Zachar Law Office, LLC

Zachar Law Office, LLC is a criminal defense law firm in La Crosse, WI, specializing in DUI and OWI cases, homicide, sexual assault, and other serious criminal prosecutions. The firm serves clients throughout Western Wisconsin, including Vernon, Monroe, Trempealeau, Jackson, Buffalo, Crawford, and Richland Counties. With a 4.80 rating based on 30 reviews, the practice is known for securing not guilty verdicts, dismissals, and favorable outcomes in state, federal, and appellate courts.

The firm is led by three attorneys with more than forty years of combined full-time criminal defense experience. Christopher Zachar specializes in complex cases including homicide and felony drug offenses, having secured multiple jury acquittals in homicide cases and serving on the board of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and regularly litigates appeals in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Meredith Davis, who joined the office in 2022, focuses on impaired driving, domestic violence, and injunction defense, bringing extensive experience with treatment courts and rehabilitative alternatives to imprisonment. Thomas Rhodes, a graduate of Marquette University Law School, has exclusively represented criminal defense clients since 2013 and is an expert on the treatment court model, having served as a longtime representative for La Crosse County Treatment Courts. The team is supported by paralegal and office manager Melissa Lajter, who has over twenty-five years of legal experience and manages caseloads and courtroom support.

The office is located at 201 Main St Suite 210, in the Historic Downtown neighborhood. It sits about a tenth of a mile from 3rd Street South and 3rd Street North, and is within a quarter-mile of the Downtown La Crosse Transit Center, the Eagle Landmark public artwork, and Riverside Park.

The firm’s standing is built on a strong local reputation and a steady record of repeat and referred clients. Attorneys in the office have represented thousands of people charged with crimes, with a track record of wins in high-profile cases across Western Wisconsin.

Zachar Law Office, LLC provides specialized criminal defense representation in La Crosse, combining deep local court experience with a focus on serious and complex prosecutions.