J. Phil Mueller has been elected vice president of the Sheboygan County Bar Association. He will serve as vice president of the Association for 1 year, followed by a 1 year term as president starting January 1, 2009.

Mueller is an attorney with the Sheboygan law office of O’Neil Cannon He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985 and received his law degree in 1988 from Creighton University. His practice focuses on business law and estate planning for small to medium sized companies. “I am honored to be elected by the local Bar Association,” states Mueller. “I look forward to carrying on the Association’s mission to encourage participation in public service, enhance the public perception of lawyers and foster professionalism and camaraderie.”

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington and Sheboygan. Founded in 1973, the firm focuses its practice on corporate law, estate and succession planning, real estate and construction, municipal and civil litigation.

Gregory S. Mager has been elected shareholder in the law firm of O’Neil Cannon, and will continue his practice in the areas of civil litigation and family law, including mediation services. Mr. Mager graduated from Marquette University with an undergraduate degree in political science and philosophy, and a graduate degree in political science. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School.

Mr. Mager is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, a publication of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He was selected as a 2007 Wisconsin Super Lawyer Rising Star, Law and Politics and Milwaukee Magazine. In addition, Mr. Mager has received a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. His memberships include the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin as well as the Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha County Bar Associations. Mr. Mager is also a member of the Society of Family Lawyers, the Lender J. Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., and the Divorce Cooperation Institute, Inc.

O’Neil Cannon, founded in Milwaukee in 1973, is a full-service legal practice that primarily focuses on providing business law and civil litigation services to closely-held businesses and their owners. The firm represents corporations, institutions and partnerships at all stages of the business life cycle, helping them start, grow and transition from one generation to the next. We also assist business owners with their personal legal needs including tax and estate planning, family law and litigation – including personal injury litigation.

MILWAUKEE, WIS (November 16, 2007) – Fourteen attorneys from O’Neil Cannon have been selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyers for 2007.

Super Lawyers is a peer-nominated award recognizing the top 5% outstanding attorneys across the state of Wisconsin.The attorneys included in the Super Lawyer listing are: * Jim DeJong * Angela Campion * Tom Cannon * Paul Dirkse * Seth Dizard * Pete Faust  * Herb Humke III * Dean Laing * Greg Lyons * Gregory Mager * Patrick Mc Bride * Randy Nash
Additionally, Dean Laing was selected as one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in the state.

Angela Campion, Paul Dirkse, Seth Dizard, Herb Humke III, and Gregory Mager were selected as Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, S.C. is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Milwaukee, Wis. (October 5, 2007) – A recent Ozaukee County jury trial resulted in a decision in favor of a client of O’Neil Cannon The case involved a dispute between a homeowner and the builder of the home in which the homeowner sued the builder for alleged construction defects.

Attorney Steve Slawinski successfully defended the builder. The jury found in favor of the builder, resulting in no recovery for the homeowner. The trial court then granted the builder’s motion to have the homeowner pay the builder’s attorney fees, according to the terms of the contract between the two parties.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin (October 9, 2007) – Carl K. Buesing, a municipal and litigation attorney with the Sheboygan office of O’Neil Cannon, was recently elected Treasurer of the Wisconsin Association of County Corporation Counsel at the group’s Fall meeting in Wisconsin Dells.

The Wisconsin Association of County Corporation Counsel is a specialized bar association comprised of attorneys who represent Wisconsin counties and county boards. Under a unique arrangement with Sheboygan County, the O’Neil law firm handles all civil matters for the county, from shoreland zoning prosecutions to airport hangar lease drafting to open meeting advice. Carl Buesing has been assigned by the firm and Sheboygan County as the lead attorney for these matters and has acted as the designated Sheboygan County Corporation Counsel since 2001.

Carl has had an eclectic legal practice starting out as the district attorney of a small northern Wisconsin county where he prosecuted three homicides in his first year of office. From that early experience, he has built a litigation practice involving subjects as varied as will contests to construction contract disputes.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 9, 2007) – Attorneys Angela Campion and Chad Richter will present, “Legal Entities and Intellectual Property” at Fast Trac New Venture programs held at the UW Milwaukee Small Business Development Center on October 9 and October 18, 2007. The session will cover key legal considerations for standard business entities (sole proprietorship, general partnership, corporation, limited partnership, LLP, and LLC), how to protect intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses), using an intellectual property attorney, and tips for entrepreneurs to protect proprietary interests.

