von Briesen & Roper Law Firm Wisconsin Based

Phone: 800-622-0607

von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is not your traditional law firm. We transform the traditional law firm into a modern platform for legal innovation. We combine our industry leading expertise with innovative technology and a creative approach to problem-solving to generate game-changing advantages for our clients.

Recognized as a great place to work and founded on our core values of unparalleled service and recognized expertise, we provide innovative, cost-effective, value-added and practical legal advice and effective representation.

Founded in 1904, we are today more than 180 professionals strong with offices throughout Wisconsin and in Chicago. Our practice is global, national, regional and local and we are regularly chosen by industry leaders for their most significant and complicated legal matters while at the same time assisting growing businesses, startups and entrepreneurs in addressing their legal needs. Neither “Big Law” nor a “small firm”, we fit the niche that sophisticated consumers of legal services seek.

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Christopher E. Avallone

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Chris Avallone is a litigator that represents a diverse group of clients in complex civil lawsuits, governmental investigations, and appeals. Chris is experienced in all aspects of...

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Devon R. Baumbach Attorney Dev Baumbach is a Shareholder in the Madison office. He has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial litigation, business, construction, real estate and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/	Scott E. Baxendale Attorney Scott has been a practicing patent attorney since 1996. For the past several years he has been entirely focused on patent prosecution and opinion work. Some of the technologies with which... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Adam S. Bazelon Attorney Adam Bazelon is a Shareholder and he serves as co-Chair of the Real Estate Group and Chair of the Community Association Law Section. He has a statewide practice representing Wisconsin... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Patrick M. Bergin Attorney Pat Bergin is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is the chair of the Information Technology, Data Privacy and Security Section and regularly... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Gilbert J. Berthelsen Attorney Gilbert Berthelsen focuses his practice in the area of school law. In October of 2002, Gib received the George Tipler Medal for distinguished service in school law. His book, “Wisconsin... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Griffin E. Bliler Attorney Griffin Bliler is a member of von Briesen & Roper's Business Practice Group where he focuses on business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, business formation and real estate... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/
Terri S. Boxer Attorney Terri Boxer is the Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section. She practices in the areas of marital property, estate planning, and probate and trust administration. She advises clients on... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Philip J. Bradbury Attorney Phil Bradbury focuses his practice on commercial law and litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate, alternative dispute resolution, and business and estate planning for... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Doris E. Brosnan Attorney Doris Brosnan is a Shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Section, and focuses on assisting clients with employment issues. Doris regularly advises health care and corporate... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Nicole M. Bulman Attorney Nicole Bulman is a Shareholder in the Intellectual Property Section of the firm. She has extensive experience counseling clients in the protection of intellectual property rights in the U.S... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/
Kraig A. Byron Attorney Kraig Byron is a Shareholder in the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group. Kraig offers many years of experience in the areas of complex business litigation, labor and employment... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Joseph A. Camilli Attorney Joe Camilli is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group. He focuses his practice on business and corporate issues, mergers and acquisitions, and employment matters. Joe enjoys working... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/	Michael P. Carlton Attorney Mike Carlton worked as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., representing the EPA and other government agencies. Thereafter, he worked as a senior attorney... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Nicholas D. Castronovo Attorney Nick Castronovo is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation including breach of contract disputes,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Hannah L. Chin Attorney Hannah Chin is a member of the Government Law Group where she focuses on county and municipal governance and school law. Hannah developed a passion for government and school work during law... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
David I. Cisar Attorney Dave Cisar Co-Chairs the Banking and Commercial Finance Section. He draws on his 35 years of experience to counsel businesses on governance, financing, contracting, real estate,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Derek E. Clements Attorney With broad technical experience, Derek has practiced exclusively in all areas of patent law. He has substantial experience drafting and prosecuting patents for the mechanical, electrical,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/
Construction Law and Litigation Our Construction Law and Litigation Section represents clients in all aspects of construction-related matters. We draft and negotiate construction, owner's representative, and design... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Thomas R. Crone Attorney Tom Crone has extensive experience representing public and private sector clients in a variety of labor and employment matters and has successfully represented a broad range of employers in... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Daniel T. Dennehy

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Daniel Dennehy advises private sector clients, especially health care providers on all aspects of employment, personnel, and labor matters. As part of this advising, he has conducted...

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David J. Edquist

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In his role as Senior Counsel, David Edquist brings over forty years of legal and practical knowledge to bear in advising the firm’s business clients, including those in the manufacturing...

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Mary F. Fetsco Attorney With significant experience in various facets of intellectual property law, including both trademark and patent litigation, Mary brings a unique perspective to her prosecution practice,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Natalie D. Fluker Attorney Natalie Fluker focuses her practice on real estate, government law and labor and employment. Prior to joining von Briesen, Natalie worked for several non-profits in Milwaukee where she... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Aaron J. Foley Attorney Aaron Foley focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, business law, real estate and adult guardianship. Aaron values community service and is a volunteer... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Mark F. Foley Attorney Mark Foley is a Shareholder with more than 40 years experience meeting the complex business and legal needs of clients ranging from individual business owners to industry trade associations... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Government Law The Government Law Group is a dynamic team of more than 30 lawyers and other professionals who are dedicated to addressing the many legal issues that confront those in the public sector.... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Kyle J. Gulya Attorney Kyle Gulya is a Shareholder and Chair of the Government Law Group. Kyle advises both public and private sector employers with employment- and labor-related issues including regulatory... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Andrew J. Guzikowski Attorney Andy Guzikowski is a Shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Public Finance Section. Andy has had more than 25 years of experience in public finance. He has served as bond counsel and issued... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Jill Pedigo Hall Attorney Jill Pedigo Hall is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Section. She combines her experience of founding and operating a successful multi-location business for eleven years, with more... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Health Law von Briesen & Roper’s Health Law Section provides comprehensive legal services to the health care industry nationwide as both general counsel and special project counsel. Our clients... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Ryan P. Heiden Attorney Ryan Heiden is a member of the Government Law Group where he focuses his practice on school law and public sector labor and employment issues. Ryan helps public sector employers navigate... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Kenneth A. Hoogstra Attorney Ken Hoogstra maintains an extensive employee benefits practice, advising clients on such matters as ERISA compliance for group health, welfare and pension plans, and the design and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Thomas S. Hornig Attorney Tom Hornig is a Shareholder in the Madison Office and chairs the firm’s outdoor advertising section and co-chairs the eminent domain and condemnation section. He deals with takings in all... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Intellectual Property Law

Whether you are a small company or a large one, intellectual property can be critical to your success. Properly managed, patents, trademarks and other intellectual property can be some of...

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Chris A. Jenny

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Chris Jenny is a Shareholder and Chairs the Business Practice Group. Chris focuses his practice on representing business owners to become more profitable while minimizing their risk and...

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Megan L.W. Jerabek

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Megan Jerabek is a Shareholder, the Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section, Chair of the Sports Law Section and a member of the firm’s Business, Tax and Real Estate Sections. Her...

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Thomas J. Kammerait Attorney Tom Kammerait is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Business Succession Planning Section. Tom represents businesses on all aspects of their corporate and business needs including... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Alexander R. Karana Attorney Alex Karana focuses his practice on intellectual property law. He studied Chemical Engineering at Michigan State where his senior design project was designing a gasification process that... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/
Christopher T. Koehnke Attorney Chris Koehnke is a Shareholder focusing on restructuring, insolvency, and commercial litigation. Chris represents lenders and other creditors with respect to the following: Representing... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Frank W. Kowalkowski Attorney Frank Kowalkowski is a Shareholder in the Green Bay office. He has an extensive Native American Law practice representing municipalities, counties, state governments, businesses and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Jenifer L. Kraemer Attorney Jenifer Kraemer is a Shareholder in the Madison office. Her practice focuses primarily on construction law and litigation, real estate and business law. She represents business owners,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Mollie T. Kugler Attorney Mollie Kugler is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group where she focuses her practice on representing and counseling insurance companies in litigation and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Beth Kushner Attorney Beth Kushner is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. She specializes in complex litigation and has successfully handled a broad range of business and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Labor and Employment Our Labor and Employment Group attorneys specialize in all areas of management labor and employment issues. A significant portion of the practice focuses on prevention – making sure... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Litigation and Risk Management In von Briesen & Roper’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, we pride ourselves on obtaining the best results for our clients, whether it involves formal litigation,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Susan E. Lovern President & CEO Susan Lovern is the President and CEO of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. and Chairs the firm’s Commercial and Business Litigation Section. She represents clients in complex business... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Stephen R. Lundeen Attorney Steve Lundeen is a Shareholder in the Milwaukee office. He focuses his practice on handling matters for clients who are actively engaged in the global economy, including several capital... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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James R. Macy Attorney Jim Macy represents employers in all aspects of employment law including labor negotiations, discrimination defense, disability and ADA issues, wrongful discharge or employment contract... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Alan Marcuvitz Attorney Alan Marcuvitz is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Section. He is recognized as one of Wisconsin’s preeminent attorneys in the fields of eminent domain and real property taxation, based on... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Jeffrey E. Mark Attorney Jeff Mark is a Shareholder in the Health and Business Sections. Jeff has extensive experience advising hospitals, multi-institutional health care systems, physician groups and specialty... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Gottlieb John Marmet Attorney Gottlieb John Marmet is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. John is a registered patent attorney and focuses his practice on intellectual property law... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Brent E. Matthias Attorney Brent has been a practicing patent attorney since 1996, focusing primarily on patent preparation and prosecution (both domestic and international), opinion work, and counseling matters. He... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Timothy C. McDonald Attorney Timothy McDonald is a Shareholder in the Compensation & Benefits/ERISA Section. His practice focuses on health and welfare, corporate pension, 401(k), profit sharing, 403(b), executive... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Audrey R. Merkel Attorney Audrey Merkel is a member of the Labor and Employment Section. She focuses her practice on representing businesses, government and schools with employment and COVID-related issues. In... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Thomas A. Miller Attorney Tom is a Shareholder and Chairs the Patents and Intellectual Property Sections. An experienced attorney most active in patent prosecution, portfolio management, and providing opinions of... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com/
Thomas W. Moniz Attorney Tom Moniz is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group, where he assists clients on all aspects of business and estate planning, including: Trust and estate planning Trust and estate... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Peter F. Mullaney Attorney Peter Mullaney is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, specializing in personal injury litigation, business disputes, and insurance coverage contests. For the... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Randy S. Nelson Attorney Randy Nelson is a Shareholder focusing his practice on estate planning, advising family businesses, tax planning, trust administration and probate. He is a Certified Public Accountant and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Steven L. Nelson Attorney Steve Nelson is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Steve has extensive experience in litigation and concentrates his practice in commercial litigation... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Kelly J. Noyes Attorney Kelly Noyes is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and co-Chair of the Class Actions Section. Kelly specializes in complex business litigation, particularly... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Mmeli Obi

