Reviews

Denis Hertz-McGrath takes State Public Defender cases like mine because no one will hire her privately, and for good reason...she is a terrible attorney. I was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Battery. I was laid off from my construction job and needed a Public Defender. The Public Defender gave my case to Denise Hertz-McGrath. This attorney did absolutely nothing on my case. She never spoke to a witness. She met with me once for 12 minutes, after calling her office over 6 times without even the courtesy of a return call from her. During this 12 minute meeting we had it seemed her only goal was to get me to hire her privately, though the State was paying her the "State rate", which she stated wasn't enough for her to really dedicate the resources I needed. I think it all boiled down to a greedy attorney trying to take my money after getting the Public Defenders money for taking my case. In court she actually was talking about the wrong case and had to be stopped by the Judge. I ended up doing county jail time because she upset and argued with the DA. If Denise Hertz-McGrath was the last Attorney in Wisconsin, I'd suggest you represent yourself.

McGrath is one among very few Kenosha attorneys that invests herself 110% for your criminal case. She pulls no punches; our experience was that she represented us as if we were her own family. She does not hesitate to challenge or clarify the judge's statements and/or rulings when necessary (and we found it to definitely be necessary). She is one intelligent, matter-of-fact attorney worthy of her retainer fee !!