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Van Wagner & Wood

The law firm of Van Wagner & Wood, located in Madison, Wisconsin, represents individuals accused of Sexual Assault in Dane County and throughout the state of Wisconsin, including the counties of Sauk, Columbia, Jefferson, Dodge, Iowa, Green, Rock, Marquette, Grant, and Crawford.If you have been falsely accused of sexual assault, your character and freedom are under attack. You are facing serious criminal charges and should seek the aggressive representation of the sexual assault defense attorneys at Van Wagner and Wood. We have several years experience defending people who have been accused of serious sexual assault charges in Wisconsin.
Sexual assault is any indecent sexual conduct with an unwilling partner by means of fear, threat, or coercion. Some examples of sexual assault are listed below. For further information regarding Wisconsin's sex crimes laws, click here.
Date rape
Indecent Exposure
Gang rape
Sexual Harassment
Rape
Sexual battery
Unwanted physical touching
An accusation of any sex crime must be taken very seriously, as the consequences can be devastating and may include a term in jail or prison, monetary fines, and/or probation. If you are convicted of a sex crime in Wisconsin, you will be forced to register as a sex offender, which carries with it humiliating stigma. It is very difficult to find employment or a home if you are a registered sex offender. Many registered sex offenders are treated horribly and disrespected within their communities, no matter where they live or what they do.
Wisconsin Sex crimes laws - sexual assault - rape
Wisconsin’s sexual assault laws, while not inclusive here, include first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault, and fourth-degree sexual assault.Although “rape” is a term commonly used by the public to search for information about “sexual assault” law, sexual assaults are complex charges and the infamous rape charge is only one small part of the sexual assault laws.First-degree sexual assault
Wisconsin’s laws state that anyone who has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person and causes pregnancy or great bodily harm to that person, is guilty of a Class B felony.Anyone who has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent by use or threat of use of a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class B felony.Anyone who is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of tha person by use or threat of force or violence is guilty of a Class B felony.
Second-degree sexual assault
Wisconsin’s laws state that anyone who has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent by use or threat of force or violence is guilty of a Class C felony.Anyone who has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent and causes injury, illness, disease or impairment of a sexual or reproductive organ, or mental anguish requiring psychiatric care for the victim is guilty of a Class C felony.Anyone who has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person who suffers from a mental illness or deficiency which renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of appraising the person’s conduct, or who is unconscious, and the defendant knows of such condition is guilty of a Class C felony.Anyone who is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent is guilty of a Class C felony.Anyone who is an employee of a facility or program and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who is a patient or resident of that facility or program is guilty of a Class C felony.
Anyone who is a correctional staff member and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person confined in a correctional institution is guilty of a Class C felony, unless the confined person is subject to prosecution for second-degree sexual assault.
Third-degree sexual assault
Anyone who has sexual intercourse with a person without the consent of that person is guilty of a Class G felony.
Madison's best criminal defense lawyers
The criminal defense lawyers of Van Wagner & Wood, former federal and state prosecutor Chris Van Wagner, and current field sobriety test instructor and winner of an outright acquittal in the largest military theft case ever trial in Wisconsin Tracey Wood, defend people in Wisconsin who are under investigation for serious crimes, or who have already been charged with a serious crime such as negligent homicide, or who have already been convicted of a serious crime but believe their conviction or their sentence were wrong. For a confidential professional first analysis of the case against you, please contact the firm right away.
regardless of the charges van Wagner & wood criminal defense lawyers will defend you
Regardless of the charges against you, the criminal defense lawyers at Van Wagner & Wood will defend you. When you place your trust in the hands of Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys, you can rest assuredly that you have done all that you can to ensure the best possible outcome. The criminal defense lawyers of Van Wagner & Wood have won several outright acquittals for their clients, and while there are no guarantees, their record clearly reflects their hard work, their intelligent and professional approach to their cases, and their skill in developing a strategy that fits an individual client’s case, while drawing upon their knowledge, experience and skill from past cases.successful criminal defense attorneys
Attorney Chris Van Wagner has handled nearly one hundred felony trials in his twenty-plus years as an attorney. His trial cases have ranged from low-level offense all the way to kidnapping, homicide and “domestic terrorism”. Chris has handled matters in rural and urban counties, not to mention the hardened criminal courtrooms of Chicago, Illinois and Trenton, New Jersey, winning cases he was expected to lose quickly.Attorney Tracey Wood won an outright acquittal in a case that made the national headlines a few years ago, when her client was cleared of any wrongdoing in a wide-ranging and emboldened conspiracy scheme that actually stole missile launchers and military tanks from the Ft. McCoy military base in northern Wisconsin. All but one other defendant in that case went to federal prison for years. In addition to this solid and successful trial history, Chris and Tracey have also argued and won appeals to the state and federal courts.
In a recent survey of all Madison lawyers, Chris and Tracey were both named among a small handful of the very best criminal defense lawyers in Madison. And both of them represent people on all types of criminal and drunk driving charges.
The law firm of Van Wagner & Wood is “AV-rated” by the other lawyers in the region, which means, in short, that the local legal community considers them a top criminal defense law firm.trial or appeal, state or federal court
In addition to this solid and successful trial history, Chris and Tracey have also argued and won appeals to the state and federal courts.
Court Approved
In cases where the court appoints an attorney for the defendant, which is not the same as a public defender, the courts require a certain proven level of expertise of the attorney before the court will appoint the lawyer to defend a serious crime. The courts are familiar with the level of expert advice that Attorney Chris Van Wagner gives to his clients, and his level of expertise exhibited in the courtroom. For that reason, the courts have often appointed Chris to represent clients charged with very serious crimes. Additionally, Attorney Chris Van Wagner has often represented clients in the types of cases listed to the left, and those listed below. You can click on the criminal charges below for further information.
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If you are under investigation for a crime or drunk driving offense, if you have already been charged with a crime or drunk driving violation, or if you have already been convicted but believe your conviction or your sentence were wrong, please call (608-284-1200) or e-mail the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood right away. They will give you a brief but professional “first-impression” analysis of your case and your situation, which will allow you to take an important first step in defending the case against you.

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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.

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Drug Crimes

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