Client Successes

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Obtained multiple domestic abuse injunctions for the maximum time frame allowable

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

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

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.