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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 Montello, 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, 77 West Park Street, Montello, WI 53949. The Clerk of Circuit Court answers at 608-297-3005 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm). The county has one circuit court branch. Main routes through the county include I-39, US-51, WI-23 and WI-82. Clerk of Circuit Court page.
The Marquette County District Attorney's office prosecutes the criminal and OWI cases filed in the county. Official page.
Marquette County’s treatment court is a combined OWI and drug court that has operated since 2008.
Local programs: a combined OWI and drug treatment court. Each sets its own eligibility.
Court details checked against official sources on October 8, 2026. Confirm hours and rooms with the clerk.
What Glenn Handles Here
Charges defended in Marquette County
Common Questions
Marquette County questions
Where are criminal cases heard in Marquette County?
At the Marquette County Courthouse in Montello (77 West Park Street, Montello, WI 53949). The Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-297-3005 can confirm hearing dates.
Does Glenn Avena really come to Marquette County from Madison?
Yes. The courthouse in Montello is about 70 miles and 80 minutes by road from the Madison office.
Does Marquette County have an OWI court or a drug court?
It has a combined OWI and drug treatment court. Ask a lawyer early whether a particular charge and record could qualify.
How fast should I act after an arrest in Marquette 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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