Wisconsin Lawyers

Steven Chesebro received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 2011. In Law School, Mr. Chesebro was active in the Business Law Society as a chairperson, treasurer, and during his third year as President. Upon admission to the Wisconsin State Bar, Mr. Chesebro moved to Janesville to be near family and opened a law office dedicated to helping the residents of Rock County. In January of 2013, he joined the Consigny Law Firm, S.C. Mr. Chesebro is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association...

I devote my practice to representing employees in benefit disputes, contract claims, unemployment insurance appeals, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation suits, and other employment cases. I listen to my clients and carefully develop goal-oriented plans starting with the first consultation. Communication is essential, and I counsel clients on all options throughout the litigation process. I have successfully litigated appeals to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. I draw from my decade of experience in state, federal, and administrative venues, as well as my knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title...

With more than 35 years of practicing law, Bob Duxstad offers clients unparalleled experience in representing their cases. His practice is focused on personal injury and civil litigation, banking, business law, and criminal and traffic matters. Earning his reputation as a tenacious litigator and negotiator, Bob has recovered more than $7 million in damages for clients in the personal injury arena alone. While serving as Green County District Attorney, Bob started the law firm that is now Duxstad and Bestul. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and its Litigation and Office Management Sections, the Green...

Benjamin J. Pliskie is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, as well as the United States District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the Northern District of Indiana. Benjamin earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2001. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin in 1997.

Benjamin currently serves as a member of the Wisconsin Judicial Council; a 21-member body whose principal statutory responsibilities are to study and make recommendations relating to: (1) court pleading, practice...

Cameron Weitzner is an associate with Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Prior to joining the firm, Cameron spent five years advocating for clients and litigating cases at the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office. Cameron has represented clients pre-charge all the way to jury trial and has achieved successful outcomes for many clients. His motion practice resulted in cases being dismissed or evidence being suppressed because of unconstitutional police or government conduct. Cameron received his J.D. from Marquette University in 2015 where he graduated in the top 25% of his class. While in law school, Cameron was selected to...

Beth Brockmeyer is an associate attorney in the Milwaukee office and a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy group. She represents individuals and businesses in restructurings, financial reorganization, receiverships, bankruptcy, and other debt adjustment strategies. Beth joined the Firm in 2021, bringing with her extensive experience in all aspects of Chapter 7 and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code including consumer and business cases. She is a frequent speaker and published author on various bankruptcy topics. Beth is a board member of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights Section of the Wisconsin State Bar.

Joshua M. Frieser, Esq. is a sports and business lawyer and Principal Attorney at Frieser Legal. His practice is focused on the representation of athletes, agents, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses. While working to solve the unique legal needs that they have, Josh represents athletes in internal disciplinary proceedings and NIL licensing agreements, as well as in related intellectual property and business planning matters. In addition to serving as counsel to college and professional athletes, Josh represents sports agents and sports industry ventures as outside counsel. Josh is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and an active member of...

Deborah A. Krukowski joined Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C. as a Shareholder in May of 2016. She was previously with Krukowski & Associates, S.C. She emphasizes her practice in the areas of litigation and investigations before the ERD and the EEOC and matters under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, sexual harassment and general employment discrimination law. She successfully argued a Motion for Summary Judgment to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on the issue of race discrimination and retaliation for a large financial institution. She also has successfully argued and won cases in the areas of contract...

Laureen Anderson-Stepanek has concentrated her practice in complex immigration matters since 2002. A graduate of Illinois State University with a degree in History and Political Science, Ms. Anderson-Stepanek did post graduate work in International Relations at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside and eventually obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University Of Iowa College Of Law. Ms. Anderson-Stepanek practices all areas of immigration law; she started her career on the corporate side where she advised internal and external clients on matters related to non-immigrant employment based visas, PERM, international relocation as well as general employment matters related to foreign...

Sarah has been practicing immigration law since 2006. She specializes in family-based immigration, hardship waivers, naturalization and removal proceedings. Her family immigration cases include clients who are adjusting status (having their immigration interview in the US) as well as those who are consular processing (having their immigration interview in their home country).

I am the Managing Member and an attorney with Leech Law Offices. I am dedicated to representing people in defense of criminal charges principally in Washington, Ozaukee, Fond du Lac, Dodge and Sheboygan Counties.

