David J. Risk - Minneapolis, MN
Attorney at Halberg Criminal Defense
Criminal Law Lawyers in Minneapolis, MN
7900 Xerxes Ave. S. Ste. 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55431 - 1134
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27
Years
Experience
Minneapolis Criminal Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Dave Risk has earned a reputation for excellence as a criminal defense attorney through his aggressive representation of thousands of clients over the past seventeen years. Dave has represented people charged with all types of crimes ranging from misdemeanor driving offenses to multiple counts of first-degree murder.
Dave began his career as a public defender in Ramsey County after graduating seventh in his law school class. After only two years he began teaching classes to other defense attorneys on the best practices in DWI defense as well as other criminal defense topics.
In 2005 Dave joined a large and successful private criminal defense law firm where he initially focused much of his work on DWI and Implied Consent cases. Dave became a Partner at Halberg Criminal Defense in early 2013. Since that time he has spent more of his time defending high profile Criminal Sexual Conduct cases and helping other clients whose cases have brought significant media attention against them. Dave is particularly skilled at finding novel legal issues and successfully litigating those issues through powerful cross-examination skills. As a result his peers named him a “SuperLawyer” or “Rising Star” ten different times among the many awards he has earned.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2014 - 2016
- Rising Star (7 times)
Other Sources of Feedback About David J. Risk
Included on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2003 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2002 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1999
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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Carleton College,
Northfield, 1994
B.A.
Major: Religion
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Carleton College,
Northfield, 1994
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
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Cell Phone Searches, U.S. Supreme Court's Big Decisisons , 2014 - Present
- DWI Defense A to Z, Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, 2014 - Present
Published Works
Articles
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Have Faith: Breath, Blood and Urine Tests Implicate the 4th Amendment, The Challenger (MACDL Magazine), 2015
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Recent Developments in DWI Laws, IV (MACDL Magazine), 2017
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1999
Other Affiliations
- MACDL, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Minnesota Society For Criminal Justice, 2005 - Present (Past President)
Reviews
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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5.0 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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Hired Attorney 2018-2022David Risk and his team at Halberg Defense is the Super Squad of legal defense. Unparalleled defense in the courts, this company has cultivated top lawyers/attorneys. The court system is extremely complicated and designed in ways that are difficult to navigate without an attorney who is thoroughly educated on the details of the laws. The law is not always what is just. You need someone who knows ALL the details of the laws to be successful in court. The system, in my opinion, is designed for an individual to be swallowed up by technicalities and ultimately fail if you do not have knowledge of those laws. The feeling of security is priceless and this team offers the best defense money can buy. When it really matters and when you need to ‘pull out the Big Guns’, so to speak, this is a team whom I would trust my (or my family's) fate/future in the hands of.
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Contact
7900 Xerxes Ave. S.
Ste. 1700
Minneapolis, MN 55431 - 1134
Phone: 612-470-5064
Fax: 952-224-4840
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.halbergdefense.com
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