Attorney Corey Mehlos

Attorney Mehlos earned his Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Notre Dame and his law degree at the University of Wisconsin Law School, graduating with honors from both universities. Attorney Mehlos practices in the areas of criminal defense and civil litigation. Attorney Mehlos worked with The Wisconsin Innocence Project on complex homicide and sexual assault cases, utilizing DNA evidence and investigation strategies to advance his clients’ claims of innocence.

As a trial lawyer, Attorney Mehlos collaborates with leading experts in the fields of DNA, neurology, toxicology, and forensic psychologist memory experts to tailor trial defenses and mitigation strategies to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients. He has utilized these resources and other innovative strategies to achieve successful outcomes in complex cases ranging from homicide cases to personal injury and employment law cases. He receives referrals from across the State of Wisconsin from lawyers who are seeking a lawyer to handle the most difficult and challenging cases based on his reputation for winning extremely challenging cases.
Attorney Mehlos serves on the Vice President for the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for six consecutive years as a Rising Star, a distinction reserved for the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state of Wisconsin. Attorney Mehlos has secured Not Guilty verdicts at trial and secured Dismissals before Trial in cases ranging from First Degree Intentional Homicide, Second Degree Intentional Homicide, First Degree Reckless Homicide, First Degree Sexual Assault, Second Degree Sexual Assault, and a range of cases. Attorney Mehlos has secured over a million dollars in compensation for his clients in civil cases. Attorney Mehlos has appeared on C-SPAN and ESPN, debated topics ranging from legal policy to Notre Dame Football.

Attorney Mehlos has a client-centered and collaborative philosophy. He believes in involving his client in a “team” approach, collaborating with the client, leading experts, investigators, and members of the law firm team to tailor the best possible strategy to achieve the clients’ goals.

Attorney Mehlos embraces performance science data to cultivate a high performance team culture at the law firm. In 2024, he attended the High Performance Leadership Program at the University of Limerick (Ireland) and Munster Rugby Club with executive leaders throughout Europe to a high-performance company culture around personal wellbeing, including nutrition, sleep, and physical health metrics as well as psychological practices that drive individual and team performance.

Outside of work, Attorney Mehlos enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching the Packers and Notre Dame football games, and traveling with his wife, Katherine, a psychiatric provider at UW-Health.