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Whether he is working with clients to create and administer an estate plan, solving complicated business problems, negotiating with the IRS, or helping to transition a family owned business to the next generation, Carl prides himself on being a trusted advisor to his clients. With a Master’s Degree in Taxation, Carl possesses unique skills to assist his clients in solving legal issues in a tax efficient manner. A clear thinker and easy to talk to, Carl distills complex legal issues into understandable ones that allow his clients to make effective decisions. Carl’s clients are individuals and businesses in a wide variety of occupations and industries that value a trusted advisor as their lawyer.. Carl Assists Clients With. Experience/Representative Client Work. Awards/Distinctions. Articles/Presentations. Community Involvement. Education

Visit my blog about Wisconsin business litigation at  .. I practice with Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, a 475-lawyer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  Hinshaw's 23 offices in 15 states from Florida to Oregon offer comprehensive legal services, including intellectual property, business transactions, transportation, environmental, employment, fidelity and surety, white-collar crime, and products liability.. For three years, I served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin, the second-largest such association in the state of Wisconsin.  During my tenure, the Association grew to include three additional counties.  Under my leadership, the Association successfully defeated multiple municipal, county, and state legislative efforts that would have harmed its members’ businesses.  For instance, one proposed ordinance would have mandated participation by all rental property owners in the federal government’s Section 8 housing subsidy program.. I have extensive experience as an appointed and elected official in the State of Wisconsin.  For example, Governor Tommy Thompson in 2000 appointed me to the Lead Paint Technical Advisory Committee, which was instrumental in crafting a lead paint law for Wisconsin.  In 2006, I was appointed to the City of Muskego's Board of Review, where he served as vice-chairman.  In 2007, I was elected to City Council of Muskego, Wisconsin, and was three times elected to serve as the Council's representative on the Plan Commission, and appointed to chair the Public Works Committee in 2008.  In April, 2009, I was re-elected to my second two-year term on the City Council of Muskego, Wisconsin, and was also elected President of the Council.

Tim is a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group and works on the firm’s Real Estate and Construction and Banking and Creditors’ Rights teams. He advises and represents individuals, businesses, and banks on a variety of real estate, corporate, and banking related issues, including property acquisitions and dispositions; commercial, retail and office leasing; zoning and land use law; and creditors’ rights.. Examples of Tim’s Recent Client Work

The greatest compliment I hear repeatedly from clients is that I made the estate planning process less difficult than they imagined, that I explained complex concepts so they made sense, and that the documents I prepared for them were clear and understandable.

Rodney W. Carter  is  a  partner in the law firm of Husch Blackwell LLP.  He practices in the firm's Milwaukee, Wisconsin, office.  With offices in 17 cities across the U.S., Husch Blackwell has a heritage of a century of exceptional legal service. At Husch Blackwell, teams of lawyers with a depth of experience within a particular industry work together, across practice specialties, to deliver comprehensive solutions to help our clients achieve their business goals. Our partners, associates and legal professionals collaborate closely on client matters, so that each client benefits from the collective expertise of the firm.. A member of Husch Blackwell’s Real Estate, Development & Construction team, Rod counsels corporate clients of all sizes and types on a wide variety of business and real estate transactions. He also represents telecommunications companies, energy companies, cable companies and Internet service providers in all phases of their businesses.  Clients value the strategic vision that Rod brings to their businesses, along with his practical ability and relationships.. Rod received his Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was a member of the Law Review.  While in law school, Rod also completed an internship with Hon. John Coffey of the United States District Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  While attending Carthage, he interned in the Washington, D.C. offices of United States Congressmen Gerald Kleczka and Jim Moody.. Rod is married to his best friend from law school, Eileen Miller Carter, who currently serves in the Wauwatosa City Attorney's Office.  He and Eileen have three children--two sons and a daughter.  Their family life is busy with activities related to the children.  Time allowing, the Carter family enjoys traveling and entertaining friends and family.  They are also avid Marquette fans.

Personal interests include playing and listing to music, playing soccer and softball, and supporting Wisconsin sports teams.

Our firm is in general practice and we handle a variety of areas including bankrtupcy, family law, estate, immigration, consumer, commercial, civil rights, business, real estate, probate and criminal law.. We strive to provide value to our clients and to provide cost effective services.. I speak numerous languages and have previously lived in Moscow, Russia where I opened and operated a cosmetics factory until 1994.  Prior to this, I worked in executive management in operations and finance and held public office.. I am married with four sons and raise chickens and quail.

Nick's legal practice focuses on real estate, including both litigation and transactions.. Nick has successfully litigated a range of real estate disputes, namely involving eminent domain and property taxation. Of significant note, Nick served as an attorney for Milwaukee County and helped to achieve a successful outcome in an eminent domain dispute between the Milwaukee County Zoo and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Nick also briefed and presented the lead oral argument in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Metropolitan Associates v. City of Milwaukee. Nick’s experience in real estate law is not limited to trial and appellate courtrooms and includes successfully closing the sale of the former Dairyland Greyhound Park property in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Nick earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Marquette University. Prior to law school, Nick was accepted into the White House internship program and promoted to a staff position in the Office of Legislative Affairs where he worked during the 2008 financial crisis and the passage of TARP. In law school, Nick earned a position on the Marquette Law Review, served in the Attorney General's office at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, worked as a summer associate at the national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson and for Governor Scott Walker’s chief legal counsel. Nick was also elected by his peers as president of the Marquette Law School Federalist Society.Specialties: Law, politics, and finance.

