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| | Location | | 2 East Mifflin Street, Suite 200 | | Madison, Wisconsin 53703 | | (Dane Co.) | | | |
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| Axley Brynelson, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative and Regulatory Law, Arbitration, Banking and Commercial Law, Business and Tax, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Trucking Litigation, Communications Law, Construction and Transportation Law, Corporate Reorganization, Criminal Defense, Environmental Law, Federal Court Litigation, General Practice, Government Relations, Hospital Law, Information Technology Transactions, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property Law and Licensing, Labor and Employment Law, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Law, Personal Injury and Accidents, Probate and Estate Planning, Product Liability, Professional Liability Claims, Public Utility Law, Real Estate, Surety and Bonds, and Trials in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1885 | | Firm Size: 51 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Chula Vista, Inc.; Columbus Community Hospital, Inc.; Coyle Carpet One, LLC; Delavan Lake Sanitary District; Genesis Development Corporation; Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin, Inc.; Iverson & Sons, LLC; Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District; Mead and Hunt, Inc.; Middleton Construction, Inc.; Princeton Health & Fitness Center, Inc.; Ramaker & Associates; Towns of Burke, Vienna and Westport; Villages of Lake Delton and Waunakee; Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District. |
ATTORNEYS FOR: Allen Howe & Son, Inc.; Alliant Energy, Inc.; Amcore Bank, N.A.; American National Property & Casualty Company; American Red Cross; American Transmission Company; Anchorbank fsb; Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; Associated Bank, National Association; Auto-Owners Insurance Company; BouMatic, LLC; Bruker AXS Inc.; Cincinnati Insurance Companies; Community Insurance Corp.; Dane County Drainage Board; Employers Mutual Companies; Flooring Designs, Inc.; Foremost Insurance Company; Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company; Gateway, Inc.; Gregory C. Van Wie Charitable Foundation, Inc.; Gorman & Company; Hoffman Construction Company; Hooper Corporation; J.K. Hackle Transportation Services, Inc.; Jennie H. Olson Charitable Foundation, Inc.; Johnson Bank; Main Street Builders, Inc.; Mayo Health System; McShane Corporation; Menard, Inc.; Meriter Hospital, Inc.; Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company; Mullins Group, LLC; M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Neesvigs, Inc.; North American Risk Services; Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Inc.- a ProAssurance Company; Planning Design Build, Inc.; Portside Builders, Inc.; Robbins Manufacturing, Inc.; Staab Construction Corp.; TDS Telecom; Teronomy Builders, Inc.; The Boson Company; The Kraemer Company; Trident Contract Management, LLC; Viking Village, Inc.; Vogel Bros. Building Corp.; West Bend Mutual Insurance Company; Wholesale Flooring, Inc.; Wisconsin Builders Association, Inc.; Wisconsin Chiropractic Assn.; Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance; Wisconsin Hospital Association (Liability Insurance Div.); Zimdars Co., Inc. | | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Michael S. Anderson (Managing Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Washington University (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1979-1980. Supreme Court Appointed Member, Preliminary Review Committee; Office of Lawyer Regulation, 2002—. Chairperson, 2007— and Director, 2003-2007, Oakwood Village East, Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Chairperson, Oakwood East Homes and Apts., 2007—. Director, Blackhawk Church, 2004—. Director, Nehemiah Community Development Corporation, 2005—. Chairperson, Oakwood Ethics Committee, 2005—. Director, Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Appointed Member, Bench and Bar Committee, 2004—); Licensing Executives Society. Reported Cases: Wisconsin Power & Light v. Westinghouse Electric Corp., 645 F. Supp. 1129 (E.D. Wis. 1986), aff'd 830 F.2d 1405 (7th Cir. 1987); Eau Claire Co. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, 430 N.W.2d 579 (Ct. App. 1988); Krantz v. Gehl Co., 431 N.W.2d 675 (Ct. App. 1988); Oakley v. Firemen's Fund, 459 N.W.2d 461 (Ct.App. 1990); Johnson v. City of Darlington, 466 N.W.2d 233 (Ct. App. 1991); Stokes v. City of Madison, 930 F.2d 1163 (7th Cir. 1991); Clifton v. Schafer, 969 F.2d 278 (7th Cir. 1992); Schaefer v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co., 514 N.W.2d 16 (Ct.App. 1994), 531 N.W.2d 585 (1995); Brittany Frost, by her Guardian ad Litem, Michael S. Anderson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, 638 N.W.2d 325 (Ct. App. 2001); aff'd 2002 WI 129 (Dec. 17. 2002). Practice Areas: General Corporate Counsel; Business Litigation; Products Liability Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property; Personal Injury Law. Email: Michael S. Anderson | | Bradley D. Armstrong (Partner) born Janesville, Wisconsin, November 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1963; J.D., 1966). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Association of Insurance Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Trial Practice. Email: Bradley D. Armstrong | | Steven A. Brezinski (Partner) born International Falls, Minnesota, November 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1978); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University (M.L., in Taxation, 1985). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Dane County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporation Law; Tax Law; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Steven A. Brezinski | | Andrew J. Clarkowski (Partner) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, January 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Wisconsin at Madison (M.A., 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Senior Managing Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: "Shaw v. Reno and Formal Districting Criteria: A Short History of a Jurisprudence That Failed in Wisconsin," 1995 Wisconsin Law Review No. 1. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Roland B. Day, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Western District Bar Association. Reported Cases: IMC Chemicals, Inc. v. Niro, Inc., 95 F. Supp. 21 1198 (D. Kan. 2000); Nugent v. Slaght, 2001 WI App 282, 249 Wis. 2d 220, 638 N.W.2d 594; Johnson v. Ziegler, 2002 WI App 103, 255 Wis. 2d 751, 648 N.W.2d 480. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Information Technology Law; Appellate Practice; Products Liability. Email: Andrew J. Clarkowski | | Gregory C. Collins (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, September 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1989); Marquette University (J.D., 1992). Member, Marquette University Law Review. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Government and Administration Law; Real Property). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law. Email: Gregory C. Collins | | Paul D. Curtis (Partner) born Antigo, Wisconsin, March 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, Minnesota; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1989); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Dane County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Association of Trial Lawyers; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability Defense; Municipal Defense; Personal Injury; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Paul D. Curtis | | Stan W. Davis (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (B.S., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., 1998). Adjunct Professor, Law and Politics, University of Wisconsin Law School. Board of Directors: Madison Children's Museum; Charles Hamilton Houston Institute; University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Foundation. Member: Governor's Judicial Appointments Commission; 100 Black Men of Madison; Wisconsin Claims Board. Chairman, Wisconsin Pardon Board. Director: Governor's Homeland Security Council; Judicial Appointments Commission. Owner and Director, iMpact HR Consulting. Assistant Attorney General, Civil Litigation Unit, Wisconsin Department of Justice, 1998-2002. Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Jim Doyle, 2003-2005. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Legislative Oversight Committee); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Stan W. Davis | | Guy DuBeau (Partner) born Houston, Texas, February 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeal, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985); University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1987; J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1991). Regular Lecturer, Various Continuing Legal Education Course on topics including Trial Techniques, Health Care Issues and Tort Law Development. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Special Agencies: Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division; Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Reported Cases: In re Dane County Regional Airport v. Pelfresne, 186 Wis. 2d 538, 521 N.W. 2d 460 (Ct. App. 1994); Schaefer v. American Family Insurance, 192 Wis. 2d 768 (1995); Cary v. City of Madison, 203 Wis. 2d 261 (Ct. App. 1996); Meriter Hospital v. Dane County, 2004 WI 145; Lagerstrom v. Myrtle Werth Hospital, 2005 WI 124. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Law Title VII ADA; Constitutional Claims. Email: Guy DuBeau | | David Easton (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., with honors, 1968; J.D., 1975). Pi Tau Sigma; Tau Beta Pi. Registered Professional Engineer, State of Wisconsin, 1973. Commercial Pilot Certificate, 1986. Member, Board of Directors, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Inc., 1979— (Executive Committee, 1979-1988). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Exchange Committee, 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988); Society of Automotive Engineers; National Society of Professional Engineers; Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers. [LTC., Pilot, Wisconsin Army National Guard, retired 1994]. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Aviation Accidents; Fire Cause and Origin; Architects and Engineers Defense. Email: David Easton | | Timothy D. Edwards (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Arizona; 2000, Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Missouri (LL.M, 1998); Wayne State University (J.D., 1999); University of Wisconsin (S.J.D., 2000). Recipient: Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2005; American Jurisprudence Award and Capital Punishment Excellence Award, University of Missouri Law School, 1998. Author: "Addiction and Attorneys: Confronting the Denial," Wisconsin Lawyer, August 2007; "The Duty to Preserve Electronically Stored Information: A Primer For Human Resources Professionals," 2007; "An Overview of the New Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery," Western District of Wisconsin Newsletter, 2007; "Garcetti v. Cabellos - The Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Protection for Public Employees," Western District of Wisconsin Newsletter, 2007; "Recent Developments in Employment Law, The Verdict," 2006; "Older Workers Can Now Sue for Age Discrimination Under Disparate Impact Theory," 2005; "Representing the Impaired Client," GP Solo Magazine, 2004; "Reasonable Accommodations Under the WFEA: Crystal Lake Cheese Factory v. LIRC, The Verdict," 2004. Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Pre-Trial Advocacy and Legal Writing, University of Wisconsin Law School. