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Statement regarding Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall shooting

This morning, Andy Kochanski, owner of the historic Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, and his attorney Daniel Morgan Adams, met with the Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office who quickly reaffirmed Mr. Kochanski’s justified and appropriate use of his firearm in self-defense. Mr. Kochanski will continue to support law enforcement’s efforts to hold the other two robbers accountable …

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Fight your Wisconsin Firearm Possession Charge

Wisconsin law enforcement and courts take firearm offenses such as “Felon in Possession of a Firearm” and “Carrying a Concealed Weapon” very seriously.  Those found guilty of these offenses can serve jail or even prison sentences.  For instance, in Milwaukee County, the District Attorney’s minimum offer for a Felon in Possession of a Firearm is …

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National change in OWI law could affect Wisconsin defendants

Last month the issue of whether a nonconsensual blood draw requires a search warrant was addressed by the United State Supreme Court in Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. __ (2013) (decided April 17, 2013).  The following is the Court’s holding: “The question presented here is whether the natural metabolization of alcohol in the bloodstream presents …

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Your license has been suspended because of an OWI, how to get reinstated

Wisconsin law requires a driver who has been found guilty of an OWI/drunk driving offense (or found to have probably committed such an offense by a Department of Transportation administrative law judge) to have their driving privileges suspended or revoked for at least 6 months.  To reinstate your driving privileges you must comply with Wisconsin …

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Why would a Milwaukee Police Officer “plead the fifth?”

This week in Milwaukee County several Milwaukee police officers have been subpoenaed to testify in an inquest regarding the death of Derek Williams, a young man who died after being arrested for robbery.  An inquest is a public hearing not unlike a grand jury or John Doe investigation (which are conducted in secret).  The purpose …

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