Scott County DWI Attorney

If you face a DWI arrest in Scott County Minnesota, you need access to top-quality information and reliable legal advice and guidance. Brent Schafer and the Schafer Law Firm is your Scott County DWI/DUI and Test Refusal law firm. Brent is experienced, competent, well-known and caring. Brent is a former prosecutor and a long-time DWI, DUI and Test Refusal defense attorney. He has spent his entire career in the courtroom litigating DWI, DUI and Test Refusal cases. In your search for the right Scott County DWI, DUI and Test Refusal attorney to help you with your local drunk driving case, Brent Schafer is the right choice.

A Scott County DWI/DUI Lawyer Can Make THE Difference In Your Scott County Case

Not all law firms have the capacity or experience to handle your Scott County DWI, DUI, or Test Refusal-charge. In fact, there are many firms that dabble in Scott County DWI defense, but very few that focus their firm's resources on defending people accused of impaired driving. Brent Schafer is a resident of Scott County and has focused his practice in Scott County for the past 14 years.

You need a Minnesota DWI law firm that will give you unwavering and fanatical personal attention and support, customize a defense to the unique facts of your arrest and your life-circumstances, and then fight for every inch of ground on your behalf. Brent Schafer is an attorney who will  not be satisfied with himself until every single possibility of getting your case dismissed or reduced is explored. He will take your case personally, and make your cause his own. Brent will not rest until everything possible has been done, until all of your questions have been answered, and your concerns and fears addressed in a meaningful way. In short, after hiring Brent Schafer and the Schafer Law Firm you don't need to spend your time and energy thinking about your case.

In addition to being experienced and focusing in MN DWI, DUI and Test refusal-defense, Brent Schafer is very personable and an attorney with whom you can get along. You should always insist on meeting with any Scott County DWI lawyer before agreeing to hire the lawyer or the firm. When you meet with Brent you will feel comfortable. He will take the time to really listen to you rather than bulldoze you. Your attorney should not intimidate you or cause you to feel the lease bit uneasy. If you think about it objectively, and you feel that your Minnesota DWI lawyer is a jerk, then prosecutors, judges and police officers probably think so too. Do you really want that type of person representing you. Brent is well respected as an ethical and aggressive advocate for his clients.

It is possible to be a top Minnesota DWI lawyer and also be a nice person at the same time. In fact, nicer lawyers get better results from judges and juries, and better plea bargains from prosecutors. This is what you get when you hire Brent Schafer and the Schafer Law Firm.

Schafer Law Firm, P.A.

Brent Schafer and the Schafer Law Firm, handles all levels of DWI, DUI and Test Refusal cases in Scott County, Minnesota. Brent specializes over the years in criminal vehicular operation cases. These are serious criminal charges often resulting from alcohol and drug related automobile accident causing injuries or resulting deaths. Brent was named a 2010 Minnesota Lawyers of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine for his success in gaining the release of Koua Fong Lee from Lino Lakes State Prison. Mr. Lee was serving an 8- year prison sentence for criminal vehicular homicide after the Toyota vehicle he was driving accelerated uncontrollably. Brent filed for a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence and ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Brent Schafer is a Minnesota DWI Attorney with over 17 years of experience.

Brent Schafer is Scott County Minnesota DWI, DUI and Test Refusal-attorney who has represented individuals charged with all levels of criminal offenses throughout Minnesota. He has been hired to represent individuals criminally charged in 58 of Minnesota's 87 counties. Brent has also tried numerous criminal cases to jury verdict throughout the State of Minnesota. Brent is a published author and frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education seminars. Mr. Schafer’s article on the right to pretest counsel in DWI cases appeared in the Hamline Law Review. Brent’s CLE topics include felony DWI, search and seizure, property forfeitures and grand jury indictments.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a DWI, DUI, Test Refusal or Criminal Vehicular Operation, Brent Schafer and the Schafer Law Firm is available 24 hours a day to discuss your case and provide the honest advice to help you through this difficult time. Initial consultations are always free. If “Giving Up is NOT an Option”, call today.

Career Highlights

• 2010 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer Magazine

• 2010 Recipient of the "Never Forgotten Award" by Minnesota Innocence Project

• Graduate of National Trial Advocacy Institute

• Minnesota Super Lawyer 2000, 2003

• Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

• Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• B.A., Winona State University, Winona

• J.D., Hamline University, St. Paul