Susan Lovern is a Shareholder and Chair of the Commercial and Business Litigation Section in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation and appeals in state and federal courts as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings. She regularly advocates for businesses, banks, manufacturers, hospitals and health systems in the areas of breach of contract, lease and warranty disputes, business torts, shareholder and non-compete agreements, unfair competition, trade secrets, and class action defense. Susan also represents clients in environmental litigation and property tax disputes.
Lawyer Profile
Susan E. Lovern
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Recognized Since:2013
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Recognized in:Commercial LitigationLitigation - Environmental
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Law School:University of Iowa
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Location:411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000Milwaukee, WI 53202-4427
Susan Lovern is a Shareholder and Chair of the Commercial and Business Litigation Section in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation and appeals in state and federal courts as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings. She regularly advocates for businesses, banks, manufacturers, hospitals and health systems in the areas of breach of contract, lease and warranty disputes, business torts, shareholder and non-compete agreements, unfair competition, trade secrets, and class action defense. Susan also represents clients in environmental litigation and property tax disputes.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- University of Iowa, J.D., graduated 1995
Bar Admissions:
- Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
Court Admissions:
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
Affiliations:
- Greater Milwaukee Committee - Member
- Milwaukee Public LIbrary Foundation - Board Member
- American Bar Association (Litigation and Appellate Sections) - Member
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Association for Women Lawyers - Past President
- AWL Foundation Board - Past Board Member
- Christ Church Episcopal - Former Senior Warden, Former Chair Finance Committee, Former Co-Chair of Stewardship Committee, Former Chair Endowment Board
- Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association - Board of Directors (two terms) & Co-Chair Civil Committee
- Milwaukee Bar Association - Board of Directors (two terms) & Courts Committee
- P.E.O. - Milwaukee Chapter - Past President
- State Bar of Wisconsin - Former Member of the Strategic Planning Committee
- Thomas E. Fairchild American Inns of Court - Barrister; Executive Committee
- Trustees of Funds & Endowments, Inc. - Board Member
- Vital Voices for Mental Health - Former Vice Chair
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Litigation - Environmental, Milwaukee (2021)
- Litigation - Environmental, Milwaukee (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Environmental
Awards:
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2015 to present)
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2017 to present)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer - Top 50 (2019)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2010 to present)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer® - Top 25 Women Lawyers (2012, 2014-2019)
- Milwaukee Litigation-Environmental Lawyer of the Year (2014)
- Wisconsin Law Journal - Woman in the Law (2010)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (since 2007)
Additional Information:
Representative Matters
- Part of team to secure dismissal of class action against national pharmacy store chain.
- Mediated resolutions of multiple multi-million dollar breach of contract actions for various hospital clients prior to depositions.
- Secured a seven-figure settlement on breach of contract claim on behalf of independent living facility.
- Obtained a cost award against plaintiffs on behalf of defendant manufacturing company in federal trial of CERCLA case.
- Successfully defended manufacturing company against summary judgment motion on liability brought by the United States in a billion-dollar CERCLA case.
- Negotiated the release of Fortune 500 executives from their respective non-compete agreements.
- Represented a compressor and pump company in a federal jury trial, winning a declaration that the contract at issue constituted a dealership under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law.
- Won summary judgment for a bank client dismissing TILA and contract challenges to a multi-million dollar mortgage, including defeating two appeals of the judgment.
- Successfully defended an environmental services company and its officers in a two-week jury trial against claims of unfair competition, conspiracy, and breaches of the duty of loyalty.
- Won a judgment for a hospital client in a breach of contract dispute that was upheld by the Court of Appeals and then the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a unanimous (7-0) decision (2009 WI 33, 317 Wis.2d 54, 765 N.W.2d 251).
- Successfully defended a municipality’s grant of a permit for a 49-turbine wind farm against circuit and appellate court challenges (2006 WI App 169, 295 Wis.2d 522, 721 NW.2d 499).
- Won a declaratory judgment at trial on behalf of a national association confirming authority of the board of directors and ownership of property against a group of six challengers.
- Assisted a national telecommunications company in obtaining permits to construct cell towers throughout Wisconsin, including defending against multiple challenges at the zoning board level through the trial court and appeals.
Representative Presentations
- "Ethics in Negotiation: What Lawyers Can and Can't Say", Moderator, Ethics 2018 CLE Seminar, von Briesen & Roper, November 2018.
- "Attorney-Client Privilege: Practical Tips for All Attorneys", Moderator, Ethics 2017 CLE Seminar, von Briesen & Roper, December 2017
- “Can We Talk?! Understanding the Attorney-Client Privilege”, Ethics 2016 CLE Seminar, von Briesen & Roper, December 2016
- “Can We Talk?! Understanding the Attorney-Client Privilege”, Association of Corporate Counsel, Wisconsin Annual Chapter Conference, May 2016
- "Dispute Resolution in Complex Civil Cases, Binding Mediation, Does It Work/Can It Work?", Milwaukee Bar Association, Apr. 2013
- "Dispute Resolution in Complex Civil Cases", Speakers from Practice Series sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Society and Marquette Trial Lawyers, Oct. 2012
- "Being Prepared So Your Hospital Is Able to Comply with the New Electronic Discovery Law" Milwaukee Bar Association Health Law Section, Jan. 2007
- "Caseload Management: Managing Your Calendar, Managing Your Case, Managing Your Time," 2005 State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention
Firm Details
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
http://www.vonbriesen.com
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Headquarters
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4427
(414) 276.1122
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