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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.

Our bankruptcy firm “The Bankruptcy Law Offices of Richard A. Check, S.C.” was started in 1998 to provide outstanding Bankruptcy Law Protection.Your confidentiality comes first with regard to all financial and legal bankruptcy representation. Our Milwaukee bankruptcy attorneys and professional staff oblige you the respect and special attention you deserve.When you come into our firm, you are immediately among friends. We focus on financial solutions that are in your best interest; we explain the solutions tailored to your situation whether you are an individual or a business seeking bankruptcy relief. Our goal is to position you with hope for the future, and confidence to move forward.11 Locations:. •Milwaukee •Racine  •Fond Du Lac  •Manitowoc. •Sheboygan •West Bend  •Oshkosh. •Green Bay • Wausau •Stevens Point •Appleton

Originally from Madison, Attorney Schuchardt is actively involved in the community as a volunteer for a local dog rescue, at Polishfest, and as a guest speaker at Alverno College.  He also enjoys playing volleyball, soccer, UW sports, and spending time with his family.

My practice is focused on the areas of Business Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business Litigation, Creditor/Debtor Negotiation, and other General Business work, oftentimes within the context of Chapter 11 Reorganizations.  I assist companies that are in need of financial restructuring--whether in or outside of bankruptcy court--and help them to continue operating and preserve their assets and assemble a business plan that will allow them to succeed.. I also deal with matters involving general business litigation, commercial leasing, non-compete agreements, LLC and business formation, foreclosure and out-of-court workout cases, estate planning, real estate transactional work, and taxation issues involving distressed real estate.. Outside of the office, I enjoy many of the things Milwaukee has to offer: running and biking by the lakefront, attending MSO and broadway shows at the Marcus Center, cheering on Marquette at the Bradley Center, and enjoying the many farmers markets and community events througout the season.  I have previously served on the Board of my downtown condo building and have been involved with the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association.

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.

Michael S. Georg, the partner and owner of Debt Advisors Law Offices, has been a champion for Wisconsinites struggling with debt, utilizing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy to help alleviate financial burdens. Growing up in Wisconsin, Mike holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Madison (1993) and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law (1997). He gained valuable legal experience by clerking for the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and working in a firm focused on social security disability benefits. This exposure ignited his commitment to helping individuals facing insurmountable obstacles. Currently, he provides crucial support to clients by halting garnishments, repossessions, and foreclosures. Mike believes in treating every client with dignity and respect, fostering an environment where their concerns are heard, and assisting them in crafting a strategic plan for a brighter financial future.

Michael J. Watton is the senior partner at Watton Law Group. As a leading national consumer bankruptcy lawyer, he has guided thousands of clients through bankruptcy and debt consolidation, as well as successfully representing individuals in suits against mortgage servicers, payday lenders, and large financial companies. Mr. Watton is admitted to practice in the state courts of Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Ohio, Florida, New York, Arkansas, Virginia, Arizona, and Kansas, as well as the federal courts in certain districts of those states and in the US 7th and 8th Circuit Courts of Appeals. Attorney Watton is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing his high level of professional experience, skill, and integrity. For a client-centered approach to your legal matter, contact Attorney Michael J. Watton at Watton Law Group today.

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.

Krysta works as an associate attorney at Credit Solutions, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned her JD from Drake University Law School in 2012. As a student, she was a Dean’s List honoree, served as the philanthropy chair for the school’s Delta Theta Phi Chapter and held numerous internships across several areas of the law. She also received her Bachelor of Arts with a double major in International Studies and Spanish language from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. Ms. Kerr is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin as well as several United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts throughout the country. She is an active member of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditor’s Rights section of the Wisconsin State Bar and has twice served as a presenter at the section’s annual law update in Kohler, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Credit Solutions, S.C., Krysta was the Managing Attorney of the Chapter 13 Department at Miller and Miller as served as Lead Bankruptcy Attorney for a local creditor’s right firm. Her diverse bankruptcy background provides our clients with a unique perspective on the interplay between bankruptcy and default law matters.. A self-proclaimed “Badger Fanatic” and former Men’s Basketball Team Manager, Krysta closely follows all the Wisconsin sports teams and enjoys attending as many games as possible. Outside of sports, she also enjoys local brewery tours, summer festivals and supporting groups like the Wisconsin Humane Society, Wildlife in Need Center and Camp Anokijig. A native of Hartland, Krysta and her husband now reside in New Berlin with their daughter, son, two cats and dog.

