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Goetz, Jessa Nicholson

Jessa Nicholson Goetz - Madison, WI

Attorney at Nicholson Goetz & Otis, S.C.

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Madison, WI

22 East Mifflin Street Suite 300 Madison, WI 53703

  • Free Consultation

Madison Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Family Law

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Honors

  • Super Lawyers
  • Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Warrior Award, 2010 and 2015
  • Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
  • Named One of Wisconsin's Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
  • Martin Hanson Memorial Advocate's Prize by the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), 2013 and 2015
  • Best Criminal Defense Attorneys List, Madison Magazine
  • Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Top 25
  • Madison Top 25 Lawyers, Super Lawyers

Education

  • Legal Education

    • University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2006
      J.D.
      Honors: cum laude
      Honors: Dean's List - 2003
  • Non Legal Education

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003
      B.A.
      Honors: magna cum laude
      Major: Economics
      Major: History of Art

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Founding Partner

Languages

  • English

Classes and Seminars

  • Faculty, WACDL’s Trial College
  • Teacher, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Teacher, Wisconsin State Public Defender
  • Teacher, Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association
  • Teacher, Wisconsin State Bar
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School

Published Works

Articles

  • Jury Selection in the Age of the #MeToo Era
  • "For The Defense”, a quarterly publication by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, 2006
  • Michigan

Other Affiliations

  • Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 - Present (Member)
  • Dane County Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
  • Dane County Criminal Defense Project (Coordinator)
  • Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (DCCDLA) (Vice President)
  • Wisconsin Bar Association (Member)

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Madison, WI

22 East Mifflin Street
Suite 300
Madison, WI 53703

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Phone: 608-597-6547

Fax: 608-819-8273

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