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My practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and products liability litigation and I am very fortunate to get to work with some very talented lawyers at Gass Weber Mullins LLC.

My passion is my profession.  I view every case, no matter how big or small, as a direct reflection on my ability as an attorney.  Nothing is more important than attacking a case with honesty and passion--I strive to seek justice in a too often unjust world.  In my limited spare time I enjoy my children, and three dogs.  I am a licensed kettlebell instructor.

My legal practice focuses on the following areas:* Corporate law and business planning.* Business succession and tax planning.* Estate planning, probate and trust administration.* Family foundations and tax-exempt organizations.I serve as counsel to individuals, families, and businesses regarding appropriate estate planning, business succession and tax planning arrangements to carry out their goals and objectives. This includes advise on all aspects of probate and trust administration, including estate and gift tax return preparation, private letter rulings, and representation before the IRS and Wisconsin Department of Revenue. I also serve as counsel to businesses on a wide variety of ongoing business needs, including organization and development of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, business planning and corporate compliance, contract drafting and negotiations, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs, mergers, acqusitions, and the ultimate sale of the businesss.. I provide counsel to nonprofit organizations and foundations on all aspects of nonprofit and tax exempt organizations law, including start-up; obtaining and maintain income tax, property tax and sales tax exemptions; governance and corporate procedures; fiduciary duties of officers and directors; continuing compliance with the complex federal and state regulations applicable to nonprofit organizations and their officers and directors; organizational change, mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances, creation of subsidiaries and other reorganizations.

Mr. Pettit regularly advises and represents business clients, including those with Collective Bargaining Agreements, in the application of employment laws to everyday problems they encounter, including the negotiation and administration of Collective Bargaining agreements.

Mr. Johnson is a frequent lecturer to groups of attorneys on topics including trial practice and process, cross-examination, attorney ethics and professional liability. He represents lawyers and law firms on issues relating to corporate/business structure, law firm dissolution and attorney departure, legal malpractice, and ethical issues associated therewith. Mr. Johnson is frequently retained as an expert witness in these areas.

Mr. Frenn focuses his practice on small business law, real estate, non-profit organizations, wills, trusts estates, and business litigation.  He also has extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate transactions, including buying, selling, tax-free exchanges, buying/selling businesses and eminent domain cases.

Mr. Flynn has obtained multiple six figure jury verdicts on personal injury cases in the state court, and has won numerous homicide, sexual assault, and federal criminal cases. Alex Flynn & Associates, S.C. also has a successful appellate practice.

Mr. Cabush concentrates his practice in state and federal court civil litigation. Mr. Cabush represents corporate clients, insurance companies and individuals in the areas of commercial litigation, employment practices liability, construction accidents, premises liability, product liability, automobile accidents, bad faith, professional liability and environmental liability. Mr. Cabush has won jury trials across the State of Wisconsin. He has handled appeals before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Cabush represents employers in state and federal cases involving breach of contract, wrongful discharge, discrimination, overtime pay and many other employment related matters. He assists employers in handling matters arising under state and federal statutes and regulations such as the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. He responds on behalf of employers to investigations by the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Cabush represents municipalities and governmental agencies in civil rights cases arising under 42 USC Sec. 1983. He also defends municipalities in actions seeking certiorari review and writs of mandamus. Mr. Cabush defends insurance companies and their insureds in all types of civil litigation. Mr. Cabush advises insurance companies on liability and insurance coverage issues. He also represents several large self-insured corporations and entities. He has successfully defended his clients in several large complex litigation cases in which the damages claimed against his clients exceeded one million dollars.

Molly is an associate attorney at Halloin Law Group, S.C., licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Her practice focuses on business, construction, and real estate litigation, and insurance recovery.. Prior to joining Halloin Law Group, Molly served as a law clerk for the Honorable Glenn H. Yamahiro in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Civil Division. While attending the University of Wisconsin Law School, Molly participated as a student attorney in both the Neighborhood Law Clinic and the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic. She also served as a Managing Editor of the Wisconsin International Law Journal.. In her free time, Molly enjoys baking, skiing, and spending time with her family.

