Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet recently announced that attorney Brian Waterman has rejoined the firm.

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If there’s one big misconception the public and other attorneys may have about tax law, it’s that the work is boring.

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Mike Hahn accomplished quite a lot before becoming a lawyer.

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To say Gail Groy, a partner at Axley Brynelson, had some obstacles to overcome to get where she is today is an understatement.

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It’s no secret that many in the construction industry are optimistic about what Donald Trump’s presidency could mean for them in the coming years, especially when it comes to the way his administration might handle labor regulations and related matters.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on a case that could clarify when immunity kicks in for contractors working on a government project.

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From first-timers to veteran partners, attorneys agree that a good cultural fit is the biggest contributor to the success of firm mergers.

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When Nancy Wilson decided to back to school, she put her nose to the grindstone and went non-stop for five years. All in one go, she found herself earning her undergraduate degree, master’s in accounting and a law degree.

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For Don Murn, the recession served as a painful reminder of how important it is to take care of one's self.

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Don Murn was a competitive water skier when he began working as a clerk at a law firm.

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In defending a client in a personal-injury lawsuit, Paul Curtis now finds himself contending with a not unusual but still seemingly contradictory set of facts: The plaintiff in the case has more than $60,000 in medical bills but, because of write-offs obtained by a medical insurer, no actual out-of-pocket expenses.

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Although Adam Premo officially serves as a paralegal and facilities manager at the full-service law firm, Axley Brynelson, in Madison, he has a sweeping catalogue of duties within his role.

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A possible misdiagnose that led to a patient's losing her limbs may prove to be the case that blows the cap off medical-malpractice lawsuits in Wisconsin.

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When Patricia Gibeault was starting out as a bankruptcy attorney, she was sometimes mistaken for someone’s secretary. Times have definitely changed.

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A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday could speed up the sale of abandoned foreclosed properties across the state.

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While sitting in class at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Patricia Gibeault saw an opportunity.

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Long before John Mitby established himself as a construction attorney, he built air strips and roads in Southeast Asia.

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Frank Gumina has been named Milwaukee-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.'s executive vice president of Legal Services.

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Patricia Gibeault of Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, is the firm’s first female managing partner.

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A scene that regularly plays out in my kitchen recently took center stage in a Dane County courtroom.

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Attorney David Pliner knew his request for jail time was “extreme,” but he felt he had to try.

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Despite pleas from their opposing attorneys, a judge did not send a pair of litigious Madison pro se plaintiffs to jail for violating his court order in an already closed lawsuit.

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Digital forensics has become such a part of Timothy Edwards’ practice that he makes sure to have an analyst next to him during depositions.

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Two attorneys have asked a Dane County judge to make good on his threat of jail time for two litigants who continue to pursue a case the judge declared over.

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When attorney Clarke Sugar left the West Coast for the Midwest last year, he didn’t just change firms, he changed practice areas.

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The term e-discovery has been around long enough to have become part of the vernacular. But do you know as much as you think you do about electronic discovery?

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The six largest verdicts reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.

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Michael Hupy, a shareholder of the personal injury law firm Hupy and Abraham SC, Milwaukee, accepted his nomination as a fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.

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If Tyler Wilkinson had decided to be a John Deere salesman or auctioneer, he never would have landed nine not-guilty verdicts for a client who was facing nine felony charges.

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Traditional employee offerings such as 401k, health insurance and vacation time might not be enough anymore.

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