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I am an attorney in Meissner Tierney’s litigation practice group. I represents businesses and insurers in a wide variety of matters, including business and corporate disputes, employment disputes and non-competition agreements, insurance coverage, and environmental litigation.. Prior to joining the firm, I served as Term Law Clerk to Justice Rebecca G. Bradley, Supreme Court of Wisconsin and the Honorable Brian Hagedorn on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II. I am a 2015 graduate, magna cum laude, of Liberty University School of Law where I finished 3rd in my class and also served on the Liberty University Law Review as Symposium Editor.

Fox & Fox. S.C. is a Midwest trial firm with a proven record of success representing clients in Labor and Employment, Whistleblower, Civil Rights, Securities, Business and Personal Injury cases. Its attorneys have been consistently ranked among the top in their field; sources regarded Fox & Fox, S.C. as home to Wisconsin’s “smartest and toughest negotiators and litigators” among the top practitioners in the fields of personal injury and civil suits according to Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers. Because the firm has taken many cases to trial with repeated and extraordinary success most disputes it handles are resolved at a premium before a trial is required.

For 30 years Steve has represented his clients in complex construction, business, and real estate litigation. His practice emphasizes the areas of construction litigation and construction law—representing general contractors, subcontractors, owners, design professionals, lenders, and title insurers in construction disputes, both in court and in arbitration.. His recent work has included defending complex multi-million dollar lawsuits arising from failed commercial construction projects located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in Kansas City, Missouri. He has litigated cases arising from both public and private construction projects, including such high-profile projects as Miller Park and the WE Energies Elm Road Power Plant. Steve has defended contractors in construction accident personal injury cases, and has represented both owners and engineers in design professional malpractice cases. Steve has represented contractors regarding objections and protests to competitive bids for public construction projects. He drafts and reviews construction contracts and subcontracts; and represents contractors, owners, and title insurers regarding construction lien and payment bond claims. He also represents client in insurance coverage disputes.. Mr. Slawinski is the chair of the Wisconsin State Bar Construction and Public Contract Section Board. He was named one of “Wisconsin’s Top Construction Attorneys” by the Wisconsin Law Journal/Daily Reporter. He is a frequent speaker at seminars for attorneys and construction industry professionals on construction law topics.. Steve Assists Clients With. Examples of Steve’s Recent Client Work. Admissions

For over fifteen years, I've been fighting and winning criminal appeals in Wisconsin. Day in and day out, I come to my office to fight the system that has incarcerated my clients. And I do that work as a professional appellate attorney. That's almost all I do: fight for my clients as a criminal appeals attorney.. You should know: if you're appealing a conviction in Wisconsin, the State will be represented by an attorney who only handles criminal appeals. In other words, the State's going to have a professional appellate attoreny on its side. You should too.. You wouldn't hire a heart surgeon to do brain surgery. Don't hire a trial attorney to handle your appeal. Hire a professional appellate attorney and make it a fair fight against the State.

Focusing on insurance recovery, exclusively on behalf of policyholders, and construction, commercial, and business litigation.

