to the dismissal of the charges. Dodge County Case No. 14-CF-233, 2014
• Not Guilty verdicts in felony sexual assault trial. Client was a Marquette University student accused of felony sexual assault against a fellow student. After extensive pretrial motion practice and a four day jury trial, the jury returned verdicts of not guilty on all counts. Milwaukee Co. case no. 14-CF-3898., 2016
• Probation for 72 pounds of Marijuana.  Client charged with possession with intent to deliver 72 pounds of marijuana.  Successfully negotiated a probation sentence and successfully argued for probation to the court.  Winnebago Co. Case No. 16-CF-289, 2017
• Not Guilty Verdict, Possession with Intent to Deliver THC 2,500-10,000 grams, jury reduced charge to a lesser included misdemeanor, Case No. 11-CF-1315, Milwaukee County, Year: 2012
• Charge: Misdemeanor Hit and Run, Charge amended to an ordinance ticket, Fine: $100.00, Case No. 13-CT-180, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• OWI dismissed through negotiations.  Convinced the prosecuting attorney of proof problems and prosecutor agreed to dismissal.  Village of Walworth v. NB  , 2015
• Not guilty verdict.  Achieved a not guilty verdict at trial for client accused of theft.  Village of Menomonee falls v. A.R., 2017
• Charge reduced, avoided mandatory minimum 5 year prison term for client.  Successfully negotiated the reduction of Use of a Computer to Facilitate a Child Sex Crime charge to avoid the mandatory minimum 5 year prison term; client was sentenced to probation instead.  Taylor Co. Case No. 17-CF-84, 2018
• Suppression Motion Granted, Case Dismissed, Operating While Intoxicated, Case No. 10-TR-4494, Waukesha County, Year: 2010
• Charge: Armed Robbery with Threat of Force, Case dismissed with prejudice after convincing the assigned DA of the factual innocence of my client prior to trial, Case No. 14-CF-122, Milwaukee County, Year: 2014.
• Felony delivery of THC reduced to simple misdemeanor possession of THC.  Negotiated the reduction of four felony delivery of THC counts to four misdemeanor counts of simple possession of THC.  Ozaukee County Case Nos. 15-CF-55 and 15-CF-58, 2015
• Felony reduced to misdemeanor.  Successfully negotiated the reduction of a felony narcotics drug charge to a misdemeanor offense after client's arrest at Alpine Valley Music Theater.  Client paid a fine only as his sentence.  Walworth Co. case no. 16-CM-437, 2016
• Suppression Motion Granted, Case Dismissed, Operating While Intoxicated and Operating With a Prohibited Alcohol Concentration, Case No. 04-CT-12749, Milwaukee County, Year: 2005
• Charge: Possession of THC-Misdemeanor, Charge Reduced to Noncriminal Ordinance Violation, Case No. 13-CM-2166, Racine County, Year: 2014.
• Case Dismissed on defendant’s motions.  Client was charged with 5 counts of Possession of Child Pornography and court dismissed case on defendant’s motion.  Jefferson County Case No. 14-CF-444, 2015
• Charges not issued. Represented client in domestic violence investigation. After criminal charges were referred to the District Attorney's Office, was able to convince the District Attorney's office of factual innocence of client and charges were not issued.  Milwaukee County District Attorney referral against SV, 2017
• Charge: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault-Use of Force-Case Dismissed, Case No. 10-CF-1033, Waukesha County, Year: 2010
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted in Domestic Violence Case Milwaukee County Case No. 14-CM-2836, 2014
• Felony Child Abuse case reduced to misdemeanor and straight probation.  Successfully negotiated felony child abuse case down to misdemeanor counts with straight probation as a sentence.  Waukesha County Case No. 15-CF-1314, 2016
• Case dismissed.  Client was charged with First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety and Felon in Possession of a Firearm in an extremely serious shooting incident.  Through negotiation and defense investigation, the District Attorney's Office agreed to dismiss the case.  Milwaukee Co. Case No. 17-CF-1004, 2017
• Not Guilty Verdict, Operating While Intoxicated with Minor in Vehicle, Case No. 11-CT-1977, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Charge: Felony Possession of Narcotic Drug (Heroin), Deferred Prosecution Agreement resulting in Dismissal, Case No. 11-CF-4416, Milwaukee County, Year: 2012
• Diversion Agreement prior to charging.  Client was accused of Delivery of THC; due to early intervention by counsel, the case will never be charged and client is completing a diversion agreement. Milwaukee County, DA's sealed file, 2015
• Successfully negotiated to have the federal government dismiss a federal forfeiture case where the federal government was tring to forfeit my clients home.  Case was dismissed before trial.  Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Court, Case No. 15-CV-1372, 2016.
