Richard P. Holmstrom

Criminal Defense

Successful Criminal Defense Attorney Serving Clients in Duluth,
All of Minnesota, and the Federal Courts Since 1973

Richard P. Holmstrom has been practicing criminal defense throughout Minnesota and in federal courts for over 35 years. He is a smart, aggressive trial lawyer who will fight for you.

If you face criminal charges in Minnesota state court or a federal court anywhere in the United States, you could do no better than to engage Richard P. Holmstrom as your lawyer. Mr. Holmstrom has handled a broad range of felonies and misdemeanors for both adults and juveniles, including:

• Criminal vehicular operation and other serious traffic offenses
• DUI/DWI and driver's license suspension
• Theft, burglary and robbery
• White collar crime such as forgery, embezzlement, insurance or health care fraud, mail or wire fraud, stock or securities fraud, and tax evasion
• Firearm violations including permit violations, concealed weapon offenses and felon in possession of a gun
• Drug offenses ranging from drug possession to manufacturing or trafficking in controlled substances such as barbiturates, crack, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine and prescription drugs

Drug arrests often raise very important constitutional issues involving the Fourth Amendment (search and seizure, wiretap, electronic surveillance), Fifth Amendment (confessions), and entrapment.

• Sex offenses, including child sex abuse, sexual assault, and prostitution

Mr. Holmstrom defends clients charged with every kind of alleged sex crime. No matter what the nature of the charge, the accused is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial and vigorous defense with all the protections that our Constitution affords. Mr. Holmstrom has defended clients against such charges. A major question with allegations of sexual assault on children is the motivation of the accuser. Sometimes such an allegation is raised by an angry parent jockeying for custody in the midst of a divorce. As successful defenses have shown, an accusation is just an accusation until the truth is established at trial.

• Parole, probation and supervised release violations
• Juvenile offenses
• Homicide and assault: Assault, domestic violence, violent crimes and murder
  

  You may be forced to defend yourself in many situations and be charged with assault afterward. How long should a person allow his or her life to be at risk before taking action against the person who threatens him? It can be a close call. The authorities may jump to the wrong conclusion and charge you with assault.

Place your trust in a criminal defense attorney who has fought for the rights of the accused for over 35 years. Contact Richard P. Holmstrom today.

Mr. Holmstrom accepts credit cards. Evening and weekend appointments are also available.

Richard P. Holmstrom, attorney at law, represents clients throughout the state of Minnesota, particularly in the northern Minnesota cities of Duluth, Bemidji, Carlton, Cloquet, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, International Falls, Pine City, Two Harbors, Virginia, Walker, as well as St. Louis County, Beltrami County, Carlton County, Cass County, Cook County, Itasca County, Koochiching County, Lake County and Pine County, and the federal courts throughout the United States.