When problems strike, clients call George for a thoughtful and strategic approach to solving their issue. Skilled at navigating his clients through the legal system, George is trusted by his clients to handle their problems with an eye toward resuming normalcy. As a litigator with more than 20 years of courtroom experience, George is an expert at ensuring his clients are fully informed of their legal issues so that they can work towards controlling the results and optimize their goals and objectives. Whether representing a business, an institution or an individual, he is an effective communicator on all levels with a proven track record of success with his clients as well as in court.
For family law parties seeking alternatives to the legal system of the courtroom, George is a leader in the industry. He is experienced in mediating family law issues outside of the courtroom and has expanded his family law and divorce practice to include the collaborative process. He has been trained in this technique for many years and executed it successfully on behalf of his clients. George has completed many successful collaborative divorce and mediation settlements involving large asset estate disputes, custody and placement of children, maintenance and other issues. With broad experience in all areas of family law, throughout court systems in southeastern Wisconsin, his focus is to avoid the pitfalls of the legal system with particular attention to its affect on children. He is an experienced family law divorce lawyer who regularly works with psychiatric professionals as well as forensic accountants. His cases include divorce, post judgment, paternity, guardianship and other types of family law settlements, trials and appeals.
In representing businesses, George negotiates contracts, tries legal disputes, collects debts, negotiates buy-outs and dissolutions and works on day-to-day business issues. Recently, George has maintained several lawsuits against real estate title insurance companies alleging a breach of their duty to his clients and for bad faith litigation. He has maintained real estate development lawsuits including those involving property disputes; water shed rights and duties of private citizens and governments
Clients
His clients include individuals in family law matters, small to mid-sized businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin as well as the principals and executives of these businesses, on a personal level.
Notable Representations
- Successfully reversed circuit court decision at the court of appeals to prevent redemption of real estate for client.
- Defended local business in lawsuit brought by a national corporation in federal court.
- Utilized nationally-recognized psychological expert to retain custody and placement of children.
- Successfully prosecuted civil rights action against governmental organization.
- Prosecuted claims against insurance companies for breach of insurance contract and bad faith litigation.
- Protected assets of principle of local business during marital dispute.