Adjunct Professor
E-mail: tobinm@opd.wi.gov
Education:
B.A., Swarthmore College
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
Teaching Areas:
Criminal Law
Biography
Michael Tobin has been Director of the State Public Defender Trial Division since 1994. Previously he worked as regional supervisor in the SPD's Hudson office (1986-1994) and as a staff attorney in the Shell Lake and Eau Claire offices (1979-1984).
Mr. Tobin is the author of two updates of the State Bar's Criminal Defense Manual, a leading publication on the practice of criminal defense in Wisconsin. He has been appointed by State Public Defender Nicholas Chiarkas as a member of the new Wisconsin Sentencing Commission.
Mr. Tobin is frequently a lecturer in Criminal Procedure at the University of Wisconsin Law School. He is a member of the Wisconsin & National Associations of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
