Tracey Wood & Associates - Criminal Defense and Immigration Law

Defense Attorney Tracey Wood Drunk Driving Attorney Tracey Wood is a Super Lawyer in Wisconsin
(608) 350-1004

     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).

Super Lawyer Tracey Wood defends people charged with OWI or DUI
Super Lawyer Tracey Wood defends people charged with OWI or DUI
Super Lawyer Tracey Wood defends people charged with OWI or DUI
NCDD National College for DUI Defense: Tracey Wood
(608) 350-1004


Being Arrested

Being arrested is an overwhelming processes regardless of the circumstances, and a drunk driving arrest is no exception. In fact, it is often times much more terrifying and far more unexpected. The majority of people arrested for drunk driving did not know that they were legally intoxicated, and in many cases, they were not. Police rely on devices that are often proven to be faulty, such as Intoximeter's (breathalyzers) that are calibrated incorrectly. In some cases, police stop people without having sufficient probably cause to do so; that is an illegal stop. Police then proceed to search and seize (arrest) the person illegally. Those are just some of the circumstances that occur every day in Wisconsin. In other cases, people are falsely charged, and subsequently wrongly convicted, in which case an appeal must be immediately started.

The Good News

If this is your very first drunk driving, DUI or OWI arrest, the good news is that a first drunk driving, DUI or OWI offense is not a crime in the state of Wisconsin. If this is your second, third or fourth arrest for drunk driving, the good news is that it is a misdemeanor, rather than a felony. And if you contact Attorney Tracey Wood right away, she may will be better able to help you with your case. While there are no promises or guarantees, it will be comforting to know that you have hired Wisconsin's first attorney ever appointed to the Board of Regents of the National College for DUI Defense (an organization that teaches lawyers how to effectively defend DUI cases), and the lawyer most often referred to as Wisconsin's authority on drunk driving laws and defenses.

The Bad News

The bad news is that you must act very quickly regardless of whether you have a prior conviction. If you do not enter a contesting plea, you will be found guilty. If you do nothing to save your driver's license, you will lose driving privileges. If you wait too long before contacting Attorney Wood, time may have eliminated the possibilities that would otherwise be available to you to have the charges dismissed.

Possible Drunk Driving Defense


Regardless of the charges, the OWI defense attorneys at Tracey Wood & Associates will defend you. Wisconsin drunk driving laws are tough, that is true. But police stops are not without error. Even very seasoned police officers make mistakes during a police stop when they quickly jump to the conclusion that a driver is driving while under the influence of an intoxicant. In a recent appeal won by Attorney Tracey A. Wood, that was exactly the situation her client face; he was convicted under the representation of another lawyer, and turned to Attorney Wood for help in contesting his conviction.

If this is a subsequent OWI charge for you, then it is even more important to speak with an attorney right away. Whether it is arguing against prior convictions or stopping the inclusion of illegal evidence in a trial, an attorney can do nothing for you until the attorney is hired.

Once enlisted, your attorney will immediately file a notice with the court to inform them that you are represented. You can then sit back and take a deep breath, and leave the hard work to lawyers who have been repeatedly praised by clients and the legal community alike for their winning strategies, superior trial records, client devotion and hard work in every case.

Wisconsin Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers


If you have been arrested for drunk driving, please call (608) 350-1004 the attorneys at Tracey Wood & Associates for a brief but professional free first-impression analysis of your case. You can also send your case information online, or email the attorneys.




OWI DUI Attorney Tracey Wood commonly works in the following Counties: Adams, Ashland,Barron,Bayfield,Brown,Buffalo,Burnett,Calumet,Chippewa,Clark,Columbia,Crawford,Dane,Dodge,Door,Douglas,Dunn,Eau Claire,Florence,Fond du Lac,Forest, Grant,Green,Green Lake,Iowa,Iron,Jackson,Jefferson,Juneau,Kenosha,Kewaunee,La Crosse,Lafayette,Langlade,Lincoln,Manitowoc,Marathon,Marinette,Marquette,Menominee, Milwaukee,Monroe,Oconto,Oneida,Outagamie,Ozaukee,Pepin,Pierce,Polk,Portage,Price,Racine,Richland,Rock,Rusk,Sauk,Sawyer,Shawano,Sheboygan,St. Croix,Taylor,Trempealeau, Vernon,Vilas,Walworth,Washburn,Washington,Waukesha,Waupaca,Waushara,Winnebago,Wood

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.

Attorney Tracey A. Wood , 6605 University Ave Suite 101 Middleton Wisconsin. (608) 350-1004

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