Congratulations to partner, Susan Crawford, who was elected on April 3 to be a Dane County Circuit Court judge. She will start her new position on August 1. Crawford is an outstanding attorney and wonderful colleague who has done...
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Dumas & Pines Settle Civil Rights Claim against State Rep. Kooyenga
Attorneys and Lester Pines settled a civil rights claim against Wisconsin State Representative, Dale Kooyenga, with the State of Wisconsin paying $30,000 in damages for Kooyenga's theft of a sign with a proper permit that had been displayed in the rotunda of the...
Pines Bach LLP Mourns the Death of Cheryl Rosen Weston, Founding Partner
Cheryl Rosen Weston, one of the founders of , died on March 23rd. Cheryl became a lawyer in 1971 and helped found the firm in 1979. She was one of the "new wave" of women who entered law school and the practice of law in the late 1960's and...
Westerberg Pens Op-Ed for The Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin State Journal published an op-ed by partner, Christa Westerberg, entitled "Government Policies Put Public Health At Risk" which described numerous instances where local and state government agencies in Wisconsin have kept...
Pines Bach LLP Attorneys Prevail in Request for Hearing Regarding Proposed Wetland Destruction.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has decided to stay a permit that would allow the destruction of wetlands for a proposed golf course in Sheboygan County. The DNR had granted the permit in January. Attorney Christa Westerberg and Attorney Leslie...
Susan Crawford Honored As Statewide “Leader in The Law”
Susan Crawford, a partner, was honored yesterday as one of the top members of the Wisconsin's legal community, receiving a prestigious "Leader in the Law" award for her legal expertise and career achievements. The award was presented by...
Pines Bach LLP Attorneys Score Circuit Court Win on Electronic Records
partner Christa Westerberg, assisted by attorney , prevailed last week in an Open Records law case on behalf journalist and open government advocate Bill Lueders. Lueders had requested copies of emails from a state legislator and was...
Dumas & Pines Win Arbitration in LLC Membership Dispute
and Lester Pines, along with attorneys from the Pittsburgh firm of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., won an arbitration on behalf of an Pennsylvania limited liability company (LLC) in a dispute about the refusal of a Wisconsin LLC to recognize that it was bound by a purchase...
Packard & Bach Among Super Lawyers’ “Top 25”
We previously blogged about our six attorneys selected to the 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list here. As an additional honor, Tamara Packard ranked in this year's top 25 women attorneys in the state, as well as in the top 25 Madison area attorneys. Steve...
Six Pines Bach LLP Attorneys Listed in 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List
Six LLP attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of layers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.Super Lawyers, a Thomson...