Geoffrey A. Lacy

Brian F. Laule joined the River Falls law firm of Bye, Goff & Rohde in 2007. Licensed in Wisconsin and Minnesota, he practices exclusively in the area of personal injury law and has handled cases across the Midwest. Brian received his law degree cum laude from the University of Minnesota, where he was an Articles Submission Editor of the Minnesota Law Review. He was among the recipients of the Public Service Award for legal work in the community. He received his undergraduate degree, with...

John K. Tokarz is a business lawyer whose practice focuses on complex transactions. As a Certified Public Accountant who previously worked as an auditor for a Big Four accounting firm, John understands his clients’ businesses. From startups to publicly traded companies, he provides a full range of transactional and strategic support to clients with matters involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestures, securities offerings and other significant corporate transactions. I...

Nick G. Kotsonis has been a shareholder with the firm since 1999 and was appointed to the Board of Directors as of January 1, 2014. His practice areas include employment litigation/worker’s compensation, business and commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, personal injury, premises liability, environmental/toxic tort claims and risk management.

In February 2016, veteran criminal defense attorney Bruce Rosen joined Murphy Desmond S.C. His nearly 50-year legal career includes successfully representing individuals and companies that are subject to Federal or State criminal investigations or prosecutions. He has worked with clients on an array of criminal matters including white collar criminal defense, drug offenses, fraud, theft, money laundering, and criminal appeals. With 19 years of experience as an Investigator and Special Investi...

Jeffrey T. “Jeff” Nichols has tried more than 80+ civil jury trials to verdict across state and federal courts in Wisconsin and the United States. A named partner in the firm, Jeff also serves as the president where he is responsible for the execution of the overall business strategy in leading Crivello, Nichols & Hall to becoming Wisconsin and the Midwest’s unrivalled defense law firm. His national trial practice is heavily concentrated on products liability, catastroph...

Thomas Schrimpf has an extensive commercial litigation and appellate practice that emphasizes issues involving insurance coverage, employment and environmental law. Insurance Coverage: Mr. Schrimpf is experienced in the review and analysis of complex coverage issues concerning commercial and personal lines liability insurance and environmental claims. He has prosecuted and defended insurance coverage litigation relative to commercial claims, construction, environmental and toxic torts. Employ...

Kurt Dykstra is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Kurt, who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kurt is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jessica Reginato is a Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Toxic Tort Section at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Jessica enjoys working with clients to optimize risk management and develop strategies for all phases of litigation. She litigates matters involving product liability and toxic tort, insurance disputes, and commercial and personal injury claims, with an emphasis on defending product manufacturers, suppliers, employers, and premises owners in asbestos lawsuits nationwide. She has extensive...

Daniel A. Kaminsky is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Daniel A., who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ralph Tease is a shareholder and managing partner of the firm’s Green Bay and Appleton offices. He currently handles a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases and has tried cases in courts throughout the State of Wisconsin. Because of his extensive trial experience, Ralph has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist with the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1997. He was also selected for exclusive membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates where he curren...