Dean P. Laing is the President and Managing Shareholder of the law firm of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., a 40-attorney firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been with the Firm for more 36 years, since graduating cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 1983.. Mr. Laing has been recognized by members of the bar and judiciary as one of Wisconsin’s top trial attorneys.. Among numerous high-profile cases in which he has been involved, Mr. Laing was the lead trial attorney for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. in a lawsuit relating to the construction of the retractable roof of Miller Park (the home of the Milwaukee Brewers), which Judge Kitty K. Brennan called "the biggest case [Milwaukee] County has ever seen." 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 constructed by Mitsubishi. 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 after Mitsubishi bid the job. The case involved claims of $140 million, and generated the taking of 162 depositions in three countries, the production of 2.9 million pages of documents, the filing of 96 substantive motions, and several trips to the appellate court. After three days of mediation involving 22 attorneys from seven states, a settlement was reached one week before the scheduled trial, resulting in Mitsubishi paying nothing on the Baseball Park District's claims and receiving $18 million on its counterclaim.. In another high-profile case handled by Mr. Laing, he represented a bank being sued by Koss Corporation in connection with an embezzlement by one of Koss’s employees, Sujata Sachdeva, who obtained $17 million of the embezzled funds from Koss’s accounts at the bank. Ms. Sachdeva embezzled a total of $34 million from Koss, which is the ninth largest embezzlement in U.S. history. Koss sought $42 million in damages from the bank, alleging that the bank acted in bad faith under the Uniform Fiduciaries Act by failing to detect the embezzlement. After more than five years of litigation, Koss’s case was dismissed by the trial court on summary judgment in 2016, which ruling was affirmed by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on December 12, 2017 and subsequently affirmed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on January 29, 2019. The bank paid nothing on Koss’s claims.. During his career, Mr. Laing has obtained more than 20 million-dollar settlements and jury verdicts for his clients, including the following:. $24.7 million (medical malpractice) (co-counsel). $18.0 million (construction). $5.6 million (legal malpractice). $5.4 million (corporate fraud). $5.3 million (breach of contract). $5.1 million (breach of contract). $3.5 million (insurance coverage). $3.1 million (medical malpractice). $2.6 million (insurance). $2.2 million (forklift accident). $2.1 million (breach of contract). $2.0 million (Americans with Disabilities Act). $1.7 million (product liability). $1.6 million (breach of Asset Purchase Agreement). $1.5 million (medical malpractice). $1.4 million (medical malpractice) (co-counsel). $1.3 million (insurance coverage). $1.3 million (breach of contract). $1.2 million (wrongful death). $1.2 million (truck accident). $1.2 million (motorcycle accident). $1.1 million (breach of contract). $1.1 million (prepayment penalty). $1.1 million (auto accident). Mr. Laing is board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a frequent author and speaker on legal issues involving evidence, torts, insurance and trial tactics. He has authored 41 journal articles and book chapters, including the Evidence Chapter of the Wisconsin State Bar's annual book entitled Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law each year (but two) from 1987 to 2016; been an invited speaker at 28 legal seminars/workshops; and been counsel in 69 published/reported decisions, some of which made new law.. Mr. Laing's personality and trial skills have allowed him to be one of a select few attorneys who have been able to successfully practice both commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. In addition to representing Fortune 500 companies and other variously sized companies in their commercial litigation needs, Mr. Laing represents severely injured persons in prosecuting their personal injury claims. His passion for those cases is partially derived from his having two brothers with cerebral palsy. As a result of growing up in that environment, Mr. Laing understands what families go through in caring for loved ones with special needs, and is able to communicate that to insurance companies, defense counsel, judges and juries.. Mr. Laing can be reached at or

Colleen Beaman recieved her undergraduate and law degree from the University of Wisconsin.  She worked as a nurse before deciding to become a lawyer.  Since 1982, she has worked at Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. and is a shareholder. She has experience handling a wide variety of cases but focuses her practice on products liability and general liability cases.

Christopher J. Ahrens is a partner and one of the prominent Milwaukee attorneys at The Previant Law Firm, S.C. A proud cum laude graduate of Michigan State University College of Law, Mr. Ahrens’ practice is concentrated in labor relations law and ERISA collections, representing clients in both federal and state courts. From overtime and wage disputes to workplace discrimination and other unfair labor practices, Mr. Ahrens is committed to doing everything in his abilities to fight for his clients’ rights. Call now to secure the representation of the labor law attorney in Milwaukee. Free consultations available

Brendan received his B.A. from the University of Vermont, Burlington, in
2005, and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2009.
In law school, Brendan garnered "Best Oralist" honors as Moot Court
Board member and competed at the prestigious National Entertainment Law
Competition in Malibu, California. He also interned with the Wisconsin
Employment Relations Commission ("WERC") and clerked for two years at
the Madison law firm of Gingras, Cates & Luebke, S.C. Additionally,
Brendan worked for the Sheboygan County District Attorney's Office
(performing the same duties as an Assistant District Attorney under the
Supreme Court's Student Practice Rule). He was even awarded the
Sheboygan Police Department's Citizen's Distinguished Service Award for
"courageous acts of bravery to aid and assist law enforcement," as a
result of having rescued a drowning girl in Lake Michigan. As member of
the Wisconsin Bar Association, Brendan is focusing his efforts on
defending law enforcement personnel in criminal investigations,
disciplinary appeals, citizen complaints, and general civil litigation.

