The Best Lawyers in America®, a highly regarded publication of top lawyers and law firms, lists ten Pines Bach LLP attorneys in the newly released 2024 Wisconsin edition. Compiled using a rigorous peer process, the list is designed to showcase those lawyers who are...
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Madison School District Violates Labor Law, Undermining Teachers’ Union
January 26, 2022: Earlier this month, a hearing examiner for the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission found that the Madison Metropolitan School District committed a “prohibited practice” by twice surveying employees represented by union Madison Teachers...
Pines Bach LLP Partner Christa Westerberg authored a chapter in the American Bar Association’s recent book, Ensuring an Informed Public: State Open Records and Meetings Laws.
According to the American Bar Association, This book discusses and analyzes the features, concepts, and themes shared by state statutes, and it explores some of the variation among jurisdictions in both the statutes and the case law. Includes a breakdown of public...
Lester Pines, Senior Partner, was chosen as Madison’s Best Attorney
Lester Pines, Senior Partner, was chosen as Madison’s Best Attorney in the Wisconsin State Journal’s People’s Choice Awards. His interview about the award was featured in a special insert to the August 29 Sunday edition of the paper. "This is a transmission from the...
Best Of The Best: Social Media Meets Government Actors
Attorneys Christa Westerberg and were recognized for their writing excellence by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Their article "Social Media, the First Amendment, and Government Actors" (Jan. 2020) received the top award for an article in Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, the...
Pines Bach LLP Attorneys Win Victory Blocking Unlawful GOP Redistricting Counsel Contracts
Pines Bach LLP attorneys won a significant victory for open, democratic government on April 29, as a Dane County court ruled that Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature had unlawfully entered into contracts with private lawyers, at taxpayer expense, to aid...
Federal Judicial Selection Screening Commission
Senator Tammy Baldwin taps Lester Pines for federal judicial selection screening commission....
Eight Pines Bach LLP Attorneys Listed in 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List
Eight Pines Bach LLP attorneys have been selected to the 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters...
Wisconsin Governor Evers Files Brief In Support Of Appeals To U.s. Supreme Court To Protect Voting Rights During Pandemic
was honored to submit an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Governor Tony Evers this week. The Governor urged the Court to reinstate an injunction by District Court Judge William Conley allowing absentee ballots that are...