von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is not your traditional law firm. We transform the traditional law firm into a modern platform for legal innovation. We combine our industry leading expertise with innovative technology and a creative approach to problem-solving to generate game-changing advantages for our clients.
Recognized as a great place to work and founded on our core values of unparalleled service and recognized expertise, we provide innovative, cost-effective, value added and practical legal advice and effective representation.
Founded in 1904, we are today more than 180 lawyers strong with offices throughout Wisconsin and in Chicago. Our practice is global, national, regional and local and we are regularly chosen by industry leaders for their most significant and complicated legal matters while at the same time assisting growing businesses, startups and entrepreneurs in addressing their legal needs. Neither “Big Law” nor a “small firm”, we fit the niche that sophisticated consumers of legal services seek.
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Our Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights team provides legal services to lenders, suppliers, receivers, trustees, creditors' committees and debtors in the fast-paced area of bankruptcy and...
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Dev Baumbach is a Shareholder in the Madison office. He has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial litigation, business, construction, real estate and...
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Scott has been a practicing patent attorney since 1996. For the past several years he has been entirely focused on patent prosecution and opinion work. Some of the technologies with which...
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Adam Bazelon is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Group and is Chair of the firm’s Community Association Law Section. He has a statewide practice representing Wisconsin condominium and...
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Pat Bergin is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and chairs the firm’s Patent Law Section. He regularly assists clients with a broad range of...
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Gilbert Berthelsen is a Shareholder of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. For the past twenty years he has practiced primarily in the area of school law. In October of 2002, Gib received the...
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Terri Boxer is the co-chair of the Trusts and Estates Section. She practices in the areas of marital property, estate planning, and probate and trust administration. She advises clients on...
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Phil Bradbury is a Shareholder in the Madison office. He focuses his practice on commercial law and litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate, alternative dispute resolution...
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Doris Brosnan is a Shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Section, and focuses exclusively on assisting clients with employment issues. Doris regularly advises health care,...
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Kraig Byron is a Shareholder in the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group. Kraig offers many years of experience in the areas of complex business litigation, labor and employment...
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Mike Carlton worked as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., representing the EPA and other government agencies. Thereafter, he worked as a senior attorney...
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Nick Castronovo is a member of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation including contract and lease disputes,...
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Smitha Chintamaneni is a Shareholder and has represented businesses, governmental entities, and individuals in eminent domain, commercial real estate, leasing, taxation, and construction...
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Dave Cisar chairs the Banking and Commercial Finance Section of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He draws on his 35 years of experience to counsel businesses on governance, financing,...
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Our Construction Law and Litigation team represents clients in all aspects of construction-related matters. Our team assists clients on construction projects – big and small, in Wisconsin...
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Tom Crone has extensive experience representing public and private sector clients in a variety of labor and employment matters and has successfully represented a broad range of employers in...
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Jake Curtis is a shareholder in the Government Law Group focusing his practice on government relations matters for both public and private sector clients. He brings a unique skill set to...
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Matthew is a Registered Patent Agent. He has substantial industry and academic experience in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, with a particular focus in consumer...
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Daniel Dennehy advises private sector clients, especially health care providers on all aspects of employment, personnel, and labor matters. As part of this advising, he has conducted...
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David Edquist brings a risk management approach to his work with the firm’s health care and business clients that is based on over thirty years of experience in litigating commercial...
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Energy and water are fundamental to our economy and health, shaping our daily lives and influencing our business operations. The way we produce and use energy is ever changing. With...
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Natalie Fluker focuses her practice on real estate, government law and labor and employment. Prior to joining von Briesen, Natalie worked for several non-profits in Milwaukee where she...
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Aaron Foley focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, business law, real estate and adult guardianship.
Aaron values community service and is the current...
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Mark F. Foley is a Shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. with more than 25 years experience meeting the complex business and legal needs of clients ranging from individual business...
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The Government Law Group is a dynamic team of more than 30 lawyers and other professionals who are dedicated to addressing the many legal issues that confront those in the public sector....
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Wisconsin’s top businesses and industries require comprehensive government solutions in a changing economic, political, and technological climate. von Briesen...
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Todd Gray is a Senior Consultant with von Briesen. Prior to joining von Briesen, Todd had a distinguished career with several Wisconsin school districts, most recently holding the position...
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Kyle Gulya is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Section. Kyle advises both public and private sector employers with employment-and labor-related issues including regulatory...
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Andy Guzikowski is a Shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Public Finance Section.
Andy has had more than 25 years of experience in public finance. He has served as bond counsel and issued...
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Jill Pedigo Hall partners with businesses to develop and implement best practices, strategies, and solutions that ensure compliance with labor and employment laws while supporting business...
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Chrissy Hamiel is a Shareholder and Chair of the School Law Section where she concentrates her practice on assisting school districts on all aspects of law surrounding education. Chrissy...
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Sarah Hanneman is a member of the Government Law Group where she focuses her practice on school law and labor and employment issues. Prior to joining von Briesen, Sarah worked for Milwaukee...
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Devin Hayes is a member of von Briesen’s Labor and Employment Law Section. He represents public and private sector clients in all areas of employment law including discrimination defense,...
