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     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
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Wisconsin's point system

Demerit points are assessed to drivers when convicted of a moving violation, beginning on the date of the violation. The courts send the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles records of all convictions for moving traffic violations. Persons who hold a probationary license are assessed double points for the second and all subsequent points. When 12 or more demerit points are accumulated in one year, a suspension of the driver privilege is required, for a minimum of two months. Convictions remain on the driver records for five years from the date of conviction. However, alcohol related and some commercial violations remain on the record for 10 years to life.

Reducing points

The point total may be reduced by three points for attending an approved traffic safety course. Only one reduction is allowed in a five year period for points assessed to the A, B, C, D classification. One reduction of three points is also allowed in a five year period for points assessed for class M (Motorcycle) violations. No point reduction is permitted if in one year a person accumulates 12 or more points which would require suspension.

Traffic safety courses

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTC) administer traffic safety school courses that enable drivers to reduce their demerit points. The courses are offered throughout the state. Drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked for demerit points may not use a point reduction to regain their driving privileges.

The courses include:

- The Traffic Safety School (TSS) course reviews basic safe defensive driving concepts and may be attended by anyone.
- The Group Dynamics (GD)* course is for drivers who have been convicted of operating while intoxicated (OWI), and are assessed to be irresponsible drinkers.
- The Multiple Offender Program (MOP) course for drivers who have been convicted of an OWI charge more than once and are assessed to be irresponsible drinkers.

Warning letters

Drivers who receive warning letters about their demerit point status are advised of the school locations on the back of that letter. Assessment agencies refer drivers convicted of an OWI and ordered to take GD or MOP to the providing school or agency in their area.

Drivers taking traffic safety courses may elect to have their demerit points reduced by three after successful completion of the course. Drivers may only have their points reduced once every five years. The student has 30 days from completion of the course to notify the WisDOT of any change in his/her request for point reduction.

Classes run daytimes, evenings, and weekends in most areas in an attempt to allow students to complete the classes in a timely manner. The classes are taught by persons who have been hired by the technical college district and are certified by WisDOT. Instructors are required to have training in driver and safety education, and/or alcohol and other drug treatment education or counseling. The Technical College System sets the course fees and they vary approximately as follows: TSS $50, GD $150 and MOP $210.

*Dodge County Human Services provides the GD course in the Dodge County area.

Free but professional "first-impression" analysis

If you are under investigation or have been arrested for any crime, or if you have already been convicted of a crime and believe your conviction to be wrong or your sentence too harsh, please call (608) 350-1004 or email the Attorneys at Tracey Wood & Associates right away. An Attorney at Tracey Wood & Associates will provide you with a brief but professional free "first-impression" analysis of your appeal based on the facts that you are able to convey. You can also submit your case online or email the attorneys.




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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.

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