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What Should I do if I’m arrested in Madison, WI?
If you’ve been arrested and are accused of committing a crime you need a good criminal defense attorney. Our advice is to never answer questions from law enforcement without the advice of a defense lawyer. Here are some does and don’ts when arrested or if you are being asked to turn yourself in to the …
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Rick Coad Named One the Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Madison, Wisconsin by Super Lawyers, Again.
So how do you know who the best criminal defense lawyers are in Madison, Wisconsin? For the seventh consecutive year Rick Coad was named by other Wisconsin lawyers and judges as a 2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Criminal Defense. Only the top 5% of lawyers in Wisconsin are named to the prestigious …
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Don’t Let People Smoke Marijuana in Your Car.
You may not need a Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer (like us) to tell you what recent decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court suggests: Don’t let other people smoke marijuana in your car! But we’ll explain it anyway. In State v. Moore, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that police officers who detected the odor of marijuana …
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Governor Evers Pardon Update
Earlier this week, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers granted 96 new pardons. That raises his total number of pardons granted to 1,029, as reported here: “Evers Breaks Record for Pardons.” Here at Coad Law Office, we have assisted dozens of our clients with filing their pardon applications, and we have been very successful. A pardon attorney …
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New Wisconsin Bail Law
In April 2023, Wisconsin voters approved, and Governor Evers signed into law, a referendum that changed the Wisconsin bail laws in Section 969, as is summarized by this AP article. Previously, courts could set bail if they found that it was necessary to assure a defendant’s appearance in court. Now, the revised law allows courts …
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New Wisconsin Reckless Driving Penalties
In a rare bipartisan bill in the Wisconsin Legislature, the penalties for reckless driving are getting more strict. In a recent vote, as summarized by the Associated Press, https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-reckless-driving-legislation-530dfe547502d5ff618c66f41580f171, the legislature is seeking to curb a reported 32% year over year increase in reckless driving citations in 2021. Accordingly, the bill will double the fine …
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Hard Lessons From Alec Baldwin.
Alec Baldwin learned the hard way: you don’t have to talk to the police. A recent article in the New York Times entitled “Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do You.“, describes how Alec Baldwin talked himself into a whole lot of trouble. As you’ll recall, on the set of a …
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What Should I Do Under Federal Criminal Investigation?
A federal defense lawyer, who knows the federal system, can help you out of a terrifying situation. There is a fine line between fearing something and having a healthy respect for something. While fear can lead us to make irrational decisions in the spur of the moment, a healthy respect can lead us to make …
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