Areas of Practice
- Criminal and Civil Trials in State and Federal Courts
- Appellate Practice
- Family Law and Divorce
- Administrative Law
- Corporations
- Probate
- Negligence
- Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1967
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1967
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1970
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1967
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- J.D. - 1967
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- B.S. - 1964
Representative Cases
- State v. Oberst, 354 Wisconsin 2nd 278 , 2014
- State v. O'Brien, 354 Wisconsin 2nd 753 , 2014
- State v. Butts, 349 Wis. 2d 667, 2013
- State v. Stuckey, 349 Wis. 2d 654, 2013
- Rural Mutual Ins. Co. v. Glenn Spencer d/b/a, Case No. 76-296
- Huntoon v. Capozza, 57 Wis. 2d 447, 1973
- Rusecki v. State, 56 Wis. 2d 299, 1972
- Denny v. State, 47 Wis. 2d 541, 1970
- Parham v. State, 53 Wis. 2d 458, 1972
- Chapman Co. v. Service Broadcasting Corp., 52 Wis. 2d 32, 1971
- Engdahl v. City of Kenosha, et al, 317 F. Supp. 1133, 1970
- Forbes v. Melvin R. Laird, Sec. of Defense and Robert F. Froehlke, Sec. of the Army, 340 F. Supp. 193, 1971
- Leipzig v. Pallamolla, 418 F. Supp. 1073, 1976
- Zablocki v. Redhail, 54 L. Ed. 2d 618, 1978, (Amicus Brief – United States Supreme Court)
- State v. Thompson, 134 Wis. 2d 330, 1986
- State v. Sammons, 141 Wis. 2d 833, 1987
- State v. Anderson and Hedges, 138 Wis. 2d 451, 1987
- Sandy v. Sandy, 106 Wis. 2d 230, 1982
- Sandy v. Sandy, 109 Wis. 2d 564, 1982
- In Interest of V.G., 111 Wis. 2d 647, 1982
- State v. Kramsvogel, 124 Wis. 2d 101, 1985
- Tinetti v. Wittke, 479 F. Supp. 486 (1979); affirmed 620 F. 2d 160 , 1980, 7th Cir.
- Berken v. Nudo, Court of Appeals Case No. 90-1651
- State v. Anderson, 160 Wis. 2d 307, 1991
- State v. James, 285 Wis, 2d 783, 2005
- In re Marriage of Lang v. Lang, 161 Wis. 2d 210, 1991
- United States v. John Mettler, 938 F. 2d 764, C.A. 7 (WIS.), 90-2136, 7-29-91
- United States v. Douglas Hintzman, 937 F. 2d 1196, C.A. 7 (WIS.), 90-3339, 7-19-91
- In the Interest of A.E., 163 Wis. 2d 270, 1991
- State v. Anderson, 165 Wis. 2d 441, 1991
- State v. Moss, 166 Wis. 2d 733, 1992
- State v. Moley, 171 Wis. 2d 207, 1992
- Calchera v. Procarione, 805 F. Supp, p. 716, 1992
- State v. Moss, 172 Wis. 2d 110, 1992
- State v. Brown, 174 Wis. 2d 550, 1993
- State v. Holliman, 180 Wis. 2d 348, 1993
- State v. West, 183 Wis. 2nd 46, 1994
- Borger v. Bisciglia, 888 F. Supp. 97, 1994
- Olson v. Kaprellian, 202 Wis. 2d 377, 1996
- Krebs v. Schwartz, 212 Wis. 2nd 127, 1997
- State v. Jones, 217 Wis. 2d 27, 1998
- State v. LaMontae D.M., 233 Wis. 2d 503, 1988
- State ex rel. Woods v Morgan, 224 Wis. 2d 534, 1999
- City of Kenosha v. Leese, 228 Wis. 2d 806, 1999
- State v. Pamela Peters, 263 Wis. 2d 475, 2003
- Rogers v. Rogers, 300 Wis. 2d 32, 2007
References
- JP Morgan Chase
- Merrill Lynch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honors and Awards
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Law Attorneys
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kenosha County Bar Association, Secretary, 1969 to 1971
- Kenosha County Bar Association, President, 1985 to 1986
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Present
- Former Chairman of the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors
- Kenosha County Wisconsin, Special Prosecutor, 1971 to 1971
- Kenosha County Wisconsin, Special Prosecutor, 1977 to 1977
- Kenosha County Wisconsin, Special Prosecutor, 1979 to 1979
- Kenosha County Wisconsin, Special Prosecutor, 1980 to 1980
- Wisconsin Compensation Panel, Attorney Chairperson, 1981 to 1986
- Kenosha County Board of Supervisors, Member, 1986
- Kenosha Co., Chairman, Board of Supervisors, 2006 to 2008
- Kenosha Airport Commission, Chairman, 1996 to 1996
- Kenosha County Board of Supervisors, Vice-Chair, 2004 to 2006
- Wisconsin Lawyer Regulation System , Member, Board of Administrative Oversight
- Kenosha County Bar, Former President
- United Way of Kenosha
- Kenosha Symphony, Former President
- CYC Youth Center, Former President
- ACLU - Wisconsin, Former President
- Former Interim Kenosha County Executive
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge F. Ryan Duffy, Law Clerk, 1967 to 1968