{"id":277,"date":"2022-02-23T19:38:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/mvlc\/wp\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:46:53","slug":"crime-traffic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/mvlc\/crime-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime &#038; Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criminal &#8211; the MVLC does not advise on criminal cases. The flyers below contain referrals for criminal law matters. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/assets\/community\/pdf\/Criminal-Law-Resources.pdf\">English Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/assets\/community\/pdf\/criminal-law-resources-spanish.pdf\">Spanish Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<button aria-controls=\"content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Driver\u2019s License<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1\">\n<ul>\n\t<li>Center for Driver\u2019s License Recovery and Employability (CDLRE), Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. (pre-approved appointments required), MATC Downtown Campus, 700 W. State St., Room S215, Milwaukee, WI 53233, Ph: 414-297-6407\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Free case management and legal services to assist qualified individuals with a suspended or revoked Wisconsin license in obtaining their driver\u2019s license.\n\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liftwisconsin.org\/\">Lift Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Expungements and Pardons<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-278-7722 or 855-947-2629<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lasmilwaukee.com\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee<\/a>, 728 N. James Lovell Street, Floor 3, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-727-5300\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation in filing a petition should person meet statutory criteria. In-person intake Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30PM and on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 9:30-11:30AM.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>For trafficking victims<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotuslegal.org\/\">LOTUS Legal Clinic<\/a>, 2515 N. 124th Street, Suite 201, Ph: 414-885-1469\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Free legal counsel to survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking regardless of income. Call or text from 9:00-4:30PM, Monday to Friday; leave a message and you will be contacted within 48 hours. Services in English and Spanish.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mkemobilelegalclinic.com\/\">Milwaukee Justice Center Pardon Application Clinic<\/a>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Brief legal advice regarding pardon paperwork. Help with filling out the Pardon Application and final reviews of completed Pardon Applications.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Municipal<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3\">\n<ul>\n\t<li>Central Wisconsin Community Law, 2266 N. Prospect Ave., Suite 312, Ph: 414-\n755-3419 \n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services provided: Low-cost sliding-scale representation in criminal defense cases. Call for intake information.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 855-947-2529\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation regarding licenses (work and driver) and criminal background check and record cleanup.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lasmilwaukee.com\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee<\/a>, 728 N. James Lovell Street, Floor 3, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-727-5300\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation in municipal court matters. In-person intake Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30PM and on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 9:30-11:30AM.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liftwisconsin.org\/\">Lift Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Nonprofit Legal Referral Services, Inc., 610 W. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Ph: 414-435-0636 \u2013 by appointment only\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Legal referral and case management services in criminal misdemeanor and traffic issues and first offense OWIs.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>State Bar of Wisconsin Modest Means Panel\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Pages\/Modest-Means.aspx\">Eligibility Determination<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Documents\/ModestMeansIntake.pdf\">Application<\/a>&nbsp;send to P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707, Ph: 888-529-7599, Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:LRISResponse@wisbar.org\">LRISResponse@wisbar.org<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation on criminal, traffic, and municipal matters. For more information and to see if you qualify for these reduced fee services, fill out the questionnaire on their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forpublic\/ineedalawyer\/pages\/modest-means.aspx\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Traffic<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4\">\n<ul>\n\t<li>Central Wisconsin Community Law, 2266 N. Prospect Ave., Suite 312, Ph: 414-\n755-3419 \n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services provided: Low-cost sliding-scale representation in criminal defense cases. Call for intake information.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liftwisconsin.org\/\">Lift Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Nonprofit Legal Referral Services, Inc., 610 W. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Ph: 414-435-0636 \u2013 by appointment only\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Legal referral and case management services in criminal misdemeanor and traffic issues and first offense OWIs.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>State Bar of Wisconsin Modest Means Panel\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Pages\/Modest-Means.aspx\">Eligibility Determination<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Documents\/ModestMeansIntake.pdf\">Application<\/a>&nbsp;send to P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707, Ph: 888-529-7599, Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:LRISResponse@wisbar.org\">LRISResponse@wisbar.org<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation on criminal, traffic, and municipal matters. 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