Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer, Mark Arneson, is a former prosecutor which makes him uniquely qualified to handle criminal defense cases and positions him as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Minnesota. Throughout his career, he has successfully achieved acquittals and dismissals for a multitude of clients. His practice is dedicated exclusively to Criminal Defense and DWI/DUI offenses. As expected, his work has been recognized with several honors, including being named a Top 10 Criminal Defense Lawyer, a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, and a Rising Star by Minneapolis Super Lawyers. He firmly believes that every person deserves the finest representation possible and continually strives to work diligently for each and every client.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- White Collar Crime
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- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
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- 8th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Arneson & Geffen, PLLC
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- Arneson & Associates
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- Associate Attorney
- Meshbesher Law Office
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- Prosecuting Attorney
- Rajkowski Hansmeier
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- William Mitchell College of Law
- J.D. (1997) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude
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- Minnesota State College & University - Minnesota State University, Moorhead
- B.A. (1994)
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- Rising Star
- Minnesota Super Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Attorneys - Minnesota
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys - Minnesota
- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Clients Choice Award
- Avvo
- Superb Rating
- Avvo
- State Bar of Minnesota # 0275803
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- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- 8th Circuit
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- Urine Testing in DWI Cases
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Urine Testing in DWI Cases, Minnesota Criminal Justice Institute, Bloomington, MN
- MNCLE
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- Minnesota State Bar
DUI Lawyer Minneapolis
- Q. I was charged 3/16/2016 a DWI and a refusal to submit to a chemical test. I went to court October 24 of 2016.
- A: Good evening:
A conviction for DWI in Minnesota essentially stays on a record for life, unless it is sealed through expungement. Also important to note is that although it happens from time to time, judges tend to shy away from expunging DWI cases and DWI convictions do not qualify for automatic expungement pursuant to the recently enacted MN Clean Slate Act.
- Q. In Minnesota if someone comes breaks into you home can you just shoot them and receive no punishment?
- A: Minnesota has a version of the castle doctrine. Under State law a person has no duty to retreat from their own home and is allowed to use deadly force, including shooting an intruder, to prevent a felony from occurring within the home.
- Q. In mn if a man is arrested for dv but the victim doesnt show will charges be dropped
- A: It really depends. If the alleged victim was served a subpoena to be at court for the trial, some prosecutors will actually ask for a warrant to be issued for the alleged victim.
