Alan D. Margoles

Alan Margoles founded the law firm of Margoles & Margoles, P.A. in 1978 when he established his criminal defense law practice. During his more than 40 years of practicing law, Alan earned a stellar reputation as one of Minnesota’s most successful criminal defense attorneys. His successful and innovative technical defenses, attacking the evidence in even the most serious cases, are known throughout the state and federal systems.

Protecting clients’ rights

Successfully resolving state and federal cases since 1977

Relentlessly fighting to protect his clients’ rights, Alan has successfully helped thousands of individuals resolve state and federal criminal cases across Minnesota. When he first started practicing law in 1977, he worked as an assistant county attorney; however, he quickly realized that he would rather protect individuals’ constitutional rights and fight for them than try to imprison them or scar them for life with criminal records. Alan quickly became known as a strong, successful, and creative defense attorney and was the first to try and win on a mental illness defense in an attempted murder or murder case in Minnesota in over two decades.

Alan’s reputation for effectively defending sex offenses is well-known throughout the state of Minnesota. Focusing much of his practice in the area of sex cases, he has extensive experiences with the special sex offense sentencing guidelines, predatory offender registration, psychosexual evaluations, and other procedures and consequences specific to sex offense cases.

Throughout Alan’s almost four decades of practice, he has received many professional honors and recognitions for his zealous and successful representation of clients, including being named one of Minnesota’s first “Superlawyers” by his peers.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Juvenile Delinquency Defense

Admissions

• Minnesota Supreme Court
• United States District Court – District of Minnesota
• United States Court of Appeals – Eighth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Professional Honors

• Named one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers
• Named “Superlawyer”
• Listed in Swarthmore’s “Who’s Who” Registry of Business Leaders

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D.

• Cum Laude

University of Minnesota, B.A.

• Summa Cum Laude
• Phi Beta Kappa

Michelle Speeter Margoles

Michelle Margoles practices primarily in the areas of criminal law and juvenile law. With extensive experience at trial and on the appellate level, she zealously defends both adults and juveniles charged with committing crimes, ranging from serious felonies to minor citations. Michelle’s successful attacks on illegally obtained evidence and confessions have resulted in dismissal of charges, including First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, Felony Assault, and DWI.

Each case is unique.

Looking beyond the charges.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Juvenile Delinquency Defense
• Restraining Orders

Admissions

• Minnesota Supreme Court
• United States District Court – District of Minnesota
• United States Court of Appeals – Eighth Circuit

Professional Publications, Presentations & Honors

• Contributor to Minnesota Handbook on Motor Vehicles: Stops, Warrantless Searches, Seizures , by the Hon. Alan F. Pendleton.
• Continuing Legal Education instructor on Predatory Offender Registration, 2017
• Minnesota State Bar Association “North Star Lawyer

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D.

• Cum Laude
• Graduated with Honors

Carleton College, B.A.

• Magna Cum Laude
• Phi Beta Kappa

Community Involvement

• Tubman; Safety Project Volunteer Attorney
• Minds Matter – Twin Cities; Director of Writing & Critical Thinking and Executive Committee Member