Powerlist – Environmental Law Attorneys 2025
Every month, the editorial staff at the Wisconsin Law Journal hand-picks its Powerlist based on its knowledge of the legal market across Wisconsin and what we hear from the legal […]
Environmental Law Attorney – Todd Palmer, Michael Best
Even after three decades in practice, Todd Palmer remains passionate about finding solutions to the often-controversial challenges in environmental law.
Environmental Law Attorney – Sarah Slack, Foley & Lardner
Sarah Slack finds fulfillment in her sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice, making the work more meaningful to clients than just “checking a box.”
Environmental Law Attorney – Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum
Paul Kent has experienced firsthand the ebb and flows of environmental law and not only a practicing attorney but as an educator.
Environmental Law Attorney – Linda Benfield, Foley & Lardner
For Linda Benfield, environmental law is about listening and changing behavior in a world she deems gray and not black and white.
Environmental Law Attorney – Brian Potts, Husch Blackwell
Brian Potts uses his background in economics to his advantage when it comes to energy law, especially when it comes to working with start-ups.
Environmental Law Attorney – Lawrie Kobza, Boardman Clark
Serving as both a lawyer and a lobbyist, Lawrie Kobza brings a blended perspective to her work helping public-sector clients.
Environmental Law Attorney – Jordan Hemaidan, Michael Best
Jordan Hemaidan is a partner and chair of the Energy Industry Group at Michael Best.
Environmental Law Attorney – John Van Lieshout, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
John Van Lieshout sees his role as an environmental attorney as a translator, representing business clients with transactional experience that rivals his own.
Environmental Law Attorney – Joe Wilson, Quarles & Brady
Drawn to the field by a love of “big, complicated challenges and big, complicated machines,” Joe Wilson has built a career helping clients navigate the evolving demands of the energy industry.
Environmental Law Attorney – Henry Handzel, Jr., DeWitt Law Firm
For more than three decades, Henry Handzel, Jr. has dedicated his career to environmental and administrative law.
Environmental Law Attorney – Diane Marchik, Godfrey & Kahn
Joining Godfrey & Kahn straight of law school, Diane Marchik’s approach to practice is rooted in advice she received from an interviewer.
Legal News
- Judge halts tree clearing at Potawatomi State Park
- Former funeral home owner indicted in Medicaid fraud
- Enbridge settles Wisconsin pipeline spill for $275K
- Supreme Court backs end of protections for Haitians, Syrians
- Wisconsin court upholds Menominee tribal immunity
- Milwaukee prenatal care owner to plead in Medicaid fraud
- Oracle sues PSC over Wisconsin data center rules
- Worker files NLRB charges over union dues dispute
- Canadian gets prison in $1.2M mail fraud scheme
- Eau Claire firm to pay $325K in state pollution settlements
- Illinois man sentenced in Marshfield ATM theft scheme
- Wisconsin officials push to destroy 2020 absentee ballots
Case Digests
- Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Plain Error
- 6th Amendment-Failure to Prosecute
- Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal
- Statute of Limitations-Bail Jumping
- Marital Property Division-Competency
- Standing-Marsy’s Law
- Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees
- Voluntary Consent-Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test
- Class Action Fairness Act-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Policy Exclusions-Commercial Crime Bond
- Negligent Misrepresentation-Tortious Interference












