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Filed Under: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Attorney Mason Higgins Presents to State Bar’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, & Creditors’ Rights Section
Attorney Mason Higgins presents on ethical advocacy in bankruptcy proceedings for the State Bar of Wisconsin Attorney Mason Higgins presented “Dazed & Pro Se: Ethical Advocacy When the Other Side Has No Bankruptcy Lawyer” at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights Section’s educational retreat on February 26, 2026. Attorney Higgins presented […]
Filed Under: Trust & Estates Law
Attorney Nikki Yang Presents on Trusts & Estates at Madison Area Chinese Community Organization
Attorney Nikki Yang presents on trusts and estate planning during legal education series for Madison Area Chinese Community Organization Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Nikki Yang will give a presentation to a Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO) audience on Saturday, February 28. Attorney Yang leads legal education series often, providing introductory overviews of various aspects of […]
Filed Under: Election & Political Law
Stafford Rosenbaum Sponsors 2026 Election Matters Seminar Series
Election Matters seminar series, back for 2026, hosted by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Sponsored in its entirety by Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Matters 2026 is a series of free seminars hosted by the Elections Research Center and State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The educational series will bring together diverse experts to tackle evolving election-related issues. Please join us […]
Filed Under: Construction Law
Attorney Jessica Mederson Earns Wisconsin Law Journal Construction Law Honor
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Jessica Mederson recognized in Wisconsin Law Journal for construction law Originally published on wislawjournal.com on January 7, 2026. A commercial litigator for over 20 years, Jessica Mederson began her career in Texas before bringing her national perspective and experience to Wisconsin, representing clients in construction, manufacturing, business and intellectual property disputes across the […]
Filed Under: Business Law Construction Law Government Law
Attorney Scott Smith Authors State Bar Blog Post on Wisconsin Municipal Construction Contracts
Attorney Scott Smith authors post for State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law Section Blog Attorney Scott Smith published a blog post with the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Law Section in December 2025. The post, “Five Terms Wisconsin Municipalities Should Revise Before Signing Construction Contracts,” discusses how cities, villages, school districts, and utilities across Wisconsin […]
Filed Under: Business Law Construction Law
Attorneys Egle & Manthe Present on Support Tools for New Small Businesses in Wisconsin
Attorneys James Egle and Rick Manthe present on support available to small business owners for Wisconsin Family Business Center Attorneys James B. Egle and Rick A. Manthe will present to an audience of small business and family business owners during the Wisconsin Family Business Center’s Food for Thought program on Wednesday morning, November 19. “Unlocking […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Seep Paliwal Moderates State Bar of Wisconsin Panel on Cultural Competency in Family Law
Attorney Seep Paliwal moderates panel during State Bar’s Cultural Competency in Family Law Cases training In January 2025, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved providing CLE credit for cultural competency training. Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Seep Paliwal will moderate a presentation featuring a panel of experts during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s very first offering of […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law Litigation
The End of the Textualist Era? Wisconsin Supreme Court Presented with Opportunity to Overturn Kalal
In a concurrence to one of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s blockbuster opinions from the 2024-25 term, SEIU Healthcare Wis. v. WERC, 2025 WI 29, 416 Wis. 2d 688, 22 N.W.2d 876 (Dallet, J., concurring), Justice Dallet called on the Court to reevaluate Wisconsin’s current—and oft-cited—approach to statutory interpretation as set forth in State ex rel. […]
Filed Under: Government Law
Attorney Rick Manthe Presents on Municipal Zoning for Wisconsin Towns Association
Attorney Rick Manthe presents on municipal zoning during Town Law Conference Attorney Rick Manthe will give a presentation on Friday, October 31, to a Wisconsin Towns Association audience as part of the organization’s annual, daylong 2025 Town Law Conference. The Wisconsin Towns Association collaborates with the UW-Extension Local Government Center and the University of Wisconsin […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom Presents on Finances and Taxes in Family Law
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom presents on 2025 tax and finance changes for the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will present on Thursday, October 30, during the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin‘s 2025 Tax Webinar. The seminar will be presented by a panel of experts focusing on changes in taxes, finances, donations, […]
Filed Under: Government Law
Attorney Brian Sajdak Presents for Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association