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von Briesen & Roper’s Health Law Section provides comprehensive legal services to the health care industry nationwide as both general counsel and special project counsel. Our clients...
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Ryan Heiden is a member of the Government Law Group where he focuses his practice on school law, municipal law, and labor and employment issues.
Ryan advises school districts on board...
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Megan Heinzelman is a Shareholder in the Tax Law Section. In addition to obtaining a Juris Doctorate, she holds a Master’s of Law in Tax from Northwestern University School of Law. She is...
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Ken Hoogstra maintains an extensive employee benefits practice, advising clients on such matters as ERISA compliance for group health, welfare and pension plans, and the design and...
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Tom Hornig is a Shareholder in the Madison Office and chairs the firm’s outdoor advertising section and co-chairs the eminent domain and condemnation section. He deals with takings in all...
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Chris A. Jenny is a Shareholder in the Madison office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He focuses his practice on representing business owners in a wide variety of niche markets to become...
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Megan Jerabek is the co-chair of the Trusts and Estates Section and a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group. Her practice focuses on the following areas:
Estate Planning;
Trust...
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Tom Kammerait is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Business Succession Planning Section. Tom represents businesses on all aspects of their corporate and business needs including...
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Chris Koehnke focuses on public sector, construction, government law and civil litigation. He has extensive experience representing business and governmental clients in courts throughout...
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James Korom has been involved in advising public and private sector clients on all aspects of labor and employment law; he has acted as chief spokesperson in negotiations; he has advised...
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Frank Kowalkowski is a Shareholder in the Green Bay office. He has an extensive Federal Indian Law practice representing municipalities, counties, state governments, businesses and...
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Jenifer Kraemer is a Shareholder in the Madison office. Her practice focuses primarily on construction law and litigation, real estate and business law. Jenifer is listed in The Best...
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Mollie Kugler is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group where she focuses her practice on representing and counseling insurance companies in litigation and...
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Beth Kushner is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Chairs von Briesen’s Appellate Section. She specializes in complex litigation and has successfully...
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Our Labor and Employment Group attorneys specialize in all areas of management labor and employment issues. A significant portion of the practice focuses on prevention – making sure...
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Ben LaFrombois focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, commercial finance, commercial real estate development, and business succession planning. Ben has led...
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In von Briesen & Roper’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, we pride ourselves on obtaining the best results for our clients, whether it involves formal litigation,...
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Susan Lovern is the President and CEO of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. and chairs the firm’s Commercial and Business Litigation Section. She represents clients in complex business...
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Steve Lundeen is a Shareholder in the Milwaukee office. He focuses his practice on handling matters for clients who are actively engaged in the global economy, including several capital...
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Jim Macy represents employers in labor negotiations, discrimination defense, disability and ADA issues, wrongful discharge or employment contract disputes, non-competition issues and other...
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Alan Marcuvitz is a Shareholder in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He is recognized as one of Wisconsin’s preeminent attorneys in the fields of eminent domain and real...
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Jeff Mark is a member of both the Health Care Practice Group and the Business Practice Group. Jeff advises hospitals, multi-institutional health care systems, physician groups and specialty...
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Gottlieb John Marmet is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. John is a registered patent attorney and focuses his practice on intellectual property law...
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Bob Mathers is a Shareholder and Chair of the Tax Section at von Briesen. He provides legal and business advisory services to Midwest businesses and their owners with a focus on closely-...
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Brent has been a practicing patent attorney since 1996, focusing primarily on patent preparation and prosecution (both domestic and international), opinion work, and counseling matters. He...
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Timothy McDonald is a Shareholder in the Compensation & Benefits/ERISA Section. His practice focuses on health and welfare, corporate pension, 401(k), profit sharing, 403(b), executive...
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Audrey Merkel is a member of the Government Law Group. She focuses her practice on representing counties and local governments with contracting, employment, public meetings and COVID-...
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Tom Moniz is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group and the Chair of the firm’s Nonprofit and Tax Exemption Section. Tom assists clients on all aspects of business and estate planning...
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Peter Mullaney is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, specializing in personal injury litigation, business disputes, and insurance coverage contests. Before...
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Randy Nelson is a Shareholder focusing his practice on estate planning, family business planning, advising service corporations and partnerships, tax planning, trust administration and...
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Steve Nelson is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Steve has extensive experience in litigation and concentrates his practice in commercial litigation...
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Kelly Noyes is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Kelly represents businesses, banks, hospitals and health care systems in a variety of litigation matters...
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Mmeli Obi is a member of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group in the Neenah office.
Prior to law school, Mmeli had over a decade of experience working as a Senior Loan Analyst...
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Craig T. Papka is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section. Craig counsels clients about a wide variety of matters with a view to preventing costly litigation. Craig can help...
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Andy Phillips has dedicated his career to assisting local governments, school districts and businesses with their most challenging legal problems. Andy brings innovative solutions to the...
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Tom Phillips focuses his practice on taxation and provides tax analysis, advice, and tax opinions to publicly traded and closely-held business entities. He has more than 40 years of...
