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von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Main office:
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tel: (414) 276-1122 or (800) 622-0607
Fax: (414) 276-6281
Other offices:
One North Pinckney Street, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53703
10200 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092
One North Main Street, Suite 350, Racine, WI 53403
5027 Green Bay Road, Suite 102, Kenosha, WI 53144
Web: www.vonbriesen.com
President and CEO/Managing Shareholder: Randall D. Crocker
Number of shareholders: 50
Number of associates: 27
Number of Of Counsel: 9
Total number of attorneys: 86
Total number of support staff: 78
Areas of Practice/Names of Practice Area Heads:
Litigation, Insurance and Risk Management/Frank L. Steeves
Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring/Randall D. Crocker
Business and Corporate Law/Thomas J. Kammerait
Health Law/Lisa M. Gingerich and Leslye A. Herrmann
Indian Law/Brian L. Pierson
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Firm Overview:
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is a 100-year-old Milwaukee-based law firm with
offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha and Mequon. von Briesen & Roper
provides legal services nationally and internationally to businesses, institutions and
individuals in the following areas: litigation, litigation management, insurance
coverage, risk management, banking, bankruptcy, corporate law, securities law,
estate planning, health and hospital law, Indian law, labor, real estate, employee
benefits, intellectual property, and school and municipal. For more information,
please visit the firm’s web site at http://www.vonbriesen.com.
Industries Represented: manufacturing; high technology; insurance and
re-insurance; hospitals and health systems; financial institutions; Tribes and
Tribal Governments; school districts; municipalities; real estate
Diversity Efforts: von Briesen & Roper has ten female shareholders, one of the four
Practice Groups is headed by two females, and the senior administrative management
team is comprised of all women. In addition, we have two minority shareholders and
three minority associates. von Briesen & Roper participates in the University of
Wisconsin’s Summer Minority Clerkship Program and has done so for several years.
Pro Bono: von Briesen & Roper, s.c. has a strong and long-standing tradition of
providing pro bono legal services. In June of 2005, von Briesen & Roper was the
recipient of the Distinguished Law Firm Pro Bono Leadership Award. The Award
was given to von Briesen on behalf of The Volunteer Lawyers’ Project.
Languages: von Briesen & Roper has attorneys fluent in German, French and Spanish.
Technical Capabilities: Electronic document management system; videoconferencing;
global access
Selected Practice Groups:
Litigation and Risk Management
von Briesen & Roper’s trial attorneys serve clients in all areas of litigation.
Our expertise extends to class actions, multi-district litigation, securities and antitrust
litigation, insurance coverage disputes, the defense of professional responsibility
and malpractice claims, employment disputes, white collar crime, environmental
and construction disputes, toxic tort, disease claims, product liability
defense and actions affecting the family. Our firm also maintains sophisticated
and effective risk and litigation management programs.
Specific areas include:
Insurance Coverage Professional Responsibility
Tort and Personal Injury Criminal Proceedings
Risk Management Environmental Litigation
Anti-Trust Employment Litigation
Health Construction Litigation
RICO Toxic Tort and Disease Litigation
Land Use Litigation Products Liability
Medical and Legal Divorce and Family Law
Malpractice Defense
Business and Corporate Law
The Business Practice Group consists of over thirty-five attorneys with experience
serving businesses ranging from small and middle market companies in
the manufacturing services industries to large publicly traded enterprises with
international operations. Our personalized approach to our clients’ needs and
objectives allows us to gain insight into their unique situation. Using this as our
foundation, we carefully structure organizations, action plans and tax strategies
toward reaching our clients’ goals.
Samplings of the services we provide include:
Choice of entity Intellectual Property
Financing Technology