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Mmeli Obi is a member of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group in the Neenah office. Prior to law school, Mmeli had over a decade of experience working as a Senior Loan Analyst...

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Craig T. Papka Attorney Craig Papka is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Section. Craig counsels clients about a wide variety of matters with a view to preventing costly litigation. Craig can help... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Thomas J. Phillips Attorney Tom Phillips focuses his practice on taxation and provides tax analysis, advice, and tax opinions to publicly traded and closely-held business entities. He has more than 40 years of... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
John P. Pinzl Attorney John Pinzl is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and litigation, third party recovery, medical malpractice... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Jessica M. Reginato Attorney Jessica Reginato is a Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Toxic Tort Section. Jessica enjoys working with clients to optimize risk management and develop strategies for all phases of litigation... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Philip C. Reid Attorney Phil Reid is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses solely on litigation, with a particular emphasis on asbestos and toxic tort matters,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Restructuring & Insolvency at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Our Restructuring and Insolvency Section attorneys are trusted advisors who partner with clients to address problems arising from financially distressed companies. Complementing our core... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Christopher P. Riordan Attorney Chris Riordan is a Shareholder and Co-Chair of the General Litigation Section. Chris’ practice focuses on commercial and business litigation, medical negligence, hospital malpractice,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Joseph J. Rolling Attorney J.J. Rolling focuses his practice on matters involving real estate including eminent domain, drainage problems and property tax assessments. Prior to joining von Briesen, J.J. handled cases... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	John A. Rubin Attorney John Rubin is a member of the Labor and Employment Section, with a management-side practice. John provides comprehensive human resources (HR) representation, from advice to litigation of HR... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
David P. Ruetz Attorney David Ruetz has over 30 years of experience in the environmental field, including work as an environmental attorney, the President of an environmental consulting-engineering firm, an... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Joseph M. Russell Attorney Joseph Russell is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group with broad experience in commercial, constitutional and environmental matters in federal and state trial... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Angela M. Rust Attorney Angela Rust is a Shareholder in the Health Law Section. She focuses her practice on representing independent providers, such as physician clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, and provider-... [email protected]

