Criminal Defense Attorney in Menomonie, WI

The Charges We Defend in Dunn County

Criminal defense is the only work this firm does, and we handle the full range of cases that move through the Dunn County courts. When a case involves drunk driving, Wisconsin charges it as OWI, and our Menomonie OWI, DUI, and DWI defense page walks through the penalties at each offense level and how the state builds, and how we challenge, these cases. When the charge is a sex offense, an accusation alone can upend a life long before any trial, which is why our child sexual assault defense attorneys in Menomonie move quickly to protect the accused from the first contact with investigators.

We also defend people charged with violent crimes such as battery and reckless or intentional homicide, along with drug offenses, theft and burglary, internet and computer crimes, and white-collar matters. Some of these are misdemeanors, some are felonies carrying years of prison exposure, and all of them are defensible. If you are facing any charge in Menomonie, the sooner we can review the stop, the search, and any statements, the more room there is to shape the outcome before the state locks in its version of events.

Where Menomonie Cases Are Heard

Criminal cases from Menomonie are prosecuted at Dunn County Circuit Court, 615 Stokke Pkwy, Menomonie, WI 54751. The process moves faster than most people expect. An initial appearance comes soon after arrest, bail or release conditions are set early, and in drunk driving cases the deadline to contest a license revocation is short and runs on a separate track from the criminal charge. Miss that window and your license can be gone before the criminal case is resolved. Knowing how the local court schedules these stages, and which prosecutor is likely to handle the file, is part of preparing a defense that fits Dunn County rather than a generic plan.

How We Approach a Menomonie Case

A charge is not a conviction, and our job is to make the state prove every element of what it has alleged. That work starts with the evidence, not the accusation. We examine whether the stop or the search was lawful, whether any testing followed the required procedures, and whether statements were taken in a way that violated your rights. Where it helps the defense, we run our own investigation rather than relying on the file the prosecution assembled, and we file motions to suppress evidence that should never reach a jury. We also confirm that any prior offenses are counted correctly, because in Wisconsin a miscounted prior can wrongly raise the level of a current charge.

Why People in Menomonie Choose Cohen Law Offices

Michael R. Cohen holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating a lawyer can receive, and has been named to Wisconsin Super Lawyers every year from 2018 through 2025. The firm was voted Best of the Chippewa Valley in 2024 and 2025 and belongs to Wisconsin Elite Defense. Alongside Michael Cohen, attorneys Karleigh Miller, Alicia Linzmeier, and David Olson represent clients across Dunn County and the surrounding region. Because this is the only kind of law we practice, we spend our days in these courtrooms, and that local footing is part of what we bring to every case. You can see the full list of communities we cover on our areas we serve page.