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Douglas V. Hazelton - Minneapolis, MN
7900 Xerxes Ave. S.Ste. 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55431- 1134
Halberg Criminal Defense
Minneapolis Criminal Law Lawyer
Overview
A partner with Halberg Criminal Defense, Minnesota's largest and most experienced criminal defense law firm, Doug has practiced for over 20 years exclusively in the area of criminal defense, concentrating on DWI/DUI defense. He has successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases, including assault, theft, sex crimes, drug offenses and homicide throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
After graduating from Antioch College in Ohio, Doug received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law...
A partner with Halberg Criminal Defense, Minnesota's largest and most experienced criminal defense law firm, Doug has practiced for over 20 years exclusively in the area of criminal defense, concentrating on DWI/DUI defense. He has successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases, including assault, theft, sex crimes, drug offenses and homicide throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
After graduating from Antioch College in Ohio, Doug received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law...
A partner with Halberg Criminal Defense, Minnesota's largest and most experienced criminal defense law firm, Doug has practiced for over 20 years exclusively in the area of criminal defense, concentrating on DWI/DUI defense. He has successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases, including assault, theft, sex crimes, drug offenses and homicide throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
After graduating from Antioch College in Ohio, Doug received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. Since 1997 he has regularly attended and instructed at the National College of DUI Defense conducted at Harvard Law School. Doug is one of two Minnesota attorneys to graduate the Borkenstein Course conducted at Indiana University, which teaches the forensics of alcohol testing to law enforcement. He is a certified Intoxilyzer and DataMaster operator and trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
Doug frequently lectures on DUI/DWI-related topics, both in Minnesota and throught the country. His articles have appeared in Criminal Defense Techniques, Criminal Constitutional Law, the Hennepin Lawyer and in 2008 he wrote the Minnesota DWI Law Handbook, which is currently in its ninth printing. He has also co-authored the Minnesota DUI Survival Guide: A Citizen's Protection Manual.
About Douglas V. Hazelton
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1993
- Wisconsin, 2014
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- DUI Defense Lawyers Association
- National College for DUI Defense
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1992
J.D. - Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1989
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Hazelton Law Offices, Owner, 1993 - 2007
Classes and Seminars
- MSCJ Annual DWI Seminar 2006 - 2016
- Wisconsin Annual Drunk Driving Defense Seminar 2013, 2015
- Criminal Law Series: Minnesota DWI Deskbook 2015
- Criminal Justice Institute 2015
- MSCJ Annual DWI Seminar 2014, Criminal Justice Institute 2011
- Multi-Device Breath Testing Mega-Course 2010
- How to Effectively Prosecute and Defend DWIs in Minnesota 2009
- Minnesota DWI Law and Practice 2008
- Bench & Bar/Criminal Law Section Seminar 2008
- A Basics Course 2008
- DWI 101 2007
- DWI Defense According to the Code of the West 2003
- Minnesota DWI Practice Institute 2004
Achievements
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Included on the 2023 Minnesota list
Past Lists
- 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
- 2013 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1999 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1998 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Hanson Memorial Advocates Prize
- Lawyer of the Year – DUI/DWI Defense
- Super Lawyer 2005, 2008-2016
- Minnesota’s Best Lawyers Defense – DUI/DWI 2013, 2013 - 2015
- Rising Star, 2004 - Present
Office Information
Address
7900 Xerxes Ave. S.Ste. 1700 Minneapolis, MN 55431- 1134
Phone
Fax
- 952-224-4840
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Minnesota DWI Handbook, Thomson Reuters, 2007
- Minnesota DUI Survival Guide, Whitehall, 2010
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