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Tom is a litigator with substantial jury, court and administrative trial experience covering a wide array of civil issues.  He has also briefed and argued numerous cases in state and federal appellate courts, including the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, achieving successful results for his clients.  Tom’s clients have included large companies with complex legal problems as well as individuals with common “everyday” legal concerns.  Settlements and verdicts for his clients have topped six and seven figures on several occasions.. Tom practices in areas of commercial and personal injury litigation, employment, worker’s compensation, construction and insurance dispute litigation.  He is also one of few attorneys in the state with admiralty law trial court and appellate experience.

Steve McGaver is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he majored in Economics, Finance, and Political Science. He graduated cum laude from Marquette University Law School in May 2006. The son of a retired Milwaukee Police Officer, Steve's level-headed and practical approach to problem solving serves him well in his diverse practice.

Since he was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1982, David B. Karp has worked tirelessly to assist injury and family law clients. During the course of his lengthy career, he successfully has tried hundreds of cases and has settled countless more.. Practice areas. David B. Karp can provide you with knowledgeable legal guidance in the following areas:. Whether you suffered injuries in a car accident or other type of personal injury matter, David B. Karp looks forward to providing you with experienced legal aid.. David Karp has represented individuals in family law cases in the following specific areas;. spousal support cases; child support cases; family support cases; cases involving concealment of assets; marital waste and squandering of assets; income tax issues; cases involving pre-nuptial agreements; domestic violence cases; divorce mediation; divorce arbitration; cases involving gifted and inherited property; annulment cases; interstate jurisdictional conflicts; long term marriages; cases involving the award of homestead property; cases involving disability claims; complex tax issues; UCCJEA custody cases; representation in large estates; cases involving large wage earners; representation of small business owners; custody of children; cases involving individuals who own multiple rental properties; cases involving individuals who own commercial real estate; cases involving pre-marital assets; post divorce custody cases; removal cases (taking children out of state); post divorce child support modifications; post divorce spousal support modifications; cohabitation cases;  cases involving motions to reopen or vacating judgments; cases dealing with personal injury awards; debt and financial obligations; division of retirement benefits, pensions, 401Ks, 403Bs, and IRAs; division of stocks and stock options; earning capacity cases; third party visitation rights; determination of paternity cases; issues involving qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO’s); Contempt motions; Enforcement of judgment motions; health insurance and COBRA rights; life insurance and trust issues; variable costs of children; Section 71 payment cases;

My practice is devoted primarily to personal injury litigation, both plaintiff and defense. I have tried in excess of 100 jury trials and have successfully argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Wisconsin Supreme Court and Circuit Courts throughout Wisconsin. Received Wisconsin Super Lawyers Designation each year from 2008 - 2014.  Board Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy in both Civil Trial Practice and Civil Procedure.  AV rated, which is highest rating available in both Legal Ability and Ethics.. I have devoted hundreds of hours to pro bono work with the Hispanic Community and in collaberation with Centro Hispano (MIlwaukee).

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.

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.

Kelly is a member of the firm’s employment law practice group, working closely with other team members in providing practical and cost-effective answers and solutions to employer sponsors of benefit and compensation plans.. Kelly provides employers, plan administrators, retirement and health plan fiduciaries, and related service providers with expert analysis and strategies for dealing with the ever-changing and complex standards of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, COBRA, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and related laws. Kelly also assists employers with benefit plan designs and compliance issues. With respect to tax-qualified retirement plans, executive compensation, and health and welfare plans, Kelly’s goal is to help employers meet their human resources, compensation, and benefits objectives while minimizing exposure to penalties, excise taxes, and litigation arising from actual or alleged noncompliance.. Kelly frequently represents benefit plan sponsors in connection with benefit plan operation, qualification and prohibited transaction issues, including representation before the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor in compliance audits and various plan correction issues. Kelly assists employers in implementing legally compliant wellness plans to promote employee health and the reduction of preventable participant health costs. Kelly also provides employers with advice and strategies for dealing with the ACA’s Pay-or-Play Rules, reporting requirements, as well as technical assistance in assessing ACA design opportunities, options, and the impact of ACA rules on other employer benefit programs.. Kelly also works closely with the firm’s corporate practice group in providing due diligence assistance in analyzing employee benefits and executive compensation issues that affect almost every merger or acquisition transaction. Further, Kelly provides advice in the transaction process regarding plan terminations, integration of benefit plans and compliance strategies related to post-transaction issues.

Joe leads O’Neil Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing’s Employment Law Practice Group and has extensive experience representing management in a vast array of employment and labor matters. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin and has represented clients in litigation matters in both state and federal courts, including the federal district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.. Joe has significant experience as a seasoned litigator having tried cases to juries in both federal and state courts achieving resounding success for his clients. He has also represented the interests of his clients in other parts of the country, including Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, and Utah.. Joe Assists Clients With. Examples of Joe’s Recent Client Work. Court Admissions

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."

I am dedicated to providing legal education and problem-solving assistance to families. My practice is focused on mediation to assist couples as they restructure their families and their finances.  My experience and expertise includes a wide range of both complex financial and child-related issues.. I am co-founder of the Family Mediation Center, that provides low-cost lawyer mediators as a resource for couples who want joint education and guidance, rather than each hiring a lawyer. Our lawyer mediators work with child/family specialists and financial experts as needed to meet the specific concerns of each family.. We provide interdisciplinary divorce mediation training in a skills-based interactive online program. I enjoy travel and often combine trips with trainings for mediation and collaborative professionals to various overseas destinations.

Attorney Patrick C. O’Neill is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.  Patrick has tried 90 jury trials and has settled thousands more out of court. He has tried and settled cases worth tens of millions of dollars for his clients. Patrick has achieved the “AV” peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell which signifies the highest level of professional excellence for lawyers practicing more than ten years.  Patrick is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  He also serves as a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner and is a former board member for the Wisconsin Association for Justice.. In addition to being a full-time practicing attorney, Patrick has led seminars for other lawyers on various aspects of personal injury claims, litigation, and trial work and has also been a visiting lecturer at multiple University of Wisconsin System Campuses for undergraduate legal courses.  His expertise includes twenty eight years of working with injured clients who have suffered injuries in automobile, truck, motorcycle, and aviation accidents.. Patrick, a Whitefish Bay Wisconsin native, graduated from Marquette University High School in 1985. He graduated from St. Norbert College Cum Laude in 1989.  Patrick was a member of the Honors Program and was awarded the National Football Hall of Fame Scholarship. He was a two-time all-conference center on the St. Norbert football team. His teams won the Midwest Athletic Conference Championship in 1985, ’87 and ’88, the year he was team captain.  He is a member of the National Football Foundation National Scholar Athlete Alumni Association.. Patrick later attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he graduated in 1992. He is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Iowa and Illinois. He is a member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. Patrick, his wife Carol have three children and live in Whitefish Bay.  He is an active cyclist in his leisure time.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.