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John Pinzl is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and litigation, third party recovery, medical malpractice...
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Nick Probst is a shareholder in the Government Law Group and chair of the Government Relations Section. Nick is an attorney and registered Wisconsin lobbyist with experience in both public...
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Doug Raines is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation, insurance defense, and appellate work....
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Jessica Reginato is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. She represents corporate and individual clients in matters involving product liability and...
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Phil Reid is an equity shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses solely on litigation, with a particular emphasis on asbestos and toxic tort...
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Christopher Riordan is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Chris’ practice focuses on medical negligence, hospital malpractice, personal injury, insurance...
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Rebecca Roeker is a Shareholder with over 14 years of experience in both private practice and state service. She was the appointed Chief Legal Counsel for the Wisconsin Department of...
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J.J. Rolling focuses his practice on matters involving real estate including eminent domain, drainage problems and property tax assessments. Prior to joining von Briesen, J.J. handled cases...
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John Rubin is a member of the Labor and Employment Section, with a focus on labor law. He has nearly a decade of experience serving as a Field and Trial Attorney for the National Labor...
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David Ruetz has over 30 years of experience in the environmental field, including work as an environmental attorney, the President of an environmental consulting-engineering firm, an...
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Joseph Russell is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He has litigated a wide variety of cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including...
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Mark Schmidt is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and the Construction Law and Litigation Section in the Milwaukee office.
Mark helps clients resolve their...
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Don Schoenfeld is a shareholder and past chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. His expertise includes all aspects of real estate acquisition, construction, performance contracting...
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Ryan Siehr is an attorney in the Business Practice Group and serves as chair of the Health Information Privacy and Security Section. Ryan advises hospitals, multi-institutional health care...
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John Sikora is a Shareholder representing clients in tax planning and the buying and selling of businesses and real estate with a particular focus on corporate, partnership and other...
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*Dan is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, admitted to practice in Wisconsin; admittance pending for Illinois State Bar Association.
Dan Simandl is a member of the Compensation and...
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Bob Simandl is a Shareholder with over 30 years of experience advising clients on a wide range of employee benefit, labor and employment law issues. This experience enables Bob to advise...
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Rebecca Simoni is a Shareholder in the firm’s Trusts and Estates Section. She advises individual clients, for-profit and non-profit entities, and financial institutions with a focus on...
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Aaron Smith is a member of the Health Law Section. He concentrates his practice on legal and business issues for health care providers, with a strong focus on compliance. Aaron advises...
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When a crisis occurs you require immediate action and a solid legal plan. Our Strategic Risk and Crisis Management team should be your first call. Our experienced team of attorneys have...
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Attorney Steve Szymanski is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group in the Milwaukee Office. Steve is a trusted advisor to his clients. Steve draws upon his background in tax, finance and the...
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Bill Taibl has an extensive practice in nearly all areas of financial institution representation and in a wide variety of real estate related matters. He regularly provides counsel on law...
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von Briesen’s Tax attorneys are experienced in every type of matter that may present a significant tax issue and with over a dozen advanced tax degrees or certifications have the knowledge...
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Rob Teuber is a Shareholder focusing his practice on tax disputes and controversies for clients nationally, regionally and locally. From a national perspective, Rob assists in resolving IRS...
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Tom is a shareholder and chairs the firm’s Patents and Intellectual Property Sections. An experienced attorney most active in patent prosecution, portfolio management and providing opinions...
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Matt Thome is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He focuses his practice on representing clients in high-stakes, complex business disputes and government...
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Geoff Trotier is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Section. Geoff proactively assists businesses of all sizes and complexities as well as municipalities and school districts in...
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Heidi Vogt is a Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group as well as the Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Section. Her practice...
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Scott Wade is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He focuses his practice on Worker’s Compensation and is the Chair of the firm’s Worker’s...
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Anne is a Shareholder in the Real Estate, Construction Law and Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Sections of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She represents privately and publicly...
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Curt Walther is a member of the Business Practice Group. He focuses his practice on tax planning, securities law and general corporate matters. He has experience with Regulation D and state...
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Stacy Gerber Ward is a Shareholder and Leader of von Briesen’s Government Enforcement and Corporate Investigations Section. Stacy focuses on helping clients respond to government...
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Dan Welytok is a Shareholder in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Dan’s practice focuses on helping management achieve practical results in all aspects of business. He...
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Bill West is a Shareholder. He Chairs the Firm’s Business Section and the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Section.
Bill is a trusted advisor to his clients and they rely on his ability to...
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David Westrup is an equity shareholder and member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Chair of the Drug and Medical Device Litigation Section. He advises...
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Brion is a Shareholder at von Briesen with a unique background and skillset that service the diverse needs of his clients. Brion’s clients come in all shapes and sizes from closely-held...
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Bill Woodward is a Shareholder in the Green Bay office. He serves as general counsel for business clients in a wide range of corporate and business matters throughout Wisconsin, including...
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von Briesen & Roper, s.c. has been selected for a 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for their coverage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The attorney-authors at von Briesen and their coverage of the TCJA provided a thorough overview of the major tax overhaul, with special attention paid to how it may impact aspects of Estate Planning.