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Filed Under: Business Law Construction Law Litigation

Attorneys Jessica Mederson & Pahoua Thao Present at Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin Conference

By: Attorney Jessica Mederson Attorney Pahoua Thao

Stafford Rosenbaum discusses data privacy regulation and risk to Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Jessica Mederson and Pahoua Thao, as well as in-house Cotiviti Attorney Krista Baisch, will give a presentation to an audience of corporate counsel lawyers during the 2025 Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin Conference on May 15, […]

May 08, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Election & Political Law Litigation

Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Governor’s “400-Year Veto” and Affirms Expansive Partial-Veto Power

By: Attorney Zoe Pawlisch Attorney Carly Swinick (Gerads)

Supreme Court of Wisconsin Upholds Gov. Evers’ 400-Year Veto, Affirms Partial-Veto Power The Wisconsin governor’s partial-veto power is unique. Although some states grant governors the power to veto entire budget line items, Wisconsin’s governor may veto discrete parts of appropriation bills, including words, punctuation marks, and digits. See generally Wis. Const. art. V, § 10(1)(b), […]

Apr 30, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Construction Law

Attorney Jessica Mederson Presents on Energy Resiliency in Construction Law

By: Attorney Jessica Mederson

Attorney Jessica Mederson presents on construction law and resiliency measures amid a changing climate On Thursday, May 1, Attorney Jessica C. Mederson will give a “Strategies for Incorporating Energy Resiliency and Climate Change into Construction Projects and Contracts” presentation at Centro Hispano of Dane County. Part of the daylong Construction Law Update: Current Trends in […]

Apr 25, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Family Law

Attorney Anthony Menting Earns Wisconsin Law Journal Powerlist Honor

By: Attorney Anthony Menting

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Tony Menting recognized on Family Law Powerlist by Wisconsin Law Journal  Originally published on wislawjournal.com on March 27, 2025. Similar to surgeons or CPAs, Anthony Menting believes that divorce lawyers must be clinical and objective. While he acknowledges the emotional aspects of family law, Menting helps his clients navigate them by clearly detailing […]

Apr 02, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law

Attorney Vanessa Wishart Presents Legal Updates in Wisconsin Water & Environmental Law

By: Attorney Vanessa Wishart

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 […]

Mar 13, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Appellate Law Election & Political Law

Court of Appeals Concludes Ballots Lacking Election Official Endorsements Must Be Counted

By: Attorney Zoe Pawlisch Attorney Erin Deeley Attorney Douglas Poland

Wisconsin Court of Appeals issues opinion that voting ballots lacking endorsements from elections officials must be counted On March 6, 2025, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (Dist. IV) issued a must-read election law opinion declining to toss out three ballots cast in a Rock County election. Gonfiantini v. Rock Cnty. Bd. of Canvassers, No. 2024AP1233 […]

Mar 11, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Business Law

Attorneys Iana Vladimirova & Rich Latta Moderate Discussions at ALFA International Seminar

By: Attorney Richard Latta Attorney Iana Vladimirova

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Latta and Vladimirova speak to ALFA International business audiences during International Client Seminar Two attorneys at Stafford Rosenbaum, the Wisconsin member law firm of global legal network ALFA International, participated in the organization’s International Client Seminar on March 6-9, 2025. Attorney Rich Latta moderated a panel discussion, “The More Things Change—What Happens […]

Mar 10, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law

Attorneys Kent & Landretti Present on Wisconsin Water Law Issues

By: Attorney Jane Landretti Attorney Paul Kent

Attorneys Paul Kent & Jane Landretti present on current legal issues in Wisconsin water law Attorneys Paul Kent and Jane Landretti will give a presentation on Wednesday, March 5, during the 2025 Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Conference. The two-day Conference will cover topics like regulation and guidance, climate change, green infrastructure, dissolved phosphorus capture, watershed recovery, […]

Feb 28, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Election & Political Law Litigation

Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits Standing to Appeal Decisions from the Wisconsin Elections Commission

By: Attorney Douglas Poland Attorney Carly Swinick (Gerads) Attorney Zoe Pawlisch

On February 18, 2025, in a 4-3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Kenneth Brown, a voter who raised a number of claims challenging the Racine City Clerk’s use of 22 alternate absentee ballot sites to facilitate in-person absentee voting for the August 2022 primary election, lacked standing to seek judicial review of the […]

Feb 25, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law

Attorney Jane Landretti Presents on Wisconsin Water and Drainage Laws

By: Attorney Jane Landretti

Attorney Jane Landretti Presents on Drainage Installation to UW-Madison Extension Attorney Jane Landretti will present “Drainage Law: What You Need to Know Before You Install” to an agriculture industry audience on Thursday, Febrary 20, 2025, in Fond du Lac. This drainage workshop is designed for farmers, landowners, and those who install their own tile systems […]

