Jacob A. Manian

Jacob (Jake) Manian, who heads the firm’s criminal and white-collar practice group, represents individuals and businesses targeted by government investigators and aggressively defends against charges at all government levels.

Having served as lead counsel in well over 50 jury trials and as a former Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney, Jake is in the upper echelon of private practice litigators. Jake has experience dealing with nearly every state and federal government agency in his time representing individuals and businesses under investigation. His general defense practice involves matters in municipal, state, and federal courts, from subpoenas and investigations, drunk driving, weapons and drug cases, computer-related crimes, and homicide charges. Jake’s rare hybrid practice in both criminal and civil law gives him the vision to protect an individual client’s personal and business interests.

REPRESENTATIVE CRIMINAL CASES

Obtained a full acquittal for a client charged in Waukesha County with First Degree Intentional Homicide. The eight-day trial resulted in a jury rejecting all proposed government offenses and lesser-included offenses and instead the jury returned a complete Not Guilty verdict. The trail involved expert witnesses on both sides including forensic pathologists, blood-spatter experts and state crime lab experts.

As lead counsel and after a six-day trial, successfully obtained a Not Guilty verdict and the dismissal of a six-year felony for a client charged with embezzling several hundred thousand dollars from his former company.

Successfully obtained a Not Guilty verdict and the dismissal of a 10-year felony charge for a client charged with possessing a firearm as a felon.

Negotiated the favorable resolution of numerous criminal felony drug, weapons, and financial charges, avoiding years in prison for his clients in state and federal court.

Through rigorous investigations and negotiations, successfully persuaded prosecutors to decline issuing criminal charges against numerous clients.

Successfully represented clients charged in large-scale criminal federal drug conspiracies and Hobbs Act charges involving Title III wiretaps, criminal informants, government surveillance technology, and cell tower maps.

Successfully obtained favorable terms and protections for individuals and entities responding to grand jury subpoenas as part of large federal investigations.

REPRESENTATIVE CIVIL CASES

Successfully negotiated and obtained a seven-figure settlement from landlord and its insurer, for the estate of a woman who suffered and died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to defects in her apartment.

Following complex litigation obtained favorable settlement for restaurant against general and subcontractors who installed defective HVAC system.

Successfully defended and obtained favorable products liability settlement, representing small fraction of initially demanded damages, for national appliance manufacturer defendant.

Successfully defended and obtained favorable settlement for community-based dental clinic against personal injury claim.

After investigating and deposing claimant, successfully obtained dismissal of former employee’s discrimination claim against employer.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENTAL APPEARANCES

Wisconsin District Attorneys’ offices in multiple counties (DA)

Wisconsin Department of Justice – Attorney General (AG)

Wisconsin Department of Justice – Criminal Investigation Division (CID)

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Securities and Exchange Commission

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Department of Energy (DOE)

United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

Milwaukee County Audit Services Division (ASD)

Lead counsel in over 50 jury trials

Named “Up and Coming Lawyer,” Wisconsin Law Journal

Certified, State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society

Named to the list of Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Selected, The Best Lawyers in America^©

J.D., Marquette University Law School

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee