Jacob R. Reis
Jacob R. Reis’ decision to become a personal injury lawyer arose from a very personal family experience. When he was starting high school, his grandfather was killed in a car accident.
Law Librarian of the Year
When someone at one of Habush Habush & Rottier’s 13 offices needs to know where to find the information that’s essential to a case, they call Diane Duffey, the firm’s only law librarian. It’s a role she has enjoyed for more than 11 years.
IT Specialist of the Year
When a computer hard drive crashed during the middle of a trial, a lawyer’s worst nightmare, Jim Desing worked through the night to fix the problem, and the litigation team was able to proceed with their presentation the following day. Foley Managing Partner Nancy Sennett says that tackling that job without complaint is just one example of his strong work ethic and attitude.
Legal News
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- Federal judge dismisses DOJ voter data lawsuit in Wisconsin
- Republicans spend $500K on ads in Wisconsin AG race
- Evers seeks applicants for Milwaukee judgeship
- Residents sue over Driftless region transmission line
- Wisconsin Supreme Court appeal looms in map cases
- Brewers’ fans lose $13,000 raffle dispute in court
- State sues Trump over nursing student loan cuts
- Milwaukee to pay $575K to settle swatting lawsuit
- Oshkosh theater president accused of stealing $15,000
- Wisconsin ICE detainee lawsuit sent back to state court
- Judge denies venue change in Elijah Vue death case
Case Digests
- Attorney License Revocation-Sexual Harassment
- Extrinsic Evidence Rule-Corporate Officer Liability
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Medicaid Fair Hearing-Notice and Hearing Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights-Substantial Relationship Test
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act-Plain Error Review
- Jurisdictional Authority-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Fourth Amendment-Evidence Suppression
- Rehabilitation Act-Hostile Workplace
- Federal Arbitration Act-Refusal to Arbitrate
- Breach of Agreement-Mootness-Tax Assessment
- Domestic Abuse-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Subsequent Counsel)-Intimidation

