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Terry Johnson is a Shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Section. Terry has tried hundreds of cases to a verdict in matters ranging from complex legal malpractice cases to major construction defect disputes to major personal injury actions. Terry has had an impact in the development of Wisconsin law through appellate work in a wide spectrum of areas. Terry was asked to serve by the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on the Office of Lawyer Regulation (&ldq...

Jerome R. Kerkman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation. Jerome R., who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jerome R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrew O. Christianson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Andrew O., who practices law in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew O. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ronald S. Aplin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Ronald S., who practices law in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ronald S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joseph E. Tierney, III has more than forty years of experience focused primarily on tax and corporate law for businesses, owner families and individuals. He has particular experience in the design and administration of plans for very large estates, including some whose accumulated assets have totaled in the eight- and nine-figures. He has also been lead counsel in the purchase and sale of numerous businesses and has extensive experience in entity selection and structuring. Because tax consequ...

Anne is a Shareholder in the Real Estate, Construction, Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Sections at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions and leasing, real estate development and construction. Since 2007, Anne has represented owners of construction projects that total over $1 billion. In addition to her real estate and construction practice, Anne advises corporate, institutional and bank clients in commercial and construction lending tra...

Richard W. Donner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Richard W., who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bill Ehrke is a shareholder with Crivello Carlson, S.C. Bill’s civil litigation practice focuses on the defense of corporations, insurers, municipalities, creditors, lenders, and repossession agents, with emphasis on personal injury defense, first party property insurance investigations and bad faith defense, the defense of lenders and repossession agents in Wisconsin Consumer Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims, third party casualty insurance defense, municipal civil righ...

As the head of the firm’s Banking, Receivership, and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Seth regularly serves as a court-appointed receiver throughout the State of Wisconsin for businesses, construction projects, real estate developments, marital and family estates, rental income properties, and high net worth individuals. He also represents financial institutions, secured and unsecured corporate or individual creditors, companies seeking to acquire distressed businesses, and finan...

John L. Schliesmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law. John L., who practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.