Recent Articles from dmc-admin
Bankruptcy
The case revolves around a disagreement between the Trustee representing the bankrupt entity BWGS, LLC, and BMO Harris Bank N.A. and Sun Capital Partners VI, L.P.
Breach of Restrictive Covenant-Unjust Enrichment
LKQ Corporation sued its former Plant Manager, Robert Rutledge, who left the company to work for a competing firm.
Sufficiency of Evidence
White was convicted by a jury of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm as a felon.
Zoning- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)
A Catholic high school in Madison sued the city and other parties, alleging that the city's refusal to grant permission for installing lights for nighttime athletic events violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Powerlist – Mari R. Zimmermann – Zimmermann Law Office
Milwaukee Attorney and Marquette Law School alum Mari R. Zimmermann has been practicing family law in the Badger State for more than a decade, putting children first. “If there are children, the goal is to not just meet my client’s interest but do so in a way that puts their children first,” Zimmermann said. Graduating […]
Officer disciplined over Floyd post can’t claim free speech
He took the post down approximately two hours later.
Powerlist – Karen Zimmermann – Zimmermann Law Office
Since 1982, Karen Zimmermann has focused exclusively on family law. Whether representing a client in a divorce, custody dispute or a support and property division, Zimmermann said, “Kids always come first.” “It’s all about the client,” she said, noting that her children, Mari and Nathan, also work at the Milwaukee family law firm. Mari Zimmermann […]
Powerlist – Michael S. Winter – Attorney Michael S. Winter
Michael S. Winter has navigated the emotionally taxing and complex areas of family law estate planning for over 40 years. Milwaukee based, he operates his private practice firm, dividing his caseload between Family Law, Criminal and Traffic Defense, and litigation in commercial and probate cases. He earned his bachelor’s in finance from the University of […]
Powerlist – Carol J. Wessels – Wessels & Liebau
Carol J. Wessels said her estate planning practice grew naturally from her work in elder and special needs law, and seeing firsthand what can happen when people do not have an estate plan in place. “I’ve handled guardianship cases, as well as probates when a person did not have adequate estate planning done and things […]
Powerlist – Eido Walny – Walny Legal Group
Eido Walny’s boutique Bayside law practice has grown a national client-base. “We have been very fortunate to build a practice with a national footprint,” said Walny, noting, “We have developed contacts and clients across the country.” In 2020, Walny was elected as president of the village of Bayside. In his free time, Walny serves on […]
Powerlist – Carlton D. Stansbury – Burbach & Stansbury S.C.
Carlton D. Stansbury decided to practice family law for a simple reason: He wanted to help people. “I realized early in my career that when legal issues and personal issues overlap, the legal and personal decisions made at that time can impact not only the clients, but also their families for many years,” said Stansbury, […]
Powerlist – Mark Shiller – Certus Legal Group
When Mark Shiller’s children were young, he tried to find a way to describe what he did for a living as an estate planner. “The best I came up with is that I helped people take care of their kids and their money and I think that’s still not a bad answer to what it […]
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies