Attorney Franklyn Gimbel of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown was honored Wednesday with the Witness to History presented by the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Milwaukee Common Council members criticize Gimbel’s ‘racist remarks’ on radio show
Eleven members of the Milwaukee Common Council are criticizing the attorney Franklyn Gimbel's comments about the history of policing in the city, calling his remarks racist, inaccurate and "profoundly disturbing."
Read More »Lawyer: No resolution over ex-Milwaukee chief’s ouster
Talks to determine the future of Milwaukee's former police chief after a judge ruled he was improperly demoted ended Monday without a resolution.
Read More »Judge gives Milwaukee’s ousted police chief job back
A judge has given Milwaukee's ousted police chief his job back, just a day after the board that demoted him selected a new acting chief.
Read More »Morales seeks $625,000 in damages from city after demotion from chief
Former Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales is taking the first step to filing a lawsuit against the city for more than half a million dollars after the Fire and Police Commission demoted him to captain earlier this month.
Read More »Demoted Milwaukee police chief to retire, exploring legal action
Milwaukee's former police chief, who was demoted to captain in part for using tear gas against protesters demonstrating over George Floyd's death, has chosen to retire instead of staying with the department.
Read More »Demoted Milwaukee chief’s attorney says city wanted ‘to dump the guy’
An oversight board demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd's death.
Read More »Panel ponders firing Milwaukee police chief after protests
An oversight board is considering firing Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after he ordered officers to use tear gas to break up protests over George Floyd's death, the last straw for members upset with how the chief has handled incidents since the arrest of Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown in 2018.
Read More »Police preparing for unknowns at Democratic convention
The Milwaukee Police Department doesn't know how many people will show up for the scaled-back Democratic National Convention that begins in less than two weeks, but it's prepared to handle protests without using tear gas, the embattled Milwaukee chief said Tuesday.
Read More »Gimbel earns MBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Frank Gimbel, founding partner of Milwaukee-based trial and litigation law firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Milwaukee Bar Association.
Read More »Who’s Doing What: Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown turns 50; Reinhart names new shareholders
Milwaukee-based trial and litigation firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Read More »Wisconsin Center District Board dissolved, Gimbel ejected
A provision in the new Milwaukee Bucks arena deal signed last week by Gov. Scott Walker has dissolved a Milwaukee convention center board, created a new entertainment district and installed a new chairman for the board of that district.
Read More »OLR seeks revocation of personal injury attorney’s license
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney could lose his law license over his January 2014 conviction for not paying taxes and allegations that he mismanaged his firm’s trust account and misappropriated money withheld from employees’ paychecks.
Read More »Justice wants to reconsider ex-Walker aide case (UPDATE)
In an unusual move, a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has asked his colleagues to reconsider their decision not to hear an appeal of a felony conviction from a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive.
Read More »Lawmakers quibble over Milwaukee police video evidence snafu
An informational hearing Wednesday on the recent crash of the Milwaukee Police Department’s video recording system yielded few answers.
Read More »Legal community mourns death of retired judge
One of state Attorney General Brad Schimel’s fondest memories of Patrick Snyder, a retired Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge who died Wednesday, comes from a retirement party held at the Waukesha County Courthouse in 2010. There were two cakes, and at the end of the festivities, one was left untouched.
Read More »‘Molotov,’ Mr. Gimbel
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he doesn't remember sending a letter about a menorah that is signed "Thank you and Molotov" to prominent Milwaukee attorney Frank Gimbel.
Read More »Court upholds conviction of former Walker aide (UPDATE)
One of Gov. Scott Walker's former key Milwaukee aides was properly convicted of campaigning on taxpayers' time, a divided state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Read More »Ex-cop who robbed bank gets 9 years
A former Mukwonago police officer who robbed a bank in 2010 while he was still on the force was sentenced this week to nine years in federal prison.
Read More »Personal injury attorney sentenced to prison for failure to pay taxes
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for not paying taxes between 2007 and 2009.
Read More »Rindfleisch attorney won’t appeal records release (UPDATE)
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker will not take any further action to block the release of thousands of emails and other documents uncovered during a secret investigation, her attorney said Monday.
Read More »Ex-Walker aide loses bid to keep emails secret
A Wisconsin appeals court judge has rejected a request from a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker to keep her emails private.
Read More »Spooner questions fairness of trial
John Henry Spooner wrote a letter to his local newspaper on the day he was convicted of killing his teenage neighbor, wondering whether he got a fair trial and asking for help in getting the truth out.
Read More »Spooner’s life sentence shows difficulty of stubborn clients (UPDATE)
Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.
Read More »Jury: Spooner sane when he killed teen neighbor (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and then fired a bullet into the boy's chest, jurors decided Friday. The verdict essentially guarantees that 76-year-old John Henry Spooner will die behind bars.
Read More »Despite attorney’s concerns, Spooner declared competent to testify (UPDATE)
Against the wishes of counsel, 76-year-old John Spooner took the stand Thursday afternoon during a trial to decide whether he was mentally ill when he shot and killed 13-year-old Darius Simmons in May 2012.
Defense wrestles with evidence in Spooner guilty verdict (UPDATE)
In defending a 76-year-old man seen shooting and killing a teenager in footage from his own surveillance camera, defense attorney Frank Gimbel said he had no choice but to concede that his client was guilty of homicide.
Read More »Prosecutor: Video shows Wisconsin man killing teen
The trial for a Milwaukee man accused of gunning down his 13-year-old neighbor whom he suspected of stealing opened Tuesday with prosecutors promising to show jurors a video of the slaying.
Read More »Man faces trial for shooting teen neighbor (UPDATE)
Jury selection began Monday in the case of a 76-year-old white man charged with gunning down a 13-year-old black boy last year on a Milwaukee sidewalk over a theft allegation.
Read More »Justice Bradley recuses herself from Prosser case, cites ongoing safety concerns (UPDATE)
In recusing herself from the ongoing ethics case against fellow State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley unloaded Wednesday in a memorandum (PDF) decision addressed to James Alexander of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission and others.
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