More and more, family law practitioners are recognizing the financial and emotional benefitsof alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Our Family Law team has been at the forefront in developing the use of ADR in family law, including collaborative divorce. In addition to representing clients during ADR proceedings such as mediation and arbitration, our Family Law team membersfrequently serve as the neutral decision-makers in ADR proceedings.
Child Custody and Visitation
Family law can be surprisingly complex, and divorce can be an emotional time. Sensitive to the stresses our clients encounter in these situations, Stafford Rosenbaum’s Family Law team offers a steady and experienced hand to help resolve pre-marital, child custody, divorce, and post-divorce issues.
Adoption
Guardianship
Our depth and breadth of experience allows us to help individuals and families with estate planning, guardianships, child custody, divorce, post-divorce issues, real estate transactions and more.
Negotiation of multi-party agreements in complex matters (boundary disputes, incorporations, joint use of utility facilities, telecommunication tower sitings, cooperative services agreements, real estate matters, transportation projects, wastewater treatment, and permitting matters)
Business Disputes
Stafford Rosenbaum’s Business Law attorneys act as valuable advisors to a diverse range of clients, including small start-up ventures, closely held firms, and large, publicly traded corporations, including...
Business Transactions
Construction Contracts
Sale, purchase, and development of commercial and residential property, including drafting and negotiation of offers to purchase and construction contracts and advising on environmental problems and risks
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Antitrust
Stafford Rosenbaum’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation attorneys possess an in-depth understanding of federal antitrust laws and Wisconsin’s stringent consumer protection laws, including...
Stafford Rosenbaum’s Real Estate Law attorneys combine an extensive knowledge of today’s real estate market with a high level of proficiency in secured transactions and bankruptcy to provide effective counsel to commercial and residential real estate clients. That’s why leaders in business, government, the community, and the legal profession turn to us for assistance with their real estate needs, including...
Construction Litigation
Conducting ethics investigations and advising on ethics, open meeting and public records, election law, and public bidding and construction law
Real Estate Transactions
Assistance with land use, water, air, timber, mining, mineral rights, and wetlands considerations in real estate transactions
Eminent Domain
Services related to property acquisition proceedings by governmental entities and utilities, including condemnation (eminent domain) and relocation benefits
Land Use and Zoning
Environment and land use laws have significant financial and long-range implications for municipalities, businesses, and property owners. Given this reality, sophisticated legal representation is essential. When you need skilled attorneys with the necessary experience to respond effectively to environmental issues, you can turn to Stafford Rosenbaum.
Property Damage
Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys assisted victims of the 2005 Stoughton tornado on a pro bono basis obtaining insurance coverage for their property damage.
Our Insurance Law attorneys have extensive experience in a broad range of substantive law, including defamation, product liability, personal injury, employment, environmental, contracts, municipal, and constitutional law. Leaders in the insurance industry often turn to us for handling the interests of their insureds’ in litigation. Select clients with whom we’ve worked in the past...
Disability Discrimination
Successful defense of a disability discrimination claim in high-stakes litigation where the plaintiff was seeking over four years of back pay and reinstatement
Stafford Rosenbaum lawyers author unique blogs on a diverse range of topics including franchise & distribution law, employment and labor law, municipal, and trust and estates law.
Wills
Trusts
Preparation of wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, and marital property agreements that take advantage of the Wisconsin Marital Property Law and state and federal estate tax laws
Power of Attorney
Anne Schacherl provides estate planning information to area seniors through the free “Ready, Set, Retirement!” workshops at Madison College and assists in the preparation of no-cost Wills and Powers of Attorney through the “Dane County Basic Estate Planning Clinic for Seniors and Veterans.”
Litigation involving a wide range of real estate issues, such as fraudulent conveyances, partition actions, condemnation proceedings, and challenges to brokerage agreements
Tax Law
Having honed their negotiating skills over the course of hundreds of divorce cases, our Family Law team works with you to effectively resolve disputes about property division and support and maintenance obligations.The Family Law team’s three partners have, combined, over 80 years experience in family law. Two partners are members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), the highly exclusive national organization of family lawyers. All family law partners have the highest (AV) rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which measures lawyer’s skills and ethics.By calling on other Stafford attorneys experienced in tax law, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights, they’re able to assist you in making the types of choices that best protect your financial decisions.