Hal Harlowe, Attorney at Law

“Being accused of wrongdoing can be isolating and unnerving. I take pride in the way we wrap a protective arm around clients and their families while fighting back in every way that is legally and ethically possible. It is gratifying to be the one people go to when they really need help.”

Hal is the founding attorney and president of Hal Harlowe & Associates, S.C. which he established shortly after completing three terms as Dane County’s elected District Attorney in 1989. With more than twenty-five years of trial experience, Hal’s expertise covers a wide scope of legal issues.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School, Hal was an Assistant District Attorney for Rock County and then an Assistant Attorney General in Wisconsin’s State Department of Justice Criminal Trials Unit. In these positions he served as the prosecutor for many cases that went to trial. Hal’s natural ability in court was recognized by opposing counsel, and he was recruited to work as a defense attorney in the Milwaukee based law firm of Shellow & Shellow. Hal moved back to Madison and was recruited by the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing to establish and direct the division that investigates and prosecutes licensed professionals, and was later appointed the Chairperson of the Governor’s Task Force on the Discipline of Licensed Professionals. While serving as a trial lawyer at the Youth Policy and Law Center in Madison, Hal represented children with disabilities in advancing their rights to education. Harlowe was then elected to three terms as Dane County District Attorney.

After completing his third term, Hal established his private practice in Madison where he also served as a community leader and lecturer on Trial Advocacy at the University of Wisconsin Law School. At Hal Harlowe & Associates, S.C., he has developed a team that is fiercely loyal to their clients with an unwavering commitment to excellence in the practice of law.

Hal Harlowe’s ability has been recognized in:
•Best Lawyers of America Consumer Guide
•Leading American Attorney's Guide
•Madison Magazine's Best Lawyers Survey, in which he was selected by his peers as one of Madison's finest lawyers in both criminal defense and juvenile law.
•The firm is AV Rated (Martindale Hubbel) and accepts referrals from both in and out of state attorneys in the areas of criminal defense, state and federal contractor debarment matters and regulatory defense of licensed professionals.