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Grant County Criminal Defense Attorney
Charged in Grant County? Attorney Glenn E. Avena defends OWI, drug, misdemeanor and felony cases in Lancaster, with straight answers from the first call.
Defense in Grant County
What a Grant County case actually needs
Grant County criminal cases are heard at the Grant County Courthouse, 130 W Maple St, Lancaster, WI 53813. The Clerk of Circuit Court answers at 608-723-2752 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm). The county has 2 circuit court branches. Main routes through the county include US-61, US-151, WI-35 and WI-80. Clerk of Circuit Court page.
The Grant County District Attorney's office prosecutes the criminal and OWI cases filed in the county. Phone: 608-723-4237. Official page.
Grant County’s OWI treatment court began in 2010 and its drug treatment court in 2014.
Local programs: an OWI treatment court and a drug treatment court. Each sets its own eligibility.
State prisons in the county: Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.
Campuses: University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Campus conduct proceedings run separately from any court case.
Court details checked against official sources on October 8, 2026. Confirm hours and rooms with the clerk.
What Glenn Handles Here
Charges defended in Grant County
Common Questions
Grant County questions
Where are criminal cases heard in Grant County?
At the Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster (130 W Maple St, Lancaster, WI 53813). The Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-723-2752 can confirm hearing dates.
Does Glenn Avena really come to Grant County from Madison?
Yes. The courthouse in Lancaster is about 81 miles and 110 minutes by road from the Madison office.
Does Grant County have an OWI court or a drug court?
It has an OWI treatment court and a drug treatment court. Ask a lawyer early whether a particular charge and record could qualify.
How fast should I act after an arrest in Grant County?
Immediately. A request for a refusal hearing has to reach the court within 10 days (Wis. Stat. s. 343.305(9)(a)4., (10)(a)), and a test-result suspension has its own review deadline. Bring every paper from the arrest to the first call.
Local Defense, Local Courts
Your case is heard here, by people who work here
Avena Law Office, LLC runs a Madison criminal defense practice from one office and appears in the courthouses of Dane, Columbia, and the surrounding South-Central Wisconsin counties. Knowing the courtroom, the prosecutors, and how a county actually handles a charge is not a detail. It changes what can be negotiated.
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Tell him what happened, in your own words. You will get a straight answer about where the case stands and what can be done next, at no cost and in confidence.
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