Attorney Chris Van Wagner said, "The 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals' decision was more than a legal ruling; it
was a slap in the face," Van Wagner said, "This, no question
about it, is a major affront to the government in many ways. Most significantly,
it said you should have never brought this case." When a Wisconsin
woman was wrongfully imprisoned for false accusations made against her
by the district attorney.
If you have been falsely accused of a crime or drunk driving, wrongfully
arrested for a criminal or DUI charge, or wrongfully imprisoned after a conviction,
please call (608-284-1200) or e-mail the attorneys at Van
Wagner & Wood right away. Time is of the essence. You must take immediate action if you are under investigation, if you have been arrested, or if you have been convicted in the state of Wisconsin.
If you were arrested on criminal charges, you have a right to speak with your attorney before answering any questions. Regardles of the charges being brought against you, the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood will defend you.
Chris Van Wagner and Tracey Wood, the founders
of Van Wagner & Wood, devote themselves exclusively to helping people
defend against state and federal accusations and convictions. If you or someone you care about has been arrested, charged or convicted of a criminal or DUI offense, please call (608.284.1200) the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood. They will give you
a brief but professional “first-impression” analysis of your
case and your situation, which will allow you to take an important first
step in defending the case against you. You can also send your case information to the attorneys to apprise them of your situation. >> Send Criminal Case Information >> Send DUI Case Information
Madison WI Criminal Defense Lawyers
Attorney Chris
Van Wagner has tried hundreds of felony cases to successful verdicts in his twenty-plus
years as an attorney. His trial cases have ranged from low-level theft offense
all the way to first degree sexual assault, homicide and vehicular homicide.
He has been three times awarded the Martin Hanson Advocates Prize for numerous homicide acquittals (not guilty verdicts), repeatedly awarded Super Lawyers of Wisconsin for his highly ethical legal practices, outstanding trial record, and high regard in the legal community. An invy league graduate of Cornell Law School, Attorney Van Wagner has handled matters in both rural and urban counties, not to mention
the hardened criminal courtrooms of Chicago, Illinois and Trenton, New
Jersey, winning cases he was expected to lose quickly.
Attorney Tracey Wood
has handled well over 2,000 drunk driving cases in the state of Wisconsin, and numerous high profile criminal cases including a case that made the national headlines a
few years ago, when her client was cleared of any wrongdoing in a wide-ranging
and emboldened conspiracy scheme that actually stole missile launchers
and military tanks from the Ft. McCoy military base in northern Wisconsin.
All but one other defendant in that case went to federal prison for years. She has won an acquittal in several sexual assault cases, such as the recent one charging her client with sexual assault of an unconscious victim, and a previous one in which her client failed to prevent sexual assaults on a minor.
In addition to this solid and successful trial history, Chris and Tracey
have also argued and won appeals to the state and federal courts.
That client was facing very serious charges of first-degree
sexual assault of a minor child, a class B felony in Wisconsin. The sexual assault defense by Attorney Chris Van Wagner went up against evidence
that the DA claimed was overwhelming and would prove sexual
assaultbeyond a reasonable doubt. In a 5 day criminal trial,
that DA presented evidence, but moreover, he sought to invoke the jurors'
emotions. In closing arguments, Attorney Chris Van Wagner successfully
helped the jury separate fact from fiction and look to the true evidence
of the case before them. The jury unanimously voted to acquit on all charges.
We will defend you
Your first consultation with an attorney at Van Wagner &
Wood is free, but you must take the first step by calling (608-284-1200)
or e-mail the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood. When you confer with the lawyers
at Van Wagner & Wood they will give you a brief but professional "first-impression"
analysis of your case and your situation, which will allow you to take
an important first step in defending the case against you. When you are
seeking criminal defense help, it helps to know that because of the past
success of the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood, they may be able to
obtain a very favorable outcome for you, even when everything about the
situation seems bleak and hopeless. By placing your case in their competent
hands, you can step back and leave the hard work to them. Although there
are no guarantees, at least you will know that you have the good, solid,
competent, experienced, well-regarded and highly respected help of Van
Wagner & Wood.
Appeals & Serious Crimes - Homicide - Murder - State - Federal
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people on every type of criminal appeal, from post conviction remedies to intermediate courts in Wisconsin - the Wisconsin Court of Appeals - and Wisconsin Supreme Court, as ell as appeals under federal jurisdictions to the United States Court of Appeals. Attorney Tracey Wood frequently represents people appealing drunk driving (or related) convictions to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Drug Crimes
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys represent
people charged with drug related crimes, in both Federal and state cases. Those
attorneys most frequently represent people charged in the state of Wisconsin.
Federal Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood criminal defense
attornes routinely handle drug and other cases charged by a Federal agency.
State Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense
attorneys routinely handle drug related criminal cases for people residing in
Wisconsin, and most frequently residing in the following areas: Adams County,
WI (Adams, Wisconsin Dells), Ashland County, WI (Ashland), Barron County, WI
(Barron), Bayfield County, WI (Washburn, Bayfield), Buffalo County, WI (Buffalo
City, Mondovi), Burnett County, WI (Siren), Chippewa County, WI (Chippewa Falls),
Clark County, WI (Abbotsford), Columbia County, WI (Columbus, Wisconsin Dells),
Crawford County, WI (Prairie du Chien), Dane County, WI (Belleville, Black Earth,
Blue Mounds, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, Deerfield,
DeForest, Fitchburg, McFarland, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Mazomanie, Middleton,
Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Sun Prairie,
Verona, Waunakee, Windsor), Dunn County, WI (Menomonie), Eau Claire County,
WI (Abbotsford, Eau Claire), Grant County, WI (Mount Hope, Lancaster, Fennimore),
Green County, WI (Monroe), Iowa County, WI (Mineral Point, Dodgeville), Jackson
County, WI (Black River Falls), Jefferson County, WI (Jefferson), Juneau County,
WI (Mauston), La Crosse County, WI (LaCrosse, Lafayette, Darlington), Marathon
County, WI (Wausau), Monroe County, WI (Sparta), Pepin County, WI (Durand),
Pierce County, WI (River Falls), Polk County, WI (St Croix Falls), Portage County,
WI (Stevens Point), Price County, WI (Park Falls), Richland County, WI (Richland
Center), Rock County, WI (Janesville), Rusk (Ladysmith), St Croix County, WI
(Hudson), Sauk County, WI (Sauk City, Wisconsin Dells), Taylor County, WI (Medford),
Trempealeau County, WI (Whitehall), Waushara County, WI (Columa, Wautoma), Washburn County, WI (Spooner), and Wood
County, WI (Wisconsin Dells).
Drunk Driving (OWI, DUI, DWI)
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys frequently represent people charged with every type of drunk driving offense in the state of Wisconsin - from OWI - 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th misdemeanor offense to 5th and higher felony offenses. The successful criminal & drunk driving defense firm also represents people against vehicular homicide while intoxicated charges, as well as operating after suspension or revocation. Attorney Tracey A. Wood is highly regarded as Wisconsin's foremost authority on drunk driving laws & defense. Attorney Christopher T. Van Wagner has been three-times honored with the Martin Hanson Advocates Prize for numerous homicide acquittals.
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people across the state of Wisconsin, and have appeared in nearly every court, the most frequent of which include: Madison, Wisconsin Dells, Baraboo, Monroe, Darlington, Jefferson, Waukesha, Portage, Montello, Friendship, Mauston, Lancaster, Prairie du Chien, Wautoma, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Wausau, Black River Falls, Viroqua, La Crosse, Eau Claire and Janesville, Wisconsin.
Federal Crimes
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys handle Federal
cases throughout the state of Wisconsin and Federal appeals cases throughout
the nation. The attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood have handled Federal cases
for more than twenty years, cases and appeals ranging from Federal conspiracy,
drug charges of possession, intent to deliver, sell, distribute controlled substance,
securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, domestic terrorism, Internet crimes
money laundering, to kidnapping.
The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood represent
people charged with Felony Murder, Homicide, Negligent Homicide, Reckless Homicide,
Vehicular Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, First-degree Intentional Homicide,
and Second-degree Intentional Homicide. Those attorneys most frequently represent
people accused or charged in the state of Wisconsin. Often times, they are called
upon by a client residing outside of the state of Wisconsin, which they represent
in very serious crimes such as Felony Murder or Homicide. Van Wagner & Wood 's attorneys have handled cases for clients in Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, California, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal law defense lawyers frequently appear in Wisconsin Circuit Courts in Madison, Wisconsin for Dane County; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin for Chippewa County Circuit Court; Menomonie, Wisconsin for Dunn County Circuit Court; Eau Claire, Wisconsin for Eau Claire Circuit Court; Lancaster, Wisconsin for Grant County Circuit Court; Monroe, Wisconsin for Green County Circuit Court; Mauston, Wisconsin for Juneau County Circuit Court; La Crosse, Wisconsin for LaCrosse County Circuit Court; Wausau, Wisconsin for Marathon County Circuit Court; Sparta, Wisconsin for Monroe County Circuit Court; Stevens Point, Wisconsin for Portage County Circuit Court; Janesville, Wisconsin at Rock County Circuit Court; Baraboo, Wisconsin at Sauk County Circuit Court; Wisconsin Dells at Columbia County Circuit Court; Wisconsin Rapids at Wood County Circuit Court; Waukesha, Wisconsin at Waukesha County Circuit Court; Elkhorn, Wisconsin at Walworth County Circuit Court. They also appear at Oneida Circuit Court in Rhinelander, Wisconsin; Langlade Circuit Court at Antigo, Wisconsin.
If your case is in another area of Wisconsin, please contact an attorney at Van Wagner & Wood to discuss it.
