Lauren A Wimmer
Wimmer Criminal DefenseI am a tireless and successful advocate - let me fight for you! Call (215) 712-1212 to schedule your free consultation now.
After years of experience as the judicial law clerk to a homicide judge in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division, I developed a complete understanding of how the system works, what tactics the prosecuting attorney may use to put you behind bars, and what weaknesses to look for in physical evidence and witness testimony against you.
Lauren A. Wimmer earned her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, where she was the Managing Articles Editor for the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, President of the Women's Law Caucus, and co-chair of the Mary Philbrook Public Interest Awards. During law school, Ms. Wimmer worked as an extern in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as a Legal Services Coordinator for Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. She was awarded "Best Brief" in the Judge James Hunter III Moot Court Competition and served as the research assistant to Professor J.C. Lore, Director of Trial Advocacy and co-author of one of the country's leading books on trial advocacy. Upon graduation, Ms. Wimmer earned the National Association of Women Lawyers Award and the Pro Bono Publico Award.
- Criminal Law
- White Collar Crime
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Rights
- DUI & DWI
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- English
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- Wimmer Criminal Defense
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- Rutgers School of Law-Camden
- J.D.
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- Honors: National Association of Women Lawyers Award First Year Legal Writing Award Pro Bono Publico Award Best Brief & Quarter Finals Oral Argument, Judge James Hunter III Moot Court Competition
- Activities: Co-Chair, Mary Philbrook Public Interest Awards Research Assistant to Professor JC Lore, Esq. Pro Bono Research Project Pro Bono Mediation Project Managing Articles Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2013-2014 Secretary, Labor & Employment Law Society, 2013-2014 President, Women's Law Caucus, 2012-2013
- Rutgers University - Camden
- B.A. | Psychology
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- Boston University
- General Studies
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- Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys Under 40 In Pennsylvania
- The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Awarded in 2017 and 2018
- Top 40 Under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Awarded in 2017 and 2018
- America's Top 100
- America's Top 100 Attorneys
- Awarded in 2017 and 2018
- The National Association of Women Lawyers Award
- Rutgers University School of Law
- New Jersey State Bar
- Member
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- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
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- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
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- Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ)
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- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)
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- Shoplifting in Philadelphia Can Result in a Long Term Criminal Record
12 November 2018 - How About a Little Hope for a Monday Morning? Criminal Charges Are Not a Game Ender!
5 November 2018 - New Jersey Pretrial Intervention Program
17 October 2018 - Philadelphia Diversion Programs – Accelerated Misdemeanor Program
18 September 2018 - What is Heat of Passion Manslaughter? What is the Difference between First Degree Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter?
11 July 2018 - The Pennsylvania Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA): Claims to Raise in a PCRA Petition
25 June 2018 - Court 101: Terms and Phrases Every Defendant Should Know
18 June 2018 - Preliminary Hearings in Magisterial District Courts and Philadelphia Municipal Court
1 June 2018 - Experienced Homicide Defense Lawyer in Philadelphia
1 March 2018
Attorney Lauren Wimmer Discusses the Philadelphia Starbucks Incident