Edward J. Hunt

Madison Criminal Defense Lawyer Edward Hunt, Hunt Law Group, S.C,. in Madison, Wisconsin is a Madison Criminal Defense Attorney available to help clients throughout Wisconsin and Federal Courts defend accusations in Wisconsin Circuit Courts as well as Federal Courts. Wisconsin Criminal Defense and Appellate Attorney Hunt also devotes a considerable part of his practice to Appealing Wrongful Convictions, Post-Conviction Motions and Appealing Federal Convictions. Hunt's career has involved defending those accused of committing crimes such as homicide, sex crimes, child pornography child enticement, drug crimes, intoxicated and drug impaired driving crimes, computer crimes and federal crimes such as conspiracy, racketeering and healthcare fraud. As a noted criminal defense lawyer, Hunt has achieved numerous victories in jury trials and won the reversals of wrongful convictions in the Wisconsin Appellate Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.



About Edward Hunt

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Hunt has appeared as an expert legal commentator on Court TV's The Best Defense, ABC Milwaukee affiliate on the Green Bay Packer Mark Chumura Sexual Assault Case and the Frank Jude Police Brutality Case. He also has been a frequent legal expert guest on Elizabeth Kelley's Radio Show, Celebrity Court.

Madison Criminal Defense Lawyer Edward Hunt shaped the next generation of prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers and judges as an Clinical Assistant Professor and Supervising Attorney at the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Defense Project from 1987 to 1991. He is proud to say that many of his former students have become leaders in the justice system throughout Wisconsin. Four of his former students went on to become Wisconsin Circuit Court Judges. Another became a United States Magistrate Judge in Washington, D.C. Three former students serve as Wisconsin State Public Defenders. A former student is Executive Director of the Federal Defender Service of Wisconsin. A former student is also a Trial Attorney with the Federal Defender Service of Wisconsin. And one of his former students served as President of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Edward Hunt was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago in a working class neighborhood called the Back of the Yards. He is one of three children born to parents who immigrated from Ireland. His mother was a nurse. His father was a plumber and saloon owner. Defying government authority runs in Hunt's DNA, his father, an unrepentant veteran of the Irish Republican Army and Republican Movement, spent five years imprisoned for his beliefs. Squaring off against the awesome power of the State and Federal Government on behalf of a client is not a job to Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Hunt; this is Hunt's inspired vocation as well as a mission.

Madison Criminal Defense Lawyer Edward Hunt played rugby football for Marquette University R.F.C., Southside Irish R.F.C., Gonzaga University R.F.C., Windy City Nomads R.F.C. and Westside Harlequins R.F.C. The skills perfected on rugby football playing fields - tenacity, endurance and fortitude - have served him well in his career as a criminal defense lawyer. He completed the Chicago Marathon twice and the New York City Marathon twice. These athletic experiences provided him with the awareness that a criminal defense attorney must also have the same will, the drive and preparation to succeed found on the rugby playing field and at the finish line of a marathon.

Education
Marquette University, B.A.
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D.

Admitted

Wisconsin, 1981

Honors and Awards

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Edward Hunt serves on the committee that selects the annual recipient of the Dave Niblack Award, honoring lawyers who have demonstrated a career commitment to valiantly defending the indigent in the criminal justice system.

U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin Court of Appeals and all Wisconsin Circuit Courts

Hunt Law Group, S.C., has been awarded the prestigious AV rating in recognition of Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyer Hunt's high ethical standards and outstanding legal ability.

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Edward Hunt has been consistently named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer. Only Five Percent of Wisconsin Lawyers receive this recognition based on reviews from lawyers and judges.

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyer Edward Hunt also holds a Superb Rating from AVVO. The highest rating AVVO designates based on skill, experience and respect from peers. Read what other lawyers say about Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney Hunt on his AVVO profile page.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

State Bar Wisconsin

Emeritus Panel of Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin Inc.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Lifetime Member)

National College of Criminal Defense Graduate

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Past President (2001-2002), Lifetime Board Member

Scholarly Lectures and Writings

Former Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School clinical program, Legal Defense Program

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyer Edward J. Hunt has taught courses in the past at continuing legal education programs sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Federal Defender Service of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Office of the State Public Defender and the American Bar Association.