# Racine OWI/DUI Defense — Cafferty & Scheidegger, S.C.

> OWI/DUI defense attorneys serving Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties in southeast Wisconsin since 1994. Wisconsin uses the term OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) rather than DUI or DWI — but Illinois DUI convictions count as priors under Wis. Stat. §343.307 (within a 10-year window at 2nd-offense charging; back to January 1, 1989 at 3rd-offense and higher).

This site is an OWI/DUI-focused resource published by Cafferty & Scheidegger, S.C., a boutique criminal-defense firm headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. It provides detailed, statute-specific information about every tier of Wisconsin OWI offense and how cases are handled in each of the three counties we serve.

## Firm

- Name: Cafferty & Scheidegger, S.C.
- Founded: 1994
- Racine Office: 840 Lake Avenue, Suite 300, Racine, WI 53403
- Kenosha Office: 7001 30th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143
- Phone: (262) 632-5000 (24/7 for OWI consultations)
- Main site: https://racinelaw.com/
- OWI microsite: https://racineowi.com/
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Google rating: 4.9 across 636 reviews

## Practice focus

Wisconsin OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) / DUI defense at every offense level:

- [1st-offense OWI](https://racineowi.com/1st-offense-owi/): Civil forfeiture — Wisconsin is the only state that does not criminalize a first OWI
- [2nd-offense OWI](https://racineowi.com/2nd-offense-owi/): First criminal-level OWI, mandatory jail and IID
- [3rd-offense OWI](https://racineowi.com/3rd-offense-owi/): Mandatory minimum 45 days jail
- [4th-offense OWI (felony)](https://racineowi.com/4th-offense-owi-felony/): Class H felony, up to 6 years prison (since 2015 Wisconsin Act 371, effective January 1, 2017)
- [Refusal hearings](https://racineowi.com/refusal-hearing/): Implied consent law §343.305, 10-day filing deadline
- [CDL OWI](https://racineowi.com/cdl-owi/): 1-year disqualification on first offense, lifetime on second
- [OWI with a minor](https://racineowi.com/owi-with-minor/): §346.65(2)(f) penalty-tier elevation
- [Underage absolute sobriety](https://racineowi.com/underage-absolute-sobriety/): Any detectable BAC for under-21 drivers

## Counties served

- [Racine County](https://racineowi.com/racine/): Home county — 730 Wisconsin Avenue courthouse
- [Kenosha County](https://racineowi.com/kenosha/): 912 56th Street courthouse
- [Walworth County](https://racineowi.com/walworth/): 1800 County Road NN, Elkhorn

## About the firm

- [About page](https://racineowi.com/about/): Firm history, attorney bios, county ties, boutique philosophy

## Contact

- [Contact page](https://racineowi.com/contact/)
- Phone: (262) 632-5000
- Free, confidential consultations available 24/7

## For the full version

See [llms-full.txt](https://racineowi.com/llms-full.txt) for detailed practice information, statutory citations, and defense strategies. Generated on 2026-04-22.