In 32 years of practicing law, Bruce Rosen has defended a diverse range of clients. For each of them, he has never been satisfied until he convinces a prosecutor to decline prosecution, or until he hears the words “not guilty” from a jury.

That doggedness has consistently earned Mr. Rosen the distinction of being voted one of the Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in America and Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Madison.

After receiving his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Rosen was a Staff Attorney for the Legal Services Center of Dane County. In 1977, he joined Charles Pellino and quickly became one of the nation’s most respected defense attorneys.

During his tenure at Pellino, Rosen, Mowris & Kirkhuff, Mr. Rosen played an integral role in several high-profile cases, including The United States v. Mechanic in 1986 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=475&invol=66, State of Wisconsin v. Hajicek in 2001 http://wisbar.org/res/sup/2001/98-3485.htm and State of Wisconsin v. Thiel.

Mr. Rosen is also active in the legal community as a lecturer for the State Bar of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Law School and Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He was an investigator for nine years for the Board of Professional Responsibility until being appointed by Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to the Special Investigative Panel of the Office of Lawyer Regulation in 2001.

Mr. Rosen spends his spare time with his family and his community as a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Foundation, as a chairperson of the Goodman Campus and as a coach for the Middleton High School Mock Trial Team.

Contact him via email at brosen@prmk.com.

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL
Born: July 12, 1946
Married to: Diane Seder
Three children

EDUCATION
Milwaukee County Day School for Boys (Graduated – 1964)
University of Wisconsin – Madison (B.A. Degree – 1968)
University of Wisconsin Law School – Madison (Juris Doctor – 1971)

EXPERIENCE
Staff Attorney, Legal Services Center, Madison, Wisconsin (1969-1977)
Predecessor to State Public Defender providing representation of indigent criminal defendants.
Shareholder/Partner – Pellino, Rosen, Mowris & Kirkhuff, S.C., Madison, Wisconsin (February, 1977-present). Practice restricted to state and federal criminal defense.
U.S. SUPREME COURT
Argued leading case in United States regarding government misconduct before a grand jury in U.S. v. Mechanic, 474 U.S. 66,l 105 S.Ct. 938, 89 Led2d 50 (1986)

STATE OF WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
Argued leading case on legality of “probation searches” in State v. Hajicek, 2001 WI3, 240 Wis.2d 349, 620 N.W.2d 781 (2001)
Argued leading case on ineffective assistance of counsel in State v. Dr. James Thiel

HONORS
Voted by peers every year for past 20 years as Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in America
Voted repeatedly by peers in Madison Magazine for Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Madison

BOARDS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Nine years investigating for the State Board of Professional Responsibility/Ethics For Supreme Court
Appointed by Supreme Court of Wisconsin to a 5 member Special Investigative Panel for the Office of Lawyer Regulation
Currently serves on State Bar Board of Professional Ethics
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Foundation, 1996-present
Chair/Site Committee Goodman Campus MJCC, 2001-present
Coach, Middleton High School Mock Trial Team, 2000-present

MEMBER
State Bar of Wisconsin
Dane County Bar
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE IN THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL COURTS:
Northern, Southern, Central Districts of Illinois
Eastern District of North Carolina
Eastern District of Arkansas
Middle District of Georgia
Central District of Missouri
Southern District of Florida
District of Minnesota
Southern District of Ohio
Southern District of Texas
District of Hawaii
Western District of Michigan

FREQUENT LECTURER: U.W. LAW SCHOOL/CRIMINAL DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS, STATE BAR ASSOCIATION & WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS
Representative Topics:
A. Are They Really Probation Searches?
Presented to the Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Defense Association
B. Getting the Fees and Hopefully Not Becoming Another Lawyers’ Client
Presented to State Bar Criminal Law Section
C. Federal Bail and Detention Pursuant to Bail Reform Act 1994
Presented to New CJA Attorneys Trial Practice Course
D. Bail and Detention – What Options Are Available Federally and How to Best Present It
Dane County Criminal Defense Bar
E. Federal Sentencing Guidelines 12 Years Later
Presented to the Federal District Court Bar, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
F. Governmental Misconduct and How To Argue It for Winning Results
Presented to the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Green Bay, Wisconsin
G. Ethics Speech, Minimum/Non Refundable Fees – Are They Ethical and/or Appropriate?
Presented to the State Bar of Wisconsin Criminal Law Section
H. Status of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(d) As a Result of United
States vs. Mechanic
Presented to State Bar of Wisconsin Criminal Law Section
I. Government’s War on Crime – Who Are the Victims?
Presented to the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
J. The Thornberg Memo/Hatch Amendments
Presented to the Sate Bar of Wisconsin Criminal Law Section
K. Is it BOPPER or BAPR (Board of Attorneys, Professional Responsibility)?
Presented to the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Ethics
L. Role of Criminal Defense Lawyers in American Jurisprudence
Presented to the University of Wisconsin – Madison Law School
M. Downward Departures Pursuant to 5K 2.0 Policy Statement
Presented to the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
N. Federal Discovery in Theory and Practice
Presented to CJA Panel Attorneys