Corey Chirafisi

Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorney

Admitted to practice law in Wisconsin since 1998, Attorney Corey Chirafisi returned to Wisconsin after attending law school in New York City (C.U.N.Y. 1998) and began working as an Assistant District Attorney.

During his time as a prosecutor, Corey handled criminal matters ranging from disorderly conduct to homicide. He served as both lead prosecuting attorney and co-counsel in cases which have changed the shape of areas of criminal law in this state (State v. Stuart).

Since moving to Madison, Wisconsin, Attorney Chirafisi has exclusively devoted his law practice to defending people under investigation for a crime, accused of a crime or drunk driving, or charged with a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense or OWI.

In 2006, Attorney Corey Chirafisi was one of a handful of Wisconsin lawyers to present a special seminar to the entire Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers members entitled Jury Selection and Defense of Sexual Assault Cases, a criminal defense area in which Attorney Chirafisi has handled many cases.

In 2007, Attorney Corey Chirafisi was nominated as a Rising Star to Super Lawyers, a national affiliations run by Law & Politics, which seeks out exceptional lawyers and conducts research into their past trial records, ethics and law practice before naming them to the top 2.5% of all attorneys as a Rising Star.

Attorney Corey Chirafisi is licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin in any state court or throughout the nation in any Federal court. He frequently represents people throughout southern, central and western Wisconsin, and often represents people in eastern and northern Wisconsin. Attorney Chirafisi handles cases in other states as well.

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin State Bar, 1998

Federal Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Legal Education

Central University of New York, New York

Post Secondary Education

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, LaCrosse, WI
Bachelor of Science, 1994

Professional Organizations

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers

Seminars Taught

"Getting Back To Basics", Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 2006

"Sexual Assault Defense- The Whole Case": Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, March 2007

Contact Information

Telephone: 608.250.3500
Toll-free: 1.866.514.0647
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