von Briesen & Roper, S.C. | The National Law Review

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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 100 lawyers strong and the seventh largest law firm in Wisconsin with offices in Milwaukee and Madison. 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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Patrick M. Bergin Attorney Pat Bergin is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and chairs the firm’s Patent Law Section. He regularly assists clients with a broad range of... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Gilbert J. Berthelsen Shareholder Gilbert Berthelsen is a Shareholder and Chairs the firm’s School Law Section. For the past twenty years he has practiced primarily in the area of school law. In October of 2002, Gib... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
William G. Bracken Paralegal Bill Bracken serves as a Research Coordinator for the firm. He assists public employers in complex and sensitive collective bargaining negotiations, interest arbitration and grievance... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Philip J. Bradbury Phil Bradbury is a Shareholder in the Madison office. He focuses his practice on commercial law and litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate, alternative dispute resolution... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Doris E. Brosnan Shareholder Doris Brosnan is a Shareholder and Leader of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Section, and focuses exclusively on assisting clients with employment issues. Doris regularly advises health... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Kraig A. Byron Shareholder 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 &... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Michael P. Carlton Shareholder 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 member of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation including contract and lease disputes,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Ann K. Chandler Shareholder Ann Chandler is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Group. She focuses her practice on representing shopping centers, office parks, restaurants and residential developers in the acquisition,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Smitha Chintamaneni Shareholder Smitha Chintamaneni is a Shareholder and represents businesses in contractual, real estate, eminent domain, taxation, insurance coverage, and probate issues. Smitha also provides insurance... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
David I. Cisar Shareholder Dave Cisar chairs the Banking and Commercial Transactions Section of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He represents financial institutions and businesses in all aspects of commercial finance,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Construction Law and Litigation at Von Briesen Our Construction Law and Litigation team represents clients in all aspects of construction-related matters. Our team assists clients on construction projects – big and small, in Wisconsin... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Catherine F. Conway Shareholder Catherine Conway has worked extensively with clients on designing and administering qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans, insured and self-insured health... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Charles W. Cousland Attorney Charlie Cousland is the Chair of the Real Estate Group. He has significant experience in real estate transactions and leasing, real estate development and construction and land use disputes... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Randall D. Crocker Shareholder Randall D. Crocker is a shareholder with thirty-five years of experience in the practice of law. He emphasizes problem solving in his practice and has handled some of his clients most... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Thomas R. Crone Partner Tom Crone is a Shareholder in the Madison office. He has extensive experience representing public and private sector clients in a variety of labor and employment matters and has... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Daniel T. Dennehy

Daniel Dennehy, Employment lawyer, health care attorney, von Briesen, management seminar presenter, Human resource administration legal counsel

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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 Shareholder David Edquist brings a risk management approach to his work with the firm’s health care and business clients that is based on over thirty years of experience in litigating commercial... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Jonathan R. Eiden Attorney Jonathan Eiden is a member of the Labor and Employment Section. His practice focuses on compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including discrimination, workplace standards... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Linda C. Emery Shareholder Linda specializes in the areas of new media, social media, internet law and content, interactive television, consumer privacy, software licensing and trademark law. She has a wealth of... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Energy and Clean Technology at Von Briesen Energy and water are fundamental to our economy and health, shaping our daily lives and influencing our business operations. The way we produce and use energy is ever changing. With... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Sarah A. Erdmann Attorney Sarah Erdmann is a member of the Business Practice Group. Her practice focuses on general business and corporate matters. Prior to joining von Briesen, Sarah interned in the legal... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	George A. Evans, Jr. Shareholder George Evans began his legal career representing privately owned companies with the objective of helping such companies and their owners and employees achieve financial goals. This included... [email protected] www.vonBriesen.com
Jeffrey A. Evans Attorney Jeff Evans is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses on the preparation of insurance coverage opinions, insurance coverage litigation, and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Jason R. Fathallah Attorney Jason is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He works with clients to provide creative dispute resolution outcomes that avoid litigation, minimize... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Brittany Finlayson Attorney Brittany Finlayson is a member of the Business Practice Group. Her practice focuses on intellectual property, as well as general business and corporate matters. During law school, Brittany... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Mark F. Foley Shareholder Mark F. Foley is a Shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. with more than 25 years experience meeting the complex business and legal needs of clients ranging from individual business... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Nathan S. Fronk Attorney Nathan Fronk is a member of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He represents businesses, insurers, financial institutions, health care providers and individuals, helping... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Andrew T. Frost Attorney Andrew Frost primarily focuses his practice on employment counseling, employment litigation, private-sector labor relations and employee benefits. He routinely counsels employers on... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Lisa M. Gingerich Shareholder Lisa Gingerich is a Shareholder in the Health Law Section. She is a practical, solutions-oriented advisor that advises clients on transactions, strategic opportunities and implementing... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Government Law Group 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 Shareholder Kyle Gulya is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Section. Kyle advises both public and private sector employers with employment-and labor-related issues including regulatory... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Andrew J. Guzikowski Shareholder 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 Jill Pedigo Hall combines her experience in operating her own company with years of employment law practice to provide creative, strategic counsel and defense to employers of every size on... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Christine V. Hamiel Attorney Chrissy Hamiel focuses on all aspects of education law, including Title IX, FERPA, student discipline and expulsions, student and athletic codes, and policies and procedures. She advises on... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Devin S. Hayes Attorney Devin Hayes is a member of von Briesen’s Labor and Employment Law Section. He represents public and private sector clients in all areas of employment law including discrimination defense,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Health Law Practice von Briesen & Roper’s Health Care Practice Group provides comprehensive legal services to the health care industry nationwide as both general counsel and special project counsel. Our... [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, municipal law, and labor and employment issues. His work for school districts includes open... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Thomas W. Henshue Shareholder Thom is a Shareholder in the Madison office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, executive and attorney with a deep... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
John Edward Hintz Attorney John Hintz is a member of the Health Care Practice Group, and focuses his practice on health care business transactions, including structuring clinically integrated organizations,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Kenneth A. Hoogstra Shareholder 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 Shareholder Tom Hornig is a Shareholder in the Madison Office and chairs the firm’s eminent domain and outdoor advertising sections. He deals with takings in all forms including actual takes,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Chris A. Jenny