Mr. Woody has a special interest in environmental and natural resources law. He is a member of the Natural Resources Division and Forest Resources Committee of the American Bar Association. He serves as legal counsel to the Ruffed Grouse Society, a national wildlife conservation and sportsmens association, on matters pertaining to the National Forests. He counsels natural resource clients in all aspects of Forest Service decision-making and its consequences on the forest's stakeholders, including industry, Native Americans, residents, and environmental interest groups. In addition, to National Forest legal issues, Mr. Woody concentrates his practice on ERISA litigation,...

Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin; before the U.S. Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District, and the U.S. Tax Court. Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. Practices primarily business/real estate and aviation law. Presents aviation law courses and writes about aviation law in areas throughout Wisconsin. In his free time Ryan flies his airplane or rides his motorcycle. He lives in Madison and is thankful for his lovely wife and two children.
Attorney Contact: ryan@assuritylegal.com.

John Jokela is a Wausau workers compensation attorney with nearly 20 years of experience. He has been helping hard-working Wisconsin residents win employment law cases since he started practicing law in the Wausau area. In addition Jokela specializes in employee rights, social security disability, workplace accident compensation, and more. John Jokela Law Firm LLC offers free consultations and no upfront fees.

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The Ruffi team understands how distracting and time consuming legal needs can be. Sarah Ruffi founded Ruffi Law Offices, S.C. in 2004 with a clear vision to create a law practice with a broad base of business law experience designed to make legal issues worry-free. Sarah strives to give all of her clients peace of mind by being their in-house counsel at the other end of the telephone line.

Dale Eaton is a partner practicing in the areas of automobile accidents and other personal injuries, medical malpractice, business litigation and family law. He worked for law firms in Boston and Milwaukee, prior to moving to Wausau in 1993. For several years, Attorney Eaton provided full-time litigation support for one of the premier Boston law firms handling plaintiff asbestos and tobacco claims. The firm annually handled hundreds of asbestos/mesothelioma cases associated with Massachusetts area shipyards and factories; and was co-lead counsel for one of the first successful prosecutions of tobacco companies for lung cancer cases in the nation....

With over thirty-three years of legal experience in the Fox Valley and Northeast Wisconsin, Sam Bomier Law focuses exclusively on the needs of injured workers.
A Northeast Wisconsin native, Sam knows his community and is dedicated to helping the hard-working people of Wisconsin who have suffered injuries on the job obtain the workers’ compensation benefits they deserve. Call Sam Bomier if you have any questions in this area of the law.

Whether you reside in Appleton, Oshkosh, Neenah/Menasha, Green Bay to Marinette, or along the Lakeshore, our office serves all of Northeast Wisconsin.

Tyler Claringbole joined Herrling Clark Law Firm in 2015 after previously working at the Firm as a law clerk.

Tyler has a general practice with an emphasis on business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, banking, employment law, commercial and residential real estate, and municipal law. Tyler also currently serves as a Commissioner of Condemnation for Outagamie County, a position to which he was appointed by the Outagamie County Circuit Court judges.

Originally from the Fox Valley area, Tyler graduated from Freedom High School and received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business where he majored in...

When you are facing a legal issue, your lawyer should be there for you when you need them most. There when you need us, day or night. From our Appleton, WI office we represent clients throughout Wisconsin in personal injury, criminal defense and family law. We will be with you for the entire process. Not many firms can provide such exceptional focused service. Contact us today for your free consultation.

Attorney Putzstuck returned to the Fox Valley area to practice law after graduating from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, MN. Joe and his wife are both longtime residents of the Fox Valley.

Joe’s primary concern when representing individuals and businesses, facing a wide variety of legal issues, is to assist them in solving their unique legal issues in a way that makes sense to them. Recognizing that every case presents a unique set of circumstances, Joe likes to get to know his clients so that he can tailor their representation to meet their specific...

John Kelly is an Oshkosh native with 45 years of experience creatively and expertly advocating for his clients. While his practice is wide-ranging, from serious personal injury suits to complex business transactions to multi-party litigation and beyond, he consistently achieves results that exceed his clients' expectations by providing the highest quality legal services to each matter he handles. Jack's extensive legal training, experience and wealth of knowledge, combined with his unmatched tenacity, have made him one of Wisconsin's leading attorneys. He is rightly recognized by the Wisconsin legal community for his success, integrity, and highest level of client representation. He...

Flat Fee Trademark filings
Nearly 30 years of experience in trademark and patent filing, prosecution, searching, licensing, portfolio management, enforcement, negotiation, purchase/sale of IP, and business consulting and promotions. We consult with business owners and managers for strategic intellectual property use and business development and promotion.

