Drunk Driver Attorney Serving De Pere, WI

PROBLEM: Client has a pit bull mix. Police are at her house attempting to locate a "wanted" individual. While in the house, the police officer is bitten by the dog. The police allege the client commanded the animal to "Get him!" State charges our client with Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety (a felony). Client disputed the charge.

RESULT: During the jury trial, we were able to persuade the jury that the Officer's report was inconsistent with his testimony. After a brief deliberation the Jury decides NOT GUILTY!

PROBLEM: Client gets into argument with husband. Neighbors call the police and she is arrested and subsequently charged with criminal Battery and Disorderly Conduct.

RESULT: After careful investigation including interviews with witnesses, convinced the District Attorney to DISMISS the Battery charge, and hold-open the Disorderly Conduct charge on a Deferred Prosecution Agreement. After the client completed 6 months of Volunteers in Probation, her Disorderly Conduct charge was also DISMISSED.`

PROBLEM: Client is charged with Battery, Criminal Damage to Property and Disorderly Conduct.

RESULT: We are able to convince the Jury that the victim was the instigator. The jury deliberated for only 17 minutes. NOT GUILTY!!

PROBLEM: Husband and wife are charged with Substantial Battery - Intend Bodily Harm as Party to a Crime, a Class I Felony. The husband and wife were entertaining some friends at their house prior to going out for the evening. One of the individuals started talking about confronting someone at the bar that evening because of some inappropriate conduct between this individual and his girlfriend. Later that evening the husband and wife and this individual go to a local bar for drinks. Upon arriving at the bar the individual gets into a physical altercation with the other individual. Husband and wife are charged as Party to a Crime.

RESULT: A Motion to Dismiss was filed based on lack of probable cause to arrest the husband and wife because they were not involved nor did they aid or abet the individual in the physical altercation. The District Attorney did not challenge the Motion to Dismiss. The judge granted the motion and the charges were DISMISSED.

PROBLEM: Client gets into an argument with his girlfriend outside of a local bar at closing time. The two argue and he leaves the area. His girlfriend's friend convinces her to go to the police and make a report that he punched her in the face. Client adamantly denies physically assaulting his girlfriend. Client is charged with Battery and Disorderly Conduct.

RESULT: After a thorough investigation and interviews with witnesses the case proceeds to jury trial based on the Battery charge. Jury found client NOT GUILTY of battery.

PROBLEM: Client was charged with Battery and Disorderly Conduct after an altercation with his brother. Client's brother was the primary aggressor and was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the altercation.

RESULT: After filing several pre-trial motions, including a motion to introduce the prior criminal convictions of the alleged victim, the day before trial, the Assistant District Attorney moved to DISMISS the case against client.

PROBLEM: Client was charged with Aggravated Battery - Intend Great Bodily Harm, a Class E Felony. Client was at a party at a friend's house when several males at the party started to discuss getting revenge on some other males who lived in neighborhood. Two of these males grabbed baseball bats and ran out of the apartment. After a few minutes client leaves the apartment to see what is happening. He sees the two males with baseball bats running across the parking lot and tells client that they just beat someone up. Client is charged because he was present at the apartment and in the parking lot after the assault and witnesses allege that he was present when the victim was assaulted.

RESULT: After an independent investigation and review of numerous witness statements, many of whom were not credible and inconsistent, we are able to convince the Assistant District Attorney that there is insufficient evidence to prove client played any role in the assault. Case DISMISSED.

PROBLEM: Client was charged with Physical Abuse of a Child for using physical discipline to punish his 5 year old son. He was accused of using a belt as punishment.

RESULT: We were able to convince the State that the client did not physically discipline his child with the intent to cause him bodily harm or hurt him and obtain a Deferred Prosecution Agreement from the State. Under this Agreement the charges were dismissed upon the client's successful completion of a parenting class.

PROBLEM: Client was charged with Substantial Battery - Intend Great Bodily Harm and Disorderly Conduct after the victim alleged that client hit her over the head with a large screwdriver.

RESULT: An extensive investigation was conducted by a Private Investigator working for our client. We re-interviewed witnesses and located and interviewed several witnesses that were ignored by local law enforcement. We conducted the investigation the police should have conducted in the first place. Upon providing copies of these witness statements and a summary of our investigation to the Assistant District Attorney the charges were DISMISSED.

PROBLEM: Wonderful mother of 4 children accused of Felony Child Abuse. She was trying to get her daughter ready for school. Her daughter was being a bear; the child said her mother was brushing her hair too hard, and alleged that her mom was hitting her with the hairbrush. The child was overly dramatic—she fell over into a laundry basket and was crying. When she got to school, the child embellished the story even more. 

RESULT: We made an argument at the preliminary hearing that any physicality was only for disciplinary reasons... CASE DISMISSED!

PROBLEM: Client was arrested for a domestic disturbance with his significant other. He was released from custody and give a date to appear in court. 

