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Charlie Rooney

Charlie Rooney

J.D. from University of St. Thomas, Magna Cum Laude

Former prosecutor for County Attorney’s Office

Clerked for the Chief Judge of Hennepin County

Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson

Attorney of the Year (Minnesota Lawyer 2022)

Named one of the TOP 40 UNDER 40 by the National Trial Lawyers' Association

"Rising Star" from 2004-2013

"Super Lawyer" 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019

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Debbie Lang

Debbie Lang

Top 100 National Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers' Association

Co-Editor of the Minnesota DWI Deskbook

Super Lawyer (2020-present)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2012, 2014-2017)

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Dave Risk

Dave Risk

Super Lawyer (2014-present)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008-2011)

J.D. William Mitchell College of Law magna cum laude graduate

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Christina Zauhar

Christina Zauhar

Up & Coming Attorney (Minnesota Lawyer 2017)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2017-present)

Member of Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice (2021-present)

Member of Minnesota Women Lawyers (2012-present)

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Marsh Halberg

Marsh Halberg

Top Six Criminal Defense Attorneys (Mpls/St. Paul Magazine)

Attorney of the Year (Minnesota Lawyer 2011 & 2017)

Super Lawyer (1997-Present)

Co-Editor of the Minnesota DWI Deskbook

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Lucas Dawson

Lucas Dawson

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2017-present)

Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force - Remedies Subcommittee Chair 2022

Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force Member 2021 - 2022

Requested speaker at Minnesota CLEs

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Zach Graham

Zach Graham

J.D. St. Thomas School of Law, cum laude

Licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Achieved successful outcomes for clients in district court and on appeal

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Julia Forbes

Julia Forbes

Former County Attorney

Former Special Assistant County Attorney

Graduated law school Magna Cum Laude (top 10%)

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Probation Revocation

HomePractice AreasProbation Revocation

After one is convicted of a crime, there is usually a probation period wherein he/she is court-ordered to comply with certain conditions.

Examples of these include: serving jail time or doing some sort of work in the community, paying fines, making restitution, and following the recommendations of a chemical or psychological assessment.

The probation department monitors whether the individual has tended to these obligations.

If there’s a problem, he/she will be either notified by mail of another court date to address the probation violation, or, unfortunately, are simply arrested and brought to court directly from jail.

If any jail time or part of a fine was "stayed" at the original sentencing hearing, a probation revocation can result in serving that time and/or paying that fine after all.

In other words, though one may not have completely understood or appreciated it, their original sentence probably included jail time and/or fines "hanging over his/her head." If it is determined that there has been a probation violation, this jail time and/or fine may now be imposed after all.

One has the right to contest a probation revocation hearing.

An experienced attorney may be able to provide the probation officer and/or court with an excusable explanation, and/or an argument that one should be given one more chance to prove that they will abide by the original court order.

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