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.

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.

Kelly is a member of the Business Law and Tax & Succession Planning Groups. She assists clients with estate planning, succession planning, probate, trust administration, and inheritance litigation.. Kelly enjoys working with families and believes in educating her clients on how their estate plan will work while they are alive, what happens in an emergency, and what happens upon the loss of a loved one. She believes that a good estate plan will help ease potential family tensions and stress upon the loss of a loved one.. Kelly grew up working on her family’s dairy farm and her mother’s family’s 3rd generation machine shop. She watched many business decisions being made at the kitchen table and understands how family dynamics are inseparable from the family business. She appreciates the ingenuity, perseverance, and dedication required of business owners to grow and expand their businesses.

John is the Chair of the firm's Real Estate, Land Use and Construction Law Practice Group and a member of the Business Law Group. He counsels his clients in all areas of real estate development, construction law, and commercial and construction financing: including, property acquisitions and dispositions; commercial, industrial, retail and office leasing;  zoning; and land use law; and creditors' rights. John provides both preventive and remedial legal counsel to financial institutions, real estate developers, REITS, architects, engineers, hotel owners, construction companies, design builders, commercial lessors and tenants, and title insurance companies.  He also has significant experience in environmental matters and brownfields redevelopment.. John Assists Clients With. • Construction and Commercial Financing• Commercial Leasing• Condominium Development and Association Management Issues• Planning, Zoning and Land Use Law• Environmental Law and Brownfields Redevelopment• Creditors’ Rights. Representative Clients. Examples of John’s Recent Client Work. • Served as local counsel for an international construction and engineering firm for the development of a $2.2 billion power plant.. • Represented a commercial bank on the syndication, acquisition and closing of a $71 million construction loan for a 17 story class A office building.. • Represented a commercial bank on a $16 million refinance of a hotel and restaurant loan.. • Represented a commercial seller on the $3.3 million sale and exchange of a multi-tenant retail shopping center.. • Represents a school district as special real estate counsel on all of its acquisitions and dispositions of school facilities and sites.. • Local counsel for national drug store retailer on municipal permitting for store site locations.. • Served as special real estate counsel for the development of a $107 million newspaper production facility for the owners of the Journal Sentinel, Inc., obtaining a voluntary Party Remediation and Exemption From Liability status for the newspaper. This helped break the cycle of disinvestment in West Milwaukee by allowing the newspaper company to build a new facility in one of the first reclaimed brownfields in the State of Wisconsin.. • Represented Fortune 500 records management firm as local counsel for lease negotiations and disputes.. • Served as counsel for the architectural and engineering design team for the Wisconsin Center.. • Represented a national real estate syndication and management firm in its multi-state acquisitions, financings, and sales of multi-family apartments, office buildings, shopping centers, and other commercial properties.. • Represented a national construction contractor on contract disputes relating to the $3 billion Denver Airport facility.. • Represented a publicly-held hotel and restaurant company in its acquisition of a 1,300 acre resort hotel and conference center in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Jim is an attorney with Halling & Cayo, S.C. He practices estate planning, probate, mediation, and civil litigation.

In over ten years of practice and with Mastantuono & Coffee since 2005, Attorney Coffee has gained recognition as a leader in the criminal defense bar, winning an impressive string of consecutive jury trial acquittals. Her practice focuses on representing people accused of crime in State, Federal and Municipal Courts throughout Wisconsin, including handling investigations and pending cases. A persuasive negotiator, she consistently reaches innovative settlements for her clients. Attorney Coffee has represented clients in several high profile cases involving firearms and gun related legal issues, including concealed carry prohibitions (CCW), open carry, Castle Doctrine, and property return. Attorney Coffee has also litigated cases before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She is included in the Rising Stars category in the Wisconsin Super Lawyers Publication each year from 2008-2012.. Attorney Coffee is on the Board of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is the past Board Chair and current member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Criminal Law Section, which is made up of and represents judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys throughout Wisconsin. The Board addresses proposed State legislation and policy issues effecting Wisconsin’s criminal justice system.. Attorney Coffee was previously a staff attorney at the American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation Project in Washington, DC, assisting capital defenders in death row cases. She received her law degree from Marquette University Law School, and her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee.

I have participated in the MS Walk since 1991 and am proud to have been a top 10 fundraiser for the past several years.. I enjoy all things sci-fi and enjoy traveling.