Milwaukee Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney Randy Rozek has devoted his entire professional career to representing individuals against big corporations and insurance companies. Mr. Rozek is licensed in Wisconsin; however, he handles cases throughout the United States. He has handled many different causes of action and many different types of personal injury cases in Wisconsin and across the country.. Attorney Rozek belongs to a number of diverse medical-legal professional associations. The majority of these associations involve the sharing of cutting-edge information among lawyers and physicians throughout the United States. The following is a list of some of the professional associations to which Attorney Rozek belongs:. Attorney Randall Rozek was selected to receive the Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for 2016 from the Wisconsin Association for Justice.

Milwaukee lawyer Chelsea L. Williamson’s primary motivation in practicing family law is to help people in especially trying situations.. Emotions are heightened in family law cases, so Ms. Williamson provides her clients with a source of stability and always looks out for their best interest.. “Family law was appealing because of the combination of the legal aspect with the therapeutic aspect,” Ms. Williamson said. “So many of our clients just want someone to listen to them and tell them that their feelings are valid.”. Ms. Williamson has the unique ability to both listen and empathize. At the end of the day, she is honest about the situation facing each of her clients, but she also always is available if they simply need to vent.. “I believe I am able to connect with clients and let them know that I hear what they feel and what they want and that I understand where they are coming from,” Ms. Williamson said. “Even what they feel or want is legally not in their best interest, I want them to know that I understand and will help guide them to the best possible solution.. “The legal process works at its own pace, but it will all come together in the end. I’m here to help them 100% of the way even beyond the pleadings and the court hearings. I am here to listen to their concerns, help them figure out what they ultimately want and do the stressing and the worrying for them. I am also here to make sure they are not taken advantage of.”

Michael S. Maistelman is the managing member and founder of Maistelman & Associates, LLC, a Milwaukee-based law firm focusing on government relations along with land use and real estate, municipal law, business law and civil litigation.. Though Maistelman is respected for his work in all his practice areas, he has distinguished himself in the area of election law and campaign finance. He has represented some of Wisconsin’s most prominent political figures, including former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, U.S. Senator Russell Feingold, Congressman Ron Kind and numerous other Federal and state elected officials. Maistelman’s expertise has aided in his advisory capacity to countless Wisconsin officials across the political spectrum, from governors to local aldermen.. Throughout his legal career, Maistelman has received recognition for his expertise and dedication to the practice of law.. In 2012 Maistelman was named one of the 2012 “Leaders in the Law” by the Wisconsin Law Journal. According to the journal, attorneys and judges selected for this designation have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision, and legal expertise in Wisconsin’s law community.. In 2005, he was named a “Rising Star” by Campaign & Elections Magazine and was referred to as “one of Wisconsin’s most prominent and broadly regarded experts on election law” by John Nichols in The Nation magazine. His work on behalf of Governor Jim Doyle was the subject of a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2006.. He regularly shares his knowledge as an authoritative source, particularly on campaign finance and election matters, with the national media. Maistelman has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time Magazine, Mother Jones and The National Enquirer.. Maistelman earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Politics from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire, Concord, NH.

Michael S. Georg, the partner and owner of Debt Advisors Law Offices, has been a champion for Wisconsinites struggling with debt, utilizing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy to help alleviate financial burdens. Growing up in Wisconsin, Mike holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Madison (1993) and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law (1997). He gained valuable legal experience by clerking for the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and working in a firm focused on social security disability benefits. This exposure ignited his commitment to helping individuals facing insurmountable obstacles. Currently, he provides crucial support to clients by halting garnishments, repossessions, and foreclosures. Mike believes in treating every client with dignity and respect, fostering an environment where their concerns are heard, and assisting them in crafting a strategic plan for a brighter financial future.

Michael J. Watton is the senior partner at Watton Law Group. As a leading national consumer bankruptcy lawyer, he has guided thousands of clients through bankruptcy and debt consolidation, as well as successfully representing individuals in suits against mortgage servicers, payday lenders, and large financial companies. Mr. Watton is admitted to practice in the state courts of Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Ohio, Florida, New York, Arkansas, Virginia, Arizona, and Kansas, as well as the federal courts in certain districts of those states and in the US 7th and 8th Circuit Courts of Appeals. Attorney Watton is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing his high level of professional experience, skill, and integrity. For a client-centered approach to your legal matter, contact Attorney Michael J. Watton at Watton Law Group today.

