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| | Address | | 44 East Mifflin Street, P.O. Box 1807 | | Madison, Wisconsin 53701 | | (Dane Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 608-257-3764 | | Fax: 608-257-3757 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bgmlaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Bell, Gierhart & Moore, S.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defense of Legal and Accounting Malpractice, Public Utility, Corporate, Finance, Taxation, Family Law, Real Estate, Probate, Estate Planning, General Practice in State and Federal Courts, Licensing, Insurance and Securities Law, Telecommunications, Legal and Accounting Malpractice Defense. | | Year Established: 1851 | Firm Profile:
Bell, Gierhart & Moore, S.C. was originally founded in 1851 under the firm name of Vilas & Remington. The firm is a limited liability organization providing a wide range of legal services, including both general counsel and trial counsel services to individuals and the insurance industry, utilities, banks, healthcare providers, and other businesses; real estate development; estate planning; probate; taxation and family law. | | Firm Size: 16 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Affiliated Tanning, Inc.; Allied Insurance Group; AmCore Bank; American Family Mutual Insurance Co.; AMICA Mutual Insurance Co.; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; Bruce Company; Canal Insurance Co.; Capital First Corporation; Chicago Insurance Co.; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; City Gas Company; Clear Lake Telephone Co.; CNA Insurance Co.; Colonial Penn Insurance Co.; Continental Western Insurance Co.; Crawford and Company; Cutting Edge Metal Fab, Inc.; Dean Health System, Inc.; Ellis Manufacturing; Executive Risk Ins. Co.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; First State Bank of Eldorado; General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin; Great American Ins. Co.; Gundersen Clinic Ltd; Hillsboro Telephone Co.; Injured Patients & Families Compensation Fund; Kenneth F. Sullivan Construction Co.; Lakefield Telecom, Inc.; Madison Tanning Co.; M&I Marshall & Illsley Bank; McFarlane Manufacturing Co., Inc.; Medical Protective Company; Metropolitan Property & Liability Insurance Co.; National General Insurance Co.; North Brook Property and Casualty; Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co.; Partners Mutual Insurance Co.; Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin; Pro-Assurance; Professional Risk Management Services; Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.; Realtime Engineering Associates, S.C.; Realtime Utility Engineers, Inc.; St. Croix Valley Natural Gas Co.; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Cos.; Sauk Prairie School District; Secura Insurance; Service Specialists of Dane Co., Inc.; Shelby Mutual Insurance Co.; Solarus; Specialists of Dane Co., Inc.; State Farm Insurance; Total Water Treatment Systems, Inc.; United Grease, Inc.; United Heavy Truck Repair, LLC; United Liquid Waste Recycling, Inc.; Virchow Krause & Company, LLP; West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.; Western World Ins.Group; Wisconsin American Mutual Ins. Co.; Wisconsin Farmers Mutual Insurance Company; Wisconsin Health Care Liability Insurance Plan; Wisconsin Independent Telecommunications System, Inc.; Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Co.; Wisconsin RSA #7 Limited Partnership; Wollersheim Winery, Inc.; Zurich-American Insurance. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Glen H. Bell (1902-1988). | | Steven J. Caulum (1942-2003). | | John M. Moore (Shareholder) born Richland Center, Wisconsin, September 30, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1963; J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer 2006, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Municipal Liability; Civil Rights Law. Email: John M. Moore | | Ward I. Richter (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer 2006, Personal Injury Defense and General Practice. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Bruce R. Thompson, District of Nevada, 1973-1974. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors and Secretary-Treasurer, 1985-1989); American Board of Trial Advocates, Wisconsin Chapter (Charter Member, 1988—; President, 1996); American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow, 2003—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Negligence Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Accountants Liability. Email: Ward I. Richter | | William A. Abbott (Shareholder) born Austin, Minnesota, May 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., with distinction, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1975). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer 2006, Tax. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Special Agencies: Department of Regulation & Licensing (Appraisers); Federal Aviation Administration (Pilot Licensing). Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Licensing; Family Law. Email: William A. Abbott | | William C. Williams (Shareholder) born Madison, Wisconsin, April 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Telecommunications Law; Healthcare; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Utility Law. Email: William C. Williams | | David E. McFarlane (Shareholder) born Madison, Wisconsin, August 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., with distinction, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America. Author: "On Being 18: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities," Wisconsin Bar Foundation. Village President, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, 1988-1990. