Jack Rice Defense

Focus and practice areas

Jack Rice Defense is a criminal defense law firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm works only in criminal matters, and its list of practice areas is broad within that field. Clients facing DWI and DUI charges are one part of the work. So are cases involving sex crimes and child pornography, domestic assault, and violent crimes.

The firm also handles murder and homicide cases, drug crimes, juvenile crimes, and probation violations. Theft, fraud, and property crimes round out the criminal caseload. Beyond charges themselves, the firm takes on expungements and pre-charge representation, which means it can get involved before any formal charge is filed.

In my opinion, that pre-charge and expungement work is worth noting. It shows the firm handles both ends of a criminal matter: the early stage when police are still investigating, and the later stage when someone wants a past record cleared. The firm describes itself as a boutique criminal defense practice.

How the team is built

The firm was founded by Jack Rice. His background is unusual for a defense lawyer. He is a former prosecutor, so he has worked the other side of criminal cases. He is also a former officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Rice is board certified in criminal law by the MSBA. That certification comes from the Minnesota State Bar Association and marks a lawyer who has met the state bar's standards in criminal law. He represents clients across the firm's heaviest categories, including sex crimes, child pornography, domestic assault, DWI, and murder charges.

Of counsel and support staff

Peter Lindstrom is of counsel and heads the firm's expungement department. He is a trial lawyer who has tried three felony cases to verdict. The firm also notes that he dismissed a felony gun case on Fourth Amendment grounds, which is the constitutional rule on search and seizure. Lindstrom runs his own firm as well, Subzero Expungements, Pardons and Appeals.

Two named staff members support the lawyers. Mikki Lynch is the paralegal and office manager. Sullivan Rice works as legal assistant and communications director. For a firm that calls itself boutique, naming the support team rather than leaving it anonymous gives a clearer picture of who a client would deal with day to day.

What the record shows

The firm keeps its public claims fairly specific, which I appreciate as a reviewer. Rather than general statements about results, the site points to Lindstrom's three felony trials to verdict and the dismissed gun case. Those are concrete markers of trial experience, and they sit alongside Rice's certification and prosecutorial background.

The site says the firm has practiced since before the turn of the century, though it does not give a specific founding year. It also does not name the law schools either lawyer attended or their bar admission years. A reader who wants those details would need to ask directly.

What the firm does state, it states plainly. Jack Rice's dual history as prosecutor and CIA officer is set out on the attorney pages. Lindstrom's trial record and his separate firm are laid out the same way. The combination gives a prospective client a factual basis for judging fit, which matters more than broad promises.

Who it serves and how to start

Geographically, the firm reaches beyond its home city. It serves clients in St. Paul and Minneapolis, across the Twin Cities metro area, and into greater Minnesota. That statewide reach fits a practice built around serious criminal charges, which can arise anywhere in the state.

The office sits on Selby Avenue in St. Paul. The firm offers free consultations, so a person can discuss a case before committing to representation. For someone weighing options after an arrest or an investigation, a no-cost first conversation lowers the barrier to getting legal advice early.

The firm maintains a public presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. That range of channels suggests the firm puts effort into being findable and into explaining its work to the public.

A reviewer's read

Jack Rice Defense presents itself as a focused criminal defense firm rather than a general practice. Everything on its pages points in one direction: criminal charges, from investigation through trial and, afterward, expungement. The narrow focus is a genuine strength for anyone who needs a lawyer who does this work regularly.

The two named attorneys bring different things. Rice offers a state criminal law certification and experience on both the prosecution and intelligence sides.Lindstrom brings felony trial experience and focuses on clearing records. Together they cover the front and back ends of a criminal case.

As a reviewer, I would tell a prospective client that the firm gives you the facts you need to make a first decision and invites you to ask for the rest in a free consultation. The public record here is specific where it counts, and it names real people with stated experience. For a criminal matter in the Twin Cities or elsewhere in Minnesota, that is a reasonable starting point for a conversation.