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Mark E. Schmidt Attorney Mark Schmidt is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Construction Law and Litigation Section. Mark helps clients resolve their most... [email protected] 414-287-1249 www.vonbriesen.com	Donald A. Schoenfeld Attorney Don Schoenfeld is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Section. His expertise includes all aspects of real estate acquisition, construction, leasing, finance and development. He has extensive... [email protected] 414-287-1407 www.vonbriesen.com
John A. Sikora Attorney John Sikora is a Shareholder representing clients in tax planning, tax controversies and the buying and selling of businesses and real estate with a particular focus on corporate,... [email protected] 414-270-2512 www.vonbriesen.com	Robert J. Simandl Attorney Bob Simandl is a Shareholder and Chair of the Labor and Employment Section. He has over 30 years of experience advising clients on a wide range of employee benefit, labor and employment law... [email protected] (262) 923-8651 www.vonbriesen.com
Rebecca H. Simoni Attorney Rebecca Simoni is a Shareholder in the firm’s Trusts and Estates Section. She advises individual clients, for-profit and non-profit entities, and financial institutions with a focus on... [email protected] 414-287-1529 www.vonbriesen.com	Aaron M. Smith Attorney Aaron Smith is a member of the Health Law Section. He concentrates his practice on legal and business issues for health care providers, with a strong focus on compliance. Aaron advises... [email protected] 414-287-1265 www.vonbriesen.com
Strategic Risk and Crisis Management When a crisis occurs you require immediate action and a solid legal plan. Our Strategic Risk and Crisis Management team should be your first call. Our experienced team of attorneys have... [email protected] 414-287-1463 www.vonbriesen.com	Steven M. Szymanski Attorney Steve Szymanski is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group where he Co-Chairs the Business and Corporate Law and the Mergers and Acquisitions Sections. Steve is a trusted advisor to... [email protected] 414-287-1406 www.vonbriesen.com

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William E. Taibl Attorney Bill Taibl has experience in nearly all areas of financial institution representation and in a wide variety of real estate-related matters. He provides counsel on law and regulatory... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Tax von Briesen’s Tax attorneys are experienced in every type of matter that may present a significant tax issue and with over a dozen advanced tax degrees or certifications have the knowledge... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Robert B. Teuber Attorney Rob Teuber is a Shareholder focusing his practice on tax disputes and controversies for clients nationally, regionally and locally. From a national perspective, Rob assists in resolving IRS... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Heidi L. Vogt

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Heidi Vogt is a Shareholder and Chair of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. She has substantial and broad experience in litigation matters with a particular focus on...

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School Law Von Briesen

Our School Law Section is uniquely qualified to provide the solution to all of a school district’s legal needs. For more than fifty years, we have delivered client-driven results to school...

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Scott E. Wade Attorney Scott Wade is a Shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment Section. He focuses his practice on Worker’s Compensation and is the Chair of the firm’s Worker’s Compensation Section. Scott... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Anne E. Wal Attorney Anne is a Shareholder in the Real Estate, Construction, Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Sections. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions and leasing, real estate... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Curtis C. Walther Attorney Curt Walther is a member of the Business Practice Group. He focuses his practice on tax planning and tax controversies, securities, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Stacy C. Gerber Ward Attorney Stacy Gerber Ward is a Shareholder, leader of the Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Section, and Co-Chair of the Health Law Section. As leader of the Government Enforcement... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Daniel S. Welytok Attorney Dan Welytok is a Shareholder in the Milwaukee office. Dan’s practice focuses on helping management achieve practical results in all aspects of business. He assists clients nationally and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	William R. West Attorney Bill West is a Shareholder and Chairs the Business Section and Co-Chairs the Mergers & Acquisitions Section. Bill is a trusted advisor to his clients and they rely on his ability to... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
David A. Westrup Attorney David Westrup, a Shareholder and member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, provides trusted advice and innovative solutions to national and international... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Brion T. Winters Attorney Brion is a Shareholder at von Briesen with a unique background and skillset that service the diverse needs of his clients. Brion’s clients come in all shapes and sizes from closely-held... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
William S. Woodward Attorney Bill Woodward is a Shareholder in the Green Bay office and chairs the firm’s Manufacturing Section. He serves as general counsel for business clients in a wide range of corporate and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

COVID Vaccines

Vaccine Mandates

The National Law Review selected von Briesen's COVID-19 Task Force as a Go-To Thought Leader for 2021 for the group’s coverage of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. As the coronavirus vaccine became widely available, many employers debated whether to require vaccines for their employees or if such mandates were legal. In particular, the group’s coverage of OSHA and CMS guidance on federal vaccine mandates provided must-read insights for employers navigating compliance with the rules. Authors who contributed insights into this area include John A. Rubin, Craig T. Papka, Robert J. Simandl and Audrey R. Merkel.

2018 NLR Thought Leadership Award Winner

Tax Law

TCJA Coverage

von Briesen & Roper, s.c. has been selected for a 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for their coverage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The attorney-authors at von Briesen and their coverage of the TCJA provided a thorough overview of the major tax overhaul, with special attention paid to how it may impact aspects of Estate Planning.