Services include: Patent and trademark prosecution and disputes, searches, infringement analysis and opinions, Portfolio management, licensing, negotiation
Trade dress, trade secrets
Business consulting and strategy
Non-compete agreements and disputes
Confidentiality agreements, NDAs
Computer law counsel and licensing
Negotiation and drafting for purchase/sale of IP and Due Diligence.

Our clients operate in a variety of industries, including:

medical devices
delivery systems
farming equipment
integrated circuits/packaging
biotech
industrial safety and airport/construction...

Robert, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota attended the University of St. Thomas where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science. After college, he went on to graduate with honors from William Mitchell College of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Robert joined Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd. as an associate attorney in 2002, and became a shareholder in 2008. He has been named a Rising Star in an annual survey by Wisconsin SuperLawyers.

If you are about to embark on the probate process, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help of a Waupun estate planning lawyer you can trust. While you may agree, you may be wondering where you can even begin to search for the right lawyer. You can breathe more easily now, because you have come to the right law firm. Hoeper Law Offices exists to support individuals just like you, and you can know that your case is in the right hands when you come here. Attorney Peter John Hoeper obtained his Juris Doctorate from the...

Heath Straka is a partner at Axley Brynelson, LLP and is the Immediate Past President of the Wisconsin Association of Justice (WAJ). WAJ is the state-wide association for trial attorneys and has over 800 professional members. His practice focuses on personal injury actions, general litigation involving employment and construction disputes and also complex litigation and class actions involving product liability claims and wage and hour violations. Heath received his law degree from the UW Law School in 2000. He has extensive litigation experience in the State and Federal Courts of Wisconsin and has practiced in the successful resolution of...

David Zoeller joined the law firm of Hawks Quindel in June 2009 as an associate attorney after practicing as an employment and class action litigation attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Zoeller has represented employees in multiple nationwide class and collective actions, and focuses his practice on wage and hour litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Zoeller also represents clients in employee benefits disputes (ERISA), labor litigation, social securiy disability appeals, and employment discrimination litigation.

Bob Nennig graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a major in Accounting. After working for a time at a large public accounting firm in Milwaukee, and passing the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, Bob moved to Chicago, Illinois to attend law school.

Bob graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 1997. During law school, he was a law clerk for Commonwealth Edison and was also a law clerk in the Civil Litigation Division for the Wisconsin Department of Justice in Madison, Wisconsin. Upon...

I'm Bob Caflisch and I am a transaction lawyer in Madison, Wisconsin, practicing real estate law and business law. I work with buyers and sellers of residential real estate, including: buying and selling homes, corporate relocations, condominiums, for sale by owner FSBO, offers to purchase, title review, new construction, and closings. I also handle commercial real estate matters, including: land acquisition and development, construction contracts, condominium developments, bank and insurance company financing transactions, and work with both landlords and tenants on commercial leasing transactions. My business law experience includes working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, entity formation including LLCs and corporations, sale...

Current practice consists primarily of advising individuals and small business regarding insolvency and debt relief, and representing debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases filed in the Western and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Daily practice includes client counseling, exemption planning, preparation of schedules and statements, and litigation regarding exemptions, liens, transfers, and preferences under Sections 522, 544, 547 and 548 of the Bankruptcy Code. Litigation practice also includes representing clients in the trial and appeal of adversary actions, most typically claims brought against debtors under Section 523(a)(2)(A) and 523(a)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Mr. Parsons is a shareholder at Hawks Quindel. Mr. Parsons' practice focuses on labor and employment matters, including class and collective action wage and hour litigation, short and long-term disability disputes, employee benefits law, labor litigation, worker's compensation litigation, employment discrimination litigation, employment contract disputes, and severance negotiations. He has represented clients in cases before various state administrative agencies, Wisconsin Circuit Courts, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Mr. Parsons received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in...

Real estate transactions and litigation. Licensed to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin. Experienced in all aspects of the purchase, sale, and financing of real estate; declarations of covenants, easements, restrictions, and servitudes; leases and lease disputes; prescriptive easements and adverse possession; contested probate, trusts, and estates; and forming LLCs and other business entities.

Attorney Morgan Stippel is an associate attorney and member of the Litigation Practice Group at Axley. Ms. Stippel focuses her practice on condemnation and eminent domain, commercial litigation, and insurance defense.

Ms. Stippel regularly represents clients in state and federal civil litigation matters, including condemnation reviews, business disputes, collection actions, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 litigation, and defective home cases. She has experience helping clients navigate all aspects of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, mediation, arbitration, and trial.

While in college, Ms. Stippel interned for her hometown’s Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. House of Representatives, and Minnesota’s largest provider of domestic violence services,...