Lauren A Wimmer
Wimmer Criminal Defense
Lauren Wimmer is a top rated Philadelphia criminal defense attorney. Founder of Wimmer Criminal Defense, PC, she defends clients in federal and state courts for charges such as aggravated assault, homicide, robbery, Driving Under the Influence (DUI/DWI), drug crimes and weapons offenses.
Ms. Wimmer is on the SuperLawyers Rising Star list, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state 40 years old or younger. She is a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, a Lawyers of Distinction Member, America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and one of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys Under 40 In Pennsylvania by The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
Ms. Wimmer has a complete understanding of how the system works, what tactics the prosecuting attorney may use to put you behind bars, and what weaknesses to look for in physical evidence and witness testimony against you.
If you have been arrested in the Philadelphia area, call (215) 712-1212.
Lauren A. Wimmer earned her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, where she was the Managing Articles Editor for the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, President of the Women's Law Caucus, and co-chair of the Mary Philbrook Public Interest Awards. During law school, Ms. Wimmer worked as an extern in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as a Legal Services Coordinator for Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. She was awarded "Best Brief" in the Judge James Hunter III Moot Court Competition and served as the research assistant to Professor J.C. Lore, Director of Trial Advocacy and co-author of one of the country's leading books on trial advocacy. Upon graduation, Ms. Wimmer earned the National Association of Women Lawyers Award and the Pro Bono Publico Award.
- Rutgers School of Law-Camden
- J.D.
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- Honors: National Association of Women Lawyers Award First Year Legal Writing Award Pro Bono Publico Award Best Brief & Quarter Finals Oral Argument, Judge James Hunter III Moot Court Competition
- Activities: Co-Chair, Mary Philbrook Public Interest Awards Research Assistant to Professor JC Lore, Esq. Pro Bono Research Project Pro Bono Mediation Project Managing Articles Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2013-2014 Secretary, Labor & Employment Law Society, 2013-2014 President, Women's Law Caucus, 2012-2013
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- Rutgers University - Camden
- B.A. | Psychology
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- Boston University
- General Studies
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- Lawyer / Principal
- Wimmer Criminal Defense
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- Law Clerk to the Honorable Rose Marie DeFino-Nastasi
- Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Criminal (Homicide)
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- Offenses Under the Violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2022 Criminal Law Symposium
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- https://www.pbi.org/Meetings/Meeting.aspx?ID=43053
- Rising Stars
- SuperLawyers
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Top One Percent
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
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- Lawyers of Distinction
- Recognizing excellence in the practice of law
- Top 40 Under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Awarded in 2017 and 2018
- America's Top 100
- America's Top 100 Attorneys
- Awarded in 2017 and 2018
- Pennsylvania State Bar
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- New Jersey State Bar
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- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
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- Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ)
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- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)
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- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
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- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- White Collar Crime
- DUI & DWI
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Q. Ombias pretrial motion what does it mean and if my legal represent For me did not tell me about this what does that mean
- A: In a criminal case, an omnibus pretrial motion is a generic motion that must be filed within a certain time period following formal arraignment to preserve your right to file motions down the road as your case progresses. These motions are typically boilerplate and contain multiple requests for relief including a request to suppress evidence, a request for discovery, and a request to quash (dismiss) the bills of information filed after the preliminary hearing.
- Q. Hello my name is Franco, I have a hearing coming up for alleged probation violation for not paying in full my restitutio
- A: Once your probationary period is up, if you still owe restitution, you can ask that your criminal matter be terminated as scheduled and that the case be sent to civil or given a miscellaneous docket for the financial costs that remain due. This way you are no longer under supervision by your Probation Officer, but still remain on the hook for your financial obligations to the court.
- Q. How often are insanity statutes used in pennsylvania? What are some main critisims and what is the success rate?
- A: Insanity is an incredibly difficult defense to mount in Pennsylvania. The Rules of Criminal Procedure first require that defense counsel file notice of the defense with the Clerk of Courts. This notice alerts the particular District Attorney's Office of the intent to introduce evidence of insanity so that the prosecution can either (1) attend the evaluation of the defendant themselves and/or (2) prepare rebuttal evidence to refute the defense. Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Code governs the rules of the defense and provides definitions for both "mentally ill" and "legal insanity." There are no explicit statistics as to the number of cases where the defense has proffered ... Read More
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