Attorney Tracey A. Wood , owner of Tracey Wood & Associates is an aggressive criminal defense attorney in Madison, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on defending the rights of individuals whether they are charged with drunken driving or more severe criminal charges including murder, sex crimes in Wisconsin, federal conspiracy or seeking an expungement of a previous conviction. She is known throughout the legal community as the foremost authority on Wisconsin OWI DUI laws and has been hailed for her defenses and successful trial and case record. Ms. Wood has been pioneering new frontiers for women in law since she entered practice in 1992. She is the first attorney from Wisconsin ever appointed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, and first Wisconsin attorney to be appointed to the Board of Regents to the National College for DUI Defense held at Harvard Law School. She chairs the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Strike Force for the state's largest association for criminal defense lawyers and has previously served as the President of that organization. She has authored several articles on defense against drunk driving charges including Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions, an article discussing U.S. v. Gant in the Wisconsin Law Journal, and she has contributed to the national DUI attorneys' bible by Taylor & Oberman, entitled "Drunk Driving Defense". She has also won many appeals in both the Wisconsin Appellate System (most recently City of Beloit v. Steven Herbst) and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago (i.e. U.S. v. Andres Perez).
Defense Attorney Tracey Wood is highly regarded as Wisconsin's premier expert on Drunk Driving, Drugged Driving, OWI, DUI and Criminal Defense. Call her now if you've been charged with an OWI, DUI or drunk driving offense.
Wisconsin native and attorney, Tracey A. Wood is the founder of the Madison criminal defense firm of Tracey Wood & Associates. With published Wisconsin and federal wins, Attorney Wood's victories are as notable as they are numerous - there was her acquittal in the largest military theft case ever charged in Wisconsin, a post-conviction win that freed a woman from a 10-year long prison sentence, a recent appellate victory that reversed a refusal, a recent 4th OWI Test Reversal by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, a recent OWI conviction overturned (defining 'operating' under Wisconsin laws) and numerous drunk driving dismissals, acquittals and appellate wins.
As the immediate past president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), Wisconsin's first attorney appointed to the board of regents for the National College for DUI Defense (as well as the first female lawyer to serve on that board), contributing author to the DUI defense lawyer's bible, DUI Defense, by the reknown Attorney Lawrence Taylor, author of Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions (and victorious defense lawyer in numerous cases of prior OWI convictions) and many legal journal commentaries such as the article on Arizona v. Grant, 129 S. Ct. 1710 (2009) for the Wisconsin Law Journal, Attorney Tracey Wood is widely regarded as an authority on drunk driving laws and defenses.
Attorney Wood is also well known for her defense of people charged with serious felony crimes by both Wisconsin state and Federal prosecutors. She successfully litigated United States v. Andrez Perez, 50 F. 3d 396 7th cir. (1995). Tracey's most famous trial win to date was in the federal Fort McCoy military vehicle theft case which received national media coverage and even received a nod from Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.
Attorney Tracey Wood is a repeated recipient of the distinguishing Wisconsin Super Lawyers award, and this year named to the Top 25 Women in Law by Super Lawyers. She has repeatedly been named one of a handful of Madison's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers. Attorney Tracey Wood has a perfect 5/5 on LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating Scale.
Attorney Tracey A. Wood is admitted to the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit. Attorney Wood is a member of the American Bar Association, and an attorney in good standing with the Wisconsin State Bar.
She is a member of the board of directors for WACDL, a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and past president of the Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Attorney Wood frequently serves as a criminal law commentator and legal analysts to local media, a guest speaker at national seminars, and an instructor to DUI or OWI defense attorneys across the United States. For the recent National College for DUI Defense symposium held at Harvard Law School, Attorney Wood taught courses on How To Present Effective Openings and Closings, How To Cross Examine The State's Chemical Test Expert, and How To Do An Effective Direct Examination of the Defense Expert. Marquette Univeristy - Madison Law School Tracey graduated with a B. A. from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1988. She earned her J. D. at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin in 1992. Practice Focuses: Criminal Defense (State, Federal, Felony, Misdemeanor, DUI & OWI) Battery Computer Crimes, Internet Crimes, Pornography, Music Downloads Conspiracy Disorderly Conduct, Domestic Battery, Abuse & Violence Drug Crimes (Federal and State)
Federal & State Charges, Criminal Trials, Criminal Appeals
Felony Murder, Homicide, Negligent Homicide, Vehicular Homicide
Kidnapping, False Imprisonment
Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Battery, Sexual Predator
Stalking
Robbery, Burglary, Arson
Theft
White Collar Crimes, Fraud, Embezzlement
Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1992 J. D.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1988 B. A.
Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
Litigation Focus:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Representative Cases:
•State of Wisconsin -v- [Unpublished], Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2008), reversed.
•State of Wisconsin -v- Michael Friedman, Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2007) reversed.
•United States -v- Andres Perez, 50 F.3d 396 (7th cir. 1995)
•State of Wisconsin -v- Douglas Schoepp, Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1996)
•Wisconsin State Court of Appeals, State of Wisconsin v. Eller 185 Wisconsin 2d 917, 520 N.W.2d 291 (Ct. App. 1994) Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Speaking Engagements, Lectures & Publications:
National College for DUI Defense, Regent,Speaker
•How To Present Effective Openings & Closings (2008)
•How To Cross Examine The State’s Chemical Test Expert (2008)
•How To Do An Effective Direct Examination of the Defense Expert (2008)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Guest Speaker
•The Myths of Field Sobriety Tests (2007)
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Speaker OWI Defense
Standardized Field Sobriety Test
•Standardized Field Sobriety Test, Instructor
Publications & Commentaries
•DUI Defense, Contributing Author
•Gant v. Arizona, Illegal Search & Seizure in OWI Arrests
•Challenging Prior Operating Under the Influence Convictions
Honors and Awards:
Sympathy for the Client - An interview with Madison Wisconsin Drunk Driving Attorney Tracey Wood
Top 25: 2020 Madison Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2019 Madison Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2018 Wisconson Women Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2018 Madison Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2016 Madison Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2016 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2015 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2015 Madison Super Lawyers
Top 50 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2014 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Top 25: 2014 Madison Super Lawyers
America's Best Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers 2013,2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
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Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2013
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Top 25 Women In Law 2013
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Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association (ABA)
Member
Dane County Bar Association
Member
Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Past President
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
National College for DUI Defense
Regent, Board of Regents
State Bar of Wisconsin
Member
Wisconsin Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers
President
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Board of Directors
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Please take notice that although the law firm of Tracey Wood & Associates website contains a large amount of accurate and useful legal information about drunk driving, OWI, DUI, Sex Crimes, Expungement and other serious crimes, it is not intended to be used as legal advice. Only an attorney can counsel you on your specific case. Please contact the attorney at Tracey Wood & Associates immediately should you find yourself charged with a Drunk Driving in Wisconsin, a DUI (Driving Under the Influence), OWI (Operating Under the Influence) or any other serious crime in Wisconsin at (608) 350-1004. Even if your researching drunk driving laws or sex crime laws in Wisconsin, Lawyer Tracey Wood can assist you.