County Resource
Richland County Criminal Defense Attorney
Charged in Richland County? Attorney Glenn E. Avena defends OWI, drug, misdemeanor and felony cases in Richland Center, with straight answers from the first call.
Defense in Richland County
What a Richland County case actually needs
Richland County criminal cases are heard at the Richland County Courthouse, 181 W. Seminary Street, Richland Center, WI 53581. The Clerk of Circuit Court answers at 608-647-3956 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm). The county has one circuit court branch. Main routes through the county include US-14 and WI-130. Clerk of Circuit Court page.
The Richland County District Attorney's office prosecutes the criminal and OWI cases filed in the county. Phone: 608-647-3493. Official page.
Richland County’s OWI treatment court began in 2017 and its adult drug court in 2022.
Municipal courts, which hear ordinance cases including a first-offense OWI: Viola (608-627-1831).
Local programs: an OWI treatment court and a drug 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 Richland County
Common Questions
Richland County questions
Where are criminal cases heard in Richland County?
At the Richland County Courthouse in Richland Center (181 W. Seminary Street, Richland Center, WI 53581). The Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-647-3956 can confirm hearing dates.
Does Glenn Avena really come to Richland County from Madison?
Yes. The courthouse in Richland Center is about 62 miles and 95 minutes by road from the Madison office.
Does Richland 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.
Does a city in Richland County have its own municipal court?
Municipal courts operate in Viola (608-627-1831). Elsewhere, ordinance cases go to circuit court.
How fast should I act after an arrest in Richland 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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