Jane H. Christopherson

Jane H. Christopherson is a trial attorney at Levine Law in Milwaukee whose practice includes criminal defense for serious felony charges in state and federal court. She handles homicide and violent-crime defense, trial advocacy, constitutional litigation, and motions challenging unlawful prosecutions. Her work centers on protecting client rights through detailed preparation and courtroom advocacy, including cases where the government’s evidence, investigative methods, or legal theories require close examination.

Christopherson earned a B.S. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University in 2007 and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2010, where she made the Dean’s List. During law school, she worked in the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office clinical program, interned with the Arizona Attorney General’s HIDTA/Drug Unit, and completed judicial and Wisconsin Attorney General internships involving criminal, property, and civil-rights matters.

Christopherson has secured acquittals for clients facing homicide, felony sexual assault, armed robbery, and other serious felony charges. Constitutional challenges she raised have resulted in dismissals, charge reductions, and other favorable case outcomes. She practices in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and across southeastern Wisconsin. Her background includes prosecution experience, trial work, criminal investigations, constitutional motions, and litigation involving high-stakes allegations.

Jane H. Christopherson has received recognition from Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars and received two Hanson Memorial Advocates Awards for homicide acquittals in 2016 and 2018. Her practice combines criminal defense, trial advocacy, and constitutional litigation. She brings prosecutorial, judicial, and attorney-general internship experience to cases requiring detailed factual review, strategic motions, and courtroom preparation for clients facing serious state and federal charges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Levine Law LLC
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin

Licensed State

• Wisconsin

Education

• Marquette University Law School
  J.D.
• Arizona State University
  B.S.

Awards & Badges