DUI Defense law in Minnesota covers DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Minnesota has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to DUI defense cases, and attorneys who practice in District Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Minnesota classifies impaired driving offenses as DWI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in District Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DWI cases in Minnesota knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

The DUI defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Minnesota 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.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in Minnesota to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Minnesota.

Christopher J Cadem - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cadem Law Group, P.L.L.C.
 1014 Arcade Street At. Paul MN 55106
(612) 222-6127
University of Minnesota Law School
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
Joseph A. Gangi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Farrish Johnson Law Office
 1907 Excel Drive Mankato MN 56001
(507) 625-2525
University of Wisconsin Law School (2006)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Alec Duffy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duffy Defense PLLC
 370 Selby Avenue St. Paul MN 55102
(651) 259-1148
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2019)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
Terrance J. Zawacki - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alliance Law Office P.A.
 1915 Greenview Drive SW Suite A Rochester MN 55902
(507) 218-8372
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Lucas Wynne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wynne Law
 26 Roberts Street N Suite B 109-01 Fargo ND 58102
University of North Dakota School of Law
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
Trevor J Lushanko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lushanko Law, PLLC
 310 South 4th Avenue Suite 1050 Minneapolis MN 55415
(952) 818-6376
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2019)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jacob J Thomason - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cadem Law Group
 1005 Pebble Lake Road Suite 209 Fergus Falls MN 56537
(218) 739-4357
William Mitchell College of Law (2010)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Reid Wheeler Brandborg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 315 S Mill St Fergus Falls MN 56537
(218) 736-7447
University of North Dakota School of Law (2001)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Christopher Keyser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 400 South Fourth Street Suite 310M Minneapolis MN 55415
(612) 338-5007
William Mitchell College of Law (2005)
English
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Catherine Trevino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Trevino Law Office
 617 East Main Street, Suite 1 Anoka MN 55303
(763) 432-3391
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
English
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Mark David Luther - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mark Luther Law Office
 Ridgedale Office Center 13911 Ridgedale Drive; Suite 401B Minnetonka MN 55305
(952) 931-9398
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona (1970)
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
David Ayers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 880 Sibley Memorial Hwy Mendota Heights MN 55118
(651) 552-8400
Hamline University School of Law (1975)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Gerard W Mannion - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kans Law Office, LLC
 7825 Washington Ave S, Unit 220 Unit 220 Bloomington MN 55439
(952) 767-5826
University of Wyoming College of Law (2016)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
Patrick Casey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Knutson+Casey Law Office
 196 St Andrews Dr #100 Mankato MN 56001
(507) 344-8888
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2003)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Thomas Hagen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kohlmeyer Hagen Law Office Chtd.
 150 St. Andrews Court Suite 110 Mankato MN 56001
(507) 625-5000
Ohio Northern University (2004)
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Kevin Siefken - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 314 S Broadway Ave Albert Lea MN 56007
(507) 373-2345
William Mitchell College of Law (1992)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Divorce
Travis Snider - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Snider Law Firm, Ltd.
 218 E. 3rd Street Winona MN 55987
(612) 872-1200
University of Minnesota Law School (1993)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Albert Usumanu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4020 Minnehaha Ave Suite 2075 Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 770-3967
Hamline University School of Law (1989)
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Sarah Kimball - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sarah Kimball Law
 2140 4th Avenue North Anoka MN 55303
(763) 427-8877
William Mitchell College of Law (2002)
English
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kirk Matthew Anderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anderson Law Office, PLLC
 5775 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 700 Minneapolis MN 55416
(952) 582-2904
Hamline University School of Law (2001)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Anna Tobia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Groshek Law PA
 302 N 10th Ave Minneapolis MN 55401
(612) 424-5829
Winona State University
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
David Balmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Balmer Law Office, PLLC
 12800 Whitewater Dr Suite 130 Minnetonka MN 55343
(612) 326-4175
William Mitchell College of Law (2009)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mr. Max A. Keller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keller Criminal Defense Lawyers
 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 920 Bloomington MN 55437
American University (1994)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
David Reyes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sabby & Reyes Law Offices
 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street, Ste 900 Minneapolis MN 55402
(952) 828-9000
Boston College Law School (1984)
English, Spanish
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kurt Knuesel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 166 West Third Street Suite 200 Winona MN 55987
(507) 474-6080
University of Minnesota Law School (1996)
English
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
William Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerald Miller, P.A.
 2915 S. Wayzata Blvd. Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 440-4610
University of North Dakota School of Law (2013)
English
Federal District of North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Kelly Keegan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keegan Law Office
 1622 West Lake Street Minneapolis MN 55408
(612) 584-3834
University of Minnesota Law School (2003)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joseph Dudley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dudley & Smith, P.A.
 7800 Metro Parkway Suite 300, Office 28 Bloomington MN 55425
(651) 291-1717
English, English
Bar #24648
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Derek Archambault - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Archambault Criminal Defense
 400 S 4th St Suite 310M Minneapolis MN 55415
(612) 488-5455
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law (2006)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kevin Wade DeVore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeVore Law Office, P.A.
 724 Bielenberg Drive Suite 110 Woodbury MN 55125
(651) 435-6500
William Mitchell College of Law
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
Andrew Wilson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wilson & Clas
 201 6th Street SE, Suite 210 Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 910-2104
Saint Olaf College
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
James J. Kuettner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kuettner Legal, LLC
 427 South Broad Street Mankato MN 56001
(507) 345-4545
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
Andrew Poole - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrew, Bransky & Poole, P.A.
 302 West Superior Street Suite 300 Duluth MN 55802
(218) 727-5384
William Mitchell College of Law (2007)
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brandon Lauer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Brandon Lauer
 703 West Saint Germain St Saint Cloud MN 56301
(320) 433-7225
Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2015)
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Brent R Olson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LaCourse, Poole & Envall, P.A.
 130 West Superior Street Suite 430 Duluth MN 55802
(218) 727-5384
University of North Dakota School of Law (2006)
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Peggy S. Rockow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ROCKOW LAW OFFICE L.L.C.
 136 West Main St. Albert Lea MN 56007
(507) 377-0070
University of Iowa
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Michael Martin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MGM Law Office
 11436 Marketplace Drive North #322 Champlin MN 55316
(612) 424-0855
William Mitchell College of Law (2005)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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