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Attorney Saul Glazer is a partner at Axley and has been an attorney for more than 30 years. His main area of focus is Construction Law. He is a seasoned litigator, representing clients in mediation, litigation, and arbitration regarding construction disputes. He provides creative solutions for complex problems, and prides himself on his ability to help clients cost-effectively manage difficult situations.

As a construction attorney, he regularly represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, engineers and architects in preparation of construction contracts and integrated project delivery documents (including AIA, EJCDC, DBIA and Consensus documents). Attorney Glazer provides counsel for a national engineering firm. He also represents clients regarding bid disputes, change orders, construction and design defects, differing site condition claims, bond claims, delay claims, insurance coverage issues, ATCP 110, and lien law claims. Attorney Glazer is the author of the Wisconsin Chapter of the State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims (Aspen 2024). He was a co-author of the Wisconsin Chapter of the DRI Construction Litigation Desk Reference, and he authored the chapter for Construction Dispute Resolution for the Inside the Minds series (Aspatore 2010). Attorney Glazer is the past President of the Associate Board for the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Wisconsin. He is the past Chair for the Construction and Public Contract Law Section for the State Bar of Wisconsin. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Engineering for the Legal Aspects of Engineering class and for the University of Wisconsin Law School for the Construction Law class.

Attorney Glazer is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association for Construction Law disputes. He also serves as a mediator for Construction Law disputes. Attorney Glazer has served in leadership roles for more than 10 years for local Madison Boy Scout Troops and served as the President of Independent Living Board of Directors. He also serves as a Lector at his church, Blessed Sacrament.

Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Wisconsin, Federal Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, for the District of Colorado, and for the Southern District of Indiana, and United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Educación

J.D., 1990, Law Review, Order of the Coif, University of Wisconsin Law School
M.S., 1989, University of Wisconsin School of Library Science
B.S., 1984, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Participación y Reconocimiento

Involvement:

  • Former Chair, State Bar Section on Construction and Public Contracting
  • Former President, The Independent Living Board of Directors
  • Editor, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2008 – 2016
  • Past Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review
  • Former President, Associate Board, AGC of Wisconsin
  • Board Member, Kids Building Wisconsin
  • Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
  • Adjunct Professor, Legal Aspects of Engineering, University of Wisconsin School of Engineering

Recognition:

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (2020-2025 Edition) – Commercial Litigation
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (2018-2025 Edition) – Construction Law
  • Recognized as a 2013 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society Member
  • Named to the 2012, 2013, and 2017-2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List (Primary Area of Practice: Construction Litigation)
  • Named to Wisconsin Super Lawyers List in its Business Edition (Primary Area of Practice: Construction Litigation)
  • Recipient of three Jurisprudence Awards at the University of Wisconsin Law School
  • Named a Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorney on the 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List

Éxitos del Cliente

Represented owner preparing contract documents for $200 million dollar manufacturing facility

Litigated intellectual property disputes, including patent and trade secret, and publishing disputes

Glazer, Saul C.
Commercial Litigation, Litigation

Litigated employment contract disputes

Glazer, Saul C.
Commercial Litigation, Litigation

Represented parties before the EEOC, local human rights commissions, including the Madison Equal Opportunities Commission

Glazer, Saul C.

Represented non-profit in $2.5 million dollar dispute

Glazer, Saul C.
Employment Litigation, Litigation

Represented Wisconsin County in False Claims Act retaliation claims

Glazer, Saul C.
Employment Litigation, Litigation

Represented employer in quasi-class action harassment lawsuit brought by EEOC

Represented developer challenging rejection of subdivision plat

Represented design-builder in multimillion-dollar insurance dispute

Glazer, Saul C.
Bond & Insurance Claims, Construction

Represented engineer in multimillion-dollar claim involving alleged construction defects

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Construction, Construction Defect

Represented contractor in multimillion-dollar claim involving building collapse

Glazer, Saul C.
Construction, Construction Defect

Represented design-builder in $200 million dollar waterpark project

Glazer, Saul C.
Construction

Represented owner in $120 million dollar mixed-use project

Glazer, Saul C.
Construction

Observación

Articles
Other Presentations & Publications
Presentation: "Cost Plus Public Work." Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Legal Update
Presentation: "Industry Legal Update." Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Contractor–Engineer Conference
Article: "We Remodeled Our Kitchen and Paid the General Contractor for All the Work, and Now the Plumber Has Sent a Lien Notice. Can the Plumber Place a Lien on Our House?" The Verona Press (11/2014)
Presentation: "End of Year Employment Law Seminar." Axley Brynelson, LLP (11/2012)
Presentation: "FMLA." BLR - Business and Legal Resources (10/2012)
Presentation: "Smart, Legal Interview Tactics and Techniques." BLR - Business and Legal Resources (10/2012)
Presentation: "Cloud Legal Issues." The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (7/2012)
Presentation: "Attorneys’ Fee Recovery." Dane County Bar Association (5/2012)
Presentation: "Lien Law in Wisconsin." Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (3/2012)
Presentation: "Contracts Basics." The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (2/2012)
Presentation: "Killer Contract Clauses." The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (2/2012)
Presentation: “Legal Issues in Construction Law.” Central Wisconsin Contractors Association (10/2010)
Article: "Migraine Headache Disclosure Doesn't Violate ADA." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter (1/2013)
Article: "You've Been Hit by a Smooth Criminal." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter (2/2013)
Article: "This Bud's Not For You: MillerCoors Wins Retaliation Suit." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter (4/2013)
Article: "Low Prices Not Enough for Pretrial Dismissal." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter (8/2013)
Presentation: "Legal Update." 2014 WTBA Annual Convention (2/2014)