Charles Ramsay

Minnesota’s Only ABA-Recognized Board Certified DWI Defense Lawyer Charles “Chuck” Ramsay is one of Minnesota’s most accomplished DWI defense lawyers and the founder of Ramsay Law Firm. He is Minnesota’s only ABA-recognized Board Certified DWI Defense Lawyer, a Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Criminal Law Specialist, a three-time Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year honoree, a designated Forensic Lawyer-Scientist by the American Chemical Society, and a nationally recognized teacher of DWI defense, forensic science, and courtroom strategy. Chuck built Ramsay Law Firm on a belief that has defined his career for nearly three decades: Every DWI case is winnable when the lawyer knows where to look, what to challenge, and how to expose the limits of the government’s proof. Since 1995, Chuck has devoted his career to criminal defense, with a particular focus on DWI, DUI, implied consent litigation, driver’s license revocations, forfeitures, appellate work, and forensic-science challenges. He has tried more than 100 cases, obtained acquittals in cases ranging from DWI to First Degree Murder, and appeared in more than 100 appellate cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, and United States Supreme Court.