Dennis W. Hollman 15YEARSAWARDED

Dennis W. Hollman

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Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Trusts and Estates
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Dennis W. Hollman
Dennis W. Hollman
Milwaukee, WI
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O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

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Biography

Dennis W. Hollman is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin attorney with more than 45 years of experience advising business owners on Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates, contracts, and business succession planning. He is a founding member of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, established in 1973.

Dennis works with business owners on the legal and financial considerations involved in planning for the future of a company. His work may include developing business succession plans, coordinating business and estate planning, addressing retirement income needs, and planning for future ownership and management changes.

His practice also includes mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partner disputes, business financing, complex contractual matters and negotiations, and financial workouts. Dennis represents business owners and companies in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin.

Practice Areas

  • Corporate Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Shareholder and Partner Disputes
  • Business Financing
  • Complex Contractual Matters and Negotiations
  • Financial Workouts
Works at
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

19 Best Lawyers awards

Visit Firm Profile
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC logo

Locations

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-276-5000
111 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Languages

  • English

Education

  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, BS

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

Affiliations

  • Hebron House of Hospitality Foundation - Director
  • Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee-MATCH Campaign - Member
  • Society of Financial Service Professionals-Milwaukee Chapter - Past President and Director
  • Tyme Out Youth Center - Legal Advisor

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Special Focus:
  • Estate Planning
Awards:
    • Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine.
    • Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™–AV, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®–Corporate Law and Trusts & Estates 2011–2024.

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Case History

Cases
  • Examples of Dennis’ Recent Client Work
  • When assisting clients with the transition of the family businesses to the next generation, Dennis structures succession plans which allow the business to remain strong, generate retirement income—if needed—for the transitioning owners, minimize taxes, treat the children equitably to preserve family harmony, and transfer control of the business to children who are best able to continue the successful growth and operation of the business.
  • Successfully planning over a thirty-five year period for four generations of family members in a company that grew from a very small contractor to the fourth largest of its type in Wisconsin.
  • Facilitated successful management buy-outs of businesses by key employees from existing owners.
  • Assisted many family business owners with their retirement planning by structuring purchases of the family business by next generation family members in a setting that provides the owner with retirement income in a secure transaction that does not adversely affect the continued operation of the business.
  • Examples of Dennis' Recent Client Work (Part 2)
  • Assisted numerous business owners in structuring buy-sell agreements among the owners to create a market for their closely-held stock in the event of their death, disability, retirement or termination of employment at a fair value, while assuring continuity of management and continued operation of the business.
  • Structured agreements between sole owners of businesses (who had no heirs interested or involved in the business) and their key employees to allow the owner’s interest in the business to be purchased by the employees at fair market value in the event of the owner’s premature death, while still allowing the owner the right to sell the business at any time during his or her lifetime.
  • Successfully negotiated and closed numerous purchase and sale transactions for client’s businesses, including both tax-free and taxable exchanges.
  • Facilitated settlements in numerous stockholder disputes without the need for litigation. In a recent case, Dennis’ clients obtained more than eight times their initial settlement offer.

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