Wisconsin families received a significant boost with the recent signing of Assembly Bill 1023. The bill was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on Monday, March 4, 2024. This groundbreaking legislation, effective immediately for the 2024 tax year, expands the state’s child and dependent care tax credit from 50% to 100% of the federal […]
Attorney Emily Behn, a cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, has joined O’Neil Cannon. Emily is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, where she assists clients in a wide variety of both personal and commercial litigation matters ranging from inheritance and contract disputes to business shareholder disputes, property disputes, […]
In the summer of 1982, when Glenn “Doc” Rivers was a student-athlete at Marquette University, he was a messenger at our firm, running errands and playing on the firm’s softball team (he pretty much covered the entire outfield). Likely due to the tremendous training and experience he received from our firm, Doc has had great […]
Dean Laing of our firm recently won three cases in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in a time span of 45 days. In the first case, Sims v. Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., Appeal No. 2022AP1590, 2023 WL 7138521 (Oct. 31, 2023), the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court in Milwaukee […]
The spirit of the holiday season is upon us once again and the attorneys and staff at O’Neil Cannon wanted to do something special for our community. For our annual holiday donation drive, we collected items and monetary donations to be given to Kathy’s House. Kathy’s House is a non-profit Hospital Guest House that provides […]
To continue our holiday series “Harmony of Legacy: A 12-Day Estate Planning Celebration,” we share with you the last days of Christmas. In case you missed the previous days you can find them here in part 1 and part 2. Day 9: Nine Ladies Dancing = Gracefully Transferring Your Real Property at Death Similar to […]
O’Neil Cannon advised Guetzke and Associates in its recent sale to Ryan Fireprotection, Inc. Established in 1977, Guetzke and Associates is the premier provider of fire alarm and detection systems in Southeast Wisconsin. Its services include engineering, design, installation, service, inspections, and monitoring. Ryan Fireprotection is one of the largest fire protection companies in the […]
The IRS recently made a significant decision that could impact users of platforms like PayPal’s Venmo and Etsy. It has chosen to delay a requirement set by a 2021 law, which mandates companies to send tax forms (1099-K) to customers involved in business transactions surpassing $600. Key Takeaways from the Delay This delay for the […]
To continue our holiday series “Harmony of Legacy: A 12-Day Estate Planning Celebration,” we share with you four more days. In case you missed our first few verses, you can find them here. Day 5: Five Golden Rings = Jewelry and Prized Possessions On the fifth day of Christmas, our attention turns to our favorite […]