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John Mitby
Contact Information:
Phone: 608.283.6710
Email: jmitby@axley.com
Legal Assistant: Shirley Jensen
Phone: 608.283.6763
Email: sjensen@axley.com
John Mitby is Axley's Managing Partner. He serves as counsel for numerous businesses, engineering firms, financial institutions, nursing and elder care homes, and hospitals, and is also part of the firm's Rail and Transportation Team. Mr. Mitby's commercial practice includes resolving a variety of matters relating to contracts, the environment, real estate, employment, financing, general business issues and business litigation.
Mr. Mitby works with clients on acquisitions, including those involving professional and technical businesses, and provides general corporate oversight. He has provided counsel on many complex business transactions, such as the reorganization of a cooperative, the sale of America's largest water park, the sale of a bank, and the sale of the House on the Rock, one of Wisconsin's most prominent landmarks.
His litigation practice includes the defense of professional matters, insurance coverage issues, accident cases and other often highly complex business litigation matters. He also offers extensive experience as an arbitrator and mediator, including serving as a mediator/arbitrator for Resolute Systems, Inc. and the National Arbitration Forum.
He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin state and federal courts. He is also admitted to practice in the state of Colorado.
Professional Associations and Achievements:
- Listed in "Know Your Madisonian," 1988
- Listed in "Ten Who Made a Difference," 2004
- Listed in "Who's Who in America Law"
- Officer and member, Bar of the Supreme Court
- Member, American Bar Association Forum Committee on Construction Industry, Contract Documents Division
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, board member, 1983-1987
- Member, Dane County and American Bar Associations
- Member, Defense Research Institute, Construction Law Committee
- Member, past chairman of the Litigation Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, past president, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member, State Bar of Colorado
- Member, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member, Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
- Mediator/Arbitrator, Resolute Systems, Inc. and National Arbitration Forum
- Named in The Best Lawyers in America for over 10 years for commercial litigation, litigation - construction, litigation - municipal, mediation, professional malpractice law - defendants, professional malpractice law - plaintiffs
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in business litigation law by Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars magazine
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in business litigation law by Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in litigation law by Super Lawyers Business Edition
- Named one of Madison's top Alernative Dispute Resolution Mediation attorneys by Madison Magazine
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
Selected Presentations and Publications:
- Co-author, "Think Like a Negotiator: Effectively Mediating Client Disputes." Wisconsin Lawyer. Dec. 2003.
- Co-author, "Out of the Dark: The Emergence of Toxic Mold Litigation." Wisconsin Lawyer. March 2002.
- Co-author, "Notice of Claim/Limitation of Liability" and "Statutes of Limitation" chapters, Wisconsin Attorneys' Desk Reference, CLE Books, State Bar of Wisconsin.
Education:
J.D., B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Practice Areas:
Business Practice Group, Construction & Transportation Group, Litigation Practice Group, Rail and Transportation Team, Bond & Insurance Claims, Business Mediation & Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Construction Arbitration & Mediation, Construction Contract Preparation & Review, Construction Disputes, Construction Mediation, Contract Negotiation & Drafting, Environmental Law, Federal Court Litigation, Health Care, Hospital & Health Care, Insurance Defense, Litigation Mediation & Arbitration, Litigation Personal Injury, Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Reorganizations, Municipal & Local Government, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development, Tax Exempt & Not-For-Profit Organizations, Technology Services: E-Discovery Team
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