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Obtained summary judgment in favor of school district where federal court dismissed an administrator’s due process liberty and property claims, along with related state claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel and defamation, all of which related to the administrator’s actions in seeking to obtain his early retirement benefits before he actually retired. The court also issued the first published decision addressing the validity of multiple administrator contracts under Wis. Stat. §118.24. See 2010 WL 2757336 (W.D. Wis.) and 2010 WL 2517564 (W.D. Wis.)
Obtained summary judgment in First Amendment retaliation case where federal court dismissed a teacher’s First Amendment retaliation claims where teacher alleged that he was fired for his union activities rather than viewing pornography at work. See 2010 WL 2605385 (E.D. Wis.); 639 F.3d. 371 (7th Cir. 2011)
Prevailed on plaintiff’s claims against school district for a teacher’s sexual misconduct. N.R. Poe v. St. Francis School District, Appeal No. 12-1039 (7th Cir. 2012).
Prevailed on immunity defense for school district relating to student’s fall in school hallway which was affirmed on appeal at Edwards v. Baraboo School District, 2011 WI App 121.
Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a Wisconsin County dismissing landowner’s timber trespass lawsuit
Prevailed in court trial on breach of contract claim brought by insurance agents against insurance agency finding failure to pay commissions earned on agents’ books of business
Prevailed in the Court of Appeals, reversing trial court judgment, on behalf of real estate agent, establishing agent’s right to sales commission during extension of listing period under standard listing contract; Salewske v. Depies, 239 Wis. 2d 594, 620 N.W.2d 482 (Ct. App. 2000)
Obtained judgment in court trial in Dane County Circuit Court for partition of real estate holding in same-sex marriage dissolution
Assisted client in obtaining settlement in excess of $400,000 for repairs to agricultural land caused by pipeline construction
Defended $30 million arbitration and federal court action against utility for breach of contract and employment claims involving sale and operation of commercial natural gas retailer
Defended general contractor of an ethanol plant in multimillion-dollar suit claiming defective design and construction
Defended national retailers in federal court action alleging violations of Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law for wrongful termination of distribution agreement
Obtained a $1 million+ settlement on behalf of injured plaintiff (Dayna Halbert v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Dane County Case No. 10-6779)
Along with Axley Attorney John Schmid, Jr., prevailed on LIRC and circuit court review of decision which ultimately resulted in largest applicant’s worker’s compensation settlement in Wisconsin
Won two Wisconsin Court of Appeals cases within five days: Smith v. Golde, No. 00-3376 (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 6, 2001); Nugent v. Slaght, No. 00-1432 (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 8, 2001) [published opinion]
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)