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Gesina (Ena) Seiler
Contact Information:
Phone: 608.283.6787
Email: gseiler@axley.com
Legal Assistant: Serena S. Osen
Phone: 608.283.6719
Email: sosen@axley.com
Gesina (Ena) Seiler
is an attorney with Axley Brynelson, LLP. Ms. Seiler has an active insurance
defense practice and repeatedly represents municipalities in employment and
civil rights matters and businesses involved in commercial litigation. She also
practices in the criminal law arena, representing defendants charged with
OWI, battery, drug possession and disorderly conduct, among
others.
Ms. Seiler is admitted
to practice law in the state courts of Wisconsin, the United States District
Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit
Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Professional Associations and Achievements:
- Board member, Legal Association for Women
- Co-editor, Wisconsin Insurance Law Alert
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Dane County Bar Association
- Member, DRI - Young Lawyers Division and Legislative Subcommittee Liaison for Wisconsin
- Member, Madison MAGNET
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, Western District Bar Association
- Named a Wisconsin Rising Star in civil litigation defense law by Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars magazine
Selected Presentations and Publications:
- Author, "Statements Attributed to HR Director Give Employee Her Day in Court." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Dec. 2011.
- Speaker, "Employment Law Update." Madison, Wisconsin. Nov. 2011.
- Author, "First Amendment Retaliation Claim Fails When Speech is Work-Related." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. July 2011.
- Author, "Arbitration Provisions Limiting Class Actions--The Continuing Saga." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. May 2011.
- Author, "Complying with Open Records Request for Personnel Files." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Nov. 2010.
- Author, "Public Employers: Personal E-mails Do Not Qualify as Open Records." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Sept. 2010.
- Author, "No Sympathy for Male Who Claims Pregnancy Discrimination." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. July 2010.
- Author, “Employee Cannot Manipulate FMLA Qualification Period.” Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. May 2010.
- Author, “Employee Can’t Have His Cake and Eat it, too.” Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Dec. 2009.
- Author, “Teacher with Seasonal Affective Disorder Entitled to ‘A Room with a View’.” Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Nov. 2009.
- Author, “Employer not Liable for Employee’s Unforeseeable Misconduct.” Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Oct. 2009.
- Author, "USERRA Doesn't Require Preferential Treatment for Service Members." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. July 2009.
- Author, "Noncompete Decision Broadens Enforceability of Employment Agreements." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. May 2009.
- Author, "Department of Workforce Development Issues New Prevailing Wage Decision." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. April 2009.
- Author, "Essential Job Functions and the ADA." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Feb. 2009.
- Author. "FMLA Intermittent Leave Continues to Trip Up Employers." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Oct. 2008.
- Author, "Stone v. Acuity: Insurers Breathe a Collective Sigh of Relief Regarding Underinsured Motorist Coverage Limits in Umbrella Policies." Wisconsin Insurance Law Alert. June 2008.
- Author, "Law Enforcement Officer's Reverse Discrimination Claim Fails." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Dec. 2007.
- Author, "Random Drug Testing for Public Works Projects." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Oct. 2007.
Education:
J.D., cum laude, Marquette University
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Articles:
Podcasts:
Practice Areas:
Labor & Employment Practice Group, Litigation Practice Group, Civil Rights & Constitutional Issues, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense, Employment Discrimination, Federal Court Litigation, Insurance Defense, Representation of Public Sector Employers
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