Client Successes

Quiet Title Action

Obtained declaratory judgment regarding the ownership of real property to declare a fraudulent transfer invalid.

Litigation
Claims Against School District Premised on Student Injury in Welding Class

Prevailed on summary judgment motion and obtained dismissal of student’s claims against school district which stemmed from injuries student received in a welding class. Court rejected plaintiff’s arguments that a “known and compelling danger” existed.

Upheld Municipal Tax Assessment of Big Box Retail Store

Successfully defended against a challenge to a municipal tax assessment of a “Big Box” retail store before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Claims Against School District Premised on Teacher Sexual Assault

Obtained summary judgment in state court on behalf of a school district after a staff member had a secret sexual relationship with a student.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Obtained Declaration of Public Nuisance

Obtained judgment by circuit court declaring property as a public nuisance.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Upheld Municipal Raze Order

Successfully defended reasonableness of municipal raze order against statutory challenge by property owners.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Dismissal of Open Records Suit

Prevailed on summary judgment motion and obtained dismissal of open records mandamus action based on plaintiffs’ procedural deficiency.

Litigation
Dismissal of Title VI and Sec. 1983 Claims Premised on Allegations of Peer Harassment

Prevailed on summary judgment motion and obtained dismissal of federal discrimination claims by students against a school district and district administrator.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Employee Theft of Property – Summary Judgment

Obtained summary judgment in state court on behalf of employer stemming from former employee’s theft of company property.

Labor & Employment, Litigation
Constitutional Violations – Lawsuit Dismissal

Obtained dismissal of lawsuit in federal court on behalf of municipality stemming from claims of various constitutional violations.

Litigation, Municipal & School
Certiorari Review – Successful Defense

Successfully defended a county board of supervisors’ decision which had denied a CUP application.

Litigation
Excessive Force Claim – Lawsuit Dismissal

Obtained dismissal of lawsuit in federal court on behalf of police department and officer stemming from claims that officer utilized excessive force.

Litigation
Excessive Force Claim – Summary Judgment

Obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of police department and officer stemming from an arrestee’s claim that the officer utilized excessive force.

Litigation
Employee Wage Claim – Successful Defense

Successfully defended employer against State Department of Workforce Development claim made by former employee seeking additional wage payments.

Federal Discrimination and State Law Tort Claims on Construction Site

Successfully defended a construction company, member/owner, and employee through a federal jury trial and obtained a defense verdict on all of plaintiff’s claims, including a federal discrimination claim and multiple state law tort claims, which stemmed from the use of a racial slur on construction site.

Litigation
Governmental Immunity by School District

Prevailed on immunity defense in state court on behalf of school district on slip and fall claim by student.

Litigation
Dismissal of Federal Constitutional Claims by Inmate as Sanction

Obtained Rule 37 dismissal of former inmate’s claims against county jail and deputies stemming from claims regarding treatment of inmate in jail facility.

Litigation
Breach of Contract and Harassment Claim against School Board Member and District

Obtained summary judgement in state court on behalf of school board member and school district stemming from former administrator’s claim of harassment.

Litigation
Peer-to-Peer ADA/Rehabilitation Act Claims Against School District

Obtained summary judgement in federal court on behalf of large metropolitan school district stemming from claims that district failed to protect student from peer-to-peer disability-based harassment.

Litigation
Fourth Amendment Deliberate Indifference to Medical Care

Obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of a county sheriff’s department stemming from claims that department should have obtained medical treatment for jail inmate.

Litigation