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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Mar 4, 2023

Deja Vishny wins Criminal Defense Bar Champion of Justice Award

Deja Vishny has been awarded the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Champion of Justice Award during NACDL’s Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans.

Mar 5, 2015

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Walker’s ‘conflict offices’ solution misses mark

Gov. Scott Walker’s recently unveiled biennial budget proposal outlines a measure to create “conflict offices” that would result in the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office retaining more criminal cases.

Nov 6, 2014

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Criminal law takes a toll

A prominent New Jersey criminal defense attorney, William Buckman, committed suicide in a hotel room Oct. 14.

Sep 12, 2014

Who’s Doing What: New hires at several firms

Deja Vishny was installed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Aug 14, 2014

Lighter sentences sought for some business crimes

The federal panel that sets sentencing policy eased penalties this year for potentially tens of thousands of nonviolent drug offenders. Now, defense lawyers and prisoner advocates are pushing for similar treatment for a different category of defendants: swindlers, embezzlers, insider traders and other white-collar criminals.

Jun 3, 2014

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Nation’s opiate epidemic sparks new response

In the 1980s, America faced a crack cocaine epidemic.

Apr 9, 2014

LEGAL CENTS: How to handle cash-only clients

Cash is king in most arenas, except the law office.

Sep 24, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: The perils of parallel construction

In criminal prosecutions, defendants often feel as if they are fighting an impossible battle.

Jun 19, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Real lawyers doing real work

Most lawyers in criminal practice have heard a defendant utter the expression “real lawyer.”

May 21, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Searching for justice in the justice system

More than half of all black men in Milwaukee County have spent time in prison, according to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.

Feb 19, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: SPD to pay a price for short-term savings

Attorneys who are appointed to cases by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office are paid $40 per hour.

Jan 22, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Mental health reform key to gun control

Sometimes lost in the debate over gun control is the fact that this country needs meaningful change to the way in which mental health treatment is ordered, offered and executed.

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