Stephen P. Hurley

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, J.D.Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, B.A.

IllinoisWisconsinU.S. District Court Eastern District of WisconsinU.S. District Court Northern District of IllinoisU.S. District Court Western District of WisconsinU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitSupreme Court of the United States of America

The Wisconsin Law Foundation’s Charles I. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award. Presented to a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin who has a long-standing record of service to both the legal profession and to the publicThe Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ William Coffee Award. Presented for exceptional contributions to professionalism in the field of criminal justiceThe University of Wisconsin Law School’s Warren L. Stolper Award to the Most Outstanding Adjunct Member of the Instructional StaffFellow, American College of Trial LawyersThe Best Lawyers In America®, 1995-present: White Collar and Nonwhite Collar DefenseSuper Lawyer®, 2005 – present; among the Top 10 for over ten yearsSuper Lawyer®, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 – Top 50 Statewide, Top 25 Madison, Criminal Defense: White CollarBenchmark Litigation, 2014-2019Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Legal Defense Service, 1994Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Certificate for contributions to the television drama series Picket Fences, 1992-1993

Steve is active on non-profit boards and has served as President of two organizations. He has also been deeply committed for over 25 years to the University of Wisconsin Law School, having served as an adjunct professor and on various committees.

Stand and Deliver: Tips on Trying Your First Case, American Bar Association Journal Podcast (May 7, 2012)Best in Show: Admissibility of Police Dog Evidence., Hurley, Burish & Stanton (2011)Can Defense Counsel Ethically Breach A Plea Agreement?, Wisconsin Defender (Reprinted in Plea Bargaining and Penology: An Appraisal, M.N. Bhavani, ed., 2008, Amicus Books of Icfai University Press) (June 2005)“Sharp Practice:” The Use of Section 908.01(4)(b) Admission by Party-Opponent to Hoist A Prosecutor By His Own Words, or the Lessons of State v. Cardenas-Hernandez, Wisconsin Defender (December 1999)The Attorney-Client Privilege: The Self Defense Exception To The Attorney-Client Privilege, Wisconsin Defender (January 1998)Straw, Sticks or Bricks: How Strong is the Attorney-Client Privilege? A Cautionary Tale for Defense Counsel, Wisconsin Defender (June 1998)Defense Juvenile Case in Wisconsin (1993)Wisconsin Criminal Defense Manual (1992)Classes/Seminars/PresentationsDoshisha University, Kyoto Japan, February 10 – 24, 2017 – Taught a course in Evidence as a visiting professor of lawABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 4, 2015University of Wisconsin Law School: Evidence and Trial Advocacy, 1989 – presentIntroduction to the American Legal System, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, 2011-2014; Thamassat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2015.K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Appleton, Wisconsin, September 30, 2011K-9 Dogs and Drug Searches, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 19, 2009Crossing Dogs: Drug Dogs, Cadaver Dogs, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Seminar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1, 2008Doggone Dogma: Dogs, Alerts & Admissibility, Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, April 8, 2008Wisconsin Evidence Workshop, Professional Educations Systems, Inc., 1992 – 2004American Jurisdiction over Foreign Business, National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan, 1996

Steve Hurley defends business organizations and individuals who are the subject of an investigation or who have been accused of an offense.