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; School Law; Health Care Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Litigation. Email: David E. McFarlane | | Mark H. T. Fuhrman (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Foreclosures; Taxation. Email: Mark H. T. Fuhrman | | Patricia J. Epstein (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, March 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of New York; 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., History of Art, 1984); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1989). Dean's List. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Product Liability, 1989. Previously with: Bower & Gardner; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, 1989-1995. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Patricia J. Epstein | | Ann C. Emmerich (Shareholder) born Lafayette, Indiana, July 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin and Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1987); Marquette University (J.D., 1991). Member, Marquette Law Review, 1989-1991. Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 1991-1999. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Negligence Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Ann C. Emmerich | | Sheila M. Sullivan (Shareholder) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1999); George Washington University (M.A., 1992). Member: Dane County Bar Association (Member, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin); State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Manke v. Physicians, Ins. Co. of Wisc., Inc., 2006 WI App 50, 712 N.W.2d 40; Suchomel v. University of Wisc. Hosp. & Clinics, 2005 WI App. 234, 288 Wis.2d 188, 708 N.W.2d 13; Degenhardt-Wallace v. Hoskins, Kalnins, McNamara & Day, 2004 WI App. 209, 277 Wis.2d 460, 689 N.W.2d 911; Grinnell Mut. Reinsurance Co. v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 2004 WI App. 32, 269 Wis.2d 873, 676 N.W.2d 573; Beauchamp v. Kemmeter, 2001 WI App.5, 240 Wis.2d 733, 625 N.W.2d 297; Thorp v. Town of Lebanon, 2000 WI 60, 235 Wis.2d 210, 612 N.W.2d 59. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Appeals. Email: Sheila M. Sullivan | | —————————— | | Timothy J. Yanacheck (Director) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Carthage College (B.A., 1969); Marquette University (J.D., 1974). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Workers Compensation. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America. [SP-5, U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Timothy J. Yanacheck | | Jessica J. Zerbst (Director) born Hancock, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Michigan Technological University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Family Law; Landlord/Tenant Law. Email: Jessica J. Zerbst | | Amy B. Tutwiler (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Wisconsin (M.S., Environmental Studies, 1994; J.D., 1994). Member and Coach, Moot Court Board, University of Wisconsin. Former Contributor, Wisconsin section of Brownfields Law and Practice, "The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land." Past Member: Preschool of the Arts Board of Directors; Dane County Ethics Board. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Amy B. Tutwiler | | Joost Kap (Associate) born Nijmegen, The Netherlands, August 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.S., 1998); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2005). Member: International Law Society (Secretary, 2003-2004); Business and Tax Law Association. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Business; Litigation. Email: Joost Kap | | Kelly J. Stohr (Contract Attorney) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1999); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate. | | Kathryn A. Harrell (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, July 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2002); Marquette University (J.D., 2006). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Kathryn A. Harrell | | Laura M. Lyons (Associate) born Janesville, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Laura M. Lyons | | Sarah Germonprez (Associate) born Neenah, Wisconsin, February 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1998); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(80%); Appeals(15%); Business(5%). Email: Sarah Germonprez | | OF COUNSEL | | Hugh H. Bell (Of Counsel) born Madison, Wisconsin, August 7, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law. Email: Hugh H. Bell | | Roger L. Gierhart (Of Counsel) born Argyle, Wisconsin, April 13, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Wisconsin. Education: Platteville State College; University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Court Commissioner, Circuit Court, Dane County, 1985-1987. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate; Insurance; Real Estate. Email: Roger L. Gierhart |
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