Domestic Violence law in Wisconsin covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Wisconsin has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Wisconsin is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Wisconsin's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Wisconsin sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Wisconsin bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The domestic violence attorneys listed here practice throughout Wisconsin and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Wisconsin for an in-depth look at Wisconsin's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Barbara Kay Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 615 2nd St Hudson WI 54016
(715) 386-9655
Hamline University School of Law (1981)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
Sarah S. Malcore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sarah S. Malcore
 2701 Larsen Road P.O. Box 225 Green Bay WI 54305
(920) 471-3535
Northern Illinois U (2004)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
Aaron W Schenk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schenk Law Office LLC
 141 S St. Augustine St Ste 170 Pulaski WI 54162
(920) 965-8210
Ave Maria School of Law (2002)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Carl B Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cafferty & Scheidegger
 840 Lake Ave., Suite 300 Racine WI 53403
(262) 632-5000
Marquette University Law School (2006)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Christopher T Van Wagner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Van Wagner Law Offices
 110 East Main Street Suite 705 Madison WI 53703
(608) 284-1200
Cornell University (1978)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Sarah Schmeiser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stroud, Willink & Howard
 33 E Main Street Suite 610 Madison WI 53703
(608) 661-1054
University of Wisconsin Law School (2002)
English
Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Scott McCarthy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCarthy Law Office, LLC
 205 S John Paul Road Milton WI 53563
(608) 352-3366
University of Nebraska - Lincoln (1991)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jeffrey Kippa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Kippa Law, LLC
 135 E. College Avenue Appleton WI 54911
(920) 228-8141
Edinburgh University Faculty of Law (2001)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mario J Fiumefreddo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Van Severen Law Office, S.C.
 316 N Milwaukee St Suite 200 Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 270-0202
Marquette University Law School (2018)
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Tara Adolph - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adolph Legal
 2149 Velp Avenue Suite 203 Green Bay WI 54303
(920) 634-2212
Marquette University Law School (2009)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Patrick Kiernan Cafferty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cafferty & Scheidegger
 840 Lake Ave Racine WI 53404
(262) 632-5000
Marquette University Law School (1994)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Amaro Lopez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amaro Lopez, Lawyer
 608 N 6th St Sheboygan WI 53081
(920) 287-0460
University of Wisconsin Law School (2010)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
James CW Bock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JCWB, ESQ. LLC
 808 Carmichael Road PMB 113 Hudson WI 54016
(715) 494-0080
U of Minnesota (1998)
Bar #1032797
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jeffrey T. Oswald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC
 675 Deerwood Avenue Neenah WI 54956
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1993)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Richard Coad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coad Law Office
 10 E. Doty St., Suite 513 Madison WI 53703
(608) 661-8080
William Mitchell College of Law (2004)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Britteny Koenig - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Petit & Dommershausen SC
 2830 Curry Court #2 Green Bay WI 54311
(920) 739-9900
Marquette University Law School (2012)
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Corey Mehlos - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Corey Mehlos, Lawyer
 Suite 400, 811 E. Washington Ave. Madison WI 53703
(608) 470-5222
University of Wisconsin - Madison (2011)
Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert Olmr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 211 N. Franklin St. Suite 206 Port Washington WI 53074
(262) 483-7559
Unknown Status
Construction Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Terry Rose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5529 6th Ave Kenosha WI 53140
(262) 658-8550
Northwestern University
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Amy Menzel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC
 675 Deerwood Avenue Neenah WI 54956
(920) 720-0000
Marquette University Law School (2003)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Gov & Administrative Law
Chadwick Kaehne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 608 North 6th Street Sheboygan WI 53081
(920) 843-9337
University of Dayton School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Stephanie M Charles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Stephanie Charles LLC
 155 N. Wacker Drive Suite 4250 Chicago IL 60606
(920) 770-3529
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Michael F. Hart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hart Powell, SC
 735 N Water St #1212 Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 271-9595
Michigan State University College of Law (1988)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Christopher T. Froelich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Froelich Law Offices
 125 S. Quincy Street Green Bay WI 54301
(920) 430-9640
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1987)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jeffrey Lee Murrell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 579 Milwaukee WI 53201
(414) 372-6598
Marquette University (1992)
French, German, Russian, Spanish
Federal eastern and western districts of Wisconsin. Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Jillian Scheidegger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cafferty & Scheidegger
 840 Lake Ave Racine WI 53403
Marquette University Law School (2012)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brian Nelson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Van Severen Law Office, S.C.
 316 N. Milwaukee St STE 200 Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 270-0202
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2012)
English
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joseph Putzstuck - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
One Law Group, S.C.
 444 Reid Street De Pere WI 54115
(920) 330-9210
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law (2006)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Jeffrey Blessinger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blessinger Law Office, LLC
 P.O. Box 303 Baraboo WI 53913
(608) 477-1475
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1993)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Michael Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen Law Offices
 17 S. Barstow St. Eau Claire WI 54701
(715) 322-3368
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1987)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
John Miller Carroll - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Miller Carroll Law Office, S. C.
 226 S. State Street Appleton WI 54911
(920) 734-4878
Marquette University Law School (1987)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Eric Eickhoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hogan Eickhoff, SC
 4650 W. Spencer Street Appleton WI 54914
(920) 450-9800
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Barbara K. Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller Legal Services, LLC
 615 Second Street Hudson WI 54016
(715) 386-9655
Hamline University School of Law (1981)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Crystal G. Reinoso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reinoso Law, LLC
 321 E. Milwaukee St. Janesville WI 53545
(608) 215-4225
Marquette University Law School (2003)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Tracey A Wood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6605 University Avenue Suite #101 Middleton WI 53562
(608) 490-5779
University of Wisconsin Law School
English
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
John Caviale - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 702 57th St Kenosha WI 53140
(262) 657-7666
Marquette University Law School (1975)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Nicole Muller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Birdsall Law Offices, S.C.
 1219 N Cass St. Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 928-2309
Marquette University Law School (2015)
English, French
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
John Birdsall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Birdsall Obear & Associates LLC
 1219 N. Cass Street Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 928-2309
University of Wisconsin Law School (1986)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Todd George Simon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simon Law Office, S.C.
 2670 S. Ashland Avenue Suite 201 Green Bay WI 54304
(920) 321-2500
Hamline University School of Law (2003)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Sydne French - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sydne French
 250 East Wisconsin Avenue 18th Floor Milwaukee WI 53203
(414) 446-3544
University of Wisconsin - Madison (2003)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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