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• Abbey Howard [Paralegal]
• Agatha K. Raynor [Lawyer]
• Allison N. Bell [Lawyer]
• Amy J. Doyle [Lawyer]
• Andrew R. Rider [Lawyer]
• Anthony M. Umlauf [Paralegal]
• Ashley E. Webber [Lawyer]
• Ashley M. Adams [Paralegal]
• Benjamin A. Sparks [Lawyer]
• Bethany J. Berndt [Paralegal]
• Cathy M. Degenhardt [Paralegal]
• Charles E. Polk [Lawyer]
• Christine M. Jahncke [Paralegal]
• Cindy L. Hangartner [Lawyer]
• Daneille M. Strong [Lawyer]
• Daniel K. Mullin [Lawyer]
• Dashia Jackson-Day [Paralegal]
• Donald H. Carlson [Lawyer]
• Eric D. Carlson [Lawyer]
• George S. Peek [Lawyer]
• James A. Niquet [Lawyer]
• Jeffrey T. Nichols [Lawyer]
• Jennifer A. Waterstraat [Paralegal]
• Jennifer J. Nickerson [Paralegal]
• Jerilyn Jacobs [Lawyer]
• Joshua A. Lange [Paralegal]
• Julia A.V. Devine [Paralegal]
• Karl J. Kuderer [Paralegal]
• Kelly L. Mangan [Lawyer]
• Kylie M. Owens [Lawyer]
• Laura E. Schuett [Lawyer]
• Lawrence J. Drabot [Lawyer]
• Marcella S. Spoto [Lawyer]
• Mary E. Nelson [Lawyer]
• Matthew J. Tobin [Lawyer]
• Melissa A. Kirschner [Lawyer]
• Micaela E. Haggenjos [Lawyer]
• Michael A. Emer [Lawyer]
• Michelle L. Magana [Paralegal]
• Nathan J. Bayer [Lawyer]
• Nick G. Kotsonis [Lawyer]
• Nikandra R. Glause [Paralegal]
• Noelle C. Muceno [Lawyer]
• Pamela J. Kovochich [Paralegal]
• Patrick W. Brennan [Lawyer]
• Philip J. Tallmadge [Lawyer]
• Robert M. Everett [Lawyer]
• Samuel C. Hall Jr. [Lawyer]
• Sara C. Mills-Flood [Lawyer]
• Sheila F. Steinweg [Paralegal]
• Stacy K. Luell [Lawyer]
• Steven C. McGaver [Lawyer]
• Susan L. Clark [Paralegal]
• Timothy M. Johnson [Lawyer]
• Travis J. Rhoades [Lawyer]
• Walker J. J. Stutzman [Lawyer]
• William E. Keeler III [Lawyer]
• William P. Dineen (of counsel) [Lawyer]
• William W. Ehrke [Lawyer]
• Zachary J. Davis [Lawyer]
• Zachary J. Flood [Lawyer]

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• Environmental Litigation and Coverage
• Extra Contractual Liability
• Family Law
• Fire and Explosion
• Foreclosure
• Fraudulent Insurance Claims
• General Insurance Defense
• Insurance - Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Land Use
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• Long Term Care
• Mass Tort Litigation
• Mechanical Accidents
• Motor Vehicle Litigation
• Municipal Law
• Negligence
• Nursing Home Liability
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Probate
• Products Liability
• Real Estate Litigation
• Reinsurance Disputes
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• School Law
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• Sports and Entertainment Law
• Subrogation
• Surety Law
• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Trucking Litigation
• Trusts and Estates
• Workers' Compensation
• Wrongful Death

News

Blog

• Addressing Claims after a Product Rollout (I’m looking at you, Hoverboard)
• Boy is it Cold! How is your Automatic Fire Sprinkler System?
• Can I Offset Payments Made Under a Med-Pay Provision From Payments Due Under a UIM Provision?
• CDC Eviction Moratorium Extension Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals Affirms Insurer’s Payment of Remaining Limits to Court Before Settlement
• Court of Appeals Confirms Three Week Rule as Absolute Immunity, and After Three Weeks, Discretionary Immunity Is Available to Municipalities
• Court of Appeals Holds That Public Policy Does Not Shield Insurer From Potential Liability For Heroin Overdose
• Court of Appeals Rules That "Known Danger" Exception to Governmental Immunity Is Inapplicable to Law Enforcement Investigation of Sexual Abuse
• Defamation Down Under: Online Publications and Personal Jurisdiction
• Do You Have a Warrant? SCOTUS Confirms Narrow Application of Community Caretaker Exception and Emphasizes Exigent Circumstances Exception
• Expert Opinion Excluded Under Wisconsin Daubert Statute as Not Based on Sufficient Facts or Data
• F*** School; F*** Cheer; F*** Everything: the United States Supreme Court Issues First Student Speech Decision of the Social Media Era
• Falsely Induced “As-Is” Clause Will Not Defeat Statutory Claim of Deceptive Representation
• Fewer Bankruptcies: Is it a Surprise?
• Fireplace and Stove Fire Claims--Determining Origin and Cause, and Litigating out of the Ashes
• Illinois Supreme Court Prohibits Evaluation of Police Officers by the Number of Citations Issued
• It May Be Okay for the Arbitrator to Sleep, But Counsel Needs to Stay Sharp
• John Doe Defendants Should Be Identified Prior to Expiration of Statute of Limitations, Even Where Complaint is Timely Filed
• Prisoner Litigation Reform Act's Exhaustion Requirement Is Inapplicable When An Inmate Is Not Informed Of The Grievance Process
• Recent Seventh Circuit Case Permits Respondeat Superior Liability for Municipality
• Seventh Circuit Clarifies Accrual Date of Fourth Amendment Claims; Bond Conditions Are Not Tantamount to Detention or Custody
• Seventh Circuit Holds That Panhandling Ordinance is Content-Neutral, Constitutional
• Seventh Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Where Law Enforcement Officer Applied Hands-On Restraint Tactics To 61-Year-Old Man In The Midst Of Hypoglycemic Emergency
• Specific Time Period Unnecessary to Establish Unsafe Condition - Nature of Condition and Business Will Determine if Claim Proceeds
• Statute of Limitations in Facebook Defamation Claim Based on “Active Use”
• Stopping a Frequent Filer in His Tracks
• Subjective Knowledge Requires Detailed Pleading in § 1983 Due Process Claims
• Supreme Court Decides Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
• The Anatomy of a Restaurant Fire Claim
• WI Court of Appeals Affirms a Party Must Supply Electronic Records if Specifically Requested
• WI Court of Appeals Clarifies Proof Required in Insurance Agent Negligence Cases
• Wisconsin Courts Further Interpret the Economic Loss Doctrine
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Adds Competence in Technology to Rules of Professional Conduct
• Wisconsin Supreme Courts Affirms Mere Commercial Availability of Coverage Insufficient to Prove Claim of Negligent Procurement Against Agent

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