Eleven attorneys from O’Neil Cannon have been named “Leading Lawyers” in Milwaukee by M Magazine (July 2015), Milwaukee’s Lifestyle Magazine. Those attorneys are the following:

• Melissa Blair (Banking)
• Jim DeJong (Business)
• Pete Faust (Securities Offerings)
• Grant Killoran (Litigation)
• Dean Laing (Litigation)
• Greg Lyons (Litigation)
• Greg Mager (Family)
• Patrick McBride (Litigation)
• Randy Nash (Litigation)
• Steve Slawinski (Construction/Development)

The “Leading Lawyers” were selected by Avvo, a Seattle-based company that rates attorneys. Avvo’s proprietary algorithm rates all attorneys on a 10-point scale, factoring in peer endorsements as well as experience, education, training, speaking, publishing, and awards. In order to make the list of “Leading Lawyers” as published by M Magazine, an attorney must be ranked in the top 5–10% of his or her area of specialty.

Grant Killoran, the Chair of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing’s Litigation Practice Group, recently presented an article and speech entitled “Ebola Panic—When Public Health Concerns Confront the Constitution” at the 9th Annual State Bar of Texas “Bill of Rights Course: Cutting-Edge Controversies in Constitutional Law” in Austin, Texas.

Attorney Killoran authored the article with Attorney Christa Wittenberg of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing and presented at the seminar an analysis of state and federal constitutional law governing public health emergencies, focusing on the recent Ebola virus outbreak in the U.S., along with presentations by law professors and attorneys from around the country on other constitutional issues.

Grant Killoran, the Chair of the O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing’s Litigation Practice Group, recently was re-appointed to serve on the Meritas U.S./Canadian Litigation Group Steering Committee.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is a member of Meritas, a global alliance of over 7,000 lawyers from 170 full-service law firms across more than 70 countries. For more information about Meritas, please visit the Meritas website at www.meritas.org or contact us at 414.276.5000.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. attorneys Christa Wittenberg and Grant Killoran recently contributed articles to the Spring 2015 Edition of the Health Law Litigation Newsletter published by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.

Attorney Wittenberg, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, authored an article entitled “The Constitutional Framework for Public Health Responses to Disease Outbreaks,” analyzing the role of federal and state government in responding to contagious disease outbreaks, such as the recent Ebola virus crisis.

Attorney Killoran, the Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and one of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates, authored an article entitled “American Bar Association House of Delegates Update” discussing a number of resolutions passed by the ABA House of Delegates at the ABA Mid-Year Meeting in Houston in February.

A complete copy of the Spring 2015 Edition of the ABA Section of Litigation Health Law Litigation Newsletter can be found at americanbar.org.

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

Read full article here.

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.

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.”

The law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C. is pleased to announce that Grant C. Killoran recently was elected by the State Bar of Wisconsin to serve a two-year term as one of its five Delegates to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.

The House of Delegates is the policy-making body of the ABA.  Control and administration of the ABA is vested in the House of Delegates.   Established in 1936, the House of Delegates has over 500 members and its actions become the official policy of the ABA, the nation’s largest lawyer association.

Mr. Killoran previously served as a Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates from 1997-1999 and 2003-2009.

Mr. Killoran is a shareholder with and the Chair of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing’s Litigation Practice Group.  He has diverse trial experience, focusing on complex business and health care disputes.

M Magazine (July 2014) just listed its “Leading Lawyers” in the Milwaukee area, and the list includes the following nine attorneys from O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C.:

•  Jim DeJong (Business)
•  Pete Faust (Corporate/Incorporation)
•  Grant Killoran (Health Care)
•  Dean Laing (Litigation)
•  Greg Mager (Family)
•  Patrick McBride (Insurance)
•  Randy Nash (Litigation)
•  Peter Walsh (Estate Planning)

In selecting the “Leading Lawyers” in the Milwaukee area, M Magazine utilized the services of Avvo, a Seattle-based company that rates all attorneys on a 10-point scale, factoring in peer endorsements, experience, education, training, speaking, publishing, and awards.

The Milwaukee Justice Center, organized by Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee Bar Association and the Marquette University School of Law, provides civil legal assistance to people who cannot afford an attorney. In 2012, the volunteers of the Center provided nearly 9,000 hours of pro bonoservice to 10,659 unrepresented litigants.

Fifteen attorneys from the law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing contributed the success of the Milwaukee Justice Center in 2012 to include:

• Doug Dehler
• Megan Eisch
• Miles Goodwin
• Grant Killoran
• Justinian Koenings
• Claude Krawczyk
• Gregory Lyons
• Sarah Matt
•  Joseph Newbold
• Laura Now
• Jason Scoby
• Steven Slawinski
• Steven Strye
•  Timothy Van de Kamp
•  Peter Walsh