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Chris A. Jenny is a Shareholder in the Madison office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He focuses his practice on representing business owners in a wide variety of niche markets to become...

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Megan L.W. Jerabek

Megan Jerabek, Corporate, Estate Planning, Attorney, von Briesen, law firm

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Megan Jerabek is the co-chair of the Trusts and Estates Section and a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group. Her practice focuses on the following areas: Estate Planning; Trust...

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Thomas J. Kammerait Shareholder Tom Kammerait is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Business Practice Group. Tom represents businesses on all aspects of their corporate and business needs including transactional matters,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Christopher T. Koehnke Attorney Chris Koehnke focuses on municipal law and civil litigation. He has extensive experience representing clients in courts throughout Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Assistant Village... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
James R. Korom Shareholder James Korom has been involved in advising public and private sector clients on all aspects of labor and employment law; he has acted as chief spokesperson in negotiations; he has advised... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Frank W. Kowalkowski Frank Kowalkowski is a Shareholder in the Green Bay office. He has an extensive Federal Indian Law practice representing municipalities, counties, state governments, businesses and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Jenifer L. Kraemer Shareholder Jenifer Kraemer is a Shareholder in the Madison office. Her practice focuses primarily on construction law and litigation, real estate and business law. Jenifer is listed in The Best... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Beth Kushner Shareholder Beth Kushner specializes in complex litigation and has successfully handled a broad range of business and commercial disputes, product liability claims, fraud and RICO cases, antitrust... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Labor and Employment at Von Briesen 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 Shareholder Susan Lovern is a Shareholder representing clients in the area of complex business litigation and appeals in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings. She has substantial... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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James R. Macy Attorney Jim Macy represents employers in labor negotiations, discrimination defense, disability and ADA issues, wrongful discharge or employment contract disputes, non-competition issues and other... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Jeffrey E. Mark Shareholder Jeff Mark is a member of both the Health Care Practice Group and the Business Practice Group. Jeff advises hospitals, multi-institutional health care systems, physician groups and specialty... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Gottlieb John Marmet Shareholder 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	Robert A. Mathers Attorney Bob Mathers is a Shareholder providing legal and business advisory services to Midwest businesses and their owners with a focus on closely-held businesses, estate planning and private... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Timothy C. McDonald Shareholder Timothy McDonald is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Compensation & Benefits/ERISA Section. His practice focuses on health and welfare, corporate pension, 401(k), profit sharing,... [email protected]esen.com www.vonbriesen.com	Peter F. Mullaney Shareholder Peter Mullaney is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group, specializing in personal injury litigation, business disputes, and insurance coverage contests. Before... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Steven L. Nelson

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...

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Kelly J. Noyes

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Kelly Noyes is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Kelly represents businesses, banks, hospitals and health care systems in a variety of litigation matters...

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Meghan C. O'Connor

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Meghan O’Connor is a member of the Health Care Section and the Government Relations and Regulatory Law Section. She advises clients on a wide range of regulatory compliance, corporate, and...

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James E. Panther

Jim Panther, Labor, Employment Attorney, Workplace, Waukesha, Wisconsin, von Briesen Law Firm

Jim Panther is a member of the Labor & Employment Section. He helps employers manage a full range of workplace issues through preventive counseling and strategic litigation defense. Jim...

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Andrew T. Phillips

Andrew Phillips, public sector litigator, VonBriesen law firm

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Andy Phillips has dedicated his career to assisting local governments, school districts and businesses with their most challenging legal problems. Andy brings innovative solutions to the...

