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Since 1919, the preeminent firm of Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik has offered clients in La Crosse and the surrounding counties a full service practice that includes civil trials in State and Federal courts, including medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability and worker's compensation matters. In addition, the firm does insurance defense, bankruptcy, family law, estate planning and probate and real estate. Members of the firm are active in State and National Trial Lawyers Associations.

Statement of Practice

Automobile, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporations, Employment, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Arbitration/Mediation, Insurance, Family Law, Medical Malpractice, Municipal, Probate and Estate Planning, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Social Security, Insurance Defense, Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Empire Screen Printing, Inc.
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
HSR Associates
Coon Valley Farmers Telephone Company
MBA Architects, Inc.
La Crosse Floral
HAB, Inc.
Housing Authority of the City of La Crosse
Bathany-St. Joseph Corp.
Creative Screen Print, Inc.
Tri-State Business Machines
Wichelt Imports, Inc.
Town of Shelby
Village of West Salem
Health Tradition Health Plan
Union State Bank - West Salem
Quality Resource Groups, Inc.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Acuity
Hasting Mutual Insurance Co.
United Fire & Casualty Co.
Auto-Owners Insurance
La Crosse School District
General Casualty Co.
American Family
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual
Pharmacist Mutual Insurance Co.
Society Insurance
Mayo Managements Services, Inc.
Farmers Insurance Exchange
Merchants Bank, N.A.- Winona
Nesnah Ventures, LLC
Venture Fuels, LL.C.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

505 King Street
King on 5th Building, Suite 300 P.O. Box 1927
La Crosse, WI 54602, (La Crosse Co.)

Phone

Phone: 608-784-3540
Fax: 608-784-7414

Website

http://www.haleskemp.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Quincy H. Hale (1893-1987).

Thomas H. Skemp (1896-1977).

Ernest O. Hanson (Member) (Emeritus).

Robert C. Skemp (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, November 6, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952, Wisconsin. Education: St. Mary's College; Marquette University (LL.B., 1952). Member: La Crosse County (President, 1977-1978) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Trust Law; Wills Law; Corporation Law.

William A. Kirkpatrick (Member) (Retired).

Roger L. Imes (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, October 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1966); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1969). Member: La Crosse County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Construction Law; Probate; Trust Law.Email: Roger L. Imes

Thomas S. Sleik (Member) born LaCrosse, Wisconsin, February 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1971). Member, 1994-2000, Chair, 1998-2000, Wisconsin Judicial Commission. Who's Who in America (1998—). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1991; President, 1992-1993); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Employment Law; Mediation.Email: Thomas S. Sleik

James G. Curtis, Jr. (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, August 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1974); Marquette University (J.D., 1977). Member, National Moot Court Team Award of Advocacy. Member: La Crosse County (President, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury.Email: James G. Curtis, Jr.

Charles E. Hanson (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, March 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1970), Phi Beta Kappa; University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient: Award of Advocacy; Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award. Member: La Crosse County (President, 1998-1999) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member Board of Governors, 2009—); Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys (President, 2007-2008); Wisconsin Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; Fellow, Wisconsin and American Law Foundations. [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1973-1977]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Worker's Compensation Law; Mediation.Email: Charles E. Hanson

David B. Russell (Managing Partner) born Portage, Wisconsin, August 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: La Crosse County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1987; President, 2006-2007); State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Mediation; Social Security Law; Litigation; Real Estate.Email: David B. Russell

Michael W. Gill (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, July 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1989, Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (B.S., 1979); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1982). Member, National Moot Court Team. National Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota, 1981-1982. Member: LaCrosse County (President, 2002-2003) and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 2004—); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Law.Email: Michael W. Gill

Thomas L. Horvath (Member) born Flint, Michigan, July 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Northern Michigan University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, Marquette Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: La Crosse County and American Bar Associations;. State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Family Law; Worker's Compensation.Email: Thomas L. Horvath

Bryant H. Klos (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, September 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1981); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: La Crosse County Bar Association (President, 2000-2001); State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Appellate; Banking; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Bryant H. Klos

Richard W. Schroeder (Member) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, February 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin, Minnesota; 1970, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., Magna Cum Laude, 1966); University of Minnesota Public Administration; George Washington University (J.D., 1969). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; La Crosse County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estate Law; Trust Law; Business Law; Elder Law; Wills; Probate Law; Tax Law.Email: Richard W. Schroeder

Margaret Ahne Herlitzka (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1986); Marquette University (J.D., 1989). Lifetime Certificate in Secondary Education, Texas, 1986. Assistant Family Court Commissioner, La Crosse County. Member: La Crosse County Bar Association; LaCrosse Young Lawyers Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Family Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Margaret Ahne Herlitzka

Kevin James Roop (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Minnesota; 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Winona State University (B.A., 1985); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: La Crosse County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Health Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Kevin James Roop

Francis (Frank) M. Doherty (Managing Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2000, Wisconsin and U.S District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., cum laude, 1990; J.D., with distinction, 1994); George Washington University (LL.M., with highest honors, 2000). Member: Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 1995-2000]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Francis (Frank) M. Doherty

Thomas J. Kieffer (Managing Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin and U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Employment Law; Administrative Law.Email: Thomas J. Kieffer

ASSOCIATES

Mark R. McCabe (Associate) born Twin Falls, Idaho, April 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin and U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 2000); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Litigation.Email: Mark R. McCabe

Craig R. Steger (Associate) born Manchester, Iowa, February 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin; 2007, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: St. Mary's University of Minnesota (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Ave Maria Law Review, 2003-2005. Member: Las Cross County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(50%); Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Employment Law.Email: Craig R. Steger

Sarah E. Fortune (Associate) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, August 08, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A.; B.B.A., 2005); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Labor and Employment.Email: Sarah E. Fortune