I've been practicing law since 1995, and I love what I do. I love my work because I thrive off of helping others. Though the money is certainly nice and provides a very comfortable lifestyle, I did not become an attorney to get rich - I became one so that I would have an interesting livelihood with which I could validate my own existence in the universe by doing meaningful things for folks in need of help while fully utilizing all of my language and "people" skills. Unlike a lot of other attorneys, I take the time to provide my clients such quality services as making house calls (not just for the sick or elderly), and I personally return each and every client's telephone call and e-mail reasonably promptly, if not immediately. With the exception of bankruptcy-client cases, no one ever touches my files but me. I do have people helping me out at any given time with the administration of my law practice, but only my hands touch my non-bankruptcy files. I am the only one who drafts my criminal-defense and family-law clients' paperwork, not some paralegal. When a client retains me to handle his or her case in court, I am the one who goes to court for that client, not an associate attorney working for me. And I am the one who is in charge of taking and answering my telephone messages on my direct line. I do everything myself for my clients because modern technology allows me to, and because past experiences have taught me that letting somebody else do work on my cases can lead to sloppy carelessness below the high standards that I adopted from half a decade of military service during the cold war. I realize that what I do for people is very serious business; I take each and every client's case equally as seriously, no matter how much or how little is at stake for each one because everybody's case is important. Another reason that I can do everything for my clients myself and take such good care of them personally is because I am very selective with the number of legal matters that I take on at any given time, unlike other lawyers I know who pile so many cases onto their desks that they end up spreading themselves far too thinly to give their clients the close attention, care and results that I give mine! Click  to read a few newspaper articles about some of my legal victories. Also, click  to read a poem that one of my actual clients has published on about the quality of the service and care I provide.

I was raised in both Wisconsin and North Carolina, which explains both my passion for Kringle and love of college hoops. I attended Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) and North Carolina State University(Raleigh, North Carolina) for my undergraduate studies and earned my bachelor's degree from the latter. I was able to study briefly in Krasnodar, Russia, during a very exciting time as that country transitioned out of the cold war.. Along with my family's support and various forms of financial aid, I put myself through college and law school working a variety of jobs such as server, bartender, salesperson, organizational consultant, and as an improvisational comedian. This variety served me well; I learned about various occupations, the value of hard work and how to work smart because my time is valuable.. To complete my formal education, I attended law school at the University of North Carolina School of Law. During those years, I had numerous experiences that helped teach me what it means to be an attorney and an advocate for my clients. During my first summer and during the year, I had the privilege of clerking for my personal legal hero, Raymond Mason Taylor, Esq., of Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Taylor's decades of experience as a respected and successful attorney allowed him to be a mentor to me. His advice still sounds in my head on a nearly daily basis as I perform work for my clients today.. I spent my second law school summer at Pamlico Sound Legal Services. At Pamlico Sound, I assisted clients who were struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd with FEMA and state claims. The work was rewarding and challenging and I extended my internship well beyond the original agreement to continue working with the people of Eastern North Carolina to recover from the storm.. During law school, I also clerked for my criminal law professor, Arnold H. Loewy, and contributed research for his third edition of Criminal Law in a Nutshell (2003).. After three years of course work, participation in Moot Court, involvement in various volunteer activities, and a brief study abroad observing the institutions of the European Union, I was honored with my Juris Doctor in May 2001. â€¨â€¨I started my legal career as a staff attorney at the Indianapolis office of Indiana Legal Services, where I practiced consumer, family, and landlord-tenant law. This experience was invaluable. Because Legal Services provides free legal services to qualified individuals, the budget was not extensive. I was able to choose interesting cases and dive right in to practicing law whereas in a more traditional firm environment I might have been expected to spend more time observing or supporting more experienced attorneys.. I moved to Chicago in 2003 to take a job with a growing law firm specializing in consumer bankruptcy. I started by taking Chapter 7 and 13 cases and working with clients. Eventually, I managed the practice for Northern Indiana, with offices in Merrillville, Fort Wayne, South Bend, and Elkhart, Indiana. Later, at the same firm, I was asked to train and manage a number of offices across the country. I have continued to work with attorneys and clients at my former firm. I have traveled across the United States and worked with people in Manhattan, Miami, Las Vegas, San Francisco and a variety of less exciting locations in between.. In 2010, I moved back to Wisconsin. I chose to live in Milwaukee because of family connections and because I simply love Wisconsin...even when it snows. Fueled by a desire to spend more time with clients and less time in airports, I opened the Law Offices of Deborah A. Stencel in summer 2011.  In 2016, I joined Miller and Miller Law in Milwaukee where I am privileged to work with a team of caring and dedicated professionals.

