Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Construction
H. Dale Peterson
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
As a member ofStroud, Willink & Howard, LLC, Dale is recognized as one of Dane County's preeminent litigators of complex business and commercial disputes. He represents business clients in all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has extensive experience in disputes involving contracts, dealerships, product manufacture and distribution, shareholder disagreements, mergers and acquisitions, construction, real estate, technology, and property taxation, among others. Dale also advises many Wisconsin and national business clients on compliance with Wisconsin's laws and regulations and resolution of business disputes. He has a proven track record of success and offers his clients broad knowledge and experience in his business law practice. Dale's business law background, including his knowledge of accounting, tax, and financing principles, has proven to be of significant advantage in litigating business disputes from start to successful completion.
Specialties
- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Corporation/Business Law
- Dealership and Shareholder Disputes
- Shopping Center Law
- Software and Technology
- Foreclosures
Overview
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, JD, graduated 1978
- University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, BS, graduated 1973
- Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Dane County Bar Association - Past President, member
- State Bar of Wisconsin - Member
- Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Dane County Bar Association - Past President, member
- State Bar of Wisconsin - Member
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, JD, graduated 1978
- University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, BS, graduated 1973
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Construction Law, Madison (2022)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Madison (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Agriculture Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Insurance
Special Focus:
- Agricultural Cooperative
- Breach of Contract
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Disputes
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Family Businesses
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings
- Selected as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine and Milwaukee Magazine in Business Litigation
- Named a "Top Lawyer" by Madison Magazine in Contracts, Litigation/Appeals, Environmental, and Agricultural Law
- Member of In Business Magazine's "Executive Register"
- Past-president of the Dane County Bar Association
- Awarded 2008 Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award by Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
- Named a 2007 "Leader in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
Transactions
- Practice Experience
- Has served for more than 20 years as general counsel to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, the largest farm organization in the State of Wisconsin with more than 40,000 members; provided ongoing legal advice; represented the organization in numerous lawsuits in matters involving agricultural issues such as right-to-farm law and defending the constitutionality of Wisconsin's use value system of property taxation; in use value taxation lawsuit, successfully defended the constitutionality of Wisconsin's use value taxation system before the Wisconsin Supreme Court with the result that Wisconsin farmers now save more than $600 million annually in property taxes compared to the prior market-value assessment system.
- Represented one of Madison's largest shopping centers with various legal matters, including property tax challenges, negotiating, drafting, and enforcing commercial lease agreements with tenants, employment law issues, property management, and tenant relations.
- Extensive front line litigation experience trying and defending business disputes before juries, judges, and arbitrators.
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