Attorney Tracey Wood convinces court that prior
convictions in another state should not count in Wisconsin. The court
agrees and her client is charged with a first drunk driving offense rather
than a third. Under Wisconsin law, OWI is operating while intoxicated,
the equivalent of drunk driving and includes drugs. A 1st offense is not
a crime, but a 3rd offense is a misdemeanor.
Operating while intoxicted laws in the state of Wisconsin
also include operating while under the influence of drugs, whether illegal
such as marijuana, THC, cocaine, MDMA, heroin or methamphetamines, or
legally prescribed drugs of any type that may impair driving.
If you were arrested for driving while under the influence
of an illegal drug, the state will press charges against you for both
an OWI and the illegal possession of drugs. For those types of crimes,
you need an attorney who is an expert drunk driving lawyer and an expert
drug defense lawyer. Van Wagner & Wood meets those requirements, and
they handle drug offense in both Wisconsin
state and US Federal courts. See [Drug Crimes]
Free Initial Consultation
If you have been arrested for drunk driving, please call
(608-284-1200 in Madison, or 1-866-262-4599 statewide) the attorneys
at Van Wagner & Wood right away. They will provide you with a brief,
but professional first-impression analysis of the case against you, and
help you determine the next step.
Van Wagner & Wood's office is located at the corner
of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Doty Street. Their address is 10
East Doty, suite number 701. You can park on the street (on Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd.) and access the office from the doors facing Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd., or you can park under 10 East Doty and use the elevator
inside the lobby. If the parking ramp is full, then private parking is
available across from 10 East Doty and public parking is available in
the public parking ramp at the corner of State Street and Doty Street.
Will Attorneys Van Wagner & Wood Represent Me?
Regardless of the charges against you, the attorneys at
Van Wagner & Wood will defend you. The areas defined below are for
your convenience in determining if the area where you live is one that
the attorneys frequently appear. You will note that the areas are separated
by geographic location; the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood tend to
frequently appear in these courts.
Appeals & Serious Crimes - Homicide - Murder
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense lawyers handle
appeals to both the Appellate Court and the Supreme Court, as well as
both state and Federal court systems for people convicted of a crime who
believe their conviction or sentence were wrong. Most often, the appeals
that they handle are to federal court because very few attorneys handle
these types of appeals; Attorney Chris Van Wagner was a US Attorney in
Wisconsin before entering private practice. Often times, people from across
the United States hire Attorney Van Wagner for a Federal or a state appeal
for serious crimes including homicide, RICO (Racketeering), felony murder,
negligent homicide, vehicular homicide, or sexual assault. Attorney Tracey
Wood handles appeals to Wisconsin State Court of Appeals and Wisconsin
Supreme Court for charges or convictions stemming from a Wisconsin trial.
Federal Crimes
Former Federal prosecutor, Attorney Chris Van Wagner,
handles Federal cases, which includes Federal drug crimes and other Federal
criminal charges.
Drug Crimes
The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood
handle cases involving drug offenses in which the accusation is made by
either a state or a Federal prosecutor, arrests by state officials or
Federal agents, and other drug cases such as those handled by the DEA.
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense lawyers represent
people located across the state of Wisconsin in matters involving state
drug charges including Adams (Adams, Wisconsin Dells), Ashland (Ashland),
Barron (Barron), Bayfield (Washburn, Bayfield), Buffalo (Buffalo City,
Mondovi), Burnett (Siren), Chippewa (Chippewa Falls), Clark (Abbotsford),
Columbia (Columbus), Crawford (Prairie du Chien), Dane (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), Douglas
(Superior), Dunn (Menomonie), Eau Claire (Abbotsford, Eau Claire), Grant
(Mount Hope, Lancaster, Fennimore), Green (Monroe), Iowa (Mineral Point,
Dodgeville), Jackson (Black River Falls), Jefferson (Jefferson), Juneau
(Mauston), La Crosse (LaCrosse, Lafayette, Darlington), Marathon (Wausau),
Monroe (Sparta), Pepin (Durand), Pierce (River Falls), Polk (St Croix
Falls), Portage (Stevens Point), Price (Park Falls), Richland (Richland
Center), Rock (Janesville), Rusk (Ladysmith), St Croix (Hudson), Sauk
(Sauk City), Taylor (Medford), Trempealeau (Whitehall), Washburn (Spooner),
and Wood (Wisconsin Dells) counties.
Drunk Driving (OWI, DUI, DWI)
Wisconsin's foremost authority on drunk driving laws,
Attorney Tracey Wood, consults with lawyers and law firms throughout the
United States to help them build successful strategies for very complex
cases. In Wisconsin, Attorney Wood most frequently represents people located
in Madison (Dane County), Richland Center (Richland County), La Crosse
(La Crosse County), Jefferson (Jefferson County), Wisconsin Dells (Columbia
County and Sauk County), Stevens Point (Portage County), Dodgeville and
Mineral Point (Iowa County), Portage (Columbia County) and Montello (Marquette
County).
Sexual Assault & Sex Crimes
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people in
matters involving sex crimes such as sexual assault, aggravated assault,
computer crimes involving pornography, child pornography, and solicitation.
Their clients often reside in Dane (Madison, Middleton, Monona, Fitchburg),
Green (Monroe), Lafayette (Darlington), Dodge (Beaver Dam, Waupun), Portage
(Stevens Point), Wood (Wisconsin Rapids), Sauk (Wisconsin Dells), Columbia
(Columbus), Richland (Richland Center) and Juneau (Mauston) area.