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Douglas Raines Shareholder Doug Raines is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation, insurance defense, and appellate work.... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Jessica M. Reginato Shareholder Jessica Reginato is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. She represents corporate and individual clients in matters involving product liability and... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Philip C. Reid Shareholder Phil Reid is an equity shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses solely on litigation, with a particular emphasis on asbestos and toxic tort... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Michael L. Riopel Mike Riopel focuses his practice on the structuring, documentation and negotiation of complex financing, real estate, leasing, and business transactions using his strong background in... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Christopher P. Riordan Shareholder Christopher Riordan is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Chris’ practice focuses on medical negligence, hospital malpractice, personal injury, insurance... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Joseph M. Russell Shareholder Joseph Russell is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. He has litigated a wide variety of cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Mark E. Schmidt Shareholder Mark Schmidt is a Shareholder who practices with the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Restructuring and Real Estate Sections in the Milwaukee... [email protected] 414-287-1249 www.vonbriesen.com	Donald A. Schoenfeld Shareholder Don Schoenfeld is a shareholder and past chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. His expertise includes all aspects of real estate acquisition, construction, performance contracting... [email protected] 414-287-1407 www.vonbriesen.com
Christopher J. Schreiber Shareholder Christopher Schreiber is a Shareholder in the Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Restructuring & Real Estate Practice Group. His practice is primarily focused on three distinct yet often... [email protected] 414-287-1212 www.vonbriesen.com	Ryan T. Siehr Ryan Siehr is a member of the Business Practice Group and the Health Law and Technology Law Sections. He focuses his practice on business transactions, licensing, start-up and business... [email protected] 414-238-6545 www.vonbriesen.com
John A. Sikora John Sikora is a Shareholder representing clients in tax planning and the buying and selling of businesses and real estate with a particular focus on corporate, partnership and other... [email protected] 414-270-2512 www.vonbriesen.com	Robert J. Simandl Bob Simandl is a Shareholder with over 30 years of experience advising clients on a wide range of employee benefit, labor and employment law issues. This experience enables Bob to advise... [email protected] (262) 923-8651 www.vonbriesen.com
Rebecca H. Simoni Shareholder Rebecca Simoni is a Shareholder in the firm’s Business Practice Group. She advises for-profit and non-profit entities, individual clients and financial institutions in a variety of business... [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

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William E. Taibl Shareholder Bill Taibl has an extensive practice in nearly all areas of financial institution representation and in a wide variety of real estate related matters. He regularly provides counsel on law... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Lauren A. Triebenbach Attorney Lauren Triebenbach is a member of the (1) Banking and Commercial Transactions, (2) Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, (3) Real Estate, (4) Construction Law and Litigation, and (5) Commercial... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Geoffrey S. Trotier Shareholder Geoff Trotier is a Shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Section. Geoff proactively assists businesses of all sizes and complexities as well as municipalities and school districts in... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Heidi L. Vogt

Heidi Vogt, risk management lawyer, Von Briesen, toxic tort legal counsel, intellectual property attorney, insurance coverage law, draft allocation agreement representation

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Heidi Vogt is a Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group as well as the Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Section. Her practice...

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Roy E. Wagner Shareholder Roy Wagner is a Shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Construction Law and Litigation Section. The largest segment of his commercial practice relates to construction matters including... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Anne E. Wal Shareholder Anne is a Shareholder in the Real Estate, Construction Law and Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Sections of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She represents privately and publicly... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Stacy C. Gerber Ward Attorney Stacy Gerber Ward is a Shareholder and Leader of von Briesen’s Government Enforcement and Corporate Investigations Section. Stacy focuses on helping clients respond to government... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	James J. Wawrzyn Shareholder James Wawrzyn counsels clients on commercial contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, supply-chain alternatives, and general corporate matters. James collaborates with clients to... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
Daniel S. Welytok Shareholder Dan Welytok has been practicing law since 1987. Dan’s practice focuses on helping management achieve practical results in all aspects of business. He assists clients with tax issues,... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	William R. West Shareholder Bill West is a Shareholder and serves as the Chair of the Firm’s Business Section, which is comprised of more than 30 attorneys practicing in the various core business specialty areas. Bill... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com
David A. Westrup Shareholder David Westrup is an equity shareholder and member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Chair of the Drug and Medical Device Litigation Section. He advises... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com	Brion T. Winters Shareholder Brion is a Shareholder in the Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Restructuring and Real Estate Practice Group and practices in the firm’s Milwaukee office. A significant portion of Brion’s... [email protected] www.vonbriesen.com

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Jessica M. Zeratsky

Jessica Zeratsky, Von Briesen, Bankruptcy Lawyer, commercial bankruptcy litigator, loan documentation attorney, creditor rights legal counsel

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Jessica Zeratsky is a Shareholder in the Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Restructuring and Real Estate Practice Group. Jessica spends a significant portion of her practice partnering with her...

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