The Fast Trac New Venture Program is a program sponsored by the School of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The program is designed to help participants explore entrepreneurship, develop a business concept, and write a business plan.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin (October 9, 2007) – On October 9 and 10, 2007, Attorney Crystal Fieber will discuss “Immigration and You” at Money Smart Week Wisconsin seminars. The October 9th session will be held at Plymouth High School at 6:00 pm, and the October 10th session will be held at Sheboygan South High School at 6:00 pm. Both sessions cover the common and expensive pitfalls to avoid when immigrating through a family member.

Crystal Fieber is an attorney with the law firm of O’Neil Cannon Crystal counsels individuals, businesses, and municipalities in a variety of areas: including, estate planning, zoning and land use, immigration, and the prosecution and defense of civil claims. She also assists municipalities and individuals with ordinance drafting and prosecution as well as eviction and foreclosure proceedings. In addition, she speaks Spanish, and utilizes this skill to assist individuals and businesses with immigration-related issues.

Money Smart Week Wisconsin is a public awareness initiative aimed at building financial knowledge to help Wisconsin residents deal with money more quickly, confidently, and shrewdly. The initiative is a creation of the Governor’s council on Financial Literacy created by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. For more information, visit www.moneysmartwi.org.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 14, 2007) – Dean Laing, a litigation attorney at the law firm of O’Neil Cannon was recently featured in articles appearing in the Waukesha Freeman and the Oconomowoc Enterprise.

The articles chronicled the story of Dean’s family and how growing up with two brothers with cerebral palsy impacted Dean’s career choice, spurring him towards an impressive career in both corporate and personal injury litigation. The article, entitled “A Brotherly Bond,” appeared in the Oconomowoc Enterprise on September 6, 2007 and in the Waukesha Freeman on September 12, 2007. The complete article can be viewed by clicking here.
Dean is the Practice Group Leader for the Firm’s litigation practice. He has been with the firm his entire legal career, since graduating cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 1983. Dean has been repeatedly recognized as one of Milwaukee’s and Wisconsin’s top trial attorneys, and exhibits a tremendous passion for the law and his clients. He has litigated some of the largest cases in Wisconsin, including representing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America in the Miller Park dispute, and obtaining many million dollar settlements and verdicts for his clients.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee and Port Washington. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 7, 2007) – On October 5, 2007, Attorney Chad J. Richter will discuss “The Basics of Franchising” at a franchise seminar presented by the UWM Small Business Development Center.

The seminar will focus on entrepreneurship through franchising. Other speakers include a franchise consultant and a current franchise owner.

Chad Richter is an attorney with the law firm of O’Neil Cannon Chad assists clients with a variety of corporate and business law matters such as the formation and organization of various types of business entities under operating, shareholder, and subscription agreements, including the preparation of financial and disclosure documentation. Chad has focused his practice on the structuring of business relationships under franchise, licensing, and distribution arrangements, and has worked with numerous franchise and dealership models, representing both franchisors/grantors and franchisees/dealers.

The UWM – Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a department of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee that works with new entrepreneurs to turn ideas into viable business concepts, and with established entrepreneurs to improve business performance.. For more information, visit www.uwm.edu.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee and Port Washington. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (July 19, 2007) – Seth E. Dizard, a creditor’s rights attorney, has joined the Milwaukee office of O’Neil Cannon

Dizard, a graduate of Marquette University Law School, represents financial institutions, secured and unsecured corporate or individual creditors, and financially troubled corporations in both state and federal courts. He also assists business owners by guiding them through the process of informal financial work-outs and refinancing.

O’Neil Cannon is a full-service legal practice focusing on business law, estate planning, municipal law, and major complex litigation with offices in Milwaukee, Port Washington, and Sheboygan. The firm was established in 1973 and is now listed as one of the Milwaukee-area’s largest law firms. Additional information can be found by calling 414-276-5000.