Biography

Former Dist. AttorneyAwarded Purple Heart for service during World War IIRetired

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Oregon , , 1948
• Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, , 1953

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Life Member, Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.Member, Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America and American Bar Assn., Criminal Justice Section

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh , , 1982
• Law School: University of Pittsburgh Law School , , 1985

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Founder, Lawyers and Advocates for WyomingFounder, Senior Partner of The Spence Law FirmFounder and Director, Trial Lawyer's CollegeFrequent CLE and Seminar Lecturer, NACDLFormer Legal Commentator for NBC News coverage of Simpson TrialAuthor of best-seller, "How To Argue and Win Every Time," "The Making of a Country Lawyer," "O.J.: The Last Word" and thirteen other law-related books

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Wyoming, , 1949
• Law School: University of Wyoming Law School, , 1952

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Law Clerk, US District Ct. & USCA (5th Cir.)Asst. Fedl. Public Defender, Miami, FLRecipient, Criminal Justice Award, Georgetown UniversityBoard of Directors, NACDL (2002-2005)Co- Chair, NACDL Fedl. Circuit Oral Argument Panel, Lawyer's Assistance Strike ForceFaculty NCDC, University of Miami School of LawLanguages: Spanish

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, BA, 1985
• Graduate: University of Miami, MBA, 1987
• Law School: Georgetown University School of Law , JD, 1989

Bar Information

• US Supreme Ct., US Dist. Ct. of PR

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Education

• Undergraduate: Amherst College, , 1987
• Law School: Harvard Law School, 1990

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Joseph P. St. Louis is certified as a Specialist in both Criminal Defense (Arizona State Bar, 2000 to present) and in DUI Defense (National College for DUI Defense, a certification recognized by the American Bar Association, 2012 to present). Mr. St. Louis is AV ® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been listed in Woodward/White’s Best Lawyers in America in the DUI specialty area since 2013. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in Arizona and New Mexico by Super Lawyers magazine in the DUI specialty area since 2009 and was named one of the Best Lawyers in Tucson in the DUI specialty area by Tucson Lifestyle Magazine since 2013.

Mr. St. Louis is one of eleven members of the governing board of the National College for DUI Defense, the Board of Regents. The NCDD has over 1,600 members nationwide. Mr. St. Louis is also the past president of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, a statewide defense organization with over 400 members. In 2003, at the request of the then-presiding chief judge of the Pima County Justice Courts, Mr. St. Louis served as a part-time Justice of the Peace. In 2013, Mr. St. Louis was one of four lawyers who litigated a 17-day hearing in the Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the manner in which blood testing is performed in the Scottsdale City Crime Laboratory. The hearing resulted in the judge suppressing all blood evidence in 11 felony cases, after finding the results to be unreliable.

Mr. St. Louis is a sought-after lecturer and trainer at continuing legal education seminars. In both 2015 and 2019, Joe St. Louis was named as one of the top 10 highest rated lecturers at any presentation given in that calendar year by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (out of approximately 200 speakers each calendar year). Mr. St. Louis has spoken on a variety of legal topics at legal education seminars sponsored by a variety of State Bar and Defense Attorney organizations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Mr. St. Louis is a graduate of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s Student Course on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, NHTSA’s Instructor Course on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, and the American Chemical Society’s Forensic Chromatography Course.

“I would give Joe 10 stars if it was possible. I found Joe to be extremely professional, honest, knowledgeable, hard-working, and responsive. His years of experience really shine in the courtroom and I could tell the judges respected him. I feel so lucky that someone recommended Joe to me and give my absolute highest recommendation of Joe to anybody that may need help.” - Former Client

Mr. St. Louis has defended several death penalty cases, both in state court, where he was lead counsel in Pima County’s first death penalty case tried completely to a jury (the client received a prison sentence after Mr. St. Louis convinced the jury not to impose the death penalty) and in federal court, where he was found to be qualified as “Learned Counsel,” a designation reserved for only the most qualified attorneys handling these cases. Mr. St. Louis has the unique distinction of having had two back-to-back first-degree murder cases in which the judges dismissed all murder charges during the trial.

Mr. St. Louis has tried over 200 cases to juries, on both misdemeanor and felony charges, in federal court and in state courts throughout Arizona. He has also argued cases before the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. St. Louis has served as the attorney coach for the Basis Oro Valley Mock Trial team, from 2012-2020. His team won the Regional Competition 5 years in a row, and competed in the State championship rounds, placing 2nd and 4th in the state.

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Arizona, BA, 1984
• Law School: University of Arizona College of Law, JD, 1987

Bar Information

• Arizona

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A Kansas native who earned his J.D. from the Washburn University School of Law, and his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Business Administration at the University of Kansas. He was admitted to practice law in 1988 and has maintained an active criminal practice since that time. In addition to being licensed in both the Federal and State courts of Kansas, he is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United Stat

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Kansas, BS, 1985
• Law School: Washburn University School of Law, JD, 1987

Bar Information

• 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court

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Prof., University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Florida, , 1971
• Law School: Cornell University Law School , 1974

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Trustee, Los Angeles Criminal Cts. Board of Directors, Bar Assn.
past President of the Criminal Courts Bar Association.
Former member of CACJ Board of Directors.
Member of NCCD
LIFE member of NACDL
LIFE member of CACJ

Education

• Undergraduate: State University of New York at Buffalo, , 1975
• Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, 1978

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Fellow, Memphis Bar FoundationMember, TACDLMember, Memphis Bar Assn.Recipient, CJA Panel Lawyer of the Year, W.D. Tennessee (2005)CJA Panel Rep, W.D. Tenn.Member, Standing Local Rules Committee for the W.D. Tenn. (Chair, Criminal Subcommittee)

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Rochester, BA Economics, 1983
• Law School: Memphis State Univ. School of Law, JD, 1986

Bar Information

• 6th, 8th & 11th Cirs., US Supreme Ct., US Tax Court, US Court of Claims

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President of the Montana Criminal Defense Lawyers (2020 - 2023).

