Tracey A Wood

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A true Wisconsin native, Attorney Wood earned her undergraduate degree from Marquette University and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin. From the beginning of her legal career, Attorney Wood dedicated herself to defending OWI cases—allowing her to gain valuable experience and insights that are used to help her clients. Attorney Wood is the first Wisconsin attorney to serve on the Board of Regents for the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) held at Harvard Law School, an organization devoted to furthering education for attorneys in this field of law. She is also a frequent speaker at educational symposiums sponsored by the NCDD and other criminal defense organizations. Her other professional memberships include the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (of which she served as President) and the Wisconsin State Bar. The author of several articles regarding drunk driving, including “Challenging Prior under the Influence Convictions,” Attorney Wood is a contributing author of “Drunk Driving Defense,” by Lawrence Taylor and Stephen Oberman. This definitive guide to defending OWI cases is widely referenced by other attorneys looking to gain insights on the most effective defense strategies. Because of her achievements in OWI defense, Attorney Wood has been named a Wisconsin SuperLawyer seven years in a row, and was even named to that Organization’s Top Female Criminal Defense/DUI Defense Attorney list. She was singled out for a profile in Milwaukee and Madison Magazines for her criminal, appellate, and drunk driving defense work. She has also been listed as one of Madison’s Best Criminal Defense Lawyers—an honor decided by a survey of her peers—several times.

DUI & DWI
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Traffic Tickets
Suspended License
White Collar Crime
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
Immigration Law
Citizenship, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Work Visas
Municipal Law

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    If you have been charged with operation while intoxicated or any other serious crime, contact Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates immediately for a free initial, no-obligation consultation. (608) 490-5779
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Former Regent
NCDD

Current

President
Wisconsin Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers

Current

Past President
Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Current

University of Wisconsin Law School
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Marquette University
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Top 25: Madison Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2022
Tracey A. Wood is an accomplished criminal defense attorney and the founder of Tracey Wood & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Wood has over 29 years of legal experience and substantial experience in criminal defense law at the trial and appellate levels. She serves clients in the Madison area and throughout Wisconsin.
Top 25: 2021 Madison Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2021
Tracey A. Wood is an accomplished criminal defense attorney and the founder of Tracey Wood & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Wood has over 25 years of legal experience and substantial experience in criminal defense law at the trial and appellate levels. She serves clients in the Madison area and throughout Wisconsin.
Top 25: 2020 Madison Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2020
Top 25: Madison Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers
2019
Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates has been voted by peers to be in the 2019 Madison Super Lawyers list again.
Top 25: 2018 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers
2018

Top 25: 2018 Madison Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers
2018
Top 25: Madison Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers
2016
Top 25: 2016 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2016
9 years Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2015
Ms. Wood has been pioneering new frontiers for women in law since she entered practice in 1992. She is the first attorney from Wisconsin ever appointed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, and first ever Wisconsin attorney to be appointed to the Board of Regents to the National College for DUI Defense held at Harvard Law School. She chairs the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Strike Force for the state’s largest association for criminal defense lawyers and has previously served as the President of that organization. She has authored several articles on defense against drunk driving charges including Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions, an article discussing U.S. v. Gant in the Wisconsin Law Journal, her owi blog, and she has contributed to the national DUI attorneys’ bible by Taylor & Oberman, entitled “Drunk Driving Defense”.
Perfect 10 Rating
Avvo
2015
Attorney Tracey Wood is a nationally recognized legal authority on Drunk Driving Law, Wisconsin’s only lawyer ever appointed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, and the First State Delegate for the National College of DUI Defense. Attorney Wood serves on the boards of both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She was voted “Best Criminal Defense Attorney” among a handful of lawyers to receive such recognition during a recent survey of her peers. Tracey obtained her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, one of the highest regarded law schools in the nation.
Perfect 5.0
Martindale.com
2015
Ms. Wood has been pioneering new frontiers for women in law since she entered practice in 1992. She is the first attorney from Wisconsin ever appointed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, and first Wisconsin attorney to be appointed to the Board of Regents to the National College for DUI Defense held at Harvard Law School. She chairs the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Strike Force for the state’s largest association for criminal defense lawyers and has previously served as the President of that organization. She has authored several articles on defense against drunk driving charges including Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions, an article discussing U.S. v. Gant in the Wisconsin Law Journal, and she has contributed to the national DUI attorneys’ bible by Taylor & Oberman, entitled “Drunk Driving Defense”. She has also won many appeals in both the Wisconsin Appellate System (most recently City of Beloit v. Steven Herbst) and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago (i.e. U.S. v. Andres Perez).
TOP 25 Madison Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2015
Top 25 Attorney’s in Wisconsin
Super Lawyers
2015
Sympathy For The Defendant – An Interview
Super Lawyers
2010
I’ve been doing this so long that most people know already. But I do remember people treating you slightly worse than the gum on the bottom of your shoe. I think over the years, though, people realize that this is the type of case where clients are not the dregs of society. I’ve represented judges, police officers, sports figures, actors. It covers all cross-sections of society, all income levels. This is the kind of thing that can happen to anybody.
Former Regent
NCDD
2008
Wisconsin State Delegate for the National College for DUI Defense 2001 Winter Session; 2002 Summer Session Graduate; 2003 Summer Session Graduate; 2004 Summer Session Graduate; 2005 Winter Session Graduate; 2005 Summer Session Graduate; 2006 Winter Session Graduate; 2013 Winter Session Graduate Tracey Wood is a shareholder with the Madison criminal defense firm of Tracey Wood & Associates. She is a past president of the Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, serves as President-Elect of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Tracey is also Wisconsin’s delegate to the National College for DUI Defense and is a standardized field sobriety test instructor. Tracey is known for her expertise in defending individuals accused of drunk driving and other federal and state crimes. She successfully litigated United States v. Andrez Perez, 50 F.3d 396 7th cir. 1995. She is often called upon both to mentor other attorneys, as well as to speak at defense seminars. Tracey’s most famous trial win to date was in the federal Fort McCoy military vehicle theft case, which received national media coverage and even received a nod from Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.
Wisconsin Law Journal, Women In The Law, 2009
Wisconsin Law Journal
If you have been charged with operation while intoxicated or any other serious crime, contact Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates immediately for a free initial, no-obligation consultation. (608) 597-6831
Strikeforce for Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Chair
WACDL
Tracey A. Wood is an aggressive criminal defense attorney at the law firm of Tracey Wood & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on defending the rights of individuals whether they are charged with drunken driving or more severe criminal charges including murder and federal conspiracy.
America’s Best Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers
Super Lawyers
If you have been charged with operation while intoxicated or any other serious crime, contact Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates immediately for a free initial, no-obligation consultation. (608) 597-6831
Madison’s Best Criminal Defense Lawyers
Super Lawyers
If you have been charged with operation while intoxicated or any other serious crime, contact Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates immediately for a free initial, no-obligation consultation. (608) 597-6831
Winner Best Lawyers in America for criminal appellate defense work Wisconsin
Super Lawyers
If you have been charged with operation while intoxicated or any other serious crime, contact Tracey Wood of Tracey Wood & Associates immediately for a free initial, no-obligation consultation. (608) 597-6831
Top 25 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Defense Attorney Tracey Wood is highly regarded as Wisconsin’s premier expert on Drunk Driving, Drugged Driving, OWI, DUI and Criminal Defense. Call her now if you’ve been charged with an OWI, DUI or drunk driving offense. (608) 597-6831
Top 25 Madison Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Best of the Best award
Past President
WACDL.com
WACDL is committed to promoting the proper administration of criminal justice; fostering and maintaining the integrity, independence and expertise of the defense lawyer in criminal cases; and encouraging an unyielding concern for the protection of individual rights and due process.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Standardized Field Sobriety Test

Standardized Field Sobriety Test, Instructor
Current
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American Bar Association (ABA)

Member
Current
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Dane County Bar Association

Current
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Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Past President
Current
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Wisconsin Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers

President
Current
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NORML

Member
1993 –
Current
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National College of DUI Defense

Regent
2010 –
2013
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Articles & Publications
“A Cup Of Coffee With 10 Of The Top DUI Attorneys In The United States”
Amazon
2015
Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions
www.AttorneyTraceyWood.com
January, 2008
Websites & Blogs

Website
Tracey Wood & Associates
Website
Wisconsin OWI DUI Criminal Defense Appeals Super Lawyer

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6605 University Avenue Suite #101
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Telephone: (608) 490-5779
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