I created my firm with one goal in mind: to help everyday people and business owners solve any legal problems and issues that they may face.  My office is a full-service practice to help clients, their friends, and families.  I value all of the relationships I have built over my many years of serving the people of Southern Wisconsin.. I am an experienced attorney with over 39 years of experience in private practice in Wisconsin.  I have helped clients with a wide range of legal issues.  I have successfully helped clients achieve their  goals in Family Law, Criminal and Traffic Defense, and litigation in commercial and probate cases.. I also help people and business and real estate  owners solve their financial problems by way of collection, foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, and eviction.. I can also help with estate planning, home and business purchases and sales, and personal injury, along with guardianship issues.. You may ask, how can one person do all of this, and do it well? It is from my many years of experience in Wisconsin Law, having dealt with these areas of law multiple times.. As a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors' Degree in Finance, and a Law Degree, I feel privileged to serve our community, and look forward to helping you and your family.

Chad grew up throughout Wisconsin and currently resides in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University in 1997 (B.A.) and from Marquette University School of Law in 2000 (J.D.).. Chad’s practice focuses on the representation of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy debtors. He has the experience of having personally advised thousands of consumer bankruptcy clients. He has given lectures and bankruptcy seminars for many groups, including the Meta House Women’s Shelter in Milwaukee. Chad also does Pro Bono work for Legal Action of Milwaukee, counseling individuals on how having an attorney is an important part of the bankruptcy process. Over the past 6 years, Chad has successfully filed bankruptcies for every client he has represented. Chad has the distinction of being one of the top bankruptcy filers in Wisconsin over the last 6 years.

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

Beth M. Brockmeyer is an attorney in the Milwaukee office and a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy group. She advises clients regarding the intersection of bankruptcy law and business termination, dissolution of marriage, and tax law. Beth provides a sensitive, highly detailed, and individual approach to solving the financial problems of both individuals and businesses. Beth joined the firm in 2021, bringing with her extensive experience in representing individuals and businesses in complex bankruptcy proceedings, along with experience in foreclosure litigation. Beth formerly represented one of the largest US lenders on its residential foreclosure portfolio. She is a speaker and author on various consumer and business bankruptcy topics. Beth is a former board member of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditor’s Rights Section of the Wisconsin State bar.

Ben Payne represents both creditors and people and businesses in need of bankruptcy protection. He was one of 2.5% of Wisconsin attorneys selected in 2006, 2007, 2009-2012 as a Rising Star in the field of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights by his peers and the Super Lawyers organization, was selected in 2013-2024 as a Super Lawyer by the same organization, and was named in the 2013-2024 editions of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of bankruptcy and creditor rights .. His clients include hundreds of individuals for whom he has filed Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases, as well as banks, credit unions, suppliers, and individuals seeking payment of their claims. He also represents financially troubled businesses trying to restructure their debt, negotiate workouts, sell their assets, file a receivership, or file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.. Ben has an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and received his Juris Doctor from Marquette Law School. He is a frequent lecturer on topics related to bankruptcy law and sits on the board of directors of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights section of the Wisconsin State Bar. Attorney Payne is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin and to the Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the Northern District of Illinois. He has been admitted pro hac vice to Bankruptcy Courts around the country as creditor's counsel in many matters.

Attorney Michael J. Maloney is a managing partner with Watton Law Group’s bankruptcy department. In addition to his consumer bankruptcy practice, Mr. Maloney has successfully held debt collectors, payday lenders, and banks accountable for consumer law violations in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts. Mr. Maloney received his law degree from Marquette University in 2004 and is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, Utah, and Missouri state courts and federal courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, District of Utah, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Southern District of Illinois, District of Colorado, and the District of Kansas. To learn more about Attorney Maloney’s practice and how he may be able to help you, contact Watton Law Group today to schedule your initial consultation.

Attorney Kirk M. Fedewa is an associate attorney with Watton Law Group. His legal practice focuses on consumer bankruptcy in Wisconsin. Mr. Fedewa received his law degree from Marquette University in 2014 and his undergraduate degree in Political Science, History, and Broad Field Social Sciences from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2003. Mr. Fedewa is admitted to practice in in the State Courts of Wisconsin, as well as the Eastern Federal District Court of Wisconsin. He is a dedicated advocate for his clients and works diligently to help them through the nuances of their debt and financial matters.

