Client Successes

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Certiorari Review

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

Litigation
OWI Appeal

Successfully defended OWI verdict challenge by defendant at Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Danielle Tierney
Litigation
Breach of Contract Defense

Obtained summary judgment in state court on behalf of corporate client stemming from claims of improper billing for medical services.

Litigation
Excessive Force Death Claim

Obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of county and deputy stemming from a decedent’s estate’s claim that the deputy utilized excessive force.

Litigation
Pro Se Federal Constitutional Claim Litigation

Obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of numerous municipal defendants stemming from a serial pro se litigator’s claims that the municipal defendants violated his federal constitutional rights. Also obtained court order prohibiting the pro se litigant from continuing to file lawsuits without permission from the court.

Litigation
Fourth Amendment Cavity Search

Obtained summary judgment in federal court, which was affirmed on appeal by the Seventh Circuit, on behalf of a county stemming from a jail inmate’s claim that a cavity search violated her Fourth Amendment rights.

Litigation
Title IX Case involving University Sexual Assault Investigation

Obtained summary judgment in federal court, which was affirmed on appeal by the Seventh Circuit, on behalf of a university stemming from a student’s claim that a sexual assault investigation by the university violated Title IX.

Litigation
First Amendment Retaliation Claim in Police Department

Successfully defended a police department and its chief through federal jury trial and obtained a defense verdict against First Amendment claims brought by employee.

Litigation
Not Guilty in Criminal Jury Case

Obtained a not guilty verdict in a criminal case with only 6 minutes and 30 seconds of jury deliberation.

Brian Hough
Criminal Defense
Drunk Driving Accident – $750,000

$750,000 to a woman severely injured in a car accident caused by a drunk driver

Heath Straka
Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Head-on Collision – $2.2 Million

$2.2 million to the surviving spouse of a man killed in a head-on collision car crash

Heath Straka
Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Van vs. Semi Accident – $3.75 Million

$3.75 million to a developmentally disabled man who was rendered a paraplegic in a van / semi accident

Sexual Harassment Case – $130,000

Successfully litigated a sexual harassment and sexual discrimination case on behalf of a female carpenter.

Semi vs. Car Accident – $253,000

Successfully resolved a case involving a severe crash between a semi and a car that resulted in serious injuries to the driver of the car.

Heath Straka
Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Wrongful Death of a Child – $300,000

Successfully resolved a negligent supervision case that resulted in the death of a young boy.

Heath Straka
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Declaratory Judgment

Successfully obtained a Declaratory Judgment and Marriage Affirmation for client’s deceased great-grandparents to obtain a marriage license.

Elizabeth Lanzhammer
Family Law
Domestic Abuse Injunctions

Obtained multiple domestic abuse injunctions for the maximum time frame allowable

Elizabeth Lanzhammer
Contentious Divorce Case

Successfully settled contentious divorce case with a difficult pro se party, involving all issues of custody, placement, child support, property division and maintenance

Elder Abuse Injunction

Successfully obtained injunctions in case involving harassment, financial exploitation and emotional abuse.

Elizabeth Lanzhammer
Family Law
Long Distance Placement Modification

Won a post-judgment motion to relocate a child across the country based on client’s concerns that child’s emotional and educational needs were not currently being met.