
Jack Rice
Experience | Dedication | Results
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Meet Jack Rice, JD
Jack is a nationally recognized and award winning criminal defense lawyer, awarded Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2023, Among the Best Lawyers of 2022, winner of the Minnesota Attorney of the Year Award for 2021 and founder of Jack Rice Defense. He was awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the MSBA for 2020, and is an MSBA Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. He is also a former Prosecutor and a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Officer. This St. Paul Criminal Defense Lawyer has decades of experience successfully representing thousands of clients facing everything from Sex Crimes, Child Pornography, Domestic Assault to DWI to Murder to other serious criminal charges. If you have yet to be charged, contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation on pre-charge representation.
MSBA Board Certified Criminal Trial Specialist
Fewer than 3% of all registered attorneys in MN are certified specialists in their field
Extensive Jury Trial Experience to Verdict
Jury Transcript Review for Proficiency
Successfully received State Board endorsement
Judge Recommendations
Prosecutor Recommendations
Peer Recommendations
Ethics Board Review
CLE Board Review
Peer Review
Successfully passed advanced criminal law examination

Why Hire a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist?
Awards + Acknowledgements
Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist, MSBA
2023 Minnesota Super Lawyer
2023 Best Lawyers in Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly
2023 Elite Criminal Defense Lawyer Award
2022 Best Lawyers in Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly
2022 Elite Criminal Defense Lawyer Award
2022 Lead Counsel Verified by Thomson Reuters
2022 Best DWI Lawyers in St. Paul, Expertise
2021 Minnesota Attorney of the Year
2021 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in St. Paul, Expertise
2020 Professional Excellence Award, MSBA
Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law and Politics
Rising Star Award, Minnesota Law and Politics
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer
10.0 Attorney Rating from the Independent Rating Site Avvo.com
North Star Award, MSBA
International Criminal Court Bar Association Training Certificate, The Hague
Program Director, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Instructor, Lawyers Without Borders
The National Freedom of Speech Award, Talkers Magazine