DUI Lawyer

In 1966, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Miranda v. Arizona.  This famous case requires the police to give Miranda warnings.   On television, we always see people given Miranda warnings when they are arrested. In fact, Miranda warnings are only required prior to something called a “custodial interrogation.”  That means an interrogation that occurs after an arrest.  An interrogation is a verbal question that calls for a verbal answer.  Courts have held that the neither the field tests nor the breath or blood tests are “interrogations.”   Usually in Wisconsin, after the breath or blood are taken, the police go through a procedure called the Alcohol Influence Report.  This is a custodial interrogation that requires a Miranda warning.  At this point, it is best to refuse to answer any questions.

Attorney Andrew Mishlove literally wrote the textbook on OWI defense in Wisconsin. Wisconsin OWI Defense, the Law and Practice, by Mishlove and Nesci, is the must-have textbook that Wisconsin lawyers use in drunk driving defense.  Andrew Mishlove is Wisconsin's first board-certified DUI defense specialist, and in 2011 he was elected to a seat on the board itself. He is a sought-after and frequent speaker at conferences and courses all over the country where lawyers are taught how to defend drunk driving cases. 

Attorney Lauren Stuckert is also a board-certified DUI defense specialist. She was the youngest lawyer in America ever to achieve this distinction. She is also the first criminal defense attorney in Wisconsin to receive a certificate in Forensic Chromatography Blood Alcohol Analysis.

No Wisconsin law firm has more experience, more knowledge or a better history of success than Mishlove and Stuckert, LLC.  Over their combined five decades of experience, the OWI/DUI attorneys at our criminal defense law firm have built an impressive portfolio of success stories. We handle all sorts of OWI DWI DUI cases, including cases involving minors in the vehicle, marijuana DUI, DUI's involving personal injuries, and DUI homicides.

An OWI/DUI charge can be fought.   At Mishlove and Stuckert, LLC, we have won many cases that other lawyers thought were hopeless.  With over fifty years of experience, we have helped people keep their license, avoid jail, and avoid an ignition interlock device.  Call us for a free consultation. We’re happy to talk the case over with you, at no obligation, and explain your options.

Read seven key factors in winning a drunk driving case in Wisconsin to learn more about the defenses available to you.

There are many possible defenses. Here are just a few:

We may be able to have your charges reduced or even dismissed completely. As we build the right defense, you may avoid jail time, fines, a criminal record, and you may even protect your license.

Wisconsin and Milwaukee DUI Lawyers Andrew Mishlove and Lauren Stuckert are Wisconsin’s only true DUI defense specialists: the highest credential that can be attained by an OWI/DUI defense lawyer. Not only are we certified in blood testing, but Andrew Mishlove is known nationwide for teaching blood testing procedures to other lawyers.   Both Andrew Mishlove and Lauren Stuckert are also certified in standardized field sobriety testing, the same certification held by more advanced police. All of the attorneys have also taught at the prestigious National College for DUI Defense, held each summer on the premises of the Harvard Law School.

Remember, the police, medical technicians, and even laboratory analysts make investigation errors. We have the know-how to evaluate and discover these errors.

Not sure how? Many people believe that blood test results cannot be challenged. Unfortunately, many DUI defense lawyers do not know how to even review blood test laboratory records to see whether the test was performed correctly.

Mishlove and Stuckert, though, are different. We have unmatched training, skill and experience in the methods used to test blood. We review the lab records in every single case.

In fact, we are the only law firm in the state, and one of only a handful of law firms in America, that has the ability to re-analyze computer files created by the state’s blood test machine. We not only have the highest level of training in blood test chemistry, we teach blood testing to other lawyers from all over America.  We have found many unbelievable blood test mistakes.  We know that false blood test results can happen from a bad blood draw, an improperly handled sample, a poorly calibrated blood test device, or from human error.    A blood sample, for example, may ferment if it is handled improperly!