President of Criminal Law Section of the Montana State Bar (2020 - 2023)

Board Member:  Montana Innocence Project

Licensed in: Montana (state & federal), 9th Circuit, SCOTUS

Recipient of 2012 "Champion of Justice" award by the Montana Innocence Project;

2017 Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year - awarded by the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MTACDL).

Winner of Federal Defenders of Montana "John Adams" Award for outstanding performance as a CJA attorney.

Life Memberships:  NACDL & MTACDL

Member:  ACLU Montana; NLADA

Education

• Undergraduate: Carroll College, B.A. Philosophy, 1998
• Law School: University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 2005

Bar Information

• U.S. Dist. Ct. Montana; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; SCOTUS

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Education

• Undergraduate: Cal. State University at San Bernardino, , 1983
• Law School: Univ. of California Western Sch. of Law, 1986

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Kathleen B. Stilling is a shareholder in the Brookfield, Wisconsin law firm of Buting, Williams & Stilling, S.C. In 1981, she began her career as a state public defender in Milwaukee, WI. Ms. Stilling is a founding member and past president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. For the past eight years, she has been a co-chair of the annual NACDL conference Defending Sex Cases and has spoken on issues involving sexual assault and published articles on the defense of child sex cases in The Champion. Ms. Stilling served as Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge from 2010 - 2011. Her present private practice is entirely criminal defense, both trials and appeals. She lectures in the areas of sexual assault cases, ethics, judicial decision-making and trial practice.

Education

• Law School: University of Wisconsin, JD, 1981

Bar Information

• Wisconsin, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

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Board Member, Illinois Assn. for Criminal JusticeMember, Illinois Appellate Lawyers

Education

• Undergraduate: St. Louis University, , 1986
• Law School: St. Louis University Law School , , 1989

Bar Information

• 7th, 8th Cirs., US Supreme Ct.

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Sustaining Member, NY State Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersMember, ABA Criminal Justice Section

Education

• Undergraduate: Hofstra University, , 1988
• Law School: University of Bridgeport School of Law, , 1991

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Bar Information

• Wisconsin- inactive

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Biography

Past President, Tennessee Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersPast President, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Assn.Life Member, NACDLFormer Board Member, NACDL (1972-75)Fellow, Intl. Academy of Trial Lawyers Fellow, American Coll. of Trial LawyersFellow, American Bd. of Criminal LawyersFellow, Intl. Society of BarristersAdvocate, American Bd. of Trial AdvocacyListed, Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Law and Personal Injury Since 1987 & Super Attorneys in Tennessee (2006)

Education

• Undergraduate: University of the South, BA, 1963
• Law School: University of Tennessee Law School, LLB, 1966

Bar Information

• 6th, US Supreme Ct.

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Life Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Member,First Amendment Comm. of the ACLU of So. CA; Chair, First Amendment Task Force, Council for Secular Humanism; Chair, National Legal Committee, Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Education

• Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles, Bachelor's of Arts, 1973
• Law School: Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, Juris Doctorate, 1976

Bar Information

• 9th Cir., US Dist. Ct., US Supreme Ct.

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President, Fedl. Bar Assn., Western Dist. of Washington (1995)

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Santa Clara, , 1975
• Law School: Northwestern University School of Law , 1978

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Life Member, California Attorneys for Criminal JusticeRecipient, Two Certificates of Honor, San Francisco Board of SupervisorsRecipient, Certificate of Merit, California State Assembly Recipient, Medal of Valor, San Francisco Police DepartmentCoauthor, "CA Drunk Driving Defense," Thomson West Publishers (4th Ed.)

Education

• Undergraduate: University of California Davis, , 1988
• Graduate: University of California Berkeley, , 1993
• Law School: University of California Berkeley, , 1993

Bar Information

• 9th Cir., All CA US Dist.

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President-2012 and Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers;NACDL--Life Member; Lawyer of the Year, 2015, Denver, Criminal Defense Law, Best Lawyers in America; Faculty, Natl. Criminal Defense Coll. (1986-Present); Listed, Best Lawyers in America Criminal Law and White Collar Criminal Defense (1995-present).

Education

• Undergraduate: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, BS,
• Law School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, JD ,

Bar Information

• Nebraska Supreme Court; 10th Cir; US Supreme Court

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Dad first.  Jiu jitsu and guitar playing close second. As seen winning in the Florida Supreme Court, created new law in Florida expanding Miranda rights under Florida's constitution. Pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence can NOT be used against a Defendant unless they testify at trial.  CBS 48 Hours episode representing the alleged millionaire murderer in Palm Beach county, Florida.  Past-President, FACDL, Palm Beach chapter, Past-Chair, Criminal practice committee, PBCBAPast chapter rep., FACDL, Palm Beach chapterLife Member FACDLLife Member NACDLBoard certified criminal trial lawyer by the Florida Bar since 2008, Over 100 jury and non-jury trials to verdict. Speaker, Evidentiary issues in violent cases, FL BarSpeaker, Handling a DUI case, Law review CLESpeaker, Special jury instructions in drug cases, NORML conference, Author of two books.

Education

• Undergraduate: University of North Florida, Business, 1996
• Law School: Nova Southeastern University, J.D., 2001

Bar Information

• 11th Circuit Ct App, US Supreme Court, US District Court, Southern & Middle Districts of Florida

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Education

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana B.A. 1976
• Law School: University of San Diego 1981

Bar Information

• CA & NV 1982