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Directors, Western District, 2005); Wisconsin's Lawyer's Assistance Program (Committee Member, 2002—); American Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wisconsin Association of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Commercial Liability; Construction Law; Employment Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Municipal Law; Professional Liability. Email: Timothy D. Edwards | | Timothy D. Fenner (Partner) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with honors, 1970; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Special Agencies: Wisconsin Public Service Commission; Boards of Adjustment; Planning Commissions; Sewerage Districts; Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and other governmental bodies. Reported Cases: Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire, 176 Wis. 2d 391 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993); Town of Hallie, and Town of Hallie Sanitary District No. 1 v. City of Eau Claire, 173 Wis. 2d 450, 496 N.W. 2d 656 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992); Dane County Regional Airport v. Pelfresne, 186 Wis. 2d 538, 521 N.W. 2d 460; Dittberner v. Windsor Sanitary Dist. Number 1, 209 Wis. 2d 478, 564 N.W.2d 341 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Law; Real Estate and Development; Water and Sewer Utility Law; Insurance Law and Regulation; Public and Private Finance; Property Law; Municipal Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Timothy D. Fenner | | Judd A. Genda (Partner) born Appleton, Wisconsin, May 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin and California; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A., with honors, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Wisconsin Moot Court Board, 1994-1996. Member, University of Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, 1995-1996. Member: Dane County Bar Association; Western District Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Cable TV; Business Law; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation. Email: Judd A. Genda | | Patricia M. Gibeault (Partner) born Marinette, Wisconsin, April 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, including Western District Bankruptcy Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S, 1975; J.D., 1980). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy; Listed in Madison's Best Attorney's annually in Madison Magazine. Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, 1984-1993. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Western District Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; TEMPO, Madison. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Commercial and Consumer Act Collections; General Business Transactions; Banking Law; Commercial and Consumer Litigation; Chapter 128 State Court Receiverships. Email: Patricia M. Gibeault | | Daniel T. Hardy (Partner) born Appleton, Wisconsin, October 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: University of South Dakota and University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1971); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1974). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate and Small Business Law; Public Utility Law; Telecommunications; Taxation Law; Estate Planning and Probate. Email: Daniel T. Hardy | | Bruce L. Harms (Partner) born Reedsburg, Wisconsin, February 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1978. Senior Lecturer, Business Law, University of Wisconsin, School of Business, 1976—. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Small Business Law; Real Estate Development Law; Tax Planning; Securities Law. Email: Bruce L. Harms | | Jason J. Knutson (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., Philosophy, 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Winner, Waller Scholarship in Philosophy, University of Minnesota. Named "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2006. Author: "Preparing the Personal Injury Plaintiff for Mediation," Wisconsin Lawyer, August 2007; "Unsuitable Investment Claims 101," The Verdict, Summer 2004; "Risking Home Equity in the Stock Market," The Verdict, Winter 2005. Associate Lecturer, Legal Writing, University of Wisconsin Law School. President, Board of Directors, Woodland Montessori School. Member: Dane County Bar Association (Member, Mediation Committee; Chair, Long Range Planning; Volunteer Mediator); American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Law Related Education Committee); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Membership Committee); Lawyer Pilot Bar Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association; Inns of Court; Wisconsin Health Care Association; Legal Writing Institute; National Center for Victims of Crime; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Hellenbrand & Hellenbrand, S.C. v. Franklin C. Hilliard, et al.; Arnold v. Cincinnati Ins., 276 Wis. 2d 762; Atkins v. Swimwest, 277 Wis. 2d 303; Nichols v. Progressive Northern Ins. Co.- WI Supreme Court, pending. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Securities Arbitration; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Jason J. Knutson | | Arthur E. Kurtz (Partner) born Middletown, Connecticut, January 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with honors, 1977) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.B.A., 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Dane County Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Defense Litigation; Litigation; Family Law. Email: Arthur E. Kurtz | | Larry K. Libman (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1983). Real Estate Broker, Wisconsin, 1978. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; General Business Law; Federal and State Securities Law. Email: Larry K. Libman | | Lori M. Lubinsky (Partner) born Onalaska, Wisconsin, February 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Dane County and American Bar Associations; Civil Trial Council of Wisconsin; Society for Human Resource Managers; Wisconsin School Attorneys Association; Wisconsin School Board Association Reported Cases: Buswell v. Tomah Area School District, 2007 WI 71; Peters v. City of Mauston, 311 F.3d 835 (7th Cir. 2002); Garfoot v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 228 Wis. 2d 707, 599 N.W.2d 411 (Ct. App. 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation. Email: Lori M. Lubinsky | | John C. Mitby (Partner) born Antigo, Wisconsin, January 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin; 1992, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1971); University of Colorado, 1967. Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Madison's Best Lawyers; Best Lawyers of America; Who's Who in America Law; Know Your Madisonian, 1998. Member, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Law School Alumni Association, 1971-1975. Board Member, University of Wisconsin Golf Course Oversight Committee, 1991-1996. Arbitrator, State Bar of Wisconsin District 2 Fee Arbitration Panel, 1986-1994. Chairperson, District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee of the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, 1989-1991; Counsel, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility for Disciplinary Actions, 1991-2000. Mediator/Arbitrator: Resolute Systems Inc., National Arbitration Forum. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1985-1986); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2000-2001); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1987). [Capt., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1966-1968 and Wisconsin National Guard, 1968-1970]. Transactions: Chapter 11 reorganization of Consumers Cooperative Association of Eau Claire; Sale of House on The Rock; Sale of Noah's Ark of the Dell's, Inc. (America's largest water park); Sale of Commercial State Bank; IP litigation and mediation; General Counsel for engineering firms, hospitals, retirement and assisted living complexes, and numerous businesses. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Business Law; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Hospital Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: John C. Mitby | | Michael J. Modl (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ripon College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Texas-Austin (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Western District Bar Association (Officer); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Federal Court Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Michael J. Modl | | Brian W. Mullins (Co-Chair, Construction and Transportation Focus Group) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1977; J.D., 1980). Tau Beta Pi; Chi Epsilon. Listed: Madison's Best Lawyers; Super Lawyers of Wisconsin; Best Lawyers of America. Member: Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin; Construction Financial Management Association; Associated Builders and Contractors; Wisconsin Transportation Builders; Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers; Board of Engineering Professional Responsibility (Original Member); Wisconsin Builders Association Developer's Council; Madison's Central Business Improvement District Board; Downtown Madison, Inc. Board. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Director and Former Chair, Construction and Public Contract Law Section); Minnesota State Bar Association; Dane County Bar Association. Reported Cases: James Cape & Sons Co. v. Mulcahy Wis., 285 Wis.2d 200, 700 N.W.2d 243., 2005; Torke/Wirth/Pujara, Ltd. v. Lakeshore Towers of Racine Wis.App., 192 Wis.2d 481, 531 N.W.2d 419, 1995. Practice Areas: Construction; Fidelity and Surety; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Mold Litigation; Transportation; Insurance Defense; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation. Email: Brian W. Mullins | | Laura S. Peck (Partner) born Milford, Connecticut, October 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Connecticut; 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., with high honors, 1985). Member, Connecticut Law Review, 1983-1985. Member: Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate Women - CREW; Access Community Health Center Development Council. Director, Downtown Rotary Club of Madison. Trustee and Former President, Madison Downtown Rotary Foundation. Chair, Maple Bluff Police and Fire Committee. Member: Dane County and Connecticut Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Insurance; Commercial Loans; Business Law. Email: Laura S. Peck | | Richard E. Petershack (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1975); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Roland B. Day, Justice Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member, Maple Bluff Board of Zoning Appeals. Chair, Wisconsin Small Business Regulatory Review Board, 2003—. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Association of Mediators. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Commercial Loan Transactions; General Business Transactions; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Richard E. Petershack | | Robert V. Petershack (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., with high distinction, 1976); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Author: "Consider the Legal Issues Before Outsourcing Offshore," Wisconsin Technology Network (WTN) News, July 18, 2005; "Why File for Trademark Protection?" WTN News, July 7, 2005; "Arbitration Can Help When IT Deals Go Sour," WTN News, May 11, 2005; "Internet War Goes International," WTN News, February 21, 2005; "Google Wins First Battle in Trademark War," WTN News, December 20, 2004; "The Trademark Dilution Act of 1995," The Wisconsin Lawyer, Vol. 69, No. 7, 1996. Presenter: "Customer Issues in Information Technology Contracts," Digital Healthcare Conference, June 9, 2005; "Copyright Basics," University of Wisconsin Extension Department of Continuing Education, 1994-1998; "Legal Protection for Your Brand's Future," Brandworks University, 1996; "Covering Your IP Assets," Brandworks University, 1997; "Understanding Intellectual Property: Trademark Protection," UW College of Engineering, 1999; "E-Commerce Law in Wisconsin: Business and Legal Issues," National Business Institute, 2002. Co-Author: "Busting International Barriers to Trademark Protection," The Wisconsin Lawyer, Vol. 68, No. 4, 1995; "Copyrighting Insurance Policies," FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1995; "Copyrighting Insurance Policies," Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, June 1995. Certified Arbitrator. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Association; Licensing Executives Society; American Arbitration Association; National Roster of Neutrals. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; E-Business; Trademarks; Copyrights; Licensing; Commercial Law; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Transactions; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Robert V. Petershack | | Robert C. Procter (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1993); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Dane County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal; Telecommunications; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Robert C. Procter | | Michael Riley (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 3, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1967; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University of Wisconsin, 1986—; General Practice Litigation Course, 1994—. Panel Chairman, State Medical Malpractice Panels, 1982-1992. Special Counsel, State Ethics Board. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member: Interprofessional Relations Committee, 1988—; Chair, 1988-1991; Tort Law Committee; Chair, Legislation Committee, 1992-1993; Board of Directors, Litigation Section, 2003—); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1991-1997; Editorial Board, 1992—). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Malpractice. Email: Michael Riley | | Leslie A. Sammon (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S.N., with distinction, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Registered Nurse, Wisconsin, 1986. Member: Dane County Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section); State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Labor Law and Health Care Sections). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Municipal Labor Law. Email: Leslie A. Sammon | | John H. Schmid, Jr. (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania, May 11, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1966); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1969). Listed in the Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Workers Compensation Law; Trial Practice. Email: John H. Schmid, Jr. | | Jonathan L. Schuster (Partner) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., with honors; M.B.A.); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., magna cum laude). Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, Securities Regulation. Member: CFA Institute; Institute of Management Accountants. Member, Past President and Past Director, CFA Society of Madison. Recognized by Madison Magazine as a leading lawyer in Securities Law (2005). Named to 2006 list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers - Rising Stars by Law & Politics Media, Inc. for work in Business/Corporate Law. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Certified in Financial Management (CFM). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Captive Insurance; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: Jonathan L. Schuster | | Carl A. Sinderbrand (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1975); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1976. Assistant Attorney General, Wisconsin, 1979-1990. Commissioner, Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, 1999-2007. Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental; Construction Law; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice. Email: Carl A. Sinderbrand | | Steven M. Streck (Chair, Litigation Practice Group) born Appleton, Wisconsin, October 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. [Pilot, USAF 1977-1984.]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Aviation Law; Construction Law; Public Utility Law. Email: Steven M. Streck | | Charles V. Sweeney (Partner) born Edgerton, Wisconsin, August 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1975); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1985). Licensed Professional Engineer, Wisconsin and Indiana, 1979. Listed: Best Lawyers in America; Super Lawyers. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Construction and Public Law Section, 2000—). Practice Areas: Construction; Environmental; Land Use; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Charles V. Sweeney | | Troy D. Thompson (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, June 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1994); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1998). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Society for Human Resource Management. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Troy D. Thompson | | John Walsh (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, March 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: Grambling College of Louisiana, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1975). St. Thomas More Society. Editor, Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1974-1975. Interim Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert W. Warren, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1975. Member, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Law School Alumni Association, 1974-1977. Author of two studies on Wisconsin Jury Verdicts; Author of numerous white papers on substantive Wisconsin law for State Bar of Wisconsin for distribution to Wisconsin Legislature. Past Board Member, Center for Public Representation. Member, Governor's Council on the Creation of a Business Court. Chair and Member, Multiple Committees of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Member, Supreme Court Policy and Planning Advisory Committee. Chair, State Bar Legislative Oversight Committee. Chair, State Bar Lobbying Study Committee. Member, Wisconsin Civil Trial Counsel. Member Board of Governors, Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund. Former President, State Bar of Wisconsin. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member: Board of Governors, 1981—; Executive Committee, 1983—; Chairman of the Board, 1985-1986; President, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, Litigation Section); American Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Wisconsin Law Foundation (Former Board Member). