Richard Coad

Richard Coad focuses his practice on criminal defense, appeals, and defending professionals in actions against their professional licenses. He successfully represents clients in state court throughout Wisconsin, having appeared in more than twenty counties. He also has extensive federal court experience, regularly representing clients in the Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin courts. He has represented individuals in S.E.C. investigations, people who are targets or witnesses in federal grand jury investigations and Wisconsin John Doe proceedings. He also frequently represents university students in a variety of matters, including non-academic disciplinary proceedings. In addition to his trial court work, Rick has expertise in appellate litigation. He has briefed and argued cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Notably, he argued Logan v. United States, his first case in the United States Supreme Court.

Wm Mitchell College

2004

Owner

Coad Law Office

2011 - Current

In October of 2011, Rick Coad started Coad Law Office. Rick continues to focus on criminal defense in federal and state court. He also has expertise in appeals. He has briefed and argued cases in the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. Notably, in 2007, he briefed and argued a case in the United States Supreme Court. Rick also continues to represent professionals who have issues with their professional license. He also represents people in personal injury cases. For the last five years, Rick has been named a Wisconsin Superlawyers Rising Star.

Associate

Hurley, Burish & Stanton

2007 - 2011

Rick Coad worked as a criminal defense lawyer at Hurley, Burish & Stanton, which is one of the most respected criminal defense firms in the Wisconsin, for four years. There he continued to focus on representing people in federal court and state court. He also represented doctors and nurses who had issues with their professional licenses.

Associate Federal Defender

Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin

2004 - 2007

Rick represented people charged with federal crimes in both the Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Courts in Milwaukee and Green Bay, and in the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. He represented people in a wide range of cases, including fraud, embezzlement, drug charges, drug conspiracy charges, illegal firearms possession, and more.

Rising Star

Super Lawyers

2014

Rising Star

Super Lawyers

2012

Rising Star

Superlawyers

2011

Rising Star

Suyperlawyers

2010

Rising Star

Superlawyers

2009

Rising Star

Superlawyers

2008

Rising Star

Superlawyers

2007

Wisconsin State Bar  # 1052036

Member

Current

Dane County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2004 - Current

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2004 - Current

Wisconsin

7th Circuit

Since 2005

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2007

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

White Collar Crime

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

DUI & DWI

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

• Car Accidents
• Constitutional Law
• General Civil