Criminal Defense Attorney Clayton Griessmeyer has experience representing criminal defendants in various crimes from traffic tickets, to misdemeanors, to felonies. He has helped criminal defendants avoid jail and deal with the stress of a pending criminal case. 

As a criminal defense lawyer in California and Wisconsin, he has represented people from diverse backgrounds including juveniles, a Medical Doctor and past medical professor, teacher, business owners, single mothers, single fathers, numerous Marines, and many others.  As a Madison, Wisconsin DUI lawyer, he is familiar with Wisconsin Drunk Driving Laws and penalties.  With an office in Verona, Wisconsin, he is a local lawyer for criminal defendants in Dane County.

PEOPLE HELPED:

Note: Every case depends on the specific factual and legal circumstances of that case.  Do not assume similar verdicts or outcomes can be obtained. 

• Man was on parole and was revoked and had a reconfinement hearing.  At the reconfinement, he was sentenced to nearly the maximum amount of time available.  After the man was reconfined, Attorney Griessmeyer was appointed as appellate counsel. Attorney Griessmeyer met with the man in prison, and closely examined all the evidence in the case and filed a motion for postconviction relief on behalf of the man.  At the evidentiary hearing in court, the district attorney stipulated to inaccurate information at the reconfinement hearing but objected to a new sentencing hearing.  The judge disagreed and granted Attorney Griessmeyer's motion for a re-sentencing of the man.

• Young woman arrested and charged with theft of movable property, theft from a business setting, and retail theft.  She was cooperative with the police from the beginning.  The victims in the case inflated the restitution amount by over $20,000.  The young woman, represented by Attorney Clayton Griessmeyer, contested the restitution amount and proposed order, and asked the court for a restitution hearing.  At court on the day of the restitution hearing, the victim agreed to reduce the claimed restitution amount by over $20,000. 

• Man was involved in argument with a family member, arrested, taken to jail, and charged with misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor attempt battery, and disorderly conduct.  Result: Man pled no-contest to disorderly conduct and agreed to attend anger managment class out of state.  The prosecution dismissed the battery and attempt battery charges and agreed to a deferred prosecution on the disorderly conduct charge.  Upon successful completion of anger managment class, prosecution agreed to move the Court to order dismissal with prejudice of the disorderly conduct.  Green County- Monroe, Wisconsin.

• Man was driving home late at night and fell asleep at the wheel hitting a parked car which collided with another parked car and then he allegedly drove onto a lawn and hit a third car.  In a state of shock, he went home and went to bed leaving his bumper and license plate at the scene.  Charged with three separate counts (citations) for hit and run, one citation for failure to report an accident, one citation for inattentive driving, and one for failure to maintain control.  Client had a Commercial Driver's License and was facing lifetime loss of the CDL based on the hit and run charges and potential loss of license from the failure to report charge.  This would have meant loss of high paying successful job and problably loss of house due to no job.  Result: All hit and runs and failure to report either dismissed or amended. Stipulated to a total of 11 points based on  amended charges.  No loss of license for even one day!  Dane County

• Man charged with battery and disorderly conduct.  While his case was pending, he picked up additional charges of disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim on a new case.  Prosecution also suggested they could amend to add on bail jumping.  Result: Battery dismissed, second disorderly conduct dismissed, intimidation of a victim dismissed, no bail jumping charge was brought.  Client pled no contest to original disorderly conduct.  Prosecutor requested 45 days jail based on alleged injuries.  Client was sentenced to 10 days jail with no opposition to work release, electronic monitoring, or release for child care.  Dane County

• Recent UW grad that was charged with battery, disorderly, and trespass after arriving home and being challenged to a fight by upstairs neighbors.  Result: battery dismissed, trespass dismissed, disorderly conduct-pled guilty, deferred prosecution/ first offender program-dismissal upon completion of first offender program. Dane County

• Single father charged with contempt and facing potential jail time when ex-wife brought two separate contempt motions alleging he was willfully failing to pay her money. Result: No finding of contempt in either hearing, no jail time imposed. Dane County

• Young woman charged with operating while intoxicated second offense, open container, driving after revocation, operating with a p.a.c. greater than .10.  Result: open container dismissed, driving after revocation dismissed, p.a.c. over .10 dismissed.  Minimum jail time imposed under guidelines.  Dane County

• Man charged with obstructing justice after trying to obtain loan.  Could have been charged with, or amended to felony forgery.  Result:  Misdemeanor obstruction charge amended to civil forfeiture (fine only) and not a crime. Dane County

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASE EXPERIENCE

Attorney Griessmeyer has experience with the following Wisconsin charges as trial or appellate counsel:

● Felony Drug Possession with intent ● Felony Drug Manufacturing ● Felony Maintaining a drug trafficking place ● Misdemeanor Possess Amphetamine/LSD/Psilocin● Battery● Attempt Battery ● Disorderly Conduct ● DUI first and second offense ● Intimidation of a Victim ● Operating After Revocation ● Open Container ● Retail Theft ● Theft of Movable Property ● Resisting or Obstructing an Officer ● Juvenile Crimes ● Trespass ● Sentence Credit in Felony Battery and Felony Drug Case After Reconfinement Hearing (appellate)- Madison, Wisconsin Criminal Appeal 

As an associate attorney at the Law Firm of Richard Duquette in Carlsbad, California, (911law.com) Clayton Griessmeyer participated in the following cases/areas;

• Multiple felony drug possession with intent to sell cases. One involving year long DEA Sting Operation, "Sudden Fall"  "the largest drug bust in San Diego County history, and one of "the largest college drug busts in U.S. history."  Client had 1000+pills of Ecstasy  and was represented by Richard Duquette and assisted by Clayton Griessmeyer.  Client sentenced to a reduce-able felony (to a misdemeanor) and 0 days jail time.
• multiple felony dui cases
• 30+ count indictment-felony embezzlement and others
• Theft/ larceny
• Numerous misdemeanors
• DUI cases
• Juvenile DUI cases
• Motion work, mock trials
• DMV Hearings, DMV Administrative Appeals
• Criminal appeal  
• Burglary
• Child Endangerment
• Bringing shot gun shells into a sterile area at the airport
• Bail/bond hearings
• Possession of a silenced M-4 machine gun
• Possession of a butterfly knife

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Madison/Verona Attorney Clayton Griessmeyer helps people who have been injured or wronged, with a focus on bike accidents and bicycle injury.  If you have been injured in any type of accident, call for a free case evaluation.  Attorney Griessmeyer can travel throughout Wisconsin to meet with you and can visit you or your family at a location you choose including your house or the hospital.  If your case is declined, Attorney Griessmeyer will help you locate another lawyer to take the case.

GRIESSMEYER LAW WISCONSIN BIKE BLOG:

Click on the graphic below for information about Wisconsin bicycle laws, rides, accidents, advocacy and more.

The following bicycle injury cases were handled by attorney Richard L. Duquette (911law.com) with help from Clayton Griessmeyer who worked for him as a law clerk and associate attorney in Carlsbad, California.  These cases are listed below to help demonstrate the types of bicycle accident cases attorney Griessmeyer worked on as an associate attorney and law clerk.  
 

• Triathlete with broken back from car/bike collision requiring back surgery (driver turned left in front of bicylist who was descending and could not stop)-  
• Bicyclist collision with road rage driver outside of his vehicle resulting in broken hip requiring surgery (biker did not own a car and had ridden over 100,000 miles in his life.)
• Cyclist with broken back and three separate hospital stays requiring major back surgery
• Commuter cyclist with concussion and mild traumatic brain injury from collision with truck
• Triathlete who suffered broken elbow after collision with debris negligently left in road at night
• Marine who suffered broken finger after collision with car (and other injuries which affected his military performance and career)
• Commuter and ultra-distance rider who collided with truck while training for an upcoming race (4 broken ribs, severe knee injury, hospital stay, and numerous other injuries)
• Cyclist who collided with back of vehicle resulting in knee injury and knee surgery
• Commuter who suffered shoulder injuries requiring surgery
• Long time bicycle racer struck by boat and trailer being pulled by truck resulted in arm surgery and the implantation of several screws to fix a badly damaged arm
• Bicyclist doored causing serious injury

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