Top best Labor Lawyers Near me in ZIP 53202

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 exclusively represent employees in employment disputes including claims for unpaid minimum and overtime wages and employment discrimination cases. My work includes state and federal litigation for both individual claims and class actions. I also represent employees in severance and separation negotiation with their current employers and work with clients to resolve post employment non-compete disputes.

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.

I am a management-side labor and employment attorney in Milwaukee and have been with Lindner & Marsack, S.C., since 2008.  I represent employers in all types of discrimination matters as well as actions under the Family & Medical Leave Act and other state and federal employment laws.  I also work with employers in labor matters such as collective bargaining and arbitration.  I live in Cedarburg, Wisconsin with my wife, Allison.  If you have an employee issue or would like to discuss management training, I am happy to help.

Erik Eisenmann is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. where he is a member of the Labor & Employment team and is co-leader of the Occupational Safety and Health Team. Erik represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, from counseling to litigation.Erik counsels clients on a regular basis regarding a wide variety of labor and employment issues. He assists in the development of employee handbooks and workplace policies, counsels employers on employee discipline and discharge issues, and drafts employment contracts, workplace agreements, and restrictive covenants (including non-compete, confidentiality, and non-solicitation agreements). Erik relies on his substantial experience with state and federal administrative agencies (including the National Labor Relations Board, the federal Department of Labor, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and the Illinois Department of Human Rights) to help clients address miscellaneous claims, investigations, and audits that arise under state and federal law. Erik also assists clients in navigating difficult employee leave issues, including matters that arise under state and federal disability and family/medical leave laws.Erik has extensive litigation experience at both the state and federal level. He has represented clients before administrative agencies and state and federal courts in jurisdictions across the country. Erik frequently handles litigation matters involving harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims under Title VII and related state and federal statutes, and also has substantial experience in litigating the enforceability of restrictive covenants in Wisconsin, Illinois, and a number of other states. In addition, Erik has successfully argued motions and appeals in Wisconsin and Illinois State Courts, Federal District Courts in the Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin, and before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Erica is a member of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C. ‘s Employment Law Practice Group.  She assists clients with employment discrimination litigation, non-competition and trade secret litigation, Occupational Safety and Health matters, wage and hour issues, NLRB and unfair labor practice matters, employment policy and agreement drafting and review, unemployment compensation, investigations and proper employment practices to avoid litigation.