Attorney Mason Higgins presents on ethical advocacy in bankruptcy proceedings for the State Bar of Wisconsin
Attorney Mason Higgins presented “Dazed & Pro Se: Ethical Advocacy When the Other Side Has No Bankruptcy Lawyer” at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights Section’s educational retreat on February 26, 2026. Attorney Higgins presented alongside the Hon. Meredith S. Grabill of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Atty. Kelly M. Smith of…
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Attorney Nikki Yang presents on trusts and estate planning during legal education series for Madison Area Chinese Community Organization
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Nikki Yang will give a presentation to a Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO) audience on Saturday, February 28. Attorney Yang leads legal education series often, providing introductory overviews of various aspects of the U.S. legal system—including trusts and estates, business law, family law, and criminal law. The presentations are conducted in Mandarin Chinese and are designed…
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Election Matters seminar series, back for 2026, hosted by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Sponsored in its entirety by Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Matters 2026 is a series of free seminars hosted by the Elections Research Center and State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The educational series will bring together diverse experts to tackle evolving election-related issues.
Please join us on Friday, March 6, from 3:00-4:15pm Central for “Election Matters 2026: The Battle Over Mid-Decade Redistricting.”…
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Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Jessica Mederson recognized in Wisconsin Law Journal for construction law
Originally published on wislawjournal.com on January 7, 2026.
A commercial litigator for over 20 years, Jessica Mederson began her career in Texas before bringing her national perspective and experience to Wisconsin, representing clients in construction, manufacturing, business and intellectual property disputes across the country. Mederson is a partner in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Madison office and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.
Known for her pragmatic and…
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Attorney Scott Smith authors post for State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law Section Blog
Attorney Scott Smith published a blog post with the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Law Section in December 2025. The post, “Five Terms Wisconsin Municipalities Should Revise Before Signing Construction Contracts,” discusses how cities, villages, school districts, and utilities across Wisconsin routinely rely on American Institute of Architects forms for public construction projects, but these documents are imbalanced—Scott’s blog post highlights some key…
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Attorneys James Egle and Rick Manthe present on support available to small business owners for Wisconsin Family Business Center
Attorneys James B. Egle and Rick A. Manthe will present to an audience of small business and family business owners during the Wisconsin Family Business Center’s Food for Thought program on Wednesday morning, November 19.
“Unlocking Economic Development Tools,” part of the two-presentation Food for Thought program, will help audience members to discover the range of economic development incentive programs…
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Attorney Seep Paliwal moderates panel during State Bar’s Cultural Competency in Family Law Cases training
In January 2025, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved providing CLE credit for cultural competency training. Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Seep Paliwal will moderate a presentation featuring a panel of experts during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s very first offering of cultural competency training in family law cases. Participants can view the Cultural Competency in Family Law Cases 2025 CLE in person at the State…
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Attorney Rick Manthe presents on municipal zoning during Town Law Conference
Attorney Rick Manthe will give a presentation on Friday, October 31, to a Wisconsin Towns Association audience as part of the organization’s annual, daylong 2025 Town Law Conference. The Wisconsin Towns Association collaborates with the UW-Extension Local Government Center and the University of Wisconsin Law School to offer high quality, low cost legal educational programming to lawyers and non-lawyer public officials. Attorneys participating in this conference are…
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Attorney Tiffany Highstrom presents on 2025 tax and finance changes for the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will present on Thursday, October 30, during the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin‘s 2025 Tax Webinar. The seminar will be presented by a panel of experts focusing on changes in taxes, finances, donations, estate taxes, and social security that affect family and divorce law following 2025 state law changes and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in…
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Attorney Brian Sajdak discusses records retention during Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association Meeting
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Brian Sajdak will present on records retention during the District 5 Meeting of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association on October 23, 2025. Brian’s presentation is part of a daylong meeting on a variety of topics prepared by the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association and aimed at professional development for municipal clerks.
Attorney Brian Sajdak is a partner in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Milwaukee office, practicing municipal, zoning…
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Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Paul Kent recognized by Wisconsin Law Journal on Environmental Law Attorney Powerlist
Originally published on wislawjournal.com on September 29, 2025.
Paul Kent has experienced firsthand the ebb and flows of environmental law and not only a practicing attorney but as an educator.
“I started teaching in 1989 and it was the first wave of interest in environmental law. We had a huge attendance, and people were focused on pollution,” Kent said. “In the early 2000s, interest…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislative Committee’s Veto of Administrative Rules, Dramatically Reshaping Agency Rulemaking
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On July 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down five statutes that, since 2018, have empowered four members of a ten-member legislative committee, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (“JCRAR”), to effectively veto an agency’s proposed and promulgated rules. See Evers v. Marklein (“Marklein II”), 2025 WI 36. In reaching this conclusion, the Court adopted a new interpretation of the…
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