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Lafayette County Criminal Defense Attorney
Charged in Lafayette County? Attorney Glenn E. Avena defends OWI, drug, misdemeanor and felony cases in Darlington, with straight answers from the first call.
Defense in Lafayette County
What a Lafayette County case actually needs
Lafayette County criminal cases are heard at the Lafayette County Courthouse, 626 Main Street, Darlington, WI 53530. The Clerk of Circuit Court answers at 608-776-4832 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm). The county has one circuit court branch. Main routes through the county include WI-11, WI-23, WI-81 and WI-78. Clerk of Circuit Court page.
The Lafayette County District Attorney's office prosecutes the criminal and OWI cases filed in the county. Phone: 608-776-4842. Official page.
Lafayette County Jail, 138 W Catherine St, Darlington, WI 53530. Phone: 608-776-4870.
Lafayette County’s OWI treatment court began in 2020, and the state’s program listing says it is aimed at residents with a third or higher OWI who are at moderate-to-high risk.
Local programs: an OWI treatment court. Each sets its own eligibility. The District Attorney’s office also runs a post-charge diversion program.
Court details checked against official sources on October 8, 2026. Confirm hours and rooms with the clerk.
What Glenn Handles Here
Charges defended in Lafayette County
Common Questions
Lafayette County questions
Where are criminal cases heard in Lafayette County?
At the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington (626 Main Street, Darlington, WI 53530). The Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-776-4832 can confirm hearing dates.
Does Glenn Avena really come to Lafayette County from Madison?
Yes. The courthouse in Darlington is about 64 miles and 85 minutes by road from the Madison office.
Where is the Lafayette County jail?
Lafayette County Jail, 138 W Catherine St, Darlington, WI 53530. Phone: 608-776-4870. Call first: visiting and bail rules are set by the jail.
Does Lafayette County have an OWI court or a drug court?
It has an OWI treatment court. Ask a lawyer early whether a particular charge and record could qualify.
How fast should I act after an arrest in Lafayette 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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