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 obtained the stay of...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Westerberg Scores Second Legal Win for Clients in Blue Mound State Park Case
A Dane County Circuit Court judge issued a decision recently that derailed the state's plan to cut a snowmobile trail through Blue Mound State Park, an area best known for silent sports like cross-country skiing. The ruling came as a win for Attorney Christa...
Dumas & Pines Win Restrictive Covenant Case in Wisconsin Court of Appeals for Former Corporate Executive
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court victory by Attorneys and Lester Pines on behalf of an executive and his newly formed company. The decision prevented the executive's former employer from enforcing an overly broad set of restrictive...
Dumas & Westerberg Prevail in University Records Case
Last week, a Circuit Court Judge in Winnebago County ordered the University of Wisconsin (UW) to release personnel records to a student journalist represented by Attorneys Christa Westerberg and . The journalist, Alex Nemec, went to court after the University blocked...
Dumas & Westerberg Partner with Student Press Law Center to Defend Student Journalist
attorneys Christa Westerberg and are partnering with The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) to defend a student journalist who's seeking records from the University of Wisconsin (UW). The student, Alex Nemec, is the news editor of The Advance...