Attorney Vanessa Wishart provides legal updates in Wisconsin water law to WI Wastewater Operators Association

Attorney Vanessa Wishart will give legal updates on Wisconsin water and environmental law as part of a daylong symposium on March 18, 2025, to an audience of municipal officials, water treatment plant operators, contractors, and consultants. The 2025 Spring Biosolids Symposium in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is an annual event providing a forum for discussion and information exchange by assembling speakers who are recognized experts in their respective fields; it provides proactive information on current issues related to biosolids and septage management.

Register for and read more about the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association 2025 Spring Biosolids Symposium here.

Attorney Vanessa Wishart is a partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, where she leads the firm’s Environment and Land Use Law Team. She focuses her practice on environment, land use, government, and administrative law, and she is highly experienced with environmental matters, including those involving water quality regulation, public water usage, wastewater and stormwater management, dam regulation, lake levels, WPDES permits and petitions, sewer use ordinances, and CAFO development. Vanessa also litigates a broad range of environmental issues. She frequently writes and presents on environmental and water law topics for organizations like the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Law Review, and a variety of municipal and professional organizations.


Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is a full-service law firm with two convenient office locations in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over 145 years of dedication to businesses, governments, nonprofits, and individuals has proven that effective client communication continues to be the heart of our practice.

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