The following series of informative articles, authored by attorney Jeffrey W. Jensen, address many of the important legal questions you may have:
Ten Most Notable Moments in Milwaukee criminal justice
Read about the top ten most notable moments in Milwaukee criminal justice. {READ MORE]
Myths about OWI
The vast majority of people who are stopped for operating under the influence of alcohol are normally law-abiding people who have no idea how to respond. There are a lot of "urban myths" circulating about how to respond. We address some of the most common MYTHS. If you have been arrested . . . [READ MORE]
Top Ten Myths About Criminal Cases
A busy criminal defense lawyer spends a lot of time in jails talking to clients. The lawyer finds himself dispelling the same myths over and over again. The jail-house lawyers certainly have the ear of their pod-mates; what the jail-house lawyers lack, though, is any useful understanding of how to defend a criminal case. Attorney Jeffrey W. Jensen, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer of twenty-three years experience, identifies the top ten "myths'" about criminal cases and then dispels those myths ............ [READ MORE]
Pretrial Motion Practice in Criminal Cases
An extremely important part of defending any criminal case, and something that is often neglected (even by experienced lawyers), is motion practice. Almost by definition, in a criminal case the facts will be stacked against the defendant . . . . [READ MORE]
How police investigate drug conspiracies
Most people have no idea how little evidence of involvement it takes for the government to obtain an indictment under the federal drug conspiracy statutes. Title 21 U.S.C. § 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(ii); and Title 18 U.S.C. § 2. By the same token, the extremely harsh penalties come as an unwelcome surprise . . . [READ MORE]
Choosing a lawyer
No one really wants to have to hire a lawyer for help in a criminal or a family law case. When the time comes it is frightening enough to face without having to guess about your legal representation. Follow these five tips in hiring a lawyer and you will have gone a long way toward finding quality legal representation ..................... [READ MORE]
Legal Services Agreements
The topic of legal fee agreements makes everyone squirm. Clients do not like to discuss fee agreements because the client perceives that he or she is at distinct disadvantage discussing contracts with a lawyer- and, after all, they do not want to seem like they do not trust the lawyer right off the bat. Lawyers hate discussing fee agreements ............ [READ MORE]
How to be a great witness
The prospect of testifying in court as a witness is a daunting one- even for seasoned trial lawyers. It is an uncomfortable feeling knowing that, however truthful your testimony may be, there will be a lawyer on the other side asking you questions on cross-examination intended to make it appear that you do not know what you are talking about . . . [READ MORE]
How do police investigate sex crimes?
If you believe that you may face felony charges for a sex crime it is truly terrifying. The category of sex crimes, of course, includes more than just rape. In fact, the vast majority of such crimes do not involve coerced sexual intercourse by a stranger (i.e. "rape"). Rather, under Wisconsin law, sex crimes include: first degree sexual assault of a child, exposing a sex organ to a child . . . . . . [READ MORE]
Teens and the Law
As a parent of five children, four of whom are currently teenagers, I know well the funny feeling in the stomach that every parent feels when their sons and their daughters go out on Saturday night. Teenagers, of course, stand to get into almost any kind of legal trouble but for normally good kids "trouble" usually falls into one of the big three categories: drugs, sex, and cars. This article will hopefully settle some parental anxiety but it will also point out the areas where seemingly small transgressions can easily become huge legal problems for a teen. . . . [READ MORE]
How to calculate child support
In Wisconsin child support is calculated according to a schedule published in the Wisconsin Administrate Code and required by the Wisconsin Statutes. The first step in the process is . . . [READ MORE]
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