Chris Van Wagner
and Tracey Wood, the founders of Van
Wagner & Wood, devote themselves exclusively to helping people
accused of a crime or drunk driving, arrested for drunk driving or a crime,
or convicted of a crime and believe the conviction or sentence is wrong.
2006 Super Lawyer
In a national survey of all lawyers, Attorney
Christopher T. Van Wagner was chosen as one of the best criminal
defense lawyers. After researching his experience, past trial
litigation record, prior client representation, career, and
referrals, Super Lawyers (http://www.superlawyers.com)
ranked Attorney Chris Van Wagner as one of few (only the top
five percent) lawyers deserving of the distinguished award,
"Super Lawyers 2006).
2006 - 2007 National College For DUI Defense,
Board of Regents
Attorney Tracey A. Wood was named to the Board
of Directors for the National College for DUI Defense. The
National College for DUI Defense represents the most experienced
DUI (in Wisconsin, drunk driving is called OWI, and in other
states, it is called DWI) drunk driving defense attorneys
in the country.
Information about the office location of Van Wagner &
Wood, the areas of law in which they most frequently represent people,
and the cities and counties where Attorney Chris Van Wagner & Attorney
Tracey Wood most frequently appear are listed below. If you reside outside
of these areas, you may want to call the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood
to ask if they can help you through representing you or referring you
to a lawyer they know.
Offices of Van Wagner & Wood
Van Wagner & Wood's office is located at Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd. and Doty Street. 10 East Doty is located on the outside
of the first circle surrounding the capitol building. You can park under
the building by entering the parking lot from Doty Street. If you park
under 10 East Doty, the offices of Van Wagner & Wood will validate
your parking ticket so that you do not have to pay to park. If the parking
ramp is full, there are numerous parking places surrounding 10 East Doty,
as well as a public parking ramp on State street.
Appeals & Serious Crimes - Homicide - Murder
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense lawyers handle
appeals to both the Appellate Court and the Supreme Court, as well as
both state and Federal court systems for people convicted of a crime who
believe their conviction or sentence were wrong. Most often, the appeals
that they handle are to federal court because very few attorneys handle
these types of appeals; Attorney Chris Van Wagner was a US Attorney in
Wisconsin before entering private practice. Often times, people from across
the United States hire Attorney Van Wagner for a Federal or a state appeal
for serious crimes including homicide, RICO (Racketeering), felony murder,
negligent homicide, vehicular homicide, or sexual assault. Attorney Tracey
Wood handles appeals to Wisconsin State Court of Appeals and Wisconsin
Supreme Court for charges or convictions stemming from a Wisconsin trial.
Federal Crimes
Former Federal prosecutor, Attorney Chris Van Wagner,
handles Federal cases, which includes Federal drug crimes and other Federal
criminal charges.
Drug Crimes
The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood
handle cases involving drug offenses in which the accusation is made by
either a state or a Federal prosecutor, arrests by state officials or
Federal agents, and other drug cases such as those handled by the DEA.
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense lawyers represent
people located across the state of Wisconsin in matters involving state
drug charges including the following counties and cities.
Adams (Adams, Wisconsin Dells), Ashland (Ashland), Barron
(Barron), Bayfield (Washburn, Bayfield), Buffalo (Buffalo City, Mondovi),
Burnett (Siren), Chippewa (Chippewa Falls), Clark (Abbotsford), Columbia
(Columbus), Crawford (Prairie du Chien), Dane (Belleville, Black Earth,
Blue Mounds, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, Deerfield,
DeForest, Fitchburg, McFarland, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Mazomanie,
Middleton, Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton,
Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee, Windsor), Douglas (Superior), Dunn (Menomonie),
Eau Claire (Abbotsford, Eau Claire), Grant (Mount Hope, Lancaster, Fennimore),
Green (Monroe), Iowa (Mineral Point, Dodgeville), Jackson (Black River
Falls), Jefferson (Jefferson), Juneau (Mauston), La Crosse (LaCrosse,
Lafayette, Darlington), Marathon (Wausau), Monroe (Sparta), Pepin (Durand),
Pierce (River Falls), Polk (St Croix Falls), Portage (Stevens Point),
Price (Park Falls), Richland (Richland Center), Rock (Janesville), Rusk
(Ladysmith), St Croix (Hudson), Sauk (Sauk City), Taylor (Medford), Trempealeau
(Whitehall), Washburn (Spooner), and Wood (Wisconsin Dells) counties.
Sexual Assault & Sex Crimes
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys represent people in
matters involving sex crimes such as sexual assault, aggravated assault,
computer crimes involving pornography, child pornography, and solicitation.
Their clients often reside in the following areas.
Dane (Madison, Middleton, Monona, Fitchburg), Green (Monroe),
Lafayette (Darlington), Dodge (Beaver Dam, Waupun), Portage (Stevens Point),
Wood (Wisconsin Rapids), Sauk (Wisconsin Dells), Columbia (Columbus),
Richland (Richland Center) and Juneau (Mauston) area.
Drunk Driving (OWI, DUI, DWI)
Wisconsin's foremost authority on drunk driving laws,
Attorney Tracey Wood, consults with lawyers and law firms throughout the
United States to help them build successful strategies for very complex
cases. In Wisconsin, Attorney Wood most frequently represents people located
in the following areas.
Madison (Dane County), Richland Center (Richland County),
La Crosse (La Crosse County), Jefferson (Jefferson County), Wisconsin
Dells (Columbia County and Sauk County), Stevens Point (Portage County),
Dodgeville and Mineral Point (Iowa County), Portage (Columbia County)
and Montello (Marquette County).