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted.  Successfully negotiated for a deferred prosecution agreement that upon completion will reduce client's felony drug charge to a misdemeanor offense with a fine (no jail or probation) only sentence.  Monroe Co. Case No. 17-CF-460, 2017
• Not Guilty Verdict, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Case No. 11-CF-5606, Milwaukee County, Year: 2012
• Not Guilty Verdict, Operating With Prohibited Alcohol Concentration with Minor in Vehicle, Case No. 11-CT-1977, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Case Dismissed through deferred prosecution agreement.  Client was charged with 3 counts of Delivery of THC.  Walworth County Case No. 13-CF-444. , 2014
• Case dismissed.  In a drug case, negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client and after client completed the agreement this case was dismissed.  Milwaukee Co. case no. 16-CM-3209, 2017
• Criminal drug charges reduced to a single citation.  Successfully negotiated the reduction of criminal drug charges to a single civil forfeiture offense (citation) with a nominal fine.  Columbia Co. Case No. 17-CM-706, 2018
• Mistrial Granted on Fourth Day of Jury Trial Pursuant to Defense Motion, 5 Counts of Repeated Sexual Assault of Same Child (First Degree), Case No. 08-CF-5410, Milwaukee County, Year: 2010 Federal Indictment Dismissed, Delivery of a Kilogram of Cocaine, Case No. 09-CR-128, Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Court, Year: 2011
• Charges: Misdemeanor Possession of THC and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Charge reduced to ordinance ticket for Possession of THC and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia was Dismissed, Fine of $330.50, Case No. 13-CM-256, Burnett County, Year: 2013
• Probation for possession with intent to deliver 21 pounds of marijuana.  Successfully argued for probation against a prison recommendation from the DA’s Office.  Manitowoc County Case No. 15-CF-123, 2015
• Criminal drug charges reduced to civil forfeitures (tickets). Clients were criminally charged with drug possession and negotiated for the reduction of the charges to non-criminal civil forfeiture offenses. Washington Co. case numbers 15-CM-911 and 15-CM-912, 2016
• Suppression Motion Granted, Case Dismissed, Operating While Intoxicated and Possession of THC, Citation Numbers Citation Numbers: Q474792-3, 114006125 and 114006126, City of Mequon Municipal Court, Year: 2013
• Charge: Operating While Intoxicated-1st offense, charge reduced to reckless driving and a fine issued, City of Franklin v. T.L., Franklin Municipal Court, Year: 2014.
