We Help Those Accused of OWI - Causing Injury

The basis of charging you with OWI/DUI - Causing Injury is that you are the cause of the accident. Drivers who appear to be intoxicated are often assumed to be the at-fault party in a crash, even if they are not. It may be that the accident was entirely the fault of someone else. If it can be proven that someone else was responsible for the accident, then you may face much less severe consequences. Our attorneys carefully investigate the accident, and often consult with engineer to look at skidmarks, crash damage, vehicle data recorders, witness statements, and other forms of evidence to dispute the cause of the accident.

After an accident, there are multiple incentives for people to stretch the truth or lie outright about an injury, including extended paid work leave and increased payouts from insurance companies. This is especially true if a person involved in an accident notices that the other party may be intoxicated, as the law is very harsh towards drunk drivers. In cases involving personal injury, our attorneys can review medical evidence to determine if the claims of injury are credible.

Charges of drunk driving often rest on sobriety tests. In Wisconsin, if a breath or blood test reveals a Blood/Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or greater, you can be charged with operating while intoxicated (if you are a repeat offender, the threshold is lower). However, these tests are not fully reliable and can often be disputed, especially if they are administered incorrectly by police. Andrew Mishlove and Lauren Stuckert are Wisconsin’s experts, who have successfully had BAC tests declared invalid or inaccurate.

The chain of evidence is crucial in an OWI/DUI – Causing Injury case. Rules exist concerning the handling of evidence to protect citizens from being wrongfully convicted because of unreliable evidence. When you hire Mishlove & Stuckert, LLC, they will conduct a rigorous review of the handling of every piece of evidence to ensure that your rights were not violated. If evidence is found to be mishandled.

There are other substances that can cause impairment than alcohol. State law recognizes that fact, and the penalties for driving under the influence of marijuana, prescription drugs, or other substances are usually just as harsh as those involving alcohol. However, it can be possible that a driver becomes impaired through no fault of their own. For example, they may have been prescribed the wrong medication, given a different drug by mistake, or prescribed the wrong dose. If you are not sure how you became impaired, an investigation could lead to drunk driving charges or other charges being dropped.

In Wisconsin, drunk driving penalties are more severe for repeat offenders. If you have already been convicted as a drunk driver, our attorneys will review your previous cases to investigate whether any aspect of your conviction was defective. If factors such as the lack of proper legal representation or an incomplete knowledge of your rights at the time of trial affected previous cases, then it is possible to have previous convictions overturned, thereby reducing your number of offenses and potentially reducing the penalties you face in your pending OWI case.

Andrew Mishlove

Defense attorney Andrew Mishlove has nearly 40 years of experience defending clients charged with drunk driving-related charges in Wisconsin. He is a nationally recognized authority on DUI defense, with a seat on the governing Board of Regents of the National College for DUI Defense. Only 14 lawyers in the United States hold this distinction. Additionally, Mr. Mishlove is the co-author of Wisconsin OWI Defense, the definitive guide to defending these cases in the state.

When it comes to defending clients accused of causing injuries by impaired or drunk driving, Mr. Mishlove brings all of his knowledge to the table to ensure that his clients are treated fairly under the law. He is specially trained in the science behind blood, breath, and urine tests, and he educates other lawyers from around the country on these methods.

Lauren Stuckert

Defense attorney Lauren Stuckert is exclusively focused on impaired and drunk driving cases. In 2016, she became Wisconsin's second-ever board-certified DUI specialist (following in the footsteps of her colleague Andrew Mishlove).

She has undergone a significant amount of advanced training in the science of blood and breath tests for alcohol and drug levels. She was the first attorney in the state to earn a certificate in Forensic Chromatography Blood Alcohol Analysis from the American Chemical Society at Axion Laboratories in Chicago, and she has completed the society's Forensic Solid Drug Analysis course. She has used this advanced understanding of sobriety tests to build an impressive track record of successfully disputing blood and breath test results.