Feb 18, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Business Law

Attorneys Thao & Smith Present on Use of AI Platforms to Wisconsin Business Owners

By: Attorney Pahoua Thao Attorney Scott Smith

Attorneys Pahoua Thao and Scott J. Smith present at the Wisconsin Family Business Center Attorneys Pahoua Thao and Scott J. Smith will present to an audience of small and family business owners during the Wisconsin Family Business Center’s Food for Thought program on Wednesday, February 12. “Potential Pitfalls and Risks for Family Businesses Using AI […]

Feb 06, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Election & Political Law Litigation

Wisconsin Supreme Court Preserves Privacy Protections for Court Records of Voters Subject to Guardianships, Affirms Unified Nature of Court of Appeals

By: Attorney Douglas Poland Attorney Seep Paliwal

By a 5-2 vote, on January 17, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court vacated a District II Court of Appeals decision holding that county registers in probate must provide, in response to requests under Wisconsin’s public records law, copies of Notice of Voting Eligibility (“NVE”) forms—court records relating to determinations of the competency of individuals to […]

Jan 21, 2025 in Blogs
Filed Under: Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law

Attorney Seep Paliwal Gives Inns of Court Presentation on Generative Artificial Intelligence

By: Attorney Seep Paliwal

Attorney Seep Paliwal presents on Generative AI from intellectual property law perspective Attorney Seep Paliwal will give a Generative AI presentation to an audience of James E. Doyle American Inn of Court members on November 20, 2024. “Generative Artificial Intelligence: Its Pitfalls and Impact on Intellectual Property Law” will cover the risks, benefits, and reliability […]

Nov 19, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law

Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Ahead for Tech Companies

By: Attorney Seep Paliwal

Technology companies are facing a series of lawsuits alleging copyright infringement. Throughout our Artificial Intelligence 101 blog series, we’ve discussed the hypothetical legal troubles Generative AI can cause. To wrap things up, our final blog post is an overview of the many pending lawsuits that could decide the legal future of Generative AI. OpenAI, the […]

Nov 12, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law

EPA Issues Final Lead & Copper Rule Improvements with $2.6 Billion Allocated to Support Replacement of All Lead Drinking Water Pipes in the US

By: Attorney Klara Henry

EPA finalizes Lead and Copper Rule improvements aimed at replacing lead drinking water pipes in the United States On October 8, the Biden Administration issued its long-awaited final rule, the “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements” (the “LCRI”), requiring drinking water systems across the country identify and replace all lead water pipes within a 10-year period.[1] […]

Nov 05, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Attorney Mason Higgins Presents during Annual Debtor-Creditor Bankruptcy Update for State Bar

By: Attorney Mason Higgins

Attorney Mason Higgins to present at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Debtor-Creditor Bankruptcy Updates Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Mason Higgins will present on real estate issues in bankruptcy, including single-asset real estate issues commercial leases, on Wednesday, November 6, for the Annual Debtor-Creditor Bankruptcy Update for the Eastern District, and on Thursday, November 7, for the […]

Nov 04, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law

Bosses Beware: Safety Comes First in the Face of Extreme Weather

By: Attorney Pamela Ploor Attorney Jessica Mederson

Employers, safety first for your employees in extreme weather circumstances. The tragic stories that we all saw in the path of destruction left by recent hurricanes is a good reminder that no community is safe from the damages of climate change and extreme weather. Out of many tragic stories, one that received a great deal […]

Oct 25, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Government Law

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Present at and Sponsor Wisconsin Towns Association Conference

By: Attorney Larry Konopacki

Attorneys Larry Konopacki and Derek Punches present at Wisconsin Towns Association’s Town Law Conference Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is proud to sponsor the 2024 Town Law Conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Towns Association and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Local Government Education Program. Topics of the virtual conference, taking place on October 25, 2024, include town regulation […]

Oct 23, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Business Law Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law

Generative Artificial Intelligence 101: Federal Law Still Does Not Address Use of Generative AI

By: Attorney Seep Paliwal

United States federal law still does not address use of Generative AI, though lawmakers have proposed legislation addressing various issues. In our previous Generative Artificial Intelligence 101 blog post, we discussed intellectual property infringement as a legal risk of using Generative AI. Today, we jump into a discussion of the various other legal liabilities associated […]

Oct 22, 2024 in Blogs
Filed Under: Litigation

Attorney David Hollander’s ‘Return of Dicta’ Article Featured on Wisconsin Lawyer Cover

By: Attorney David Hollander

Attorney David Hollander co-authors article featured on cover of October 2024 Wisconsin Lawyer Attorney David P. Hollander has been featured for the second time on the cover of Wisconsin Lawyer magazine. The State Bar of Wisconsin published “The Return of Dicta Under Wisconsin Law?” by Atty. Hollander and co-author, the Hon. Michael R. Fitzpatrick (Ret.), […]

Oct 11, 2024 in Blogs
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