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Foley & Lardner promotes 6 to partner
Foley & Lardner LLP has announced the election and elevation of Joe Higgins, Jennifer Hennessey, Josh Roling, Louis Wahl, Chris King, and Nick Zepnnick to partner status as of Feb. 1.
Read More »Former judicial law clerk Davies elected to Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County’s Board of Directors
Jennifer Thompson Davies, an attorney and former business law instructor at Carroll University and a former judicial law clerk for District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, is one of four new members elected to the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County's Board of Directors.
Read More »Settlement reached in 2018 Beloit car crash
A $28,000 settlement has been reached in a car crash case from late 2018.
Read More »Foley names Daljit Doogal next chairman and CEO
Foley & Lardner has named Daljit Doogal its next chairman and chief executive officer.
Read More »Settlement reached in product liability case
A products liability settlement has been reached in the case of Joshua Gibson vs. Armor Lite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC, et al. (Case Number 3:20-CV-01088-SLC).
Read More »Caregiver spends 8 years, $250K to exonerate herself from abuse charges
Stacy Hartje’s quest to clear her name took eight years.
Read More »Briggs & Stratton bankruptcy agreement to provide $200K for worker’s comp claims
Employees of Briggs & Stratton who were injured at the now-bankrupt company will have an additional $200,000 fund to draw worker’s compensation from, thanks to a court decision.
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Axley’s Tierney, Lanzhammer advance to partner
Axley Attorneys' Elizabeth Lanzhammer and Danielle Tierney have been named partners in the firm.
Read More »DeWitt promotes Davis, Hills, Rohlfing to partner
DeWitt LLP law firm has promoted Laura Davis, Matthew Hills and Jordan Rohlfing to partner.
Read More »WILMIC’s Kunzke to retire as CEO; Watson to step into role
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. President and CEO Katja Kunzke is retiring after more than 17 years. Kunzke will step down from her position as CEO on Feb. 1, when Senior Vice President Tom Watson will take over. Kunzke will remain with the company through May, when her term as president comes to an end.
Read More »Applicants wanted for Washington County Circuit Court judge
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for the Washington County Circuit Court–Branch 3. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Todd Marten’s resignation, effective March 3, 2022. The new judge will complete a term ending July 31, 2023.
Read More »OCHDL adds Bomhack in Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Groups
Patrick Bomhack, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, has joined O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing. He will join the firm’s Business Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.
Read More »Draver joins Lindner & Marsack
Samuel Draver has joined Lindner & Marsack as an associate on its Worker’s Compensation Defense team. Draver will split his time between the Milwaukee and Madison offices of Lindner & Marsack.
Read More »Flags to half-staff in honor of Judge Curry
Gov. Tony Evers has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of Judge George Curry of Platteville, who died on Dec. 4 at the age of 74.
Read More »Law Journal honors its 2021 Unsung Heroes
The Wisconsin Law Journal, for the 16th straight year, honored 22 Unsung Heroes of the legal community on Friday during a luncheon at The Grain Exchange in downtown Milwaukee.
Read More »Axley’s Straka receives 2021 President’s Award
The Wisconsin Association for Justice has presented Axley Attorney Heath Straka with the 2021 President’s Award at their annual meeting and dinner event on Dec. 3.
Read More »$2.35M settlement reached in excessive use of force case
A settlement has been reached in a case involving the family of a 32-year-old man a Wood County deputy shot and killed in 2019.
Read More »Settlement reached in civil rights lawsuit filed against Baraboo School District
Dasia F. Banks v. Baraboo School District in the Western District of Wisconsin (case number 20-CV-36) was recently settled in mediation for $862,500.
Read More »Herrling Clark’s Scheuerman named officer with WAJ
Kristen Scheuerman, a partner at Herrling Clark Law Firm, has been named treasurer of the Wisconsin Association of Justice, and is scheduled to take over as president of the organization in 2026. She will be the organization’s sixth female president in its nearly 70-year history.
Read More »Voeks joins Reinhart as an associate
Justin Voeks has joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren's Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practices in the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate.
Read More »Rousset joins Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown
Danielle Rousset has joined Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown in the firm’s probate and fiduciary litigation group. Rousset joins the team after many years with a small firm, where she represented clients in insurance, business, tort, employment and appeals cases.
Read More »Kornblum appointed to Court of Appeals
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Lori Kornblum to the Court of Appeals District II. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Paul Reilly’s resignation, effective Jan. 3. Kornblum will serve a term ending July 31, 2022.
Read More »Davis|Kuelthau recognized as one of ‘Best Law Firms’
For the 12th straight year, Davis|Kuelthau has been recognized as one of the country’s “Best Law Firms” as reported by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
Read More »Habush attorneys recognized on 2021 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Habush Habush & Rottier Personal Injury Law Firm has 31 of its lawyers named as 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Read More »Wisconsin Super Lawyers selects 14 Davis|Kuelthau attorneys
Davis|Kuelthau has 14 of its attorneys across 11 practice areas and three offices named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in Wisconsin for 2021. Additionally, three attorneys were recognized as Wisconsin Rising Stars.
Read More »GRGB lands attorneys on Super Lawyers, Rising Stars lists
The Milwaukee-based trial and litigation law firm of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has announced that several attorneys from their team have been recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Read More »Lindner & Marsack attorneys earn Super Lawyer designations
Lindner & Marsack placed four attorneys on the Super Lawyers list. Honorees include Douglas Feldman, Gary Marsack, Daniel Pedriana and Oyvind Wistrom. Feldman and Wistrom were also named as Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Report, along with Daniel Finerty and Jonathan Swain.
Read More »10 Herrling Clark attorneys named Wisconsin Super Lawyers
Herrling Clark Law Firm had 10 of its attorneys named among the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers.
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