Marcus J. Berghahn - Madison, WI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1996
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990
    B.A.
    Major: German Literature

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Languages

• English

• German

Classes and Seminars

• Do You Cyber[Law]?: Facebook and the First Amendment, ACLU of Wisconsin Membership and Activist Conference, September 27, 2008
  
• Adam Walsh Act: Sex Offender Registry For Youths & Adults, Wisconsin State Public Defender 2007 Conference, October 11, 2007
  
• Adam Walsh Act: Implementation, Implications and Challenges, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc., April 5, 2007
  
• Don't Get Arrested Over Spring Break!, UW-Madison Students for a Sensible Drug Policy and ACLU-UW, March 22, 2007
  
• Preventing and Defending School Disciplinary Proceedings, Advocacy Institute for Racial Equality, March 10, 2007
  
• Thoughts on Best Sentencing Practices, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 15, 2006
  
• Defending a Child Pornography Case, Professional Education Systems Inc., February 15, 2005
  
• CJA Panel Training Seminar, Pretrial Motions, Federal Defender Service of Wisconsin, Inc., January 25, 2005
  
• Sections on Pretrial Release, Pretrial Motions and Relevant Conduct, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Introductory Panel Training Seminar, May 7, 2004
  
• UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy: A Student’s Guide to Criminal Law, April 14, 2004
  
• Sections on Pretrial Release, Pretrial Motions and Relevant Conduct, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Introductory Panel Training Seminar, May 7, 2004
  
• UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Know Your Rights: A Student Guide to Police Contacts, April 16, 2003
  
• College of Letters and Science: Individual Rights and Responsibilities: Your Rights, UW-Madison, Alcohol Behavior, Culture & Science 111, March 3, 2003
  
• Lawyering Skills Course Faculty Member Criminal Proceedings Week, University of Wisconsin Law School, January 27, 2003 - January 30, 2003
  
• UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Drug Offenses and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, November 12, 2002
  
• UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Know Your Rights, April 24, 2002
  
• Federal Grand Jury Practice, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Training Seminar, January 28, 2002
  
• Getting your Client released on Bail, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Training Seminar, January 28, 2002
  
• Negotiating a Plea with the U.S. Attorney, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Training Seminar, January 28, 2002
  
• Preparing for Sentencing – Effective Sentencing Practice, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Training Seminar, January 28, 2002
  
• General Practice Skills Course Faculty Member: Skills Intensive Training, University of Wisconsin Law School, March 30, 2001 - March 31, 2001
  
• Effective Sentencing Practice, Dane County Criminal Defense Bar Association, March 13, 2001
  
• Lessons from Federal Court, Dane County Criminal Defense Bar Association, March 13, 2001
  
• A Student’s Guide to Police Contacts, University of Wisconsin-Madison ACLU Chapter and UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy, February 21, 2001
  
• Pretrial Release – the Defense Perspective: Tools for Winning (at Trial and Sentencing), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin CJA Federal Defender Training Seminar, November 2, 2000

Representative Cases

• United States of America v. Joseph Schulte
  • Citation: 144 F.3d 1107
  • Court: 7th Cir.
  • Year: 1998
• In the Interest of A.S.
  • Citation: 243 Wis. 2d 173, 626 N.W. 2d 712, 2001 WI 48
  • Year: 2001
• State of Wisconsin v. Debra Head
  • Citation: 2002 WI 99
  • Year: 2002
• United States of America v. Duane Pede & Jeffrey D'Ambrosia
  • Citation: 313 F.3d 987
  • Court: 7th Cir.
  • Year: 2002
• State of Wisconsin v. John Powers
  • Citation: 2004 WI App 156
  • Court: Ct. App.
  • Year: 2004
• State of Wisconsin ex rel. An Individual Subpoenaed To Appear At Waukesha County John Doe Case No. 2003 JD 001 v. The Honorable J. Mac Davis and State of Wisconsin
  • Citation: 2005 WI 70
  • Year: 2005
• United States of America v. Georgia Thompson
  • Citation: 484 F.3d 877
  • Court: 7th Cir.
  • Year: 2007

Published Works

Articles

• Frequently Asked Questions Upon Conviction in Federal Court
  
• An Introduction to Federal Grand Jury Practice
  
• Pretrial Release: The Foundation for Winning at Trial or Sentencing
  
• The Attorney-Client Privilege: The Self Defense Exception To The Attorney-Client Privilege, 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
  
• Preventing and Defending School Discipline Proceedings
• Potential Consequences Collateral to a Criminal Conviction
• Admissibility of "Soft Science" Expert Testimony in Wisconsin and Techniques to Challenge its Use, Wisconsin Defender, December, 1998
• Adam Walsh Act: The Federal Sex Offender Registry and So Much More
• Adam Walsh Act & Sex Offender Registry for Youths and Adults
• "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
• The Nuts and Bolts of the Adam Walsh Act: What SORNA Really Means
• OWI Law: New Developments Under U.S. Supreme Court Decision
• Miranda v. Arizona: 50 years later
• Legal proceedings: What is a John Doe investigation anyway?
• Best in Show: Admissibility of Police Dog Evidence
• Attorney Marcus Berghahn Comments on Rental Cars and Criminal Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1996
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2008
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2004
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) (Member)
• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL) (Member)
• Dane County Criminal Defense Bar Association (Member)
• Dane County Bar Association (Member)
• Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association (Member)
• Wisconsin Bar Association, Western District (Member)