At Kerkman & Dunn, our team of attorneys offers a depth of experience you would only otherwise find at a large firm. As a small firm, we provide personalized and hands-on attention to each client and are able to avoid conflicts. With our skilled business litigation lawyers, our team has the bandwidth to handle even the most complicated business litigation and bankruptcy issues.. Jerry's interest in chapter 11 cases and business litigation began during his third year of law school, more than 30 years ago.  He interned with Judge C.N. Clevert who was a bankruptcy judge at the time and later became a district court judge in Milwaukee.  While in law school, Jerry wrote a law review article that studied the effects of the then new 1978 Bankruptcy Code in chapter 11 cases.  The article was published as the lead article in the Marquette Law Review: The Debtor in Full Control: A Case for Adoption of the U.S. Trustee System, 70 Marq. L. Rev. 159 (1987).. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin law school, Jerry immediately represented chapter 11 debtors with a mid-size Milwaukee firm and eventually worked for one of the largest firms in Milwaukee before founding Kerkman & Dunn in 2006.  Kerkman & Dunn grew to be one of the most successful chapter 11 boutique firms in the Midwest and in May of 2017 was joined by the lawyers from Wagner Law Group, a litigation boutique in Milwaukee  to become Kerkman Wagner & Dunn.  It practices bankruptcy throughout the State of Wisconsin and in Northern Illinois, and has represented large chapter 11 debtors in bankruptcy courts in Madison, Wausau, Chicago and of course Milwaukee.. Jerry and Kerkman Wagner & Dunn have represented creditors' committees, individual creditors and chapter 11 debtors.  Their approach is often innovative.  For example, the leading case to consolidate a large number of chapter 11 debtors into a smaller, more manageable number of debtors was approved recently by the bankruptcy and district courts in Milwaukee in the Bruckner decision.  Jerry has also developed and led claim processes that took a large number of claims and resolved disputes to them with minimal court hearings.  The firm's approach to cases usually results in a confirmed plan of reorganization because it emphasizes a business approach to cases; before filing a case, the exit strategy must be known.. Jerry and the firm look forward to the challenges of complex chapter 11 cases and obtaining a positive result for their clients.

As the oldest of 8 children raised here in Milwaukee, I understand how quickly money issues can overcome individuals and their families. By really listening to a client's problems and gaining a true understanding of their overall situation, I have helped hundreds of people in southeastern Wisconsin free themselves from debt.. Focusing on debtor rights, Chapters 7 and 13 bankruptcies, I work with each client to develop a specific plan to address individual financial issues.. In addition to spending time with my family and friends, I also a member of the St. Mary’s Visitation Parish Financial Council

As the head of the firm’s Banking & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. Seth regularly serves as a court-appointed receiver. He also represents financial institutions, secured and unsecured corporate or individual creditors, and financially troubled corporations in both state and federal courts. He also assists business owners by guiding them through the process of informal financial work-outs and refinancing. Seth has extensive experience serving as court-appointed receiver, and representing court-appointed receivers, throughout the state in assignments for the benefit of creditors (Chapter 128 Receiverships), real estate foreclosures, the wind-up of closely held corporations, and complex post -judgment collection matters. Seth also assists clients with the acquisition or disposition of businesses and/or business assets in insolvency proceedings, as well as representation of both secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings across the country.. Seth Assists Clients With. • Structuring financial transactions and workouts• Representing financial institutions as well as secured and unsecured corporate or individual creditors in state and federal courts• Acquisition or disposition of businesses in insolvency proceedings• Complex post-judgment collection matters. Examples of Seth’s Recent Client Work. • Acting as court-appointed receiver, Seth has handled all aspects of the sale, wind-down, and liquidation of dozens of financially distressed businesses across the state. • Swiftly and efficiently finalized the affairs of a closely held company in his role as receiver by selling a multi-million dollar parcel of partially developed land despite a hotly contested dispute between owners. • Guided a local manufacturing company smoothly and successfully through a situation where the company's key supplier had declared bankruptcy, threatening an interruption in the company's lines of production. • Collected numerous six figure judgements as supplemental receiver. • Served as a Special Master in pending divorce proceeding, whereby he oversaw and administered a multi-million dollar marital estate

Arnold F. Lueders III (“Arnie”) is a well-known attorney licensed to practice law in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida and Hawaii state and federal courts.. Arnie was born and raised in the Milwaukee area. He is a first generation attorney as his family were all blue-collar factory workers.. Arnie received his B.A. from UW-Parkside in 1991. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Marquette Law School in 1994.. Arnie is married to Sarah Lueders. He has two children (Austin and Adrianna). Arnie and Sarah are supporters of many charitable organizations, including the Milwaukee County Zoo, the Pacific Whale Fountain (Maui, HI) and the Elephant Nature Park (Chiang Mai, Thailand). He loves to travel and exercise.. Arnie started his law career working for private corporations in the areas of real estate, oil and gas, immigration, estate planning and intellectual property, but has focused exclusively on bankruptcy and financial law since 2002.. Arnie’s motto is “treat others how you want to be treated.”. If need help with getting out of debt and getting back on track to a better financial life, contact Arnie at or.

Aggressive, skilled representation.