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Attorney Tracey A. Wood represents people in Wisconsin facing drunk driving related & criminal charges. Widely known as Wisconsin’s leading authority on OWI DUI laws and defenses, she is the only female criminal defense lawyer who has been repeatedly named to Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Madison’s Best Lawyers & Top 25 Women in Law. Author of Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions, she has represented more than 2,000 OWI DUI cases.
 
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One North Pinckney Street, Suite 300
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
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Women In The Law - Top 21 Women Lawyers in Wisconsin

Attorney Tracey A. Wood repeatedly named to Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Seriously Outstanding
only 5% selected each year

AVVO Super Lawyer Highest Rating 10/10

Attorney Tracey A. Wood

Regarded for her legal experience

Wisconsin native and attorney, Tracey A. Wood is a shareholder with the Madison criminal defense firm of Van Wagner & Wood. With published Wisconsin and federal wins, Attorney Wood's victories are as notable as they are numerous - there was her acquittal in the largest military theft case ever charged in Wisconsin, a post-conviction win that freed a woman from a 10-year long prison sentence, a recent appellate victory that reversed a refusal, a recent 4th OWI Test Reversal by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, a recent OWI conviction overturned (defining 'operating' under Wisconsin laws) and numerous drunk driving dismissals, acquittals and appellate wins.

Authority on Drunk Driving Defenses & Laws

As the immediate past president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), Wisconsin's first ever attorney appointed to the board of regents for the National College for DUI Defense (as well as the first female lawyer to serve on that board), contributing author to the DUI defense lawyer's bible, DUI Defense, by the reknown Attorney Lawrence Taylor, author of Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions (and victorious defense lawyer in numerous cases of prior OWI convictions) and many legal journal commentaries such as the article on Arizona v. Grant, 129 S. Ct. 1710 (2009) for the Wisconsin Law Journal, Attorney Tracey Wood is widely regarded as an authority on drunk driving laws and defenses.

An Undeniably Successful Criminal Defense Record

Attorney Wood is also well known for her defense of people charged with serious felony crimes by both Wisconsin state and Federal prosecutors. She successfully litigated United States v. Andrez Perez, 50 F. 3d 396 7th cir. (1995). Tracey's most famous trial win to date was in the federal Fort McCoy military vehicle theft case which received national media coverage and even received a nod from Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.

Distinguished Lawyer

Attorney Tracey Wood is a repeated recipient of the distinguishing Wisconsin Super Lawyers award, and this year named to the Top 25 Women in Law by Super Lawyers. She has repeatedly been named one of a handful of Madison's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Approved by highest courts

Attorney Tracey A. Wood is admitted to the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit. Attorney Wood is a member of the American Bar Association, and an attorney in good standing with the Wisconsin State Bar.

legal community leader

She is a member of the board of directors for WACDL, a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and past president of the Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Analyst - Guest Speaker - Legal Instructor

Attorney Wood frequently serves as a criminal law commentator and legal analysts to local media, a guest speaker at national seminars, and an instructor to DUI defense attorneys across the United States. For the recent National College for DUI Defense symposium held at Harvard Law School, Attorney Wood taught courses on How To Present Effective Openings and Closings, How To Cross Examine The State's Chemical Test Expert, and How To Do An Effective Direct Examination of the Defense Expert.

Marquette Univeristy - Madison Law School

Tracey graduated with a B. A. from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1988. She earned her J. D. at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin in 1992.

Practice Focuses:

Education:

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1992
J. D.

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1988
B. A.

Bar Admissions:

Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993

Litigation Focus:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Representative Cases:

Speaking Engagements, Lectures & Publications:

National College for DUI Defense, Regent,Speaker

  • How To Present Effective Openings & Closings (2008)
  • How To Cross Examine The State’s Chemical Test Expert (2008)
  • How To Do An Effective Direct Examination of the Defense Expert (2008)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Guest Speaker

  • The Myths of Field Sobriety Tests (2007)

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Speaker OWI Defense

Standardized Field Sobriety Test

  • Standardized Field Sobriety Test, Instructor

Publications & Commentaries

Honors and Awards:

America's Best Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
   OWI-DUI.com
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2012
   Top 25 Madison Area Super Lawyers
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2011
   Top 25 Women In Law, 2011
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2010
   Top 25 Women In Law, 2010
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2009
   Drunk Driving Defense, Criminal Defense, White Collar Criminal Defense
Top 25 Women In Law, 2009
   Drunk Driving Defense, Criminal Defense
Women In The Law
   Wisconsin Law Journal
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2008
   Drunk Driving Defense, Criminal Defense, White Collar Criminal Defense
   Successful Criminal & DUI Defense, Attorney Tracey Wood, DUI, Criminal
Top 25 Women In Law, Super Lawyers, 2008
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2007
    Wisconsin, Criminal Defense, Drunk Driving Defense

Madison's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005
Madison's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2003
Madison's Best Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association (ABA)
Member

Dane County Bar Association
Member

Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Past President

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member

National College for DUI Defense
Regent, Board of Regents

State Bar of Wisconsin
Member

Wisconsin Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers
President

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Board of Directors

Performing Arts Center, Middleton, Wisconsin
The Sound of Music

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