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

Benjamin S. Wagner is a shareholder with the firm. His practice includes nursing home abuse and neglect, personal injury, car accidents, construction accidents, premises liability incidents, wrongful death and motorcycle accidents. Benjamin has successfully tried numerous cases throughout Wisconsin. Because of his significant trial experience and success, he has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and as an advocate by the National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy.. The Honorable Judge Stephanie Rothstein appointed Mr. Wagner as her Court Commissioner. In 2009, he was selected by Wisconsin Law Journal as one of 20 up and coming lawyers in the State. He was named a Rising Star from 2006 – 2012 by Milwaukee Magazine. He has also been named to the Super Lawyers list since 2013. In 2014 and 2016 - 2019 he has made the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list and since 2015 has been named to the Top 25 Milwaukee Super Lawyers list. In 2016, the Milwaukee Business Journal named him to one of their “40 Under 40”, and the Wisconsin Law Journal named him a 2016 “Leader in the Law.” He has also been listed annually in Best Lawyers in America since 2012, including the most recent edition in 2020, for personal injury litigation. Benjamin has received a 10 out of 10 (superb) rating in the Avvo legal directory.. Benjamin is a Past President of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, which is the state’s trial lawyer association and Wisconsin’s largest voluntary bar organization. He is also a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Benjamin was selected by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers for the Judicial Selection Committee, which helps interview and recommend candidates to judicial vacancies.. Benjamin is extremely active in various community and civic causes as well. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of: Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee; Discovery World in Milwaukee; Safe & Sound; Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee; and is the current Chair of the Neuroscience Center Advisory Board of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Benjamin is also a former board member of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.. Benjamin comes from a family of legal and medical professionals and decided to attend law school so that he could use the legal system to protect people’s rights. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Emory University, where he was a member of the Political Science Honor Society. He served as a Judicial Intern for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice William Bablitch and was the Lafollette-Peck Legal Fellow for Senator Kohl’s Judiciary Committee Counsel in Washington D.C. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2003 and received the Phillips Owens Memorial Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement and community service.

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.

Attorney Kelly Dodd leads our family law and appellate practice groups, managing and overseeing cases all over the state of Wisconsin. She has handled cases involving divorce, annulment, legal separation, child custody, placement, spousal support, property division and more. Attorney Dodd has drafted and defended prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements. Attorney Dodd has historically specialized in complex and high-asset matters, including a case where the assets exceeded $140 Million. Her extensive experience has led her to appear in Wisconsin trial courts in more than a dozen counties. She has argued and won in front of the Wisconsin Supreme court and has briefed and argued cases in the Court of Appeals.. Kelly is motivated to ensure all of Karp & Iancu’s clients understand every aspect of their case and avoid complications that may arise. One of her passions is educating clients about alternatives to litigation. She has served as a family court mediator and has a certificate in Family Law Mediation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Attorney Catherine La Fleur specializes in civil litigation, family law, alternative dispute resolution and appellate law. She is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the NBTA. She was an adjunct professor of law at Marquette for twenty years, teaching litigation-related courses. She is a member of NAMWOLF and WBENC. She was the Wisconsin Bar’s Chair of the Litigation Board, served two terms on the Bar’s Board of Governors, and was an elected member of Wisconsin Judicial Council for six years. She also received her mediation training from Harvard Law School’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers.. Attorney La Fleur is an experienced litigator who offers competitive rates for quality litigation services. She is a compassionate mediator devoted to helping parties reach an amicable, cost-effective resolution of their issues. She is always ready to face a new challenge.

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

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.