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Gary Van Domelen Receives Rotary Honor

Gary Van Domelen was awarded a special honor tonight when he became a member of the Rotary Works Foundation Legacy Club. This special award is given by the eight Rotary Clubs in the Southwestern Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota areas, for distinguished public service to the community. Gary was recognized for his work in helping create the area Foundation and his role as president during the 2011-12 Rotary fiscal year.

Bob Judd’s 40 Years with WFJ

On behalf of WFJ, we want to congratulate and thank Bob Judd for his 40 years of faithful service to our clients!  Bob is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. He started his legal career as an attorney with WFJ in 1972 after completing his service in Vietnam in the Army. Over his 40 years with the firm, Bob has demonstrated that he is an accomplished litigator and effective enforcer of creditor’s rights. He has tried cases and made appearances in over 50 different counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Today he also manages litigation on behalf of our clients in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico.

Update from Wisconsin’s Annual Summer Meeting for Intellectual Property Lawyers

Gary Van Domelen recently participated in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Summer meeting for Intellectual Property Lawyers in Door County Wisconsin. The two day conference draws renowned speakers and in-house attorneys from around the country to discuss recent trends in patent law, software licensing and copyright infringement. Gary has practiced Business law for over twenty-five years. He reported back to us, with highlights from the convention.

Back from Moscow

This month has been an exciting one for WFJ in expanding its network of business relationships and referral connections. One of the highlights was my trip with Brad Hauswirth, to the World Link for Law Global Conference in Moscow, Russia.

To Moscow on Business

Brad Hauswirth and I are in Moscow to represent WFJ at the annual World Link for Law Global Conference. With over fifty attorneys registered to attend from more than twenty countries, and four days of conference meetings and events planned, it will prove to be an engaging and valuable time. We recently participated in the World Link North American Conference. The professionals we met while at the North American conference in Chicago over St. Patrick’s Day were great, and serving our clients through a  global referral network of mid-size law firms pairs well with WFJ’s continuing goal to provide solutions for our clients wherever their legal problem resides.

WFJ Celebrates 80 Years of Service

Wagner Falconer & Judd, Ltd. is pleased to mark our 80th anniversary as a law firm. To commemorate our first 80 years, here is a brief history of the firm.

Founded in 1932 by C.J. Wagner and Donald V. Bailey in the midst of the Great Depression, the firm initially went by the name Wagner & Bailey. Prominent in local business, C.J. Wagner co-founded the still-popular Murray’s Restaurant, and was also a part-owner of the Lakers basketball team, then based in Minneapolis.

Jeffrey S. Nicolet, WFJ’s newest shareholder.

WFJ is proud to announce Jeff Nicolet as the firm’s newest shareholder. Jeff Nicolet’s areas of practice include Commercial Collections, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Construction, Corporate, and Criminal Defense. Jeff focuses on construction related claims. He is a frequent lecturer on topics of commercial collection, mechanic’s liens, and bond claims.

Jeff is an experienced attorney who successfully represents industrial and construction material suppliers, software and information technology companies, law firms and both small and large businesses helping them collect their receivables and enforce their contracts.