This is the first of a series of three articles on undue influence in Wisconsin. Unscrupulous people sometimes use undue influence to change wills and obtain gifts from the elderly, sick, or weak. Increasingly, the public has come to realize this is a form of elder abuse. Undue influence cases involve predominantly factual determinations and […]
Our very own Trevor Lippman was 1 of 24 attorneys selected by the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Leadership Development Committee to participate in this year’s Leadership Development Summit. This nomination follows up on Trevor’s recent three-year appointment by the State Bar President, Mr. Ralph Cagle, to serve on the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the […]
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) has recognized attorney Gregory S. Mager, a shareholder at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C., as a Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate. The NBTA is the first American Bar Association accredited attorney board-certifying agency in the world. The organization certifies specialists, predicated on high standards of […]
As we discussed in a recent article, class action lawyers have been sending demand letters and filing lawsuits claiming that websites belonging to businesses and organizations are “places of public accommodation” and are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because they are not accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments. On […]
Attorney William Ryan Drew was honored recently by the members of the County Board for his 30 years of service to the residents of the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Mr. Drew’s commitment to the residents of Milwaukee County began in 1985 when he recommended the creation of the Research Park and served on […]
O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is pleased to be selected for inclusion in the 2015 Super Lawyers Business Edition. The Top firms were chosen based on the number of attorneys within the firm who were selected to the 2014 or 2015 Super Lawyers list in business practice areas, as well as a combination of […]
O’Neil Cannon is proud to announce that the following sixteen attorneys were selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers list, which is limited to 5% of all Wisconsin attorneys, as published in the December 2015 Edition of Milwaukee Magazine and the Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine: Douglas P. Dehler James G. DeJong Seth E. Dizard Peter […]
Through a court-ordered auction, a downtown Milwaukee office building that houses the Internal Revenue Service was sold to a lender this month. The previous owners were the target of a lawsuit filed in 2013 that resulted in an auction where the building was purchased for $14 million. The IRS leases approximately 80 percent of the […]
