O’Neil Cannon is pleased to announce that Attorney Dean Laing was recently selected as the 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation–Defendants in the Milwaukee area. This is the third time that Best Lawyers has recognized Dean as the “Lawyer of the Year.” In 2016 he was selected for the honor in Product Liability Litigation–Defendants, and in […]

Attorney Jessica K. Haskell, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, has joined the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil Cannon Jessica will join the firm’s Banking and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. Jessica comes to us after clerking for the Honorable G. Michael Halfenger of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Her experience […]

O’Neil Cannon is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been named to the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased […]

Newsletter Article Highlights: A Must-Read Book for Family Business Owners Trends in Arbitration in the United States Sales Tax Collection in Wisconsin Starts October 1st–Are You Ready? Supreme Court Decides Class-Action Waivers Are Enforceable for Employees Pleased to Announce: State Bar of Wisconsin Taxation Law Section Board Adds New Director, Attorney Samantha M. Amore  O’Neil, […]

E-Verify is an internet-based system that is operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conjunction with the Social Security Administration (SSA). In theory, the program simplifies the process of ensuring new employees have the appropriate work authorization. After registration, employers enter sections 1 and 2 of the new employee’s I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification […]

The law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. is pleased to announce that Attorney Grant C. Killoran recently was re-elected by the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors to serve another two-year term as one of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s five Delegates to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. […]

Recognizing that family-owned business owners throughout Wisconsin have ongoing questions when it comes to selling and transferring ownership of their companies, the law firm of O’Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong and Laing has written The Art, Science and Law of Business Succession Planning. “If you own a family business, you should be thinking about your succession plan,” said […]

On July 1, 2018 Attorney Samantha M. Amore began a three-year term as a Director of the Board of the State Bar of Wisconsin Taxation Law Section. The Taxation Law Section has more than 500 members. The Board’s mission is to provide its members with a forum to discuss issues pertaining to federal and state […]

Newsletter Article Highlights: Protecting the Elderly from Fraud by Caregivers Debt Collection Safe Harbor May Not Be So Safe Mental Capacity Issues in Estate Planning Litigation Employers Should Review Their Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements What Should Businesses Know About the Tax Plan? Pleased to Announce: Steve Slawinski Elected to the ABC of Wisconsin Board of Directors […]

Attorney Gregory S. Mager recently moderated the Family Court Commissioners’ Panel at the 36th Annual Midwinter Seminar for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) was founded to provide leadership that promotes the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law, […]

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