Focused Legal Services for Complex Problems
Burgauer Law provides selective representation, consulting, and legal analysis in matters involving criminal defense, constitutional litigation, public safety, and regulatory enforcement. The firm is built for cases where careful legal judgment, investigative experience, technical understanding, and practical knowledge of government systems matter.
The practice is intentionally focused. Burgauer Law does not attempt to be everything to everyone. Instead, the firm concentrates on matters where its background in criminal law, constitutional doctrine, law enforcement, engineering, public safety, and government counsel work provides a meaningful advantage.
Core Areas of Practice
Criminal Defense
Representation for individuals facing criminal charges, with particular attention to cases involving searches & seizures, traffic stops, detentions, arrest warrants, search warrants, interrogations, and suppression issues. The firm’s criminal defense work is grounded in courtroom experience, constitutional analysis, and firsthand understanding of how police investigations are conducted and how prosecutions are executed.
Common matters include: warrantless search and seizure challenges, traffic stops, drug offenses, OVWI-related issues, arrest and search warrant challenges, interrogation issues, suppression motions, and cases involving disputed police conduct.
Constitutional Litigation
Representation for matters involving constitutional rights, government action, and the limits of state & federal authority. The firm brings a focused understanding of Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, due process, equal protection, and related constitutional principles to cases where the conduct of government actors is central to the dispute.
Common matters include: unlawful searches and seizures, excessive force issues, civil rights claims, constitutional defenses, government misconduct, due process concerns, and claims involving public officials or agencies.
Police & Public Safety
Advisement and assistance with matters involving law enforcement, public safety agencies, police procedure, officer discipline, administrative review, and constitutional compliance. The firm’s perspective is shaped by experience as a former police officer, public defender, government attorney, law professor, and police merit commissioner.
Common matters include: police discipline, hiring and promotion issues, public safety policies, internal investigations, officer conduct, use-of-force issues, Fourth Amendment training, interrogation procedures, and agency policy review and drafting.
Building & Fire Safety
Advisement and consulting services for matters involving building code enforcement, fire safety law, building law, administrative proceedings, regulatory interpretation, variances, enforcement actions, and construction compliance. The firm combines engineering training with government counsel experience in building and fire safety matters.
Common matters include: code enforcement, fire safety orders, building law orders, administrative appeals, variance issues, regulatory compliance, agency disputes, inspection-related matters, and public safety enforcement actions.