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Substantial battery defense – Wis. Stat. 940.60(2)

Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss your Wisconsin criminal case Wisconsin battery charges include both misdemeanors and felonies.  One common form of felony battery in Wisconsin is called substantial battery.  Whereas misdemeanor battery requires “bodily harm,” substantial battery requires that the victim receive “substantial bodily harm.” Substantial battery is a Class…

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Aggravated battery defense – Wis. Stat. 940.60(3)

Aggravated battery is a felony in Wisconsin.  Our criminal defense attorneys regularly fight these charges. Aggravated battery charges result when someone intends to commit misdemeanor battery, but more serious injuries occur.  Wisconsin allows battery to proceed as either a misdemeanor (bodily harm) or a felony (great bodily harm).  While misdemeanor-level cases include things like pain…

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Misdemeanor battery defense – Wis. Stat. 940.60(1)

Van Severen Law Office, S.C. represents individuals facing misdemeanor battery charges.  Call us at (414) 270-0202 to speak with any of our criminal defense attorneys. Misdemeanor battery charges are the frequent result of physical conflicts.  Whether it’s a bar fight, a random confrontation, or a domestic violence situation, so long as the victim suffered no…

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Domestic violence defense

Looking for a domestic violence defense attorney?  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. at (414) 270-0202. Wisconsin police and prosecutors aggressively pursue domestic violence offenses.  We’re a mandatory arrest state, meaning that law enforcement personnel are encouraged to arrest the individual they identify as the aggressor.  If the aggressor is not arrested, section 968.075(4) of…

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Disorderly conduct defense – Wis. Stat. 947.01

Van Severen Law Office, S.C. regularly represents defendants facing disorderly conduct charges.  Call us for help: (414) 270-0202 The disorderly conduct statute in Wisconsin covers a wide variety of lower-level illegal conduct.  Actions that are violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly all qualify.  Those actions must tend to cause or provoke…

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False imprisonment defense – Wis. Stat. 940.30

Van Severen Law Office fights false imprisonment charges.  Contact us at (414) 270-0202 for help. False imprisonment is a serious felony criminal charge in Wisconsin.  Classified as a Class H felony, this charge carries with it the potential for 6 years in prison, $10,000.00 in fines, or both.  Class H felonies break down into a…

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Strangulation and suffocation defense – Wis. Stat. 940.235

Strangulation and suffocation is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. for help at (414) 270-0202 At Van Severen Law Office, S.C. our Wisconsin criminal defense attorneys regularly represent individuals facing strangulation and suffocation charges.  We’ve worked on cases that involved simple fights, domestic violence situations, bar fights, and numerous other altercations…

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