Best Lawyers in Wisconsin, United States for Real Estate Law
Vern has substantial expertise representing clients on a wide variety of real estate transactions including purchase and sale of real estate, real estate leases, tax deferred exchanges, real estate development, real estate financing, environmental issues, municipal approvals, formation of real estate owning entities, senior housing and assisted living facilities, and condominium development and conversion. In addition, Vern assists a number of businesses with many of the legal issues which co...
Chris Jenny is a Shareholder and Chairs the Business Practice Group. Chris focuses his practice on representing business owners to become more profitable while minimizing their risk and expenses. Chris’s practice has a heavy concentration in the real estate, construction, and information technology industries where he represents contractors, suppliers, landlords, tenants and real estate developers with a wide variety of transactional matters. Chris’s construction clients have reli...
Lydia Chartre earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Carthage College and her Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School. She practices with Kaman & Cusimano LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she focuses on Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law. Lydia regularly advises condominium and community association boards on a wide range of legal matters, including declaration and bylaw amendments, assessment collec...
Chris Smith is a Shareholder and co-Chair of the Real Estate Section at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He focuses his practice on real estate development, eminent domain and property tax. He has significant experience in all phases of real estate development with a particular emphasis on drafting and negotiating development agreements, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and public-private partnerships. He represents both public and private entities on eminent domain matters and property tax assessm...
Ryan Duffy is a member of the Real Estate Group at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. He focuses his practice on litigation, collections, foreclosures and community association law. Prior to joining von Briesen, Ryan gained significant experience in litigation by focusing on creditors’ rights, consumer litigation and subrogation claims. During law school Ryan was a member of the Environmental Law Society and the Sports Law Society.
Alexandra (Ali) Appenzeller is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Section at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Ali assists her clients in a wide variety of commercial and residential real estate issues. She helps clients in all facets of the real estate industry, including purchasing, selling, leasing, and development. Additionally, she guides her clients on the business side of matters, evaluating the selection and structure of entities, drafting the relevant governing documents, and advising them...
Brian Seidl is dedicated to helping clients in the real estate and construction industry. He focuses his practice on litigation including real estate and construction disputes, contracts, and OSHA counseling. He is a member of several sections at von Briesen including Community Associations, Real Estate and Construction. Brian’s practice also includes guiding and advising condominium and home-owner association boards of directors on myriad issues they encounter, including interpretation...
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