Michael Hanrahan provides businesses and individuals with legal counsel and advocacy services on a variety of topics, with a primary focus on litigation matters. Mr. Hanrahan is an experienced trial attorney, having represented clients in state and federal courts in more than twenty jury trials and a dozen court trials. He has also represented business clients in Wisconsin administrative proceedings involving discrimination and unemployment compensation claims.. In addition to his extensive courtroom experience, Mr. Hanrahan is a talented brief writer and has handled a number of appeals. For example, Mr. Hanrahan tried a commercial case involving a large industrial metal stamping press to a Jefferson County jury. After receiving a successful jury verdict in favor of his client under Wisconsin’s False Advertising Statute, the defendant appealed. Mr. Hanrahan briefed and argued the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with the Court affirming the judgment for his client. (K&S Tool & Die v. Perfection Machinery Sales, 301 109, 732 N.W.2d 792 (2007)). See () The Court’s decision stands as a leading decision under this developing area of law. Mr. Hanrahan has also briefed and argued cases to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.. As part of his civil litigation practice, Mr. Hanrahan regularly represents businesses and individuals regarding covenants not to compete, trade secret matters and confidentiality agreements. He has provided pre-lawsuit legal counseling and contract drafting for covenants not to compete, and judicial briefing and jury trial services as to covenants not to compete. In a recent jury trial involving a covenant not to compete, Mr. Hanrahan obtained a successful jury verdict in favor of his client on a trade secret claim, and, through legal briefing, a judicial declaration of the covenant not to compete’s invalidity, resulting in a complete victory for his client.. During Mr. Hanrahan’s first several years as an attorney, his practice focused on representing insurance companies, and he gained extensive experience in insurance coverage disputes. Since then, he has regularly represented business clients in insurance coverage disputes, including appellate cases. He has also handled professional negligence claims, including medical, dental and accounting malpractice claims. As part of his representation of insurers, Mr. Hanrahan handled a variety of personal injury lawsuits, including negligence and strict product liability cases. With this experience, Mr. Hanrahan has continued to represent clients in personal injury actions, primarily representing injured parties. He has successfully represented individuals in personal injury cases involving food borne illness, products liability and vehicular accidents.. Mr. Hanrahan also has gained significant experience in construction litigation matters. Mr. Hanrahan has represented developers in lawsuits against contractors for breach of contract and building defects. He has also represented contractors who have been forced to utilize their lien rights and pursue claims against developers and/or owners in order to be paid for their work. While in college, Mr. Hanrahan has worked as a laborer for a general contractor, thereby gaining a firsthand understanding of building trades and construction processes and the challenges that come with them.. In representing the firm’s clients over the years, Mr. Hanrahan has also litigated matters involving minority shareholder rights and securities claims. In such matters, Mr. Hanrahan employed business valuation methods and analysis. Such tools have also been valuable in the family law work that Mr. Hanrahan has performed. Often, the most contested issues in a family law matter will involve the valuation of closely held business interests and/or the income that is produced by closely held businesses. In such circumstances, Mr. Hanrahan’s experience as a commercial litigator adds significant value to his representation of family law clients.. While Mr. Hanrahan has the experience to take cases to trial with confidence, he recognizes that litigation can be a time consuming and expensive process. As such, Mr. Hanrahan provides advice and counsel to his clients regarding the potential of settlement throughout the litigation process. He has represented his clients in dozens of mediations, many of which have resulted in satisfactory settlements for his clients. In appropriate circumstances, Mr. Hanrahan uses creative resolution processes. For example, in one case, he negotiated an agreement with the opposing party to settle some aspects of the case, entered binding arbitration for other aspects of the case and tried the remainder of the case to a circuit court jury. Of course, each case is different, and Mr. Hanrahan has shown the ability to be tough when necessary, while continuing to interact with the opposing party in a professional and reasonable manner, thereby keeping the possibility of settlement discussions open at all times.

