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Address
660 East Mason Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (Milwaukee Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Cook & Franke S.C. was founded in 1896 and is one of the leading law firms in Milwaukee. The firm has developed a national reputation for handling complex commercial litigation matters of all types, including antitrust, OSHA and MSHA matters, environmental matters, construction disputes and representation of architects, engineers and other construction professionals. Lawyers practice in all levels of state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Statement of PracticeAdmiralty, Antitrust/Trade Regulation, Arbitration and Mediation, Aviation, Banking/Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy, Commercial Finance, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family Law, General Business and Corporate Law, Governmental, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor, Litigation, Product/Professional Liability, Probate, Real Estate, Sports Law, Taxation, Trust Administration. Year Established: 1896
Firm Size: 27
Representative Clients:ABB Drives, Inc.
AMOCO Oil
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Associated General Contractors
Beverly Enterprises
CH2M HILL
CNA Insurance
Competitive Wisconsin
General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin
M & I Marshall & Illsley Bank
Milwaukee Admirals
Payne & Dolan, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers
R.F. Technologies
Scottsdale Insurance
Sentry Insurance
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
Tri City National Bank
U.K. Mutual SS Assurance
Village of Bayside
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Address660 East Mason Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202, (Milwaukee Co.)
PhonePhone: 414-271-5900
Facsimile: 414-271-2002
Website
http://www.cf-law.com
Francis R. Croak (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1953, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1950; J.D., 1953). Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration; Construction Law.Email: Francis R. Croak
Robert F. Johnson (Member) born Madison, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin; 1971, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1966); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; Environmental Law; Insurance.Email: Robert F. Johnson
William A. Jennaro (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S., 1965); Marquette University (J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Family Law; Personal Injury; Admiralty Law; Civil Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: William A. Jennaro
Margaret T. Lund (Member) born Green Bay, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., 1975); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Law; Entertainment Law; Business Law.Email: Margaret T. Lund
Lawrence Clancy (Member) born Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1956, Wisconsin; 1958, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1961, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1954; J.D., 1956). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Finance Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Lawrence Clancy
Michael J. Lund (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin, U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Ripon College (A.B., cum laude, 1976); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Finance Transactions; Commercial Law.Email: Michael J. Lund
David J. Hase (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1965, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1962); University of Wisconsin-Madison (LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Education Law; Securities; Business Law; Criminal Law.Email: David J. Hase
Thomas J. Lonzo (Member) born Joliet, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, Northern District of Illinois, and Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1984); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1989); Creighton University School of Law. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance; Admiralty Law; Administrative Law; Personal Injury.Email: Thomas J. Lonzo
Jane C. Schlicht (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2001, United States Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980; J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Jane C. Schlicht
David A. McClurg (Member) born Viroqua, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. with honors, 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: David A. McClurg
Denasha A. Scott (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Beloit College (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Marital Property Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Law; Probate Administration.Email: Denasha A. Scott
Jeffrey S. Sokol (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S.M.E., 1983); Loyola University (M.B.A., 1989); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.
Ann Barry Hanneman (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., integral honors, 1986); Marquette Law School (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.
ASSOCIATESRobin S. Jacobs (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 2000, Wisconsin; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1982); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Robin S. Jacobs
Jeffrey A. Evans (Associate) born Long Beach, California; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 2006, Wisconsin; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: California State Polytechnic University at Pomona (B.S., 1984); University of San Francisco (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability.
Laura L. Stiemke (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 2001); London School of Economics (M.S., 2003); Marquette University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Megan L.W. Jerabek (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2003); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Finance; Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Real Estate; Tax Law; Corporate Law.
OF COUNSELHarry F. Franke (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1949, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University; University of Wisconsin-Madison.Email: Harry F. Franke
L. William Staudenmaier (Of Counsel) born Marinette, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1961, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Accounting, 1958; LL.B., 1961).Email: L. William Staudenmaier
Thomas J. Drought (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1959, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Thomas J. Drought
Steven L. Nelson (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1979); Marquette University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Entertainment Law; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Real Estate Development.Email: Steven L. Nelson
Julie M. Buchanan (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin, Arizona and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Marquette University (J.D., 1979).
(All Attorneys are Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee and American Bar Associations.)
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