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| | Address | 10 East Doty Street
Suite 400, P.O. Box 2965 | | Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2965 | | (Dane Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Lawton & Cates, S.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial Practice before all Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies. Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Construction, Trademark, Environmental Litigation, Class Actions, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury, Automobile, Trucking, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Dog Bites, Head and Spinal Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Labor and Employment, Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workers Compensation Litigation, Products Liability, Immigration. | Firm Profile:
Since 1958, Lawton & Cates, S.C. has served clients throughout Wisconsin in court and administrative hearings covering all areas of legal dispute. The firm has emphasized civil trial practice and has developed the depth and skills necessary to handle a wide range of disputes and to manage large, complex cases utilizing our team concept. We are recognized as a leader in class actions, insurance coverage issues, and environmental litigation. Our commitment to excellence in litigation allows us to maintain our small firm atmosphere while competing against the large firms. | | Firm Size: 18 | Representative Clients:
Agromac International, Inc.; Capital City International, Inc.; Cranberry Products, Inc.; Dow Jones Co., Inc.; ESPN; Esselte-Pendaflex, American Hospital Association; Grolier, Inc.; Iberis International, Inc.; Innovative Control Systems; Keene Manufacturing, Inc.; Martin Marietta Corp.; Miles Homes of Wisconsin, Inc.; National Home Products, Inc.; Pannell Kerr; Sherwin Williams Co.; Sterling Custom Homes, Inc.; Sunny Industries; Touche Ross & Co.; Uniek, Inc.; Verex Corp.; Wisconsin Association of Food Dealers; Wisconsin Dairy Products Ass'n.; Wisconsin Merchants Federation; Wisconsin State Employees Union; Council 24.; Agromac International, Inc.; Bank One; Innovative Control Systems; Uniek, Inc.; Sunny Industries. | Reference:
M & I Bank. | | John A. Lawton (1917-1990). | | James A. Olson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1961; J.D., 1966). Member, Board of Editors, Wisconsin Law Review, 1964-1966. Lecturer on Environmental Litigation, University of Wisconsin, 1976—. Member, Wisconsin Citizens Advisory Board to the Public Intervenor, 1976-1982. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Leverence v. USF&G, 158 Wis 2d 64, 426 N.W. 2d 218 (1990). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability Law; Class Actions; Insurance Coverage; Consumer Law. Email: James A. Olson | | James W. Gardner (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Lecturer: University of Wisconsin Law School, Trial Advocacy. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Litigation Section); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Business Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation. Email: James W. Gardner | | Kent I. Carnell (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1970). Author: "Wisconsin's Excess Liability Law—Some Needed Changes," Wisconsin Student Bar Journal, 1970. Member: Dane County Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Litigation Section); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage. Email: Kent I. Carnell | | Victor M. Arellano (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1976); Antioch University (J.D., 1984). Assistant to the General Counsel, Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, 1984. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Constitutional Law; Immigration Law. Email: Victor M. Arellano | | Kurt C. Kobelt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1987, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1977); George Washington University (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Labor Law Section, Executive Board). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Kurt C. Kobelt | | Douglas Joseph Phebus (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1993); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation. Email: Douglas Joseph Phebus | | Peggy A. Lautenschlager (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Criminal Law. | | Daniel P. Bach (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin. Education: University of Bath, Bath, England; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance (B.S., 1980); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Associate Editor, University of Wisconsin Law Review (1983-1984). Instructor: United States Department of Justice, Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. United States Bureau of Prisons, Trial Procedure. Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Judge Robert W. Warren (1984-1986). Assistant United States Attorney, WD Wisconsin (1986-2000). Chief of the Civil Division, U.S. Attorneys Office, WD Wisconsin (1988-2000). Special Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission (1992). Member: Racine County and Dade County Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation. | | John C. Carlson, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: Colorado College (1983); L'Universit'e de Pau (1985); Carleton College (B.A., 1988); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Languages: French. Practice Areas: General Practice. Email: John C. Carlson, Jr. | | Ginger L. Murray (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Public Defender Scholarship; ALI-ABA Environmental Law Scholarship. Family Court Commissioner, 1999-2004. City Attorney, 1999-2004. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Family. Email: Ginger L. Murray | | Heather Curnutt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2004, Wisconsin. Education: New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; New York State Bar Association. | | Lisa Claire Goldman (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, California and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1990); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1997). | | OF COUNSEL | | Bruce M. Davey (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1965); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif. Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1967-1968. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation. Email: Bruce M. Davey | | John C. Carlson (Of Counsel) born Racine, Wisconsin, March 11, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1959; LL.B., 1962). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Wisconsin Law Review, 1961-1962. Author: "Land Contracts-Strict Foreclosure and Unjust Enrichment," Wisconsin Law Review 324, 1961; "Expert Testimony of Emotional Disability," Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute Journal, June, 1966. Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Civil Procedure and Professional Responsibility, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1989, 1993. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John C. Carlson | | Richard L. Cates (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1951, Wisconsin. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1947); University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1951). Order of the Coif. Lecturer on Negligence Law, 1958-1962, Trial Courses, 1958-1977 and Evidence, 1979-1981, University of Wisconsin. Lecturer, McGeorge School of Law, 1982-1985. Deputy District Attorney, Dane County, 1957-1959. Member: Wisconsin Legislature, 1960-1961; Board of Visitors, University of Wisconsin, 1965-1973; Madison School Board, 1966-1967. Senior Associate Special Counsel Impeachment Inquiry House Judiciary Committee, 1973-1974. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1975-1977). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard L. Cates | | Marsha M. Mansfield (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Family Law Sections); Women's Law Association; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law. Email: Marsha M. Mansfield |
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