Client Successes

Obtained a “not guilty” verdict for a defendant who admitted that he drove drunk at over three times the legal limit and struck a pedestrian at a speed of 65 m.p.h.

Assisted with the drafting of property tax exemption legislation

Represented a benevolent retirement home for the aged in court and successfully obtained an annual $680,000 property tax exemption

Refined scope of Alt privilege in Carney-Hayes v. Northwest Home Health Care (Amicus)

Represent the bank in an ESOP loan transaction

Working in cooperation with borrowers to utilize Article 9 surrender and sale procedures to obtain going concern value from the sale of collateral

Restructure of multimillion-dollar business with more than 30 locations on behalf of the debtor, successfully reorganizing without the need for federal court or state court protection

Obtained permanent injunction in Vilas County action on behalf of landowners, preventing neighboring developer from using landowners’ private roadway to access new development, based on overburden of tenancy in common and application of restrictive covenants; affirmed on appeal, and published at Nettesheim v. S.G. New Age Products, Inc., 702 N.W.2d 449, 2005 WI App 169 (2005)

Sale of closely held business to multinational corporation

Organizing and obtaining tax-exempt status for non-profit corporations

Representing businesses and individuals in residential and commercial real estate leases and sale transactions

Representation of individuals and companies in the sale and acquisition of businesses, both as stock transactions and asset sales

Formation of limited liability companies and corporations, and other tasks associated with small business start-ups

Estate administration, from probate of small summary proceedings to large, complex estates including trust and estate litigation

Preparation of estate plans for individuals, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements

Advising on tax implications of proposed business transactions, as well as personal tax planning

Represented several frac sand operations on siting issue

Represented large hotel with expansion through a condominium development, purchase of golf courses and annexation into city. The annexation included large acreage of Wisconsin DNR lands.

Represented several aggregate producers on siting new locations

Represented a small limestone quarry in an expansion onto adjoining property. This expansion resulted in numerous meetings at the town and county level, as well as meetings with opposition groups. To complicate the matter further, the site was located next to a superfund site with contaminated groundwater issues to address. The town board and county voted unanimously to approve the expansion.