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07 Sep, 2016 by Art
We had a new employee with less than 90 days service, and after 5 weeks of classroom and OJT training, violate one of our most stringent work rules----twice. The first time we gave her a written warning, the second time it happened we terminated her employment. She filed complaints with both the Federal EEOC and the State ERD claiming discrimination based on her sex, age, harassment, and religion. The State ERD deferred to the EEOC to investigate and they found no merit in her charges. They then dismissed and issued a Right to Sue letter. The claimant filed suit in Federal Court and we engaged our attorney Al Seneczko to help us defend against it. He provided excellent advice, some of which was quite unique and effective with the court. He also handled all court documents and provided superb and very responsive service. We would definitely hire Al again to help us with an employee relations issue.
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16 Aug, 2016 by Paula
We have been clients of Al Seneczko for close to 25 years. He is by far the most thorough, creative, client-caring attorney that we have worked with. We do not ever want to be represented by any other labor attorney, so much that, in a recent work comp court appearance, we paid out of our pocket to have Al represent us rather than the attorney that was free of charge to us through our work comp carrier. We were not disappointed with our choice to do that as the outcome of the case was very positively in our favor. Al truly cares about your organization; almost as if he was an employee himself! I highly recommend using Al Seneczko for any labor issue you might have - you will not be disappointed.
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12 Aug, 2016 by Barbara
Alan has been a life saver to PWM. His knowledge of Wisconsin employment laws are so appreciated in answering questions and law suits.
He has gained the respect of the owners, our COO, CFO and others. Highly regarded.
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24 Jun, 2019 by Josef locke klein
Knowledge, fair, reasonable priced.
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01 Jan, 2009 by Anonymous
Tom has handles numerous business matters for me over the years. He helped me set up my business and helps me keep things current and compliant. His help in selecting the appropriate business entity has made operation both simple and safe for me personally. I would highly recommend Tom.
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06 Oct, 2008 by James
Tom is a extremely knowledgeable attorney in many different areas of law. I have personally used him for my business, real estate transactions, personal wills and related matters. He also explains things in a language that us non-lawyer types can clearly understand and make us comfortable with. I would recommend him highly to anyone seeking good solid legal advice.
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11 Mar, 2010 by Karen
Attorney Fey was more than extremely helpful to me. After my husband's death, she handled the estate. The estate included various CD's, stocks, personal property, real estate and a very old Trust from the 1950's with husband as beneficiary and his now adult children as beneficiaries at his death. This meant she had to deal with numerous adult children from his first marriage, plus his present wife. Things went south between the parties and Emily had much work to do to keep all informed and satisfied with her progress. With the short delays experienced, due to the client's and children's bickering, and the fact that she had to have various CD's and stocks combined into the Estate Account to later be appropriately distributed, it is my opinion that she has a lot of knowledge and experience and is well thought of by the court.
Attorney Fey also helped me in necessary wordage to be put into the real estate contract when I put my house up for sale. Since I was going to be leaving the state, this wordage was so necessary, but would not have been thought of by realtor or myself. I am so thankful for all of her help. She is a true lady.
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19 Feb, 2010 by Eric
Emily handled the complexities of my father's probate perfectly, keeping in mind the special needs of our entire family. What really made a difference for me was her willingess to go above and beyond to accomadate things right. I highly recommend her as a attorney, you will not be dissapointed.
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29 Oct, 2013 by Sue
Terese Halfmann is very friendly, personable and professional. I felt very comfortable with her right from the start. She always explained what was going to be happening with the legal process in a way a non-lawyer could understand. Also, in my feeble attempts to relay to her my understanding of a medical term or procedure, she always understood what I was attempting to say. She always returned my calls promptly; and always told me if I had ANY questions at all, to give her a call. I can't praise her enough, so I'm glad for this opportunity. I would most definitely highly recommend her!
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24 Jun, 2019 by Josef locke klein
Knowledge, fair, reasonable priced.
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24 Jun, 2019 by Josef locke klein
Knowledge, fair, reasonable priced.
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24 Jun, 2019 by Josef locke klein
Knowledge, fair, reasonable priced.
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14 Dec, 2018 by Anonymous
I met with Joe to discuss a potential marital decision, and Joe was very Informative and supportive. He talked me through my options and reiterated that his goal is to sustain marriages to the best of his ability. The advice provided by Joe provided him with no compensation, but he was more than willing to devote time to meet with me.
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10 Sep, 2017 by Anonymous
In my opinion, Joe's performance was fair. He did not go the "extra mile" with our case.
We had two hearings and Joe was fifteen minutes late to the first hearing, stating that he had printer problems. He requested that we should meet early to discuss the case before the hearing, but he arrived too late for any private time to discuss concerns prior to the hearing. The little amount of time we had left over, Joe spent having a small talk discussion with the GAL (who actually arrived early) about their personal leisure time. Luckily, the court commissioner was running behind that day and the hearing still took place as planned.
Joe was not able to provide answers to questions that I had pertaining to protective services. He offered to try to obtain answers from a friend and to research them. When no specific answers were relayed back to me after I inquired, he said that his friend did not respond and may have been on vacation. Joe was not able to give any detailed answers from the research he said he would provide for me in regard to questions pertaining to the type of protective services that our county could actually provide. This lack of information caused me to change the court requests, which ended up costing more in the end.
Joe also did not have a receptionist, nor did he have an out of office message or greeting to indicate that he was going to be out of the office for a vacation. He did respond back to me after a lapse, letting me know that he had been taking a vacation.
Overall, Joe was polite and did return messages and phone calls to actually work through the guardianship process to the final court date. However, there were times during the process that could have gone smoother with the above written concerns, and a few others.
