Richard Jacobson | Madison Criminal Defense Lawyer

I have worked in large and small firms in large and small cities.  I learned to strive to work with clients to ease their stress and find options which can improve their lives.  My goals are to enhance people's autonomy and increase the happiness in the world.

I have lived in several countries and work in a number of languages.  This experience has also helped me understand the human side of the legal problems my clients encounter.

In representing businesses no less than individuals, I have tried to understand the whole context in which a legal problem has arisen, the people no less than the numbers, so that I can help develop outcomes which are personally satisfying to the clients, as well as complying with the laws and regulations.

I have taught at the University of Wisconsin intermittently over many years.  I think my experience in teaching students has taught me how to make clear explanations of rules and procedures which can be confusing and dismaying to my clients.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Lawyer	Richard B. Jacobson & Associates, LLC		1984 – Present
Adjunct Instructor	University of Wisconsin Law School		2001 – 2008

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Wisconsin Law School	J.D.	Law School	1983
University of California	PhD - Doctorate	Literature and Anthropology	1971
Harvard University	Master of Art	Comparative Literature	1968

State / Court	Date
Wisconsin	1983

• Member | Wisconsin State Bar Association

• Distinguished | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019
  Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017
  BV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016
  BV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014
  Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014
  Order of the Coif | UW Law School | 1983
  Law Review | University of Wisconsin Law School | 1982
  Member | Phi Beta Kappa | 1966

• Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature | Forgiveness (Executive Clemency, Discharge of Debt and Forgiveness of Sin)Forgiveness of Sin | 1992
  Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law | Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law: Bankruptcy Crimes | 1991
  Construction Law, Matthew Bender | Bankruptcy and Construction Law | 1986
  Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law | Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law: Fraudulent Transfers | 1985
  Semeia | Satanic Semiotics and the Jurisprudence of Job | 1981
  Wisconsin Academy Review | Fear and Loathing on Tenure Track | 1980
  Glyph | Absence, Authority and the Text | 1978
  Hartford Studies in Literature | Law, Ritual, Absence | 1977

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Wisconsin. Verified with State Bar of Wisconsin.	January 30, 2015

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