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Business Litigation Practice. Email: John Walsh | | Michael J. Westcott (Partner) born Rockford, Illinois, July 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Carthage College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Marquette University (J.D., 1982). Author: "A Worker's Right to Know," Wisconsin Business Journal, May, 1983. Instructor: "Employment Law," Wisconsin State Telephone Association, 1991; "Wisconsin Labor and Employment Law," National Business Institute, Inc., 1993; "Return to Work Programs," Safety Council of Wisconsin, 1994; "Return to Work Programs After the ADA and FMLA," South Central Wisconsin Association of Occupational Nurses, 1994; "How to Respond to a Union Organization Drive," Wisconsin Assisted Living Association, 1998; "Harassment and Violence in the Workplace" and "Employment Law Update," Wisconsin State Telephone Association, 1998; "Hiring Issues in Wisconsin," Lorman Education Services, 2001; "Mandatory Arbitration Provisions," State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention, 2002; "Payroll Basics in Wisconsin," Lorman Education Services, 2004, 2005. Member, City of Verona Police and Fire Commission, 1991-1992. Member: Dane County and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Labor Law Section); Society for Human Resource Managers. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Municipal Labor and Employment Law; Health Care Law; Litigation. Email: Michael J. Westcott | | ASSOCIATES | | Brian D. Anderson (Associate) born Superior, Wisconsin, May 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2003, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota, Duluth (B.A., 1988); University of Maryland (J.D., 2000). LEED Accredited Professional, 2007. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Languages: Swahili. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance and Development; Business. Email: Brian D. Anderson | | Saul C. Glazer (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., English, 1984; M.S., Library Science, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry). Practice Areas: Construction; Employment; Government Contracts. | | Jason F. Hahn (Associate) born St. Charles, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2002). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jason F. Hahn | | Brian C. Hough (Associate) born Bronx, New York, December 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin - Madison (J.D.). Member: Dane County, Outagamie County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Rights and Constitutional Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability. Email: Brian C. Hough | | Jeffrey N. Jensen (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, March 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., Sociology and Spanish, 1988; M.S. Educational Administration, 1994; J.D., 1994). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration and Naturalization; Employment Discrimination; Affirmative Action. Email: Jeffrey N. Jensen | | Edward J. Lawton (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Taxation; Real Estate; Securities Regulation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Corporate Governance. Email: Edward J. Lawton | | Mitchell R. Olson (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, June 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1994; M.S. in Urban & Regional Planning, 2003); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Nettesheim v. S.G. New Age Products, Inc., 702 N.W.2d 449, 2005 WI App 169 (2005). Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Mitchell R. Olson | | Rebecca M. Orvick (Associate) born Ames, Iowa, May 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business; Commercial; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Rebecca M. Orvick | | Gesina M. Seiler (Associate) born Harvard, Illinois, September 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2002); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability; Professional Liability; Municipal Defense; School District Defense. Email: Gesina M. Seiler | | Melissa K. Warner (Associate) born Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, April 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin and Colorado. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1998); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2001); University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 2002). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Probate. Email: Melissa K. Warner | | David C. Williams (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, August 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., Philosophy; B.S., Nuclear Engineering); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A.; J.D.). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Construction Law; Land Use. Email: David C. Williams | | Jodi S. Yin (Associate) born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, December 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Colorado College (B.A.); Washington University (J.D.). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Email: Jodi S. Yin | | OF COUNSEL | | Ralph E. Axley (1902-1995). | | Floyd A. Brynelson (1914-1998). | | Frank J. Bucaida (Of Counsel) born Madison, Wisconsin, August 17, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Wisconsin. Education: New York University (B.A., 1954); Fordham University and University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1957). Order of the Coif. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance Law; Municipal Law. | | Griffin G. Dorschel (Of Counsel) born Madison, Wisconsin, September 7, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1960). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Artus; Order of the Coif. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Public Utilities Law. | | James C. Herrick (1918-2000). | | Peter G. Weisenberger (1946-1992). |
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