Minneapolis Criminal Defense Lawyer, Thomas C Gallagher, of GALLAGHER CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES, is a top-rated Minnesota Defense Attorney. Gallagher has been defending our Liberty, one person and family at a time, for over 20 years. Working in Minnesota's State and Federal Courts exclusively in criminal defense, he has won numerous jury trials, appeals, pretrial evidentiary motions, and other contested proceedings for the People he represents.
You are welcome to call Gallagher, to ask about your criminal-law question or issue, or discuss a free consultation, at no cost to you. Can he help you or someone you love? He would be happy to discuss it with you. Ask for Thomas Gallagher. The number to call is 612- 677-8300.
When a person is facing investigation or prosecution by the government, the experience can cause a great deal of concern -- not only for the person targeted, but for their entire family and network of supporters.
What takes a lifetime to create and build up, can be destroyed all too quickly, in a criminal investigation or prosecution -- caused sometimes by a momentary lapse of judgment, external pressures, or even a false accusation -- uncorroborated witness claims.
Thomas C Gallagher, Top-rated Minneapolis Defense Lawyer
But you can fight back. You can win. What is a win, may be different in different types of cases.
Make no mistake though -- the courts are a competitive arena. The police are the government's soldiers, targeting people for destruction in the name of law. Will you be an easy target for them? Or will you be the one that got away? You don't have to be another statistic. You can fight back.
Being innocent is no protection. If you haven't realized that yet, do so now. The conviction rolls are filled with the names of innocent people, convicted of crimes they never committed. The prisons of Minnesota and the United States hold large numbers of falsely convicted, innocent people. The United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world, and in the history of the world -- higher than any totalitarian nation or dictatorship, ever.
How could juries, judges, courts and police fail us so? There are many reasons. According to non-profit justice advocacy group The Innocence Project, the most common reasons are:
• Eyewitness Misidentification • Unreliable or Limited Science • False Confessions • Forensic Science Fraud or Misconduct • Government Misconduct • Informants or Snitches • Bad Lawyering
We know that in the real world, innocence alone is no guarantee against arrest, criminal charge, conviction or incarceration. No reasonable person should believe otherwise, given the known research, the historical evidence. Yet this naive trust in the system persists. This kind of blind faith is more than naive, it is dangerous. As a society we must all do what we can to improve the system and protect the rights of the accused. But as individuals under attack we must do our part. We must stand up for ourselves -- and fight! We must fight for truth, for justice -- for Liberty!
Liberty's Torch, 1894
Do you need a good criminal defense attorney? To be an excellent criminal defense lawyer, is about helping one person, and by extension their family (and so society at large), using all the lawyer's skills, experience and judgment to fight for that person -- to develop and execute the best defense possible. With compassion, patience and skill, we can defend your liberty, seek the truth, and pursue justice.
Our laws and legal system can be traced back to the wisdom and lessons of ancient times. Yet, the laws are not magic. The courts are not divine halls where justice is always done, like a childrens story, television show or movie. Those are satisfying or entertaining fantasies. In reality, the law is just a tool. Like other tools, it can be used to help, to hurt, or not at all. In the end, it's up to you. What do you want to do?
We must make the most of the tools the law affords us, to advocate for liberty, for the truth, for justice. This requires a goal, our hard work and patience until either our goal is achieved or it is irrevocably taken from us.
Here you will find more information about the law and what Defense Attorney Gallagher does to help people. We hope it will be helpful to you.
Practice Areas
Gallagher Criminal Defense Services can handle every type of criminal defense cases in Minnesota state and federal courts. In addition, it can successfully deal with certain "quasi-criminal" matters such as car forfeitures, asset forfeitures, license revocations, and other matters related to criminal cases.
· Criminal Sexual Conduct, First Degree, Second Degree, Third Degree, Fourth Degree, Fifth Degree · "Statutory Rape" (With Consent, but claimed underage partner) · Child Sexual Abuse · Internet-Based Sex Crimes, such as Solicitation of Sex with Underage Person, "Adam Walsh Act" · Computer-based evidence · Child Pornography (Child Porn) · Sodomy and Gay-targeted crimes · Prostitution · Solicitation · Indecent Exposure · Federal and State Sex Crimes Cases · Pre-Charge Counsel, during investigation, targeting by police · Witness Representation · Search and Seizure
At Risk: · Reduction in income earning potential, for life; lost job opportunities (individual and family) · Professional and occupational license loss, or ineligibility · Increase in health and other insurance premiums · Damage to credit report and rating · Deportation or Removal from the United States (of non-citizens, including "Permanent Residents") · Gun and firearms civil rights loss · Public criminal record · Pre-Charge Counsel, before or during police investigation · Search, Seizure, and Arrest issues
Gallagher has been defending people and their families from domestic-related criminal charges (claims) for over 20 years, including: · Domestic Assault claims, including Assault First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Degree · Violation of an Order for Protection (OFP) claims · Violation of Harassment Retraining Order (HRO) claims · "Terroristic threats" claims · Kidnapping and false imprisonment claims. · Felony strangulation assault claims · Murder claims · Interfering with a 911 Call claims · Child Abuse or Neglect claims · Malicious Punishment of a Child · Aggravated Assault claims · Criminal Sexual Conduct
Regulation of Gun Rights: · False Statement on Application for Gun Purchase (misunderstood legal terms) · Negligent Storage of Firearm (in relation to access by minor) · Carrying Without a Permit (Handgun) · Possession by Ineligible Person (due to prior conviction)
Enhancement of Other Crimes to a More Severe Punishment: · Illegal Drug Possession, with a Gun in the vicinity · Assault · Murder · Burglary · Kidnapping, False imprisonment · Robbery · Criminal Sexual Conduct
Criminal Alcohol-Related Driving Cases: · Felony DWI - DUI, First Degree Driving While Impaired (Presumptive three years prison sentence) · Gross Misdemeanor DWI - DUI, Second Degree and Third Degree Driving While Impaired (one year jail maximum) · Misdemeanor DWI - DUI, Fourth Degree Driving While Impaired (90 days jail maximum) · Mandatory Minimum sentencing, staggered sentencing · High Claimed Alcohol Level Report Cases (0.20 or more) · Dismissal Before Trial Motions
Drivers License Revocations under the "Implied Consent" Statute: · Driver must serve and file "Petition for Judicial Review" within 30 days or revocation becomes permanent · State can ignore statutes mandating a review hearing no later than 60 days after filing · State claims "consent" abtained after driver threatened with criminal prosecution for withholding "consent" · Illegal stop results in clean record · Illegal arrest results in driver win · Drinking After Driving defense · Police failed to observe any driving · Not driving, operating or in control · Lack of temporal connection between driving and claimed alcohol level "test" · Denial of Right to Pre-"test" Legal Counsel results in state losing · Police misleading or driver confusion can result in driver win in court · Unreliable, inaccurate chemical "test" (breath, urine, blood) results in driver win · Police Failure to Vindicate Right to Counsel · Police Denial of Right to Additional Test · Work permit or limited license · Temporary or early reinstatement of license
Plate Impoundment for alcohol-related driving accusation · Driver must serve and file "Petition for Judicial Review" within 30 days or too late · "Whisky plates," WX plates, XY plates, "special plates," etc.
Car or Vehicle Forfeiture actions based upon alcohol-related driving accusation · Owner must serve and file "Demand for Judicial Review" within 30 days or too late · Owner is somteimes not the dirver at time of claimed offense · Innocent owner defense · Numerous preconditions to forfeiture must exist or the owner gets the car back · If the government wins, the police and prosecutor keep the money - their incentive to go after expensive vehicles
The "B-Card" license case, or Minnesota Statutes §171.19 Petition · "Canceled and Denied" drivers who later get "no alcohol" restricted "B-Card" licenses · Others, who seek a court hearing on license reinstatement
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Nothing on this website should be construed as legal advice. Only a lawyer fully informed about the facts of your potential case, with an opportunity to investigate the facts and research the potentially relevant law, can be in a position to render legal advice. The information and discussion here is intended for general informational purposes only.
Serving primarily the people of Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, and Washington Counties, as well as greater Minnesota area upon special consideration.
Legal Practice limited to criminal defense, including every type of criminal defense and quasi-criminal "civil" case (i.e., licenses, forfeitures, regulatory crimes, etc.). Common cases types include: search and seizure law, arrests, probable cause challenges, search warrants, auto stops, illegally obtained confessions, pre-trial release, criminal record expungement, as well as marijuana possession, cannabis grows, alcohol and other drug charges, gun and firearm related charges, federal conspiracy and white collar cases, internet porn, prostitution, gay-targeted prosecutions, and sex crimes, criminal sexual conduct, statutory rape, domestic assault and domestic based crimes, theft, embezzlement, fraud, and other property crimes, driving-related cases including DWI - DUI, BWI, SWI.
