Client Successes

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Dismissal – Drunk Driving at Over Three Times the Legal Limit

Obtained dismissal of a drunk driving case in which the driver was observed driving erratically with a .26 blood alcohol level by proving that the arrest violated the driver’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizures because the officer initiated the arrest in the driver’s backyard patio without a warrant, consent or exigent circumstances.

Brian Hough
Criminal Defense, Drunk Driving
Purchase of Parking Garage from Municipal Authority

Represented the purchaser of a parking garage complex from a municipal authority

Laura Peck
Sale of Farm and Stable Operation

Represented the seller of a horse farm and stable operation

Laura Peck
$300M Multistate Acquisition of Shopping Centers

Acted as purchaser’s local counsel in a $300,000,000 multistate acquisition of shopping centers

Leases of Various Facilities

Represented landlords and tenants in leases of retail, healthcare, office and hospitality facilities

Underwriter’s Counsel in $130M Bond Issuance

Assisted as underwriter’s counsel in a $130 million bond issuance by a state authority

$15M Leasehold Financing of Educational Facility

Represented a local lender in a $15 million leasehold financing of a public/private educational facility

ESOP Transaction for Multistate Convenience Store Operator

Represented a national lender in a $37 million credit facility to fund an ESOP transaction for a multistate convenience store operator

Aggregate of $150M in Development and Mini-Permanent Loans

Represented a regional lender group in an aggregate of $150 million in development and mini-permanent loans to hospitality industry borrower (hotel, timeshare and water park facility)

$15M Loan Workout

Represented a local bank in a loan workout of 23 business and real estate loans to 13 related entities in Wisconsin aggregating approximately $15 million

No Negligence – Slip-and-Fall

Represented insurance company and its insured in regards to a slip-and-fall which occurred in the insured’s home. Plaintiff’s counsel offered to settle the case based on a 90-10 liability split against the insured. The Dane County jury determined that the insured was not negligent and the Plaintiff was solely negligent. The Plaintiff rejected an offer of over $20,000 and instead received no recovery.

Art Kurtz
Long Distance Placement Modification

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

Grandparent Visitation

Obtained formal visitation rights for grandparent.

Complex Maintenance Buy-Out

Negotiated a favorable maintenance buy-out to minimize client’s potential exposure.

Post-Divorce Child Support Modification

Prevented a former spouse from modifying child support shortly after the divorce was granted, despite the former spouse’s loss of employment.

Post-Divorce Maintenance Modification

Prevented a former spouse from re-opening the divorce judgment to request maintenance modification when maintenance was previously held open.

Elder Abuse Injunction

Successfully obtained four-year injunctions in case involving harassment, financial exploitation and emotional abuse of a parent by the child.

Kathryn Grigg
Family Law
Frac Sand Permitting

Assisted frac sand developer in Eau Claire County, WI to prevail on appeal of decision of Town Board initially denying development proposal.

Mitch Olson
No Jail Time – Breaking and Entering/Theft of Jet Ski

A juvenile client was charged with multiple offenses including, Burglary, Felony Theft, Destruction of Property, Obstructing a Police Investigation, among other charges.

Mr. Walsh obtained a disposition of the case whereby the client had no criminal record and no jail times; the client paid a fine and provided community service to a nonprofit group.

25 Hours of Community Service for Burglary

Represented a juvenile who was arrested for participating in a burglary with two others. While in custody he admitted to the crime. We obtained a Consent Decree for a deferred prosecution and client performed 25 hours of community service.