Dan Arndt

Founding Partner

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury - Business and Real Estate Law – Civil Litigation – Estate Planning - Municipal Law– Worker’s Compensation

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 1985

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2011

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI

            J.D. 1985

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

            B.A. 1982

            Honors: James H. Albertson Medallion, 1981

            Major: Political Science

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

            Worker’s Compensation Board

            Ethics Board

Monroe County Bar Association

American Bar Association

Wisconsin Association of Justice

American Association for Justice

Public Service

Area Surveyors Association - Lecturer

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Speaker

University of Wisconsin – Extension Seminar Lecturer

La Crosse County Bar Association – Lecturer

State Bar of Wisconsin – Lecturer

Bangor High School Graduation - Speaker

Bangor High School – Varsity Basketball Coach

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Past President and Counsel Member

Bangor Scholarship Foundation – Past President and Founding Director

Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce – Board of Directors

Bangor High School Long Range Planning Committee (resulted in new High School)

Dan was raised on a farm in rural Bangor and now lives on a farm in that same area with his wife, Diane.

Dan has litigated personal injury, business, and real estate disputes. In 2002, he successfully argued the case of O'Neill v. Reemer. et al. before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This case resulted in a change in the law concerning adverse possession in the State of Wisconsin.  In addition, in 2006, he successfully argued the case of Aslakson v. Gallagher Bassett before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  This case resulted in a change in the law concerning worker's compensation and personal injury in the State of Wisconsin.  Dan once again successfully argued a sand mining rights in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the case of Borek v. Jackson County.

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation - Business and Real Estate Law- Estate Planning – Family Law - Bankruptcy - Personal Injury

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 1985

Colorado, 1985 (inactive)

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1985

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI

            J.D. 1985

Hamline University School of Law, 1983

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

            B.A. 1982

            Honors: James H. Albertson Medallion, 1981

            Major: Political Science

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

Monroe County Bar Association

Public Service

Kiwanis

Jack lives in rural Sparta on the family farm with his three children Max, Alex and Julia.

In January of 2007 Jack successfully argued an open meetings case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in State ex. rel. Buswell v. Tomah Area School District.  This case resulted in a change in the open meetings law in the State of Wisconsin.

Areas of Practice

Family Law – Mediation – Social Security Disability

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 1985

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1985

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI

            J.D. 1984

            Honors: American Jurisprudence Award - Contracts

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

            B.A. 1980

            Honors: Graduated with Distinction

            Major: Political Science

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

Monroe County Bar Association

Past President – Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Board Member – State Public Defenders Office

Chair – Diocese of La Crosse Sexual Abuse Review Board

University of Wisconsin Law Review

Public Service

University of Wisconsin Law School Lawyering Skills Instructor

University of Wisconsin – Extension Lecturer

Marie W. Heider Fine Arts Center - President

West Salem High School Mock Trial – Coach

Wisconsin Catholic Conference Policy Advisory Group

Ellen lives in West Salem with her husband Mark, and their three daughters, Elizabeth, Kathleen and Hannah.

Prior to starting the firm, Ellen was an Assistant State Public Defender in La Crosse, Wisconsin for six years.  Ellen has represented clients in Western Wisconsin before court commissioners, circuit court judges and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

Criminal Defense - Family Law – Collections - Personal Injury – Employment Law – Business and Real Estate Law – Estate Planning – Municipal Law – Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 2001

Minnesota, 2011

Iowa, 2011

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2001

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin

U.S. Tax Court

Ho-Chunk Nation Court System

Education

Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN

            J.D. 2001

University of Wisconsin – River Falls, River Falls, WI

            B.A. 1998

            Major: Psychology

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

            Committee – Solo and Small Firm Practice

Past President - Monroe County Bar Association

Wisconsin Area Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Public Service

Mayo Clinic Health System, Sparta Campus – Chairman of the Board

Kiwanis

Rick grew up in Barre Mills, Wisconsin where he currently resides with his wife, Michelle, and their three children; Lauren, Taylor and Brady.

Prior to starting with the firm, Rick was the Assistant Corporation Counsel for Pierce County, Wisconsin and in house counsel for Menard, Inc.

Areas of Practice

Animal Law - Criminal Defense - Family Law - Personal Injury – Municipal Law - Employment Law – Business and Real Estate Law – Estate Planning – Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 2001

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2001

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI

            J.D. 2009

            Honors: cum laude

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

            B.A. 2006

            Honors: Graduated with Distinction

            Major: English

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

Monroe County Bar Association

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Herb Kohl Scholarship recipient 2002

Public Service

Dane County Humane Society

Wisconsin Law School Remington Center’s Family Law and Restorative Justice Program

Monroe County Animal Shelter Foster Parent

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation - Business and Real Estate Law – Personal Injury - Municipal Law – Estate Planning – Employment Law – Bankruptcy -  Landlord/Tenant – Social Security Disability – Criminal – Collections

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 2010

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2011

Education

Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN

            J.D. 2009

Saint Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

            B.A. 2004

            Major: Political Science

Honors, Associations, and Memberships

State Bar of Wisconsin

La Crosse Area Young Lawyers Association

Monroe County Bar Association

American Bar Association

American Agricultural Lawyers Association

U.S. Army Combat Action Badge, 2005

U.S. Army Commendation Medal, 2005

National Young Leadership Conference, Washington D.C., 1998

Public Service

West Salem Lion’s Club

American Legion

President, Prince of Peach Lutheran Church

Ben lives in West Salem with his wife, Tracy, and daughter, Isabella.  Ben enjoys playing and watching all sports from football and basketball to hunting and fishing.

Prior to joining the firm, Ben was enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard for ten years and deployed to Iraq in 2004 before attending law school.  While in law school, Ben interned with the Farmer’s Legal Action Group and the United States Department of Agriculture in St. Paul, Minnesota.