Attorney Corey Mehlos graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin Law School. During law school, Attorney Mehlos participated in the Wisconsin Innocence Project, handling numerous homicide and other serious criminal cases. Attorney Mehlos learned advanced DNA analysis litigation strategies while working with leading national experts in DNA, such as Dr. Greg Hampikian, and his innovative legal strategies and relentless work on behalf of the client was instrumental in successfully vacating a conviction of an Innocence Project client, resulting in the client walking out of prison 26 years prior to his release date.

Attorney Mehlos’s philosophy emphasizes building a strong personal relationship with his clients and their families, creative problem-solving, and relentless advocacy.  His clients consistently tell him they appreciate how much he cares about them and their case, meeting with them on weekends or working until after midnight to prepare for a trial, if necessary.  Attorney Mehlos tailors his strategy to each client’s case by working as a team with the client to master the facts of the case, consulting experts, and working relentlessly with the firm’s criminal defense team until the client achieves the best possible results.

In his first case as a lawyer, Attorney Mehlos successfully sued a mutli-million dollar corporation. Since then, Attorney Mehlos has practiced law in every region in the State of Wisconsin, including the Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal District Court, winning numerous challenging trials, and consistently achieving outstanding results for even the most complex cases, such as persuading prosecutors to dismiss homicide cases.

Atty. Mehlos’s achievements have not gone unnoticed by his peers.  As a result of his extremely high success rate and complex strategies for Drug Recognition Experts (“DRE”) cases, he was special guest presenter at the Wisconsin’s Annual Drunk Driving Seminar on strategies to attack cases involving DRE’s and drugged driving defense. Attorney Mehlos does not shy away from difficult cases, as he and his fellow members of Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C. are determined to reach the goals set by both he and his clients.  After winning a trial involving particularly steep odds, a colleague told Attorney Mehlos: “You have such grit and determination. A strong never-say-die attitude. 99 of 100 lawyers would say plead. But persist you did. And likely stunned the courtroom.”

Attorney Mehlos has been recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyer- Rising Star, a distinction reserved for less than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Wisconsin. Attorney Mehlos currently serves on the Executive Board for the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, presented at Wisconsin’s Annual Drunk Driving Seminar, and has been featured on C-SPAN and ESPN.

Attorney Mehlos lives in Ozaukee County with his wife, Katherine. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, Irish culture, and spending time with his friends and relatives.