Stroud, Willink & Howard LLC

9 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Commercial Litigation Construction Law Employment Law - Individuals Employment Law - Management Litigation - Construction Litigation - Labor and Employment Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Biography

As a member of the firm, Stroud Willink & Howard, LLC, Peter has focused his practice on business litigation and all types of employment related matters. He regularly advises businesses and individuals in their business affairs, and he has represented clients in state and federal court, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. Peter has assisted clients in matters involving the enforcement of their rights as creditors including in bankruptcy court. Peter also offers guidance and training to businesses on matters such as personnel policies, restrictive covenants, health care reform, contracts, and construction liens.

Peter, a Wisconsin native, grew up in Boscobel, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin both as an undergraduate and as a law student. In 1995, he earned a BBA with honors and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Societies. He graduated, cum laude, from law school in 1998 and joined Stroud, Willink & Howard that same year.

Stroud, Willink & Howard LLC

9 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, J.D., graduated 1998
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, BBA, with honors, graduated 1995

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

  • Belleville Youth Football, Inc. - member
  • Dane County Bar Association - member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - member
  • Wildcat Gridiron Club - member
  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Belleville Youth Football, Inc. - member
  • Dane County Bar Association - member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - member
  • Wildcat Gridiron Club - member
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, J.D., graduated 1998
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, BBA, with honors, graduated 1995

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Union
Awards:
  • BV® Distinguished™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings
  • Selected as a "Rising Star" on the Wisconsin Super Lawyer list by Law & Politics Magazine and Milwaukee Magazine in Employment and Labor
  • Named a "Top Lawyer" by Madison Magazine in Labor and Employment, Environmental, and Consumer Law
  • Member of In Business Magazine's "Executive Register"

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Case History

Transactions
  • Practice Experience
  • Assisted clients with disputes involving non-competition agreements and alleged discrimination.
  • Worked with contractors and property owners to navigate the construction lien process.
  • Represented secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings.
  • Teamed with clients to prepare and conduct seminars on health care reform and other pertinent subjects.

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