Shevlin, John B.

John grew up on a sheep farm in Illinois. Being a farm kid, he learned the value of hard work early on and those lessons stayed with him as he practices law.  After college, John moved to Wisconsin for graduate school at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  At the time, he thought he wanted to become a history professor, but life had other things in store for him. After getting his master’s degree from UW, John ended up working for an organization that dealt with motorist issues, including impaired driving laws.  This inspired him to go to law school so that he could help defend those accused of impaired driving.  His focus set him apart; it was rare to find anyone else who wanted to specialize in operating while under the influence (OWI) cases.  During school, John also had the opportunity to clerk for the well-known defense firm of Van Wagner & Wood. 

After being admitted to the bar, John became an associate attorney at Van Wagner & Wood, where he worked a variety of cases, but focused heavily on his passion of OWI defense.  In May 2010, John decided to start his own practice.  OWI defense continues to make up the majority of the work he does, although he also handles many other cases, everything from traffic tickets to sexual assaults.  

John has the specialized knowledge needed to make him an excellent advocate for clients charges with OWI or any other impaired driving charge.  He has attended conferences on impaired driving defense.  He is well versed in the administrative suspension process that normally occurs along with the formal criminal or civil charges.  He knows the ins and outs of the manuals used to train police officers on the field sobriety tests used to justify their OWI arrests.  Attorney Holevoet is also one of a limited number of attorneys in the state that belongs to the National College for DUI Defense and has received training on the Intoximeter EC/IR II, the actual breath test device used by police throughout Wisconsin. 

John is admitted to practice throughout Wisconsin and in federal court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.  He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Dane County Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.