RESULT: He hired us immediately. We were able to talk to the District Attorney and convince her that charges were not appropriate based upon our client's defense. Charges were never filed!

RESULT: He hired us immediately. We were able to talk to the District Attorney and convince her that charges were not appropriate based upon our client's defense. Charges were never filed!

PROBLEM: After four (4) successful years on Extended Supervision and with only a few months to go, client is arrested for possessing and selling cocaine. His probation agent sought revocation of his supervision. If his supervision was revoked, he would have been sent to prison for seven (7) years. We diligently sought out affordable treatment programs in the Green Bay area and put together an "Alternative to Revocation" package for the agent's review. This was in an effort to convince her that what our client needed was treatment and NOT prison.

RESULT: Our client avoided revocation and prison time! The agent liked our package and agreed to help him enter a treatment program and remain on his period of supervision. He subsequently completed both his supervision and his treatment and is doing well.

PROBLEM: Client was charged with Delivery of Cocaine (1-5g), Delivery of THC (200-1000g), Delivery of Cocaine (5-15g), Delivery of THC (<=200), Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine (5-15g), Possession with Intent to Deliver THC (<=200g), Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place and Possession of Paraphernalia.

RESULT: After many hours of negotiations with the Assistant District Attorney and an independent investigation into the alleged facts, four of the eight charges were DISMISSED. Instead of a lengthy prison sentence originally offered by the State, client received probation and 12 months jail with good time and Huber privileges.

PROBLEM: In a high profile case, Client was charged with Second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child, Abduction of a Child and Child Enticement in two different counties. He was facing over 100 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

RESULT: After a thorough investigation, it was determined that the young girl enticed the client, lied to him about her age and also lied about being the victim of parental abuse. After countless hours of negotiating, our client pled to a misdemeanor and received 100 hours of community service. The client was extremely happy with the result.

PROBLEM: The Defendant, while being represented by a different law firm, was convicted of Second Degree Sexual Assault at trial.

RESULT: The Court of Appeals overturned the guilty verdict due to the client’s first attorney being ineffective. The judge appointed Attorney Brabazon to represent the client on the new trial. A proper investigation was conducted, undermining the credibility of the victim. The case was DISMISSED before trial.

PROBLEM: The Defendant, an elderly gentleman from Manitowoc County was alleged to have sexually assaulted his granddaughter.

RESULT: A thorough investigation found numerous problems with the victim’s story. After a three day trial, the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY on all counts.

PROBLEM: Client, an elderly man from Marathon County was charged with First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.

RESULT: After a complete investigation of the victim and her medical and mental health records, a plea agreement was reached, whereby the client was not required to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation. No jail or prison.

PROBLEM: The Defendant, a young tree surgeon was being charged with inappropriately touching his girlfriend’s daughter

RESULT: The prosecutor brought witnesses who alleged our client admitted to the touching. A complete investigation brought several witnesses which attacked the credibility of the victim and her mother. Despite the “confessions” of our client, the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY on all charges.

PROBLEM: The Defendant, legally deaf since a young age, was alleged to have sexually assaulted his niece. His ex-wife attempted to obtain a child abuse restraining order which would prevent our client from seeing his child for potentially several years.

RESULT: We got the restraining order DISMISSED. After several motion hearings, the criminal case proceeded to trial. After several days of testimony and evidence, including numerous witnesses to the strong character of our client the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY!

PROBLEM: Client charged with ten counts of Possession of Child Pornography. He was facing a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 3 years and a maximum sentence of 25 years on EACH county.

RESULT: After hiring a forensic expert, we were able to have the charges amended to 3 misdemeanor counts of Send Obscene Email Messages. He was given a probationary sentence.

PROBLEM: Wonderful family man accused of sexually assaulting a friend's daughter at a hotel during a Packer weekend.

RESULT: After a vigorous cross-examination of the girl's father, he was caught in a lie. The jury was unable to reach a verdict. Due to the success of the vigorous cross-examination, the State never proceeded with the charges... CASE DISMISSED!

PROBLEM: Wonderful client accused of sending inappropriate images to a minor. The minor, posing as a thirty-year-old, convinced our client (a young adult) to send the racy photos. 

RESULT: After demonstrating the mental health issues of our client and the surreptitious methods the "victim" used to obtain the images, the Felony charges were DISMISSED!

PROBLEM: A client needed assistance obtaining financing and purchasing an existing business.

RESULT: Our office stepped in and resolved all issues associated with the transaction, which closed after the client obtained the necessary financing. We also set up a corporation to operate the client’s new business.

PROBLEM: A real estate developer was unable to sell a spec home, and the owners of the development company faced significant money judgments when the bank which had financed construction called the Note due and filed suit.

RESULT: Our office was able to negotiate an extension of the loan with the bank, resulting in a dismissal of the pending lawsuit, and providing the client with additional time to sell the home or refinance.