Aggressive Minnesota Attorney for Over 35 Years
Richard P. Holmstrom is an unyielding criminal defense attorney. Since 1973, he has approached each case — from a marijuana or cocaine arrest to sexual assault to first-degree murder — as if it were the most important case he'd ever defended.
To each client, his or her case is the most important case Richard Holmstrom has ever defended.
A Tenacious Fighter On and Off the Field
Richard Holmstrom was a defensive lineman on the Minnesota Gophers football team that won the Big 10 Title in 1967. A football team can't win the game without a great defense. You can't win in court without a great defense either!
The 1967 Gophers won the Big 10 because the defense held the opposition back in each and every game. Richard applies that same competitive drive to his criminal defense practice and to your case.
This is the defense you get from Richard P. Holmstrom — when your liberty is at risk.
A Distinguished Career in Criminal Defense
Mr. Holmstrom's career has been marked by honors:
- Governor's Citation of Honor, 1972
- Member, Leading American Attorneys Network, 1999 to present
- Selected "Who's Who in Minnesota Criminal Law" by Minnesota Law & Politics
- Work as defense counsel in the State v. Wehmanen murder case was profiled for a national television audience on Court TV show "Forensic Files"
- Inclusion in several "Who's Who" publications
- Lecturer on criminal law for continuing legal education seminars
Mr. Holmstrom is admitted to practice in the following courts:
- Minnesota, 1973
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2003
Mr. Holmstrom is a member of the following law-related associations:
- Minnesota Bar Association (and Member of Criminal Law Section)
- 11th District Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Mr. Holmstrom believes in giving back to the community. He's been a sponsor of the Duluth Playhouse and the local youth hockey and football teams.
If you need to hire a criminal defense attorney, you want to hire a fierce competitor. Richard P. Holmstrom will fight for you.
Contact Richard P. Holmstrom, attorney at law.
