Wisconsin Criminal & Workers Comp Law Blog
Wisconsin Criminal & Workers Comp Law Blog
Attorney Stephen E. Mays has been named a 2025 Wisconsin Super Lawyer
Attorney Stephen E. Mays of Mays Law Office has been named a 2025 Wisconsin Super Lawyer for Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, recognizing his exceptional advocacy, skill, and dedication to protecting clients’ rights. Being named a 2025 Wisconsin Super Lawyer in Criminal...
How to Navigate Court Ordered Breath Testing In Your Car
Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) - devices that require a breath sample from the driver of a vehicle, and which must register no alcohol (which means 0.02%) - are a common requirement / Court Order for individuals convicted of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) or...
When Can You Sue for an On-the-Job Injury in Wisconsin?
You were injured on the job. You are facing unexpected medical bills, and you are going to fall behind on your other bills while you are unable to work. You are facing serious financial consequences, and you need to make sure you protect yourself and your family as...
When Compassion Costs You & Walmart
When Compassion Costs You: A Young Manager’s Injury, Walmart’s Silence, and the System That Failed Her In the American workplace, we’re taught to be team players — to show up, follow the rules, look out for our coworkers, and do what’s right, even when it’s...
Is It Okay to Try to Handle My Workers’ Compensation Claim on My Own?
If you have been injured on the job in Wisconsin, filing a successful workers’ compensation claim could be critical for avoiding financial strain during (and after) your recovery. While your medical bills and lost wages will add up quickly, if you are eligible to file...
What Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits Can (and Should) You Receive in Wisconsin?
If you’ve been injured on the job in Wisconsin, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation is a “no fault” system (meaning that you do not need to prove your employer is responsible for your injury), and nearly all employers are...
Levels of OWI Offenses – From a First Offense to a Felony
Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant is a serious offense that can have serious penalties and other consequences. In most states, a first offense is a crime (usually a misdemeanor). In Wisconsin, a first offense is not a crime, but a...
What Can (and Should) You Expect from Your Workers’ Compensation Lawyer?
If you have been injured or fallen ill on the job in Wisconsin, you will want to talk to a workers’ compensation lawyer promptly. There are many ways a workers’ compensation lawyer can help you in this scenario; and, if you have a claim, there are many benefits to...
Injury Report Checklist for Wisconsin Workers Compensation Claims
Attorney Lisa Pierobon Mays shares some practical tips on what To Do immediately after a workplace injury to protect your health and your legal rights. Workplace injuries happen fast! How you respond the hours and days afterward can affect your health, job, and...
Exciting News
It turns out that when you ask ChatGPT for recommendations on well-respected attorneys in Wisconsin for DUI and worker's compensation, Mays Law Office is among those it suggests. Specifically, when asked about experienced and well-regarded OWI (Operating While...
What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in Wisconsin?
What are the benefits of hiring a workers’ compensation lawyer? If you have a claim for benefits, is it really worth hiring a lawyer to represent you? While many injured and sick workers try to handle their workers’ compensation claims on their own, far too often,...
Probation Revocation
In what is becoming more and more difficult for criminal defense attorneys these days, Attorney Stephen Mays and Mays Law Office, LLC prevailed - eventually - in a probation revocation hearing against the Department of Corrections (DOC) and a very pesky and persistent...
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