Attorney Brian Sajdak discusses records retention during Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association Meeting Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Brian Sajdak will present on records retention during the District 5 Meeting of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association on October 23, 2025. Brian’s presentation is part of a daylong meeting on a variety of topics prepared by the Wisconsin Municipal […]
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law
Attorney Paul Kent Earns Wisconsin Law Journal Powerlist Honor
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Paul Kent recognized by Wisconsin Law Journal on Environmental Law Attorney Powerlist Originally published on wislawjournal.com on September 29, 2025. Paul Kent has experienced firsthand the ebb and flows of environmental law and not only a practicing attorney but as an educator. “I started teaching in 1989 and it was the first wave […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law Election & Political Law Litigation
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Committee’s Veto of Administrative Rules
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Committee’s Veto of Administrative Rules, Dramatically Reshaping Agency Rulemaking Introduction On July 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down five statutes that, since 2018, have empowered four members of a ten-member legislative committee, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (“JCRAR”), to effectively veto an agency’s proposed […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom Presents on Preparation of Financial Statements in Family Law Cases
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom to present “The Preparation of Financial Statements in Family Law Cases 2025” for the State Bar of Wisconsin Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will present on best practices for preparing financial statements for family court cases on Thursday, July 24, 2025, during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s CLE seminar, “The Preparation of Financial Statements in […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law Litigation Municipal Law
Attorney Nikki Yang Leads & Presents Legal Education Series at Madison Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Attorney Nikki Yang leads legal education series for Madison Chinese Chamber of Commerce, presents on criminal law Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Nikki Yang will give a presentation to an audience at the Greater Madison Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Attorney Yang leads a regular legal education series at the Chamber, providing introductory overviews of various aspects of […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Attorney Douglas M. Poland Earns Wisconsin Law Journal Powerlist Honor
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Doug Poland recognized on Appellate Law Powerlist by Wisconsin Law Journal Originally published by Wisconsin Law Journal on June 23, 2025. The power of collaboration is what Douglas Poland believes is the foundation for his numerous wins, believing there’s no such thing as a self-made, super-star lawyer. Poland is a partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, with […]
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law
DNR Authorized to Address PFAS Contamination without First Identifying “Hazardous Substances” per Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds that DNR has authority to address PFAS contamination without first promulgating rules identifying each contaminant as a “hazardous substance” Introduction On June 24, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a landmark environmental decision in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Inc. v. DNR. The Court concluded that the Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law Election & Political Law
Wisconsin Supreme Court Unanimously Concludes Legislature’s Lame-Duck Settlement Statute Is Unconstitutional
Supreme Court of Wisconsin Unanimously Concludes Legislature’s Lame-Duck Settlement Statute Is Unconstitutional Since 2018, Wis. Stat. § 165.08(1), or the “Settlement Statute,” has forbidden the Wisconsin Department of Justice (“DOJ”) from settling or discontinuing any civil action without the approval of the Wisconsin State Legislature. On June 17, 2025, in a decisive win for the […]
Filed Under: Government Law
Attorney Brian Sajdak Presents at League of Wisconsin Municipalities Conference
Attorney Brian Sajdak discusses Wisconsin levy limits with Municipal Attorneys Institute audience members Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Brian Sajdak will give a presentation, “When the Levy Breaks: Navigating the Murky Floodwaters of Wisconsin’s Levy Limit,” to an audience of municipal and government lawyers during the 2025 League of Wisconsin Municipalities Municipal Attorneys Institute on June 11. […]
Filed Under: Environment and Land Use Law
After Wave of Environmental Regulation Rollbacks, Trump Administration Announces PFAS-Combatting Initiatives
Initiatives to Combat PFAS Announced After Environmental Regulation Rollbacks The second Trump term has already been marked by significant environmental deregulation, including targeting major climate change, energy efficiency, environmental justice, and air pollution policies established over the decades since the first wave of environmental regulatory schemes began in the 1970s.[1] These rollbacks have been compounded […]
