2016 News

On August 12, 2016, the Waukesha County Circuit Court ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services ("DHS") exceeds its authority when it applies a perfection standard, then uses that standard as a basis for recouping Medicaid payments that were made for...

CWPB partners Lester Pines and Susan Crawford, along with the lawyers from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, successfully challenged Wisconsin's hastily enacted and restrictive law requiring physicians who provide abortions to obtain admitting...

Susan Crawford and Lester Pines won a significant victory for public education in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on May 18, 2016. The Court struck down, on constitutional grounds, a 2011 law that gave the Governor broad control over the Superintendent's rule-making in...

CWPB Partner Lester Pines offers advice to lawyers in this new video from the State Bar of Wisconsin on how to focus efforts during the "discovery" phase of litigation to win your case. Key advice includes: Know the theory of your case Focus on the elements that must...

WELCOME DIANE WELSH LLP proudly announces that Attorney Diane Welsh has joined the firm as a partner. Ms. Welsh advises clients on a variety of matters, focusing primarily on government and administrative law and health care-including...

In February 2016, Lester Pines and Tamara Packard won a $2.218M jury verdict against Dean Health System in a breach of contract case on behalf of a physician who was denied his contractual due process rights and fired after 30 years of practice. To win the case, they...

In a case argued by CWPB partner Lester Pines, in October the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed the Iowa County Circuit Court to rule in favor of a teacher from the Iowa-Grant School District. The teacher had retired early based on an agreement with the school...