Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//March 26, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. David Willie McLemore

Case No.: 2017AP803

Officials: Blanchard, Kloppenburg, and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

David Willie McLemore appeals a circuit court order denying his Chapter 980 petition for discharge, as well as an order denying his motion for postdisposition relief. McLemore argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to object at two points during the discharge hearing. Because we conclude that McLemore’s attorney was not ineffective, we affirm the circuit court’s orders.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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