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Is an OWI lawyer worth the cost? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Friday, August 7th 2020 12:00 am
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC

People familiar with OWI arrests will tell you it's never a good idea to represent yourself, but are outcomes better when you work with a public defender or private lawyer? 


Traffic tickets: a driver's guide

Monday, May 8th 2023 12:00 am
Tony Gingrasso

Traffic tickets are increasing slowly but steadily in Wisconsin. You forget to update your registration, miss a stop sign or a speed limit sign — all innocent mistakes. Our last check on data from the Wisconsin D.O.T. showed the number of citations issued increases at a rate of about 3 percent per year


Do I have to answer whether I was drinking?

Monday, December 15th 2014 12:00 am
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC

Tis the season to be merry!


Five everyday legal tips to make life easier

Friday, September 16th 2016 12:00 am
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC

Life can be messy. With some legal planning some of the messiest can minimized. These five legal tips can help preemptively smooth out some trials of life


Drinking and driving: Should I submit to a field sobriety test?

Tuesday, November 28th 2023 12:53 pm
Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC

To request a field sobriety test, an officer must have probable cause that you were driving while impaired as evidenced by your driving behavior.


Top 3 liabilities of summer

Friday, August 5th 2016 12:00 am
Brent Smith, La Crosse Lawyer

Summertime in Wisconsin is magical, but it isn’t all fun and games. Summer in Wisconsin is a prime time for injury-related accidents—many of which can easily be avoided and many of which carry big liability issues when they aren’t.