Top Real Estate Lawyers Near Me in Milwaukee Area

We represent BUYERS OR SELLERS of Residential, Commercial and Multi-Family Real Estate from the Offer to Purchase through the Closing.

We offer One Stop FOR SALE BY OWNER (FSBO) Service Including: Forms & Contracts, Title Insurance and Closing.

ALSO, Offers, Deeds, Land Contracts, Broker Assisted Transactions, Section 1031 (“Starker”) Exchanges, Landlord/Tenant Issues, LLC Organization, Will and Power of Attorney Preparation, Estate Planning and Probate Matters.. Attorney John Sinitz, III has been practicing Real Estate law in Wauwatosa WI since 1996.  Prior to that he was a real estate Title Examiner in Waukesha WI.  Attorney Sinitz represents Buyers or Sellers in Residential, Commercial, Multifamily, and For Sale By Owner (FSBO) real estate transactions.  He is a licensed Title Insurance Agent and provides Title Insurance and Closing services.  Attorney Sinitz also assists clients with Section 1031 (“Starker”) Exchanges, Landlord/Tenant issues, LLC organization, Will and Power of Attorney preparation, Estate Planning and Probate matters.  Attorney Sinitz is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, the Milwaukee Bar Association and Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.

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

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.

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.

Michael S. Maistelman is the managing member and founder of Maistelman & Associates, LLC, a Milwaukee-based law firm focusing on government relations along with land use and real estate, municipal law, business law and civil litigation.. Though Maistelman is respected for his work in all his practice areas, he has distinguished himself in the area of election law and campaign finance. He has represented some of Wisconsin’s most prominent political figures, including former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, U.S. Senator Russell Feingold, Congressman Ron Kind and numerous other Federal and state elected officials. Maistelman’s expertise has aided in his advisory capacity to countless Wisconsin officials across the political spectrum, from governors to local aldermen.. Throughout his legal career, Maistelman has received recognition for his expertise and dedication to the practice of law.. In 2012 Maistelman was named one of the 2012 “Leaders in the Law” by the Wisconsin Law Journal. According to the journal, attorneys and judges selected for this designation have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision, and legal expertise in Wisconsin’s law community.. In 2005, he was named a “Rising Star” by Campaign & Elections Magazine and was referred to as “one of Wisconsin’s most prominent and broadly regarded experts on election law” by John Nichols in The Nation magazine. His work on behalf of Governor Jim Doyle was the subject of a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2006.. He regularly shares his knowledge as an authoritative source, particularly on campaign finance and election matters, with the national media. Maistelman has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time Magazine, Mother Jones and The National Enquirer.. Maistelman earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Politics from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire, Concord, NH.

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.

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.

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 started Hessling Law Office, LLC in 2005 after having worked previously at a law firm in Wauwatosa.  I thoroughly enjoy helping individuals and families with their real estate, probate and estate planning needs.  I was born and raised in Greenfield, and having my office back in the city I am from has allowed me to connect and give back to the people that molded me.  I have been honored by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in the legal field in the State of Wisconsin for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

I have been practicing law for 44 years. Simultaneously I have been a law professor at Marquette University Law School for 42 years, teaching courses in real estate and sports law. I was the founder of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School, the leading sports law program in the country. Our practice in the real estate area is concentrated in negotiating and drafting acquisition agreements, real estate financing, tax deferred exchanges, real estate development, boundary law and adjoining landowner disputes, condominium law, real estate brokerage law and liability prevention, and real estate title law. With respect to sports law, our practice is most heavily concentrated in the area of representation of college and professional coaches in contract negotiations, sports facility development – including all aspects of venue development and adjoining real estate development, and issues facing NCAA athletes and amateur athletes.  I was recognized as one of Milwaukee’s best real estate lawyers, as well as designated a Best Lawyer in Sports Law.

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.

I am the Managing Partner and Head of the Family/Deportation Practice Group at Sesini Law Group . My practice is entirely devoted to representing individuals with issues in family immigration, naturalization and citizenship, deportation defense, asylum, federal appeals and litigation, investment visas, and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Prior to focusing exclusively in immigration law, I practiced criminal law for many years, which experience makes me uniquely qualified to represent non-citizens with criminal convictions. I work frequently with criminal defense attorneys in criminal cases throughout Wisconsin and I have successfully vacated dozens and dozens of criminal convictions for my clients.. In 2011, I was selected as a Super Lawyer in immigration. I speak frequently on immigration issues in the community, and I am invited to speak at several immigration-related seminars, including the 2014 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the 2012 Wisconsin State Public Defenders annual seminar. I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Wisconsin State Bar, and the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, circuits in which we have successfully litigated complex immigration issues.. I am a first-generation born U.S. citizen. I received my law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1991.  I speak Italian and my office is fluent in Spanish.

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.

Doug is a founding partner of Rose & deJong and is a trial attorney who has tried over a hundred cases, mostly jury trials.  His principal areas of practice are business and commercial litigation, insurance and insurance bad faith claims, construction litigation, and real estate litigation.  Doug also handles the trial aspects of the firm’s family law and personal injury practice.. A former member of the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s corps, Doug’s military career included, among other things, service as a prosecutor and senior defense counsel based out of Seattle, Washington.  He tried criminal cases from the Aleutian islands in Alaska to San Diego, California, and even at sea on board the USS Nimitz.  This included the successful defense of a sailor charged with negligent homicide following a flight deck fire.. As a civilian trial attorney Doug has handled a number of significant cases, including a seminal case in Wisconsin law, Digicorp v. Ameritech, which was a six figure jury verdict with punitive damages.  On appeal through the Wisconsin Supreme Court the case established primary precedent for the economic loss doctrine.

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

Christina is a member of the corporate team at Rose & deJong.  She has extensive experience in a wide variety of business matters, including contract drafting and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate transactions.. Christina received her law degree from Marquette University Law School in 2006, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003.

Andrew P. Arena, founder of Arena Law Offices LLC, has been committed to helping individuals navigate legal challenges since establishing his practice in 1994. A Milwaukee native, Attorney Arena earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison before graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992. His early legal experience included working in the Marathon County District Attorney's Office and a litigation firm in Kenosha. These roles shaped his dedication to serving ordinary people in need of legal assistance. Attorney Arena’s practice focuses on consumer law, reflecting his belief in providing accessible and effective representation for individuals facing everyday legal issues.

Andrea F. Hoeschen has 20 years of experience as a litigator before state and federal courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies. Her litigation experience includes serving as lead counsel, supervising staff and other attorneys, in complex multi-party matters. Andrea has litigated in the areas of labor and employment, real estate, professional liability, and adversary proceedings in corporate bankruptcy. Her non-litigation experience includes drafting and negotiating employment and consulting contracts, employee handbooks, and severance agreements. Andrea is particularly adept at maneuvering in the complex and ever-changing landscape of non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.. Andrea’s real estate and business formation practice focuses on the needs of small businesses, whether it be a startup that needs to form an LLC and purchase or lease space, an established business that is expanding or restructuring, or a non-profit that needs assistance managing its real estate assets, Andrea offers a combination of legal expertise and personal experience as a small business owner and non-profit leader. Her approach to business formation and real estate matters reflects a belief that legal services should contribute to – not distract from – a client’s core business mission.