Recently, I hired another law firm for estate planning. Their team of two lawyers, along with their paralegal was an extremely positive experience and I wish that working with Attorney Hentz could have been as positive.
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25 Sep, 2015 by Kelly schneider robbins
I posted a question on Avvo and doubted that anyone would answer since I didn't pay. Joe answered my question within hours of my asking and gave great advice. I had wanted clarification of the statute and that's what I got--in plain English. Made a very difficult and stressful situation more tolerable.
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14 Aug, 2023 by Harald
I was online searching for a lawyer due to 1st offense OWI. Attorney Raskopf answered my search in seconds. I explained my situation and he listened to everything I had to say. Upon hiring him, he immediately went to work filing proper papers, entering a plea, and followed up with all the necessary items. I emailed him questions and he responded within seconds with a phone call and was able to ease my mind. I highly recommend attorney Raskopf for any if your needs when looking for a lawyer.
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16 Mar, 2023 by Lane
Eric Raskopf did a great job representing me. He was always available for questions and responsive when I needed him. He did a great job in explaining everything, as this was a new experience for me. I believe he achieved the best outcome for my case, and I really appreciate the work that was done. Thanks Eric!
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14 Mar, 2023 by Michele
I hired Mr. Eric Raskopf to help me thru a difficult (and wholly new to me) period, upon referral by my husband. Eric was able to reduce a criminal traffic charge to a civil forfeiture via negotiation, AND keep the charge from affecting my driver's license (and therefore my insurance). Hopefully I'll never need his services again, but I will definitely recommend him as he made this unknown process easier by describing everything and meeting up a few minutes before each scheduled court date.
Thank you!!
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23 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Paul told me there was some special computer program that he could access but I’d have to give him an additional $1,500 for him to use it as it would help my case. I kept asking him about the program, he finally admitted there was no program.
It took about a year with the help of the Office of Lawyer Regulations to force him to pay me back.
Idk how he could do that and not get disbarred. If I did that to a customer I would be arrested and put in jail. All Paul had to do was go to a 2 hour class on business ethics for his violation.
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27 Jan, 2017 by Anonymous
Retaining him did more harm than good. He took about half of my savings and did nothing to earn it. Needed to unretain to save myself. Will never hire a lawyer again.
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19 Jan, 2017 by Jessica
Took care of my case quickly & efficiently.
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29 May, 2013 by Janet
Mr. Cormany provided me with great legal representation and I definitely would recommend him to other people who need an attorney. I could tell he really cared about me and my case.
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13 Apr, 2013 by Anonymous
The best attorney I have ever had! Attorney Eric Cormany was recommended to me by two people I work with because he had helped them get out of some tough situations. They both said he went above and beyond their expectations and were amazed at his legal knowledge. They told me I would be impressed with Attorney Cormany's advocacy and I was not disappointed. I am happy to admit that I also received incredible representation from Attorney Cormany as my friends did and all of us were extremely satisfied with his representation. It may sound dramatic but without Attorney Cormany's expertise my life may be very different today. He saved me from a bad situation and his persuasive arguments were truly amazing.
I highly recommend Eric Cormany, he is an exceptional attorney and has a great legal mind.
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13 Apr, 2013 by Alan
Great attorney ! Hard working and won my case! Attorney Cormany provided incredible representation and truly cared about my case. I highly recommend him and he is a great lawyer!
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24 Jul, 2022 by David c.
Jeff helped me out many years ago with a very serious situation. That's an understatement. I needed an attorney to protect my rights. Jeff, excelled.
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24 Feb, 2022 by George
I rented an apartment from a person who has several buildings and properties. He is known for "screwing" tenants. He did not return my deposit in the time frame required by the Wisconsin code nor did he return the full deposit. Jeff Ek handled my case, communicated to me promptly and thoroughly. Best of all, I received 2x my security deposit, the full amount of rent refund and I paid $0.
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10 Dec, 2020 by Anonymous
Does what he wants & not what he was hired to do. Runs up the bills doing other things & doesn't get to your matter. Negotiates behind your back with other parties. Doesn't show up when appointment is made before court.
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28 May, 2024 by Ambrose
Went to this place to get a trust for my properties and he asked me about all my other things I owned and I told him it wasn't worth anything. Long story short I was in his office maybe 3 hours top and it cost $4000 dollars.
Didn't get anything out of it ,stay away from this organization unless you have money to give to someone that doesn't listen to what you want.
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27 Jan, 2010 by Eric
I have had experience with Bill both as a colleague and as a client. He took time out of his busy day to address an urgent estate planning issue of mine providing my family and I with peace of mind during a recent hospitalization. I am impressed by his thorough approach. He is highly qualified in his chosen field of practice and I do not hesitate to refer clients to him.
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22 Feb, 2017 by Anonymous
Asked if attorney could assistant with various contracts. This person was more interested in the problems with a certain organization which we believe was negligent and abusive and which we believe violated laws which caused great suffering to a relative. He continued to ask questions to attempt to get specific information about the organization. The caller specified this was her "opinion". She would not disclose specific people involved or even the specific organization because this attorney or his assistant was attempting to get information which was really none of his business. Then after explaining a situation at this person's continuous baiting and badgering, the caller asked if he could help with the contracts at all. His response was the caller was too mad about the situation, which was none of his business to begin with, and which he continued talking about to get more and more information out of the caller. So, then he continued again stating something like, "and you won't even tell me what company you are talking about" to which she replied that it was none of his business, and then she hung up on him. This guy seemed to want to know all the information to work against the caller. I find this pretty troubling. Must not have much work going thru the office if that is the way they handle potential clients. Opinion, of course.
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