Hurley Burish, S.C. is proud to announce the following awards: Andrew W. Erlandson was named Best Lawyers® 2023 Litigation-Construction Lawyer of the Year, Madison, WI. As well as selection on The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition – Commercial Litigation. Marcus J. Berghahn was named Best Lawyers® 2023 Criminal Defense: White Collar Lawyer of the […]
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Expungement
Author: Attorney Marcus J. BerghahnPhone: 608-257-0945Email: mberghahn@hurleyburish.com We’re regularly contacted by people who want to know whether their criminal conviction can be expunged. Only criminal convictions can be expunged. Wisconsin law does not provide for expungement of non-criminal convictions, like traffic or ordinance violations. A very good resource on expungement in Wisconsin was published by […]
2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Hurley Burish, S.C. is proud to announce that we have seven attorneys selected to the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyer and Rising Stars list. Congratulations to Attorney Stephen Hurley, Attorney John Mitby, Attorney Marcus Berghahn, Attorney Andrew Erlandson, Attorney Jonas Bednarek, and Attorney Patrick Fiedler. A special congratulations for Attorney Peyton Engel on being selected to […]
HB Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers List
Hurley Burish, S.C. is proud to announce that we have several attorneys named as 2022 Best Lawyers in America. -Patrick J. Fiedler: Arbitration and Mediation -Mark D. Burish: Business Originations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law -Andrew W. Erlandson: Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Construction -John C. Mitby: Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Municipal, and Mediation -Marcus J. […]
On False Statements & Talking to the Police
Author: Attorney Marcus BerghahnPhone: 608-257-0945Email: mberghahn@hurleyburish.com We advise our clients to not speak with law enforcement without first seeking the advice of counsel. Because when speaking with law enforcement you have two choices: tell the truth or say nothing at all. Anything short of the truth—even when law enforcement knows the statement to not be […]
Parking Enforcement, Chalk, License Plates Readers and the Fourth Amendment
Author: Attorney Marcus J. BerghahnPhone: 608-257-0945Email: mberghahn@hurleyburish.com Given that parking tickets are probably one of the most common and annoying types of police contacts that a citizen may have, it’s not surprising that a smart attorney found the right case to challenge the manner in which parking restrictions were enforced: by chalking tires. In Madison, […]
Attorney Marcus Berghahn was recently quoted in an article by Inside Track: “OWI Law: U.S. Supreme Court Weighing Wisconsin Case on Implied Consent”
Check out the link to read the full article! https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/InsideTrack/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=11&Issue=9&ArticleID=27003&source=carousel […]
New Department of Corrections Interpretation of Sex Offender Registry Statute Now Requires Thousands of Individuals to Register as Sex Offenders For Life.
Attorney Marcus Berghahn Phone: 608-257-0945 Email: mberghahn@hurleyburish.com Wisconsin law provides that an individual who has been convicted of a “sex offense” must register as a sex offender. A qualifying “sex offense” is defined in Wis. Stat. § 301.45(1d)(b). Unless the individual was convicted of the most serious offenses or was found to be a sexually […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Permits Warrantless Taking of Blood from an Unconscious Driver
By: Attorney Marcus J. Berghahn Phone: (608) 257-0945 Email: mberghahn@hurleyburish.com Attorney Marcus Berghahn was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Waters program about the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision. Listen to the discussion here: https://www.wpr.org/state-supreme-court-says-police-can-draw-blood-unconscious-drunken-drivers On July 3, 2018, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held in State v. Mitchell, 2018 WI 84, that police could take blood […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decides Handgun Case
If Transporting a Handgun in an Automobile, You Should Have a Concealed Carry Permit to Avoid Criminal Liability By: Attorney Marcus J. Berghahn Phone: (608) 257-0945 Email: mberghahn@hbslawfirm.com We previously wrote about a case in the Wisconsin Supreme Court dealing with the conflict of two statutes that address the carrying of a firearm in an […]
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