Michael A. Edwards was born in Milwaukee, WI. Michael attended the Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated in 2014 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law, Politics & Society and Rhetoric & Communication Studies. Michael graduated from Drake with University Honors.. Michael graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2017 with a Certificate in Sports Law as well as Pro Bono Honors for volunteering nearly 400 hours of his time to pro bono legal services.. Currently, Michael assists clients with family law issues in the Greater Milwaukee area and surrounding counties including the Fox Valley.. While in school, Michael held various internship positions including positions with a sole practitioner, a bankruptcy firm, Bronx County Civil Court of New York, the Milwaukee Justice Center, Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Family Division, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and compliance for Marquette University Athletics.. Over the years Michael has also been of service to his community having worked with the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Meals from the Heartland, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Easter Seals and United Way.

Melissa Fischer graduated from Marquette University Law School earning her Juris Doctorate with a certificate in litigation. While in law school, Melissa was actively involved in the Dispute Resolution Society and Client Skills Board. Understanding that a vast majority of civil cases settle prior to trial, Melissa was committed to learning how to effectively represent clients using various forms of alternative dispute resolution. Melissa had the opportunity to represent Marquette on both regional and national levels at the American Bar Association’s Representation in Mediation competition.. Melissa is a current member of the Wisconsin State Bar and Wisconsin Association for Justice. She is active in the New Lawyers Section of the Wisconsin Association for Justice and recently co-wrote an article for the Association’s quarterly publication, The Verdict.. Melissa is dedicated to representing injured people and focuses her practice exclusively on personal injury law, including car accidents. Melissa works diligently to offer personal, individualized attention to each of her clients and is committed to providing skillful and compassionate representation every step of the way.

Matthew J. Linn graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (B.B.A. cum laude in Finance June 1999 and M.B.A. in Leadership and Technology May 2004), and the William Mitchell College of Law, in St. Paul, Minnesota (J.D. May 2007). At law school, Matt was recognized upon graduation for donating 50 or more legal hours to public service and was honored through the Minnesota Justice Foundation's Law School Public Service Program. His law school activities included participation in William Mitchell's nationally ranked clinic program where he represented non-profit entities and provided legal assistance to Minnesota prisoners. Matthew received the school's CALI Excellence for the Future Award and served as the LexisNexis Student Research Assistant.. Prior to enrolling in law school, Matthew was employed by the financial firm Thomson Reuters (FKA Thomson Financial), where he performed business analysis for system design and function of front-end and back office brokerage trading interfaces and their corresponding business applications. After law school, Matthew practiced as an attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before moving to Arizona in 2009 and practicing law in Phoenix.  Matthew returned to Wisconsin in 2014 and practices in the areas of probate, estate planning, bankruptcy, guardianships, family law, real estate, business law and criminal defense.. Matthew's leisure time activities include traveling, as well as developing fluency in the Spanish language.

