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Marquette County Criminal Defense Attorney
Charged in Marquette County? Attorney Glenn E. Avena defends OWI, drug, misdemeanor and felony cases in the Montello courthouse, with straight answers from the first call.
Defense in Marquette County
What a Marquette County case actually needs
Marquette County criminal cases are heard at the Marquette County Courthouse in Montello. Communities served include Westfield, Oxford, Endeavor, and the county's traffic runs on I-39.
Marquette County's criminal work flows off I-39. Interstate stops produce OWI arrests and drug cases, often involving drivers headed somewhere else entirely, and the county's small calendar in Montello handles them quickly. An unfamiliar rural courthouse is exactly the wrong place to guess your way through a criminal charge.
Glenn E. Avena appears in Montello and tells you before each date precisely what it is for and what outcome he is working toward.
What Glenn Handles Here
Charges defended in Marquette County
First offense through felony OWI, refusals, BAC disputes
Learn more Drug chargesPossession, THC, and the search that found them
Learn more MisdemeanorsDisorderly conduct, theft, battery, first offenses
Learn more Felony defenseSerious charges needing immediate strategy
Learn more Domestic allegationsNo-contact orders and bond conditions
Learn more Juvenile & studentRecords, schools, and futures protected
Learn moreCommon Questions
Marquette County questions
Where are criminal cases heard in Marquette County?
At the Marquette County Courthouse in Montello. That courthouse controls your dates, your judge, and the local process your case follows. Glenn E. Avena appears there for hearings and trials and handles preparation from his Madison office, so the courthouse's location is his commute, not yours.
Does Glenn Avena really come to Marquette County from Madison?
Yes. His practice covers the courthouses of South-Central Wisconsin, and Marquette County is part of that footprint. Consultations happen by phone or at the Madison office; court appearances happen in Montello. Distance changes nothing about the preparation the case receives.
How fast should I act after an arrest in Marquette County?
Immediately. The early days decide what options survive: if you refused a chemical test in an OWI case, a written hearing request is due within 10 days under Wis. Stat. s. 343.305(9)(a)4, and evidence, video, and witness memory all fade. A free consultation costs nothing - waiting can cost options. Call 608.271.2271.
I was stopped on I-39 in Marquette County while driving through. What now?
The case stays in Montello even though you were only passing through, and ignoring it makes everything worse - missed dates become warrants. The practical path is a Wisconsin lawyer who appears for you where the court allows it, keeps you informed, and resolves the matter with as few trips back as possible.
Local Defense, Local Courts
Your case is heard here, by people who work here
Avena Law Office, LLC practices out of one Madison 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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Talk to Glenn about your Marquette County case
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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