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Charlie Rooney

Charlie Rooney

J.D. from University of St. Thomas, Magna Cum Laude

Former prosecutor for County Attorney’s Office

Clerked for the Chief Judge of Hennepin County

Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson

Attorney of the Year (Minnesota Lawyer 2022)

Named one of the TOP 40 UNDER 40 by the National Trial Lawyers' Association

"Rising Star" from 2004-2013

"Super Lawyer" 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019

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Debbie Lang

Debbie Lang

Top 100 National Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers' Association

Co-Editor of the Minnesota DWI Deskbook

Super Lawyer (2020-present)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2012, 2014-2017)

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Dave Risk

Dave Risk

Super Lawyer (2014-present)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008-2011)

J.D. William Mitchell College of Law magna cum laude graduate

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Christina Zauhar

Christina Zauhar

Up & Coming Attorney (Minnesota Lawyer 2017)

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2017-present)

Member of Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice (2021-present)

Member of Minnesota Women Lawyers (2012-present)

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Marsh Halberg

Marsh Halberg

Top Six Criminal Defense Attorneys (Mpls/St. Paul Magazine)

Attorney of the Year (Minnesota Lawyer 2011 & 2017)

Super Lawyer (1997-Present)

Co-Editor of the Minnesota DWI Deskbook

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Lucas Dawson

Lucas Dawson

Super Lawyer Rising Star (2017-present)

Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force - Remedies Subcommittee Chair 2022

Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force Member 2021 - 2022

Requested speaker at Minnesota CLEs

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Zach Graham

Zach Graham

J.D. St. Thomas School of Law, cum laude

Licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Achieved successful outcomes for clients in district court and on appeal

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Halberg Criminal Defense Firm

HCD Has More Attorneys Named to ‘Super Lawyers’ List Than Any Other Criminal Defense Firm in Minnesota

Halberg Criminal Defense is proud to announce that five of our attorneys have been named ‘Super Lawyers’ and two have been named ‘Rising Stars’ for 2022 – more than any other criminal defense law firm in Minnesota.

Super Lawyers® is a rating service of Thomson Reuters recognizing outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas from all firm sizes who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The final list represents no more than 5 percent of Minnesota lawyers.

The selection process for the Rising Stars list is identical to the Super Lawyers selection process, except that eligibility for inclusion in Rising Stars is limited to candidates who are either 40 years old or younger or in practice for fewer than 10 years.

All attorneys first go through the Super Lawyers selection process. Those who are not selected to the Super Lawyers list, but who meet either one of the Rising Stars eligibility requirements, go through the Rising Stars selection process. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

 

Attorney Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson of our firm was recently quoted in PEOPLE magazine regarding the possible use of the Good Samaritan Law as it relates to the Prince death investigation.

Read more about the case here:

www.people.com/article/andrew-kornfeld-criminal-charges

 

Halberg Criminal Defense

Halberg Criminal Defense has received extensive multi-state and international coverage regarding the successful defense of 19 year old Levi Acre Kendall for charges of Second Degree Intentional Murder and First Degree Reckless Homicide in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Read more about the case here:

www.startribune.com/verdict-reached-in-st-croix-stabbing-case/361800581/

 

Halberg Attorney Helps Clients Avoid Murder Charges

April 28th, 2015

Our firm's case was recently featured in the Star Tribune. Through significant negotiation our attorney was able to help her client enter into a negotiation that included the dismissal of murder charges. Our client also avoided going to prison as part of the negotiation.

Read more about the case here:

startribune.com/local/east/301502311.html?section=/

 

Murder Case /Not Guilty /Use of Insanity Defense

January 31st, 2015

Kare 11 recently asked Marsh Halberg for his view on the New Hope straw buyer who allegedly provided the firearms that were used in the attack at New Hope City Hall. Marsh commented that the man could possibly face federal fraud charges.

Watch the full story here:

Alleged New Hope shooter straw buyer could face charges

 

Murder Case /Not Guilty /Use of Insanity Defense

June 11th, 2014

Marsh Halberg defended a young man in Dakota County for over four years arguing the “McNaughton Defense” of legal insanity. In a ruling described as “incredibly rare” the court ruled in our client's favor. This defense is so rarely successful that in a television interview about the case, a law professor stated:

"I’m sure today or tomorrow, whoever is teaching criminal law in law school in Minnesota, will be talking about this case."

DWI Jury Trial -Not Guilty

July 7th, 2014

Marsh Halberg and Lee Orwig were co counsel together in the successful defense of a man accused in Hennepin County of driving under the influence of alcohol. A "road rage" incident had been called into the police who arrived at our client's house shortly after the 911 call and determined our client was intoxicated. The successful defense asserted that the man had consumed a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time after arriving home and therefore he had not been impaired at the time of driving.

Pioneer Press Article Features Halberg Defense

June 5th, 2014

Our firm was recently featured on the front page of the Pioneer Press. The article explained why we do what we do for our clients. Click the image to read more.

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Halberg Defense in the News

June 1st, 2014

Marsh Halberg was recently featured on Fox 9 and WCCO and Eric Nelson was on Kare 11. Marsh was asked to comment about the recent resignation of the Robbinsdale Police Chief as well as the decision not to charge the driver in the fatal crash in St. Louis Park last year. Eric gave his opinion about the newly proposed legislation to require all vehicles to stop and investigate any collision, no matter how minor. Click the images to watch the full stories:

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Autographs with Chuck Foreman

We were proud to sponsor free autographs from Viking Legend Chuck Foreman recently at He-Fest. Chuck signed hundreds of autographs for Vikings fans of all ages. He was a pleasure to meet and everyone had a great time!

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Two Felony DWI Cases - No Prison

Marsh Halberg represented a middle aged businessman with two felony DWI cases, both pending in Ramsey County at the same time. While the presumptive sentence for such cases is presumptive prison, Mr Halberg worked diligently with his client to establish the clients' sincere and responsible efforts to finally maintain a life of sobriety. By presenting legal concerns in the case and arguing neither society nor our client benefited from him being imprisoned, the Court agreed to not send our client to prison.

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