# Heartland Law Office, P.C. > Criminal defense, DUI/DWI defense, and family law trial firm in Bismarck, > North Dakota, serving clients statewide. Founded in 2019 by attorney > Patrick Waters, a former public defender and prosecutor. Every case is > prepared for the courtroom — not volume-based handling. Free case > evaluations. ## Contact - Address: 418 N 2nd Street, Bismarck, ND 58501 - Phone: 701-587-8423 (701-JUSTICE) - Email: admin@701justice.com - Website: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com - Free case evaluation: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/case-evaluation - Payment options: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/payment-plan ## Practice areas - Criminal defense: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/top-criminal-defense-lawyer - DUI/DWI defense: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/dui-defense-lawyer - Family law (divorce, custody, support): https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/family-law-lawyer - Personal injury: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/personal-injury-lawyers - All services, including federal criminal defense and tribal law matters: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/all-legal-services ## Attorney - Patrick Waters, Esq. — founding attorney. North Dakota Bar ID 08505, admitted July 14, 2016 (status: active). Former Wisconsin public defender, former Burleigh County Assistant State's Attorney, and current Oliver County State's Attorney. J.D., DePaul University College of Law; B.A., University of Minnesota. Bio: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/heartland-attorneys/patrick-waters ## Service area Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Williston, Watford City, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Jamestown, and statewide North Dakota, including matters in tribal courts. Locations: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/cities-served ## Resources - Legal articles on North Dakota criminal, DUI, and family law: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/blog - Podcast — Heartland Law Talk: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/podcast ## AI agent access (MCP) This site runs on Wix and exposes a Model Context Protocol endpoint for live, structured site data (business details, services, site search): - MCP endpoint: https://www.heartlandlawoffice.com/_api/mcp - Wix MCP docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/about-the-wix-site-mcp ## Disclaimers Attorney advertising. Content on this site is general information, not legal advice. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Patrick Waters is licensed to practice law in North Dakota.