Mark E. Sanders devotes his practice primarily to representing investors arbitrating securities disputes and individuals involved in family law disputes. For over twenty years, Mark has represented investors in arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The disputes arbitrated have included securities fraud, violations of state and federal securities laws, unsuitable investments, unlicensed trading, churning, breach of fiduciary duty and failure to timely execute trades. Mark has served as an arbitrator for the NASD and National Futures Association (NFA). He is a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) and the litigation sections of both the American Bar Association (ABA) and State Bar of Wisconsin.. Mark has also practiced in the area of family law for over 20 years. He has represented parties in all of the counties of Southeastern Wisconsin in cases involving divorce, legal separation, child support, custody, maintenance, property division and paternity. He has been appointed and served as a guardian ad litem for the minor children in custody disputes. He is a member of the Society of Family Lawyers and the Family Law Sections of the ABA, the Milwaukee Bar Association and the Wisconsin State Bar. He is a past President of the Leander J. Foley, Jr. Matrimonial Chapter of the American Inns of Court.. Mark received his law degree from the University of Michigan where he graduated magna cum laude in 1980. He received his BA and his MS (in Computer Science) from the University of Wisconsin. He is admitted to practice in the Wisconsin State Courts and the Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Mark D. Malloy is a trial lawyer who represents businesses in all types of commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of insurance coverage, extra-contractural liability, and professional liability. Mark is licensed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota and has first chair trial experience representing businesses across the country.. Insurance clients routinely contact Mark for analysis and opinions relating complex insurance coverage issues for both personal and commercial lines.  He also advises companies on extra-contractual claims handling issues, including bad faith and duty to defend issues.. Mark also routinely represents businesses in the defense of professional liability claims.  This includes representation of engineers, architects, construction professionals, real estate brokers and salespersons, business brokers and salespersons, title agents, and appraisers.. Mark is an active member of many bar associations, including Wisconsin Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF), and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Mark concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning and family wealth counseling and typically assists business owners, professionals, senior executives and other individuals, couples and families who appreciate his thoughtful and creative approaches to their often complicated personal, tax and financial planning challenges.. Mark has experience in the preparation and implementation of wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance and gift trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships, marital property agreements, powers of attorney and other estate planning techniques. These techniques are often used in combination to help clients achieve their goals of reducing administrative hassles, avoiding taxes, structuring a positive inheritance, incapacity planning, creditor protection and other benefits. When applied to the context of planning involving closely held businesses, Mark assists clients in income tax planning, liability protection, ownership and management succession, and other matters. In addition, Mark often assists his business-owning clients with the incorporation of businesses, preparation of organizational documents, buy-sell and stock restriction agreements, and preparation of partnership and employment agreements.. Mark has been quoted in such publications as Smart Money, Worth and Investment News, and was an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School where he taught business succession planning, and frequently speaks on estate planning topics. His presentations are on a wide variety of subjects and are generally made to groups of attorneys, accountants or other financial professionals, but have also been made to business groups and the general public.

Marcus Hirsch is the founder and senior partner of the Law Office of Marcus B. Hirsch, LLC. He handles family, civil, traffic, and “light” criminal matters, along with a whole host of randomly intriguing cases brought to him that keep law work interesting. These cases oftentimes start with clients asking, “Do you do (insert strangely unique circumstances and type of case)?”. Marcus grew up in the year-round warmth and sunny tropical comfort of West Palm Beach, Florida, but wound up in the snow and coldness of Milwaukee after graduation from Marquette University Law School in 2015. He is well-known among friends and colleagues for paying homage to his roots by wearing sandals despite the extreme Wisconsin weather until it’s absolutely impractical and borderline dangerous for the health of his feet.. In his spare time, Marcus supports the local South Florida professional sports teams (especially the Florida Panthers and Miami Heat), and as a University of Miami alum, the Hurricanes. He can be found skating for one of his two adult hockey league teams, on a softball field chasing down fly balls in the outfield, or in front of a TV cheering and willing his fantasy sports franchise, The Jabronis, to victory.

Litigation is more about resolving problems consistent with the client's needs and desires than the glorified courtroom battles you commonly see portrayed on television programs.  In order to be an effective litigator, you have to be able to communicate with a wide range of people--your clients, opposing counsel, witnesses, mediators, arbitrators and judges.  After all, a lawyer's stock in trade is the ability to communicate. I pride myself on my ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds by explaining the issues of a particular case or dispute in a way that makes sense to them, while also having the skills to make well organized and articulate arguments to a judge or jury on behalf of my client.

Licensed to practice in:. Wisconsin, 1989. U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1989,. U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2001. Co-host of the Previant Legal Show on 620 AM WTMJ, 2008 - Present

Leah Thomas defends people accused of crime in state, federal, and municipal courts in Wisconsin. Attorney Thomas excels in working with clients to explain the process, set outcome goals, and to develop litigation and trial issues to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients. Attorney Thomas' practice includes all criminal charges, and she specializes in OWI and traffic defense.. Attorney Thomas received her law degree from Marquette University Law School in 2011, and her undergraduate degree in sociology/criminal justice magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2004, where she also completed certification as a paralegal. She has been with Mastantuono Coffee & Thomas since 2006, first as a paralegal and now as a partner.