On the Job

Attorney Brian Sajdak’s Practice

Attorney Brian Sajdak is a partner in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Milwaukee office. He has nearly 20 years of experience as a municipal lawyer, serving as municipal counsel to multiple southeast Wisconsin municipalities. Brian is the Village Attorney for the Village of Germantown and the City Attorney for the City of Mequon. He also assists as municipal counsel to Stafford Rosenbaum’s many other municipal clients and acts as counsel to multiple municipal entities including the Southern Ozaukee First and Emergency Medical Services Department. In addition to his municipal law practice, he also practices in the areas of zoning and land use, condemnation, tax assessment, environmental, utility, civil litigation, and real estate law.

Brian’s Court Admissions

• State of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Brian’s Education

• Marquette University Law School, J.D.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S.

Brian’s Professional Memberships

• League of Wisconsin Municipalities, past Municipal Attorneys Section past President
• State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Administrative and Local Government Law Section, past Board member and Section Chair
  • Public Education Committee, past Co-Chair, Publications & Technology Task Force

Brian’s Publications and Presentations

• Author, “Electronic Meetings Under the New Robert’s Rules of Order,” The Municipality, April 2021
• “When the Levy Breaks: Navigating the Murky Floodwaters of Wisconsin’s Levy Limit,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2025
• “Elections Legislation,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2024
• “Bid Adieu to Uncertainty in Contracting for Public Construction,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2023
• “Open Government in the Age of Pandemics,” Wisconsin State Bar, 2021
• “Fundamentals for Municipal Attorneys – Public Construction and Competitive Bidding,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2019
• “Fundamentals for Municipal Attorneys – Open Government,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2018
• “The Open Government Problem: Dealing with Open Meetings and Records Law,” Wisconsin State Bar, 2017
• “Ethics of Advocating Before Local Governmental Bodies,” Wisconsin State Bar, 2016 & 2014
• “Zoning 101 and Appealing Zoning Decisions,” Wisconsin State Bar, 2015
• “Board of Review Update and Trends in Property Assessment and Tax Challenges,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 2015
• “Challenging the Right to Take: Case Law and Recent Issues and Settlement Strategies, Eminent Domain from Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, 2014
• “Draw the Line: Ethical Issues in Land Use,” National Business Institute, 2011