Daniel D. Blinka Explained

Daniel D. Blinka is a practicing trial lawyer and law professor at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a scholar, Blinka focuses primarily on evidence law, criminal procedure, and American history. He teaches evidence, trial advocacy, criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, ethics, and American history. Blinka holds a Ph.D. in American history and a JD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has also taught history courses. Blinka has received Marquette University Law School's outstanding teaching award several times, and is a recipient of the University-wide teaching excellence award. In 2009 and 2010, the Wisconsin Law Journal readers recognized him as the "Best Professor in Wisconsin".[1] He has a number of widely cited publications, published by the principal legal publishers WestLaw and Lexis. Before teaching at Marquette, Blinka worked as an assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County, where he primarily tried sexual assault cases and murders. Since then he has served as special hearing examiner for the two police officers accused of misconduct during the investigation of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. He served as a lawyer for former Green Bay Packers tight end Mark Chmura during his sexual assault case.[2] He also assisted in the defense of Chai Vang, the Hmong hunter who shot several other hunters to death in northern Wisconsin in 2004.[3] Blinka continues to practice as a trial lawyer in Wisconsin. He also teaches at continuing legal education events in Wisconsin. He is past-president of the Milwaukee Bar Association.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm?recID=72824 "Best Law Professor 2009"
  2. Cary Spivak and Dan Bice. "Lawyers Agree: Chmura Got His Money's Worth", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 8, 2001.
  3. http://law.marquette.edu/s3/site/images/current/verdict/November2005.pdf "Marquette Family Aids in Chai Vang Murder Trial"
  4. http://wislawjournal.com/archive/2003/0702/blinka-0702.html "Blinka Takes Milwaukee Bar Helm"
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194803/http://law2.fordham.edu/publications/articles/500flspub9766.pdf . 2011-07-19 . dead.