On February 5, 2015, Gregory S. Mager spoke during Utilization of Mental Health, Counseling, and Medical Records in Family Law Cases:  A View from the Bench, the Bar and Healthcare Professionals presented by The Society of Family Lawyers, The Leander Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, and The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Wisconsin Chapter.  This continuing education program addressed the technical, legal aspect of requests for production of health care records and of complying with records requests, factors in determining admissibility of these records, limitations on use, pros and cons of using these records, standards for mental health professionals regarding records, the effect of litigation on record keeping, the effects of record production/admission on therapeutic relationships, and alternatives to using these records.

Attorney Mager is a shareholder at O’Neil Cannon who focuses his practice on family law. Contact him at gregory.mager@wilaw.com or 414.291.4726 for your family law needs.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is pleased to announce that Timothy Van de Kamp was recently elected a shareholder of the firm. Mr. Van de Kamp has been with the firm since 2012 and is a member of the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses his practice in Real Estate and Construction Law and Banking and Creditors’ Rights.

Mr. Van de Kamp is an active member of the community. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Iota Court Preservation Association, the Real Estate Alliance for Charity, and NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Learn more about Mr. Van de Kamp by visiting his full profile.

Attorney Grant Killoran was featured in the Wisconsin Law Journal article entitled, “Killoran takes onstage experience to courtrooms.”

Read full article here.

We are proud to announce that our Partner, Dean Laing, has been featured as the Cover Story for the 2014 Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine.  A copy of the article, which calls O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. “the midsize Milwaukee powerhouse,” can be found here.

For the past 10 years, Super Lawyers has published its annual magazine in Wisconsin, in which it selects approximately 5% of Wisconsin attorneys as “Super Lawyers.”  In addition, each year the magazine selects the Top 50 Attorneys in Wisconsin.  Super Lawyers’ selection process consists of surveying all Wisconsin attorneys and judges, conducting its own independent research, and having its Blue Ribbon Panel evaluate attorneys.

Since 2006, Dean has been selected each year as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Wisconsin.  He is one of only 10 attorneys out of over 15,000 attorneys in Wisconsin—and the only commercial litigator—to be selected for that honor in each of those nine years.  Dean has also been selected as one of the Top 25 Attorneys in Milwaukee each year since Super Lawyers began publishing the list in 2011.

Congratulations Dean on this tremendous honor.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is pleased to be selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers Business Edition.  Top firms were chosen based on the number of attorneys within the firm who were selected to a 2013 or 2014 Super Lawyers list in business practice areas, as well as a combination of metrics indicating the quality of those attorneys. Quality factors that were considered included the number of years selected to the list, inclusion on a top list, and their average blue ribbon panel scores.

The following attorneys recognized as outstanding in the business and transactions practice group and featured in the Super Lawyers Business Edition include:

• James G. DeJong – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Seth E. Dizard – Creditor Debtor Rights
• Peter J. Faust – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Chad J. Richter – Business/Corporate
• John R. Schreiber – Creditor Debtor Rights
• Jason R. Scoby – Mergers and Acquisitions

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. has been ranked in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® in the following areas:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Product Liability Litigation–Defendants
• Family Law
• Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Trusts and Estates Law
• Litigation–Bankruptcy
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2015 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan-based practice areas.

The U.S. News—Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings, for the fifth consecutive year, are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.

On October 8, 2014, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. hosted a Continuing Legal Education seminar focusing on legal issues of interest to Wisconsin small firm and solo practice attorneys. Approximately 70 attorneys attended the event. The firm’s Managing Shareholder, Jim DeJong, presided over the event.

Chad Baruch of Dallas, Texas was the keynote speaker for the seminar. Attorney Baruch spoke on effective legal writing. He also spoke on constitutional law issues and moderated a panel discussion on corporate drafting issues. Bob Gagan, President of the State Bar of Wisconsin, also participated in the seminar. Attorney Gagan discussed the resources available from the State Bar of Wisconsin to assist small firm and solo practice attorneys.

A number of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. attorneys spoke at the event, including:

• Randy Nash and Greg Mager discussed State Bar of Wisconsin projects with State Bar President, Bob Gagan.
• Dean Laing presented on several litigation issues, including the impact of social media research in litigation and emerging deposition and expert witness practice issues.
• Pete Faust, Doug Dehler, Joe Maier, and Joe Newbold participated in a panel discussion with Chad Baruch on corporate document drafting issues.
• Joseph Gumina presented on recent developments in labor and employment law.
• Grant Killoran presented on legal and practical issues related to the handling of electronically stored information.
• Seth Dizard, Melissa Blair, and Tim Van de Kamp participated in a panel discussion on recent developments in creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and receivership law.

If you would like any additional information regarding the seminar, including copies of the seminar materials, please contact Grant Killoran via e-mail at grant.killoran@wilaw.com or by telephone at 414.276.5000.

Attorney Gregory S. Mager presented at the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin’s Second Saturday on October 11, 2014. The Council’s Second Saturday program is designed to inform the general public regarding collaborative divorce.

Mr. Mager is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, and a shareholder with O’Neil Cannon

Attorney Gregory S. Mager presented “Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Pretrial Discovery” and “Temporary Hearings—A Panel Discussion” in August, 2014 at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 33^rd Annual Family Law Workshop in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Mr. Mager is the Director of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, and a shareholder with O’Neil Cannon

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. is pleased to announce that 14 lawyers have been named to the 2015 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 source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.  Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2015 Best Lawyers in America® list:

• James G. DeJong – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Seth E. Dizard – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation-Bankruptcy
• Peter J. Faust – Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John G. Gehringer – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
• Dennis W. Hollman – Corporate Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Grant C. Killoran – Litigation-Health Care
• Dean P. Laing – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
• Gregory W. Lyons – Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Insurance
• Patrick G. McBride – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas A. Merkle – Family Law
• Steven J. Slawinski – Construction Law\

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”