Recent Articles from Jane Pribek
Powerlist – Grant Sovern – Quarles & Brady
As an employment-based immigration attorney, Grant Sovern of Quarles & Brady meets people from all over the world. Sovern works with businesses, institutions and organizations to help their new hires obtain green cards and visas so they can stay and work in the United States. “I get to talk to people from around the world […]
Powerlist – Brent P. Smith – Johns, Flaherty & Collins
A Madison native and graduate, Brent P. Smith went all-in when accepting the job at Johns, Flaherty & Collins in June 1978. Smith had visited La Crosse one time for a job interview before accepting and joining the firm with a concentration in civil litigation. He discovered a growing interest in employment law as clients […]
Powerlist – Robert Driscoll – Reinhart
For Robert Driscoll, the draw to employment law stems from his small business-owner father, and a mother with an interest in the law. A shareholder at Reinhart’s Milwaukee office, Driscoll represents small- and medium-sized businesses with their labor and employment law matters. He finds the most gratification in his practice when he helps clients navigate […]
Powerlist – Bob Simandl – von Briesen & Roper
It is not unusual for Bob Simandl’s plans for a day to go awry. “If I have three things on my to do list, there’s a 50-50 chance they’ll get done since my day can easily be interrupted by a client with an important concern,” said Simandl, shareholder and chair of von Briesen & Roper’s […]
Powerlist – Tyler Roth – Quarles & Brady
Employment matters are rarely boring. “The cases and situations I get to work on tend to be really interesting,” said Tyler Roth, an associate at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee. “As you learn more about an employer’s workforce or a particular case, you also learn about people and the different personalities that make up the […]
Powerlist – Caitlyn Doyle – Husch Blackwell
Caitlyn Doyle has a passion for helping businesses and their employees build strong relationships. “I advise employers on best practices and how to grow goodwill with their employees,” said Doyle, an attorney with Husch Blackwell. “Businesses of all sizes can turn their employees into their biggest advocates.” Doyle provides her clients with advising and counseling […]
Powerlist – Farrah N.W. Rifelj – Michael Best
Farrah N.W. Rifelj views employment law as a partnership with her clients, providing them with proactive support to avoid litigation. A partner with Michael Best and sub-practice leader of its affirmative action area, Rifelj said learning about her clients’ businesses is integral to success. “I provide more value when I can combine knowledge of their […]
Powerlist – Erica Reib – O’Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing
Erica Reib is the head of the Labor and Employment Practice Group with Milwaukee-based O’Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing. Reib works on a broad range of labor and employment issues for companies, including employment discrimination litigation and employment policy. According to Reib, her law practice has been very fulfilling. “I enjoy helping companies solve […]
Powerlist – Holly E. Courtney – Michael Best
Holly E. Courtney was searching for a practice area that would provide her with a mix of consulting clients and litigation. Employment law turned out to be the ideal choice. “It’s a really good balance of what I enjoy doing,” said Courtney, an attorney with Michael Best. “I help companies solve different problems from compliance […]
Powerlist – Maggie Cook – Godfrey & Kahn
The ever-evolving law surrounding employers convinced Maggie Cook to transition her commercial litigation practice into one focused on employment litigation. “I enjoy the variety employment law brings to my practice … and the factual scenarios presented by my clients are ever changing,” said Cook, a shareholder on Godfrey & Kahn’s litigation team and a member […]
Powerlist – Catarina Colón – Husch Blackwell
Not all attorneys spend day and night at their desks or in a courtroom. When Catarina Colón isn’t practicing labor and employment law, you might find her on a stage. Colón, who has been with Husch Blackwell for nearly five years, performed as a vocalist with the Husch Blackwell band at the firm’s retreat last […]
Powerlist – Tamara Packard – Pines Bach
Tamara Packard has dedicated more than two decades to advocating for employee rights, social justice and civil rights. Joining Madison’s Pines Bach in 1999, Packard doesn’t imagine spending her legal career anywhere else partly because her first case had a profound professional and personal impact. The case involved Madison Teachers Incorporated (MTI), a union that […]
Legal News
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
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