Charged in Laramie or anywhere in Albany County? Just Criminal Law defends clients in Municipal Court, Circuit Court, and the Second Judicial District Court. We know how these cases are built, because we have built them.
Just Criminal Law defends people charged in Laramie and throughout Albany County. Criminal defense is all we do. Laramie is also home to the University of Wyoming, so a large share of our clients here face something most defendants never deal with: a criminal case and a separate university conduct case running at once.
Where Your Case Will Be Heard in Albany County
Laramie Municipal Court/406 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, WY
Handles city ordinance violations and state statutes adopted by the city, including DWUI. Most Laramie Police and UW Police citations begin here. Penalties top out at six months and a $750 fine. Appeals are heard in District Court.
Albany County Circuit Court/525 Grand Avenue, Room 400, Laramie, WY
Handles misdemeanors, traffic matters, and preliminary hearings in felony cases. Albany County Sheriff and Wyoming Highway Patrol citations are filed here. In a felony case, this is where the state has to first show probable cause.
Second Judicial District Court/525 Grand Avenue, Suite 305, Laramie, WY
All felony arraignments, motions hearings, and jury trials plus appeals from circuit and municipal court and juvenile matters. Same building as circuit court, different floor, very different stakes.
What You Should Know About Criminal Defense in Laramie
Laramie is a university town, and that shapes almost everything about criminal cases here. When school is in session, Albany County prosecutors handle a steady volume of first-offense alcohol and drug cases involving people who have never been in trouble before. That cuts both ways. Diversion and reduction are real conversations in this county, but volume also means your case gets treated as routine paperwork unless someone makes it something else. Two police agencies overlap downtown and around campus, so which one stops you on a Friday night can decide which courthouse you end up in. Albany County also sits where I-80 meets US-287, about 45 minutes from the Colorado line, and that corridor produces a steady stream of traffic stops that turn into drug searches.
Criminal charges we defend in Laramie & Albany County
We represent clients in all misdemeanor and felony cases in the Albany County courts. Click any charge to learn about Wyoming law, penalties, and defense.
Also serving nearby communities
In addition to Kemmerer, we regularly represent clients from throughout Lincoln County and the surrounding area.
