Top Contract Lawyers Near Me in Milwaukee Area

William Sulton's practice involves labor and employment litigation, negotiating contracts and agreements, writing organizational and operating documents and public-private partnerships. William has tried cases in the fields of labor and employment law, civil and constitutional rights, contracts and agreements, real estate, personal injury and criminal defense.

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.

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.

Joshua M. Frieser, Esq. is a sports and business lawyer and Principal Attorney at Frieser Legal. His practice is focused on the representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses. While working to solve the unique legal needs that they have, Josh represents athletes in internal disciplinary proceedings and NIL licensing agreements, as well as in related intellectual property and business planning matters. In addition to serving as counsel to college and professional athletes, Josh represents sports industry start-ups and small businesses as outside general counsel.. Josh is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and an active member of its Sports & Entertainment Law Section and Business Law Section. He is also a member of the Sports Lawyers Association. As a leading expert on the regulatory landscape of college athletics, Josh has been quoted in numerous publications, including Front Office Sports and the Wisconsin State Journal. Josh also regularly speaks on panels about NIL and the legal implications surrounding college sports.. Josh’s prior experience includes working at the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the Office of the Committees on Infractions and at the National Sports Law Institute where he conducted comprehensive research of state and federal Name, Image and Likeness laws and legislative developments within intercollegiate athletics. Additionally, during law school, Josh served as a Judicial Intern to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and as a Judicial Intern to a Senior District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Josh attended Marquette University Law School where he received a Sports Law Certificate and was a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review. He attended Indiana University as an undergraduate where he studied Sport Marketing & Management and Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management.

Jerry has represented businesses and individuals across Wisconsin for over 40 years and has been named to the Wisconsin "Super Lawyers” list for the past nine consecutive years.. Jerry is an experienced attorney whose many legal talents include the ability to draft complex business contracts.  By way of example, Jerry has recently drafted the following for businesses as they being set up, growing, or merging:. Business Organizational Documents, including but not limited to Operating Agreements, Bylaws, and Partnership Agreements. Lease Agreements (real estate and/or equipment). Purchase and Sales Agreement. Limited Warranties. Service Agreements. Non-Compete Agreements. Documents required for Mergers and Acquisitions. Jerry also has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate, including acquisition, development, land use, finance, bank loan documentation, leasing, and exchanges.  Jerry has represented lenders, developers, buyers, sellers, and commercial tenants and landlords.  Jerry is adept at methodically untangling the most complex legal issues and factual situations, including serving as counsel in the largest conservation land sale ever transacted in Wisconsin, and representing a receiver in one of the most comlicated real estate disputes in recent Wisconsin history.. In addition, Jerry’s roots in Wisconsin’s farmland have led him to develop a dairy and farm practice that includes representation of dairy trade groups, dairy cooperatives, and dairy businesses.  This farm and dairy practice includes drafting organizational documents and contracts, providing business advice, and advising on regulatory compliance, especially before the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCAP) and Federal Milk Market Administration.. Jerry graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School, magna cum laude, and served as an editor on the law review.

I have been practicing labor and employment law since I graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1982.  I joined Krukowski & Costello, S.C. in 1980 and became a shareholder in 1986.. Majority of my practice centers on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including union organizing and unfair labor practices brough by or against labor organizations, NLRB proceedings, arbitrations and labor audits.  I regularly negotiate collective bargaining agreementgs and Title VII litigation and matters involving disability, discrimination, employment contracts, wage and hour issues, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance and OSHA.  A significant portion of my practice involves non-compete and confidentiality agreement litigation.. I am named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States complied by the Labor Relations Institute, Inc. and selected for inclusion in the 2010 - 2014 editions of the Best Lawyers in America, the 2013 edition of Wisconsin's Best Lawyers in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law, the 2012 edition of Wisconsin's Top Rated Lawyers and, inclusion as a Key Individual since 2011 in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business.. I am admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits and the District of Columbia.  I have litigated cases in many state courts including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska and Indiana; the Supreme Courts of Iowa and Nebraska; federal courts in the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan; and before the NLRB, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and numerous federal and state agencies and arbitrators throughout the country.. In my free time I like to ride my bike, collect Neue Sachlichkeit art and spend time with my wife and two daughters. I presented a lecture at the Northwestern University Block Museum of Art on "War and Weimer Art."

Bill represents his clients in the litigation of many types of complex business and commercial disputes including contract and construction litigation and insurance coverage litigation. He also assists and counsels clients in resolving corporate and shareholder disputes, negotiating executive compensation and severance packages, as well as agreed settlements of employment disputes—including disputes over non-compete or nonsolicitation agreements. In his litigation practice, Bill draws on widespread transactional experience in business acquisitions and sales, corporate contracts, and financing. Bill has been with the Firm for over 35 years, following graduation from Law School and a one-year term as law clerk to then Chief Justice E. Harold Hallows, of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.. Experience. • Contract and Commercial Litigation• Construction Litigation• Insurance Coverage Disputes (from the insured's perspective)• Securities Law Claims and Broker/Dealer Arbitration (NASD)• Professional and Malpractice Litigation• Fair Dealership Claims• Employment Disputes• Executive Compensation and Severance Packages• Corporate and Shareholder Disputes• Commercial and Securities Fraud• Bankruptcy Litigation• Environmental Litigation (CERCLA and state), Remediation and Site Closure (DNR)• Insurance and Products Liability Defense• Mediator of Corporate and Commercial Disputes. Recent Major Case Experience. • Represented Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America in the recently concluded lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court relating to the construction of the radial retractable roof of Miller Park (the home of the Milwaukee Brewers). The case, filed by the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, sought $50 million in damages from Mitsubishi for alleged defects in the retractable roof, which Mitsubishi constructed. Mitsubishi denied liability and filed a counterclaim seeking additional costs incurred in constructing the roof due to material changes made to the roof's design by the Baseball Park District's architect-of-record after Mitsubishi bid the job. In late 2004, following three years of contentious litigation, the parties attemptedmediation. After three days of mediation involving 22 attorneys from seven states, a settlement was reached in January 2005, resulting in Mitsubishi paying nothing on the Baseball Park District’s claims and receiving $18 million on its counterclaim.. • Also represented Mitsubishi, post verdict and on appeal, in connection with the insurance issues presented in the ironworker death cases likewise brought in Milwaukee County Circuit Court arising out of the construction of Miller Park. These consolidated cases (which gave rise to a trial court verdict of $99M in December 2000) and the multiple consolidated appeals that were pending before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals—raising both trial error and insurance issues—were all recently settled and the appeals dismissed effective as of February 2006. Mitsubishi itself paid nothing, and the trial court rulings in favor of Mitsubishi on

As a member of the firm’s Banking & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, John regularly assists both secured and unsecured creditors, including banking institutions, servicers, commercial landlords and other entities, in the enforcement, collection and workout of loans, leases and other obligations.. John has extensive courtroom experience in utilizing Wisconsin collection remedies, such as foreclosure, replevin, garnishment, and the creation of various types of receiverships to protect or liquidate assets serving as collateral.. John also regularly represents the rights of creditors in both state Chapter 128 insolvency proceedings and federal bankruptcy proceedings.. John Assists Clients With. Examples of John’s Recent Work. Representative Banking/Financial Clients

Aaron is an associate at Padway & Padway, Ltd.  He represents clients in business litigation, contracts,guardianship, real estate, labor, employment and criminal matters.  Aaron has represented numerous individuals and businesses, having success at the district and appellate levels.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.