• OWI reduced to reckless driving.  Negotiated OWI down to a reckless driving citation by convincing prosecutor of other factors besides impairment effected client’s driving.  Milwaukee County Case No. 15-TR-2195, 2015
• Felony referral charged as misdemeanor. Police referred felony charges to the District Attorney's Office after raid of client's apartment revealed 3.5 pounds of cannabis, cocaine, and LSD. Successful negotiated the issuance of one misdemeanor possession of THC charge and a fine only sentence with expunction. Waukesha Co. case no. 16-CM-1922, 2017
• Suppression Motion Granted on Remand from Court of Appeals and New Trial Ordered, 10 Count Criminal Complaint, Case No. 03-CF-2028, Milwaukee County, Year: 2007
• Successfully argued against revocation of Client's probation at the Final Revocation Hearing, client was then released from custody. Waukesha County, In the revocation of AB, 2014
• Case dismissed on defendant’s motion.  Client charged with repeated acts of sexual assault of same child and court dismissed case after hearing defense motion challenging evidence and pleadings.  Fond du Lac County Case No. 15-CF-248, 2016
• Criminal case reduced to citation.  Successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client charged with domestic violence.  Upon completion of deferred prosecution agreement, the criminal charges were reduced to a single non-criminal citation.  Milwaukee Co. Case 16-CM-1345, 2017
• Deferred prosecution agreement negotiated.  Client charged with possession of cocaine and THC, once deferred prosecution agreement is completed, case will be dismissed. Milwaukee County Case No. 14-CM-4370 
• Charges: Delivery of THC and Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Deferred Prosecution Agreement resulting in Misdemeanor Possession of THC, Sentence: Three Day Time Served, Case No. 13-CF-1939, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Probation for Delivery of 55 pounds of THC.  Successfully argued for probationary disposition to the court even though the State was asking for 3 years in prison. Manitowoc County Case No. 14-CF-393, 2015
• Convinced the prosecutor to dismiss case against my client due to insufficiency of the evidence, client was charged with delivering Suboxone to an Inmate in prison (a felony).  Fond du Lac Co. Case No. 15-CF-299, 2016.
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement granted.  Client was charged with a domestic violence misdemeanor offense and successfully negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement that will reduce the misdemeanor charge to a civil forfeiture (citation) upon completion of the deferred prosecution agreement.  Dodge Co. Case No. 17-CM-243, 2017
• Not Guilty Verdict, Possession of Cocaine, Case No. 11-CF-5365, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Charges: Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place-Guilty (Manufacturing THC 200-1,000 grams-Dismissed, Possession of THC-Dismissed, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia-Dismissed), Sentence: 90 days electronic monitoring and 2 years probation (house had 7 pounds of packaged marijuana and 15 plants growing under lights), Case No. 13-CF-1120, Brown County, Year: 2013
• OWI reduced to reckless driving.  Successfully negotiated reduction to reckless driving on client's behalf. Milwaukee County Case No. 14-TR-10505,10506, 2014
• Case dismissed. After achieving an acquittal at trial for a client in a separate case the State moved to dismiss this case due to cross examination in the trial case showing the flawed nature of this case. Milwaukee Co. case no. 15-CF-980, 2016
• Diversion Agreement granted.  Client was the subject of a drug dealing investigation at UW-Milwaukee and successfully negotiated a diversion agreement with the District Attorney's Office that once completed will result in no charges being issued against the client.  Milwaukee Co. District Attorney referral on BB, 2018
• Hung Jury (Mistrial), Case Dismissed after Jury Trial by Prosecution, Operate Without Owner’s Consent and Bail Jumping, Case No. 12-CF-5451, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Charge: Misdemeanor Possession of THC-Dismissed after being in warrant status for 17 years, Case No. 96-CM-615883, Milwaukee County, Year: 2013
• Case Dismissed through deferred prosecution agreement.  Client was charged with felony Child Abuse, client completed deferred prosecution agreement and case was dismissed.  Milwaukee County Case No. 15-CF-1378, 2015
• OWI reduced to reckless driving.  Successfully negotiated the reduction of an OWI offense charged against client to a reckless driving.  City of Wauwatosa v. N.S., 2017
• Suppression Motion Granted, Case Dismissed, Operating With Prohibited Alcohol Concentration, Case No. 10-TR-4495, Waukesha County, Year: 2010
• Forfeiture Case: Government tried to forfeit Client's vehicle pursuant to a THC investigation, Successful defended the forfeiture of the vehicle and the vehicle was returned to client, Case No. 13-CV-4748, Milwaukee County, Year: 2014.
• Misdemeanor Possession of THC reduced to citation (forfeiture) for possession of THC.  Negotiated criminal misdemeanor down to a ticket for client.  Washington County Case No. 15-CM-911, 2015
• Case Dismissed. Successfully negotiated to the dismissal of client's drug case after extensive trial prep and convincing the District Attorney's Office of innocence of client. Columbia Co. case no. 16-CM-334, 2017

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