Steve Hurley is a trial lawyer. People come to him when they have a serious problem that needs to be fixed; whether it's a criminal charge or a civil complaint. Highly regarded for his ability to solve problems and to try cases, Steve was nominated and elected by his peers to the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and, for a decade, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Wisconsin by Superlawyers®...

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About Stephen P. Hurley

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 90%
Business Litigation (Defense) 10%

Litigation

100%

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

English
French

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1972
Wisconsin, 1976
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1972
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1976
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Other Affiliations

American College of Trial Lawyers, 1999 - Present (Fellow)
Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, 2005 - Present (Board Member and Past President)
Board of Federal Defender Services Wisconsin Inc., 2009 - 2013 (Chair)
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Former Member of the Board Directors)
Board of Trustees, Madison Opera, 2010 - 2012 (President)
Editorial Advisory Board, Wisconsin Defender (Member)
Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
Dane County Bar Association, 1992 (Member)
State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
Western District Bar Association, Standing Committee on Criminal Justice, 1993 (Former Chairman)
American Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter, 1992 - 1999 (Master Bencher)

Education

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
J.D.
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Political Science

Fraternities and Sororities

Sigma Nu

Past Positions

University of Wisconsin Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1989 - 2017
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Consultant to the Office of General Counsel, 2003
Dane County, Wisconsin, Court Commissioner, 1982 - 1999
Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Deputy Defender, 1974 - 1976
Office of the State Appellate Defender, Third Judicial District, Ottawa, Illinois, Assistant Defender, 1972 - 1974

Pro Bono Activities

Madison Opera Board of Trustees (Member and Past President), 2008 - Present
Chairman, Wisconsin Education Fund (U.S. Representative Scott Klug), 1992-1994

Classes and Seminars

ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 4, 2015
University of Wisconsin Law School: Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 1989 – present
Introduction to the American Legal System, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, 2011-2014; Thamassat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2015
K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Appleton, Wisconsin, September 30, 2011
K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 19, 2009
Crossing Dogs: Drug Dogs, Cadaver Dogs, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1, 2008
Doggone Dogma: Dogs, Alerts & Admissibility, Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, April 8, 2008
Wisconsin Evidence Workshop, Professional Educations Systems, Inc., 1992 – 2004
American Jurisdiction over Foreign Business, National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan, 1996
Evidence, Doshisha University Law School, Kyoto, 2017 - Present

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Stephen P. Hurley

Included on the 2021 Wisconsin list

Past Lists

2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2018 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2016 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2014 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2013 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2011 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2010 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2009 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2008 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2007 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
2005 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Stephen P. Hurley on Super Lawyers

Honors

The Wisconsin Law Foundation’s Charles I. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award
The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ William Coffee Award
The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Warren L. Stolper Award, 2004
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
The Best Lawyers In America, 1995 - Present
Super Lawyer - Super Lawyers and Rising Stars®/Milwaukee Magazine, 2005 - 2008
Who's Who in American Law
Leading Wisconsin Attorney, 1999
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Legal Defense Service, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 1994
Certificate For Contributions, Drama Series "Picket Fences" Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1992 - 1993
Super Lawyer®, 2005 – present
Super Lawyer®, 2016 – Top 10 Statewide (Ranked #2)
Super Lawyer®, 2016 – Top 50 Statewide, Top 25 Madison

Video & Photo

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Office Information

Address

33 East Main StreetSuite 400 Madison, WI 53703

Phone

608-573-8698

Fax

(608) 257-5764

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.hbslawfirm.com

Publication

Articles

Can Defense Counsel Ethically Breach A Plea Agreement?, Wisconsin Defender (Reprinted in Plea Bargaining and Penology: An Appraisal, M.N. Bhavani, ed., 2008, Amicus Books of Icfai University Press) (June 2005)
The Attorney-Client Privilege: The Self Defense Exception To The Attorney-Client Privilege, Wisconsin Defender (January 1998)
Admissibility of "Soft Science" Expert Testimony in Wisconsin and Techniques to Challenge its Use, Wisconsin Defender, December, 1998
Straw, Sticks or Bricks: How Strong is the Attorney-Client Privilege? A Cautionary Tale for Defense Counsel, Wisconsin Defender (June 1998)
“Sharp Practice:” The Use of Section 908.01(4)(b) Admission by Party-Opponent to Hoist A Prosecutor By His Own Words, or the Lessons of State v. Cardenas-Hernandez, Wisconsin Defender (December 1999)
Hurley for the Defense, Isthmus, 2007
When Honesty is Not Best Politics, American Bar Association Journal, 2007
Rainy Day Man, Wisconsin Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2008
Stand and Deliver: Tips on Trying Your First Case, American Bar Association Journal Podcast (May 7, 2012)
Best in Show: Admissibility of Police Dog Evidence., Hurley, Burish & Stanton (2011)
Defense Juvenile Case in Wisconsin (1993)
Wisconsin Criminal Defense Manual (1992)
Case Study: Medication Errors and Criminal Negligence, Journal of Nursing Regulation, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2010

Representative Cases

People ex rel. Rice v. Cunningham, 336 N.E.2d 1 (Illinois 1975)
Green v. Associated Milk Producers, Inc., 692 F.2d 1153 (C.A.8 (Minn.) 1982)
County of Door v. Hayes-Brook, 449 N.W.2d 601 (Wis. 1990)
Jackson v. Benson, 578 N.W. 2d 602 (Wis. 1998)
Uhl v. Zalk Josephs Fabricators, Inc., 121 F.3d 1133 (7th Cir. 1997)
State v. Wulff, 557 N.W. 2d 813 (7th Cir 1997)
State v. Hicks, 549 N.W. 2d 435 (Wis. 1996)
State v. Hicks, 536 N.W.2d 487 (Wis. 1995)
DeWitt, Porter, Huggett Schumucher & Morgan, S.C. v. Kovalic, 991 F.2d 1243 (7th Cir 1993)
John Doe Case No. 2003 JD 001 v. The Honorable J. Mac Davis and State of Wisconsin, 2005 WI 70 (2005)
United States of America v. Georgia Thompson, 484 F.3d 877 (7th Cir. 2007)

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