Lili Behm has joined Axley’s Madison office in the areas of civil litigation and insurance defense.
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Axley attorneys explain CARES Act for small businesses (UPDATE)
The House passed a $2.2 trillion rescue package on Friday to help the U.S. economy and health-care system weather the coronavirus pandemic’s toll.
Read More »WHO’S DOING WHAT: Hart Powell changes name; new attorneys hired
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet recently announced that attorney Brian Waterman has rejoined the firm.
Read More »Warner’s love for math adds up to tax law expertise
If there’s one big misconception the public and other attorneys may have about tax law, it’s that the work is boring.
Read More »Hahn finds success behind wealth of experiences
Mike Hahn accomplished quite a lot before becoming a lawyer.
Read More »Groy overcomes hurdles with a little help from strangers
To say Gail Groy, a partner at Axley Brynelson, had some obstacles to overcome to get where she is today is an understatement.
Read More »Industry readies for regulatory attitude adjustment under Trump
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.
Read More »State Supreme Court to decide government immunity dispute
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.
Read More »Attorneys need to be at peace with the pieces when combining resources
From first-timers to veteran partners, attorneys agree that a good cultural fit is the biggest contributor to the success of firm mergers.
Read More »Wilson excels in her fast-forward career
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.
Read More »Feeling the burnout: Take care of your practice by taking care of yourself
For Don Murn, the recession served as a painful reminder of how important it is to take care of one's self.
Read More »Murn skis into successful law career
Don Murn was a competitive water skier when he began working as a clerk at a law firm.
Read More »Proposed rule change would reduce verdicts, settlements in personal-injury cases
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.
Read More »Premo wears many hats
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.
Read More »Taking the cap off: Med-mal damages cap facing challenges
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.
Read More »Gibeault has knack for firsts at Axley Brynelson
When Patricia Gibeault was starting out as a bankruptcy attorney, she was sometimes mistaken for someone’s secretary. Times have definitely changed.
Read More »Court decision sets foreclosure sale precedent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday could speed up the sale of abandoned foreclosed properties across the state.
Read More »Gibeault breaks ground in family, at Axley
While sitting in class at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Patricia Gibeault saw an opportunity.
Read More »Mitby builds on construction past to give companies legal aid
Long before John Mitby established himself as a construction attorney, he built air strips and roads in Southeast Asia.
Read More »Who’s Doing What: Axley Brynelson gives back; Schroeder Group sets up new structure
Frank Gumina has been named Milwaukee-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.'s executive vice president of Legal Services.
Read More »Who’s Doing What: Gibeault first female managing partner at Axley Brynelson
Patricia Gibeault of Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, is the firm’s first female managing partner.
Read More »Once more, with teeth
A scene that regularly plays out in my kitchen recently took center stage in a Dane County courtroom.
Read More »Jail a rarity for civil contempt
Attorney David Pliner knew his request for jail time was “extreme,” but he felt he had to try.
Read More »Litigious duo avoids jail time
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.
Read More »The case for digital forensics
Digital forensics has become such a part of Timothy Edwards’ practice that he makes sure to have an analyst next to him during depositions.
Read More »Attorneys seek jail time for litigants who won’t stop filing
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.
Read More »Madison trumps San Francisco for Axley attorney
When attorney Clarke Sugar left the West Coast for the Midwest last year, he didn’t just change firms, he changed practice areas.
Read More »An e-ducation: Everything you need to know about e-discovery
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?
Read More »2013’s largest verdicts
The six largest verdicts reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.
Read More »Who’s Doing What: Hupy named foundation fellow; attorneys get hired
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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