The Fight
For Your
Future
Starts Here.
For Your
Future
Starts Here.
3x Average
Acquittal rate vs. state
Decades
Of trial experience
Free
One time consultation
Super Lawyers
2025 recognized
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To be determined
To be determined
Your Future,
Our Fight.
Our greatest victories began as cases many thought could not be won.
3x Average
Acquittal rate vs. state
Decades
Of trial experience
Free
One time consultation
Super Lawyers
2025 recognized
To be determined
The Tony
Haase Story.
Charged in a notorious 1992 double murder, Tony Haase faced DNA, a palm print, and a "confession." We dismantled the State's case at trial and won a full acquittal — not guilty on both counts.
3x Average
Acquittal rate vs. state
Decades
Of trial experience
Free
One time consultation
Super Lawyers
2025 recognized
– MILWAUKEE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS –
The Fight For Your Future Starts Here.
We built our practice with a singular purpose: winning the fights that matter most for our clients. The impossible cases. The uphill battles. The moments where everything is on the line. Our reputation has been earned by winning cases that everyone thought could not be won. Our skills have been forged by refusing to back down when others would.
The producer of Dateline called us "street fighters" in the courtroom for standing tall and making our arguments boldly, no matter the odds. We take that as a compliment. When you are charged with a crime and facing the limitless powers of the government, you need lawyers who are prepared to do what it takes to win. Our record of seemingly inconceivable acquittals speaks for itself. When your future, indeed your life, is at stake, you need Birdsall Muller.
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Focused entirely on criminal defense in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin.
– OUR MISSION –
"Every person in this country is entitled to be protected from the excesses of government force. We believe that power must be checked and pushed back on in the most aggressive fashion."
– BIRDSALL MULLER LLC MISSION STATEMENT
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Wisconsin's top criminal defense experts with decades of experience. Our success boasts an acquittal rate three times the state average earning our law firm recognition as the premier criminal law firm in Milwaukee.
WACDL Lawsuit
Attorney John A. Birdsall joined the WACDL in a class action lawsuit against the State of Wisconsin over its shortage of public defenders, which has left indigent defendants waiting months in jail without representation.
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