I focuse my practice on Family Law and Mediation. I have specific experience dealing with divorce, paternity, post-judgment custody and support issues, grandparents rights and guardian ad litem work. Over the past five years, I have guided clients and families through many complex emotional and financial situations. I provide legal expertise and practical advice in a flexible, client-centered approach to family law issues.. I also have extensive experience with estate planning and probate. I encourage clients to create a plan for death or incapacity to alleviate the trauma of these events on their families.

I am an attorney, wife and mother of three. In my free time I enjoy playing tennis, practicing yoga, and doing just about anything with my family and our dog. I am also very involved with First Stage, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming children's lives through theater.. I am happy to take the time to talk about whatever questions or concerns you might have related to your estate planning and probate needs. I pride myself on being able to communicate in a way that is effective and will work with you and be responsive to accomplish your goals timely.

I am an attorney and partner at Walny Legal Group LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  My practice has a special emphasis in elder law.  I enjoy representing my clients through adult guardianships, special needs and long-term care planning, and other aging and special needs matters.As part of my practice, I assist families and individuals with Medicaid (Title XIX) asset protection planning.  I assist clients seeking to selter assets and obtain eligibility for long-term care benefits in the pre-planning and crisis planning stages. When working with families I utilize special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, strategic planned gifting plans, Medicaid Compliant Annuties, promissory notes, life estates, LLCs and other unique planning tools available.  Lastly, I am experienced with conducting Medicaid appeals for wrongful denials of benefits.. I have also represented clients with elderly and disabled family members in adult guardianship and protective placement proceedings. I am experienced with petitioning, defending, and serving in the fiduciary guardian role in high conflict matters.. I am a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and State Bar of Illinois.  I am an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and local Wisconsin NAELA chapter, a board member for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Elder and Special Needs Law Section, and board member of the Milwaukee Bar Association.  I volunteer on the board of directors for ACAP Waukesha, the trust committee for Life Navigators Inc. and LPGA Amateurs Women's Golf Association serving as the Golf Leagues and Education Director for the Milwaukee Chapter.. I enjoy coming to work everyday and helping my clients and their families navigate the complex issues associated with aging, having a disability and planning for long-term care. I would be honored to serve your family.

Eido Walny handles cases various matters related to estate and asset protection planning, as well as business succession.  He has vast experience in matters including tax planning, asset protection, and wealth management.  He has drafted hundreds of trusts, including revocable trusts, life insurance trusts, special needs trusts, and charitable trusts.  He has experince with probate and trust administration.. Additionally, Attorney Walny helps many business owners with everything from  start-up to contracts to business succession and M&A issues.  His experience covers small family LLC's to huge corporations.

Earlean Laster opened the doors of Laster & Associates, LLC over 15 years ago. Since then, Ms. Laster has been providing aggressive, affordable representation in matters of family law and criminal defense.. While attending law school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Law School, Ms. Laster interned at the City Attorney’s Office in Milwaukee, where she was responsible for drafting pleadings, affidavits, and briefs for the Circuit Court and Court of Appeals.. In August of 1997, Ms. Laster became a licensed attorney in the state of Wisconsin and quickly realized her skill and passion for helping clients achieve justice in the criminal and family courts. In September 2000, after gaining several years of invaluable experience at two local Milwaukee law firms, Ms. Laster formed Laster & Associates.. Over the past decade, Laster & Associates has established itself as one of the premier family law firms through its staff of dedicated attorneys.

Claude counsels business owners primarily in real estate and business transactions. For nearly 30 years, Claude has represented landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions; buyers, sellers and developers of real property; lenders and borrowers in loan transactions; property owners in zoning matters and objections to property tax assessments; entrepreneurs in business start-ups and corporate organizational matters and existing businesses, by providing trademark and copyright protection and by drafting and negotiating manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, and other contracts.. Claude Assists Clients With. Representative Clients. Examples of Claude’s Recent Client Work

Britany is a member of the Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Advice, Planning, and Controversy, and Estate & Succession Planning Practice Groups where she focuses on helping clients effectively manage one of their most significant costs—taxes—by advising clients on a variety of federal, state and local, private wealth, employee benefit, real estate, tax-exempt and controversy tax matters. By utilizing her former experience as a certified public accountant, she understands the numbers as well as the legalities associated with the various tax issues our clients face and approaches issues at every angle to help further our client’s overall individual and business objectives.. Britany Assists Clients With. Experience/Representative Client Work. Professional Associations & Affiliations. Awards/Distinctions. Education

Attorney Stacy A. Vogeltanz received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 2007). She graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2010 and has been licensed in the state of Wisconsin since 2011. She worked with the Milwaukee County Department of Child Support Enforcement and the Wisconsin Supreme Court Office of Lawyer Regulation. Stacy has been focused on Estate Planning and Elder Law for the past 4 years. Stacy spent several years helping Social Security Disability applicants obtain the benefits they deserved.. Stacy is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, the Milwaukee Bar Association, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, Wisconsin Council of Estate Planning Attorneys,  and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She is an accredited attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs.. Education. Professional Experience. Professional Memberships & Bar Admissions. Volunteer Activities