Our Stars

When facing a criminal charge that could change your life forever, your priority should be hiring an attorney who will defend you relentlessly.

Hiring a Super Lawyer will allow you to take a breath knowing that your case and future are in good hands.

What Makes Super Lawyers Special?

According to Super Lawyers, "Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations."

Our Super Lawyers and Rising Star

Our firm is home to two attorneys who have achieved Super Lawyers status and one who has achieved Rising Star status: 

• John A. Birdsall has more than 30 years of experience and has earned a reputation as one of the most trusted and victorious criminal defense attorneys in the State of Wisconsin. With over 260 jury trials, primarily for serious felonies, he has an acquittal rate of three times the state average.
• Kirk Obear has litigated over 500 jury trials. Attorney Obear's advocacy has resulted in thousands of jury acquittals, amendments, or dismissals from defense motions filed on behalf of his clients. Every year since 2007, he has been in Wisconsin SuperLawyers®, a distinction reserved for the state's top 5% of attorneys.
• Nicole A. Muller has been selected as a Rising Star for the third year in a row! Mueller has a strong passion and eternal fire that feeds her drive and pushes her to be a strong and zealous advocate for all her clients. This passion for bringing about positive change and restoring justice in a broken system brought Attorney Muller to the great state of Wisconsin.

When your future is on the line, you can rely on our Super Lawyers here at Birdsall Obear & Associates to be your advocate in the courtroom.