CURRAN HOLLENBECK & ORTON - Key Persons
Bill represents clients with issues in almost all areas. In his years of practice, Bill started with an emphasis on the courtroom handling trials from personal injury to business disputes. He then grew into all types of business and commercial disputes, real estate development, family succession planning, estate planning and probate matters. He serves as an advisor to municipal, corporate and sophisticated clients who rely on him to provide creative, cost-effective solutions to complex problems. Bill also serves as a Trustee on six charitable trusts or foundations and over 10 private family trusts. He has been chosen by other lawyers to serve as a Mediator in litigation matters.
John spends most of his time representing people who have suffered a personal injury. John's practice includes all types of accidents (car, truck, semi, motorcycle, ATV, etc.) and all types of injuries (whiplash, paralysis, traumatic brain injury, broken bones, scarring, etc.). He also handles wrongful death cases, where an accident has caused a death.
John also handles a broad array of general litigation matters. Having practiced for over 35 years, John has handled just about every kind of dispute, from construction disputes, to Will contests, to boundary line disputes, to insurance disputes.
In addition, Attorney Orton has represented and continues to represent several municipalities and individuals in a wide variety of municipal matters such as zoning matters, land use and development matters, annexations and boundary issues, easements and rights-of-way, ordinance drafting and codification, special assessments and condemnation issues.
Eric Johnson is experienced in a broad range of business, real estate and estate planning matters. He routinely handles the purchase and sale of homes, businesses, condominiums, farms and factories, including asset transfers, stock transfers and Section 1031 exchanges. Eric helps clients create, operate, buy, sell and dissolve corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and condominium associations. Not only does he have transactional experience in these areas, but Eric also has experience litigating these matters when necessary. His trial and transactional experience provide practical insights and strategies unavailable to those who limit their practice to only the office or the courtroom. Finally, Eric has extensive experience advising clients regarding estate planning and probate matters.
Eric's dedication to excellence and his attention to detail are greatly appreciated by his clients, and have been recognized throughout his career, beginning with his selection to "Order of the Coif" (the top 10% of his law school class), to his receipt of an "AV ® Preeminent™" rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating it bestows, based upon scores given by judges and other attorneys), to his repeat selection as a "Rising Star" in the legal profession by Super Lawyers (the top 2.5% of lawyers under 40 in the State).
For over 10 years, Andrea has devoted her practice to family law and related issues. Andrea has represented hundreds of clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, legal separation, paternity, child custody and placement, third party visitation, child support, maintenance, asset valuation, and property division. She has appeared in Courts throughout central Wisconsin, from La Crosse to Viroqua, to Richland Center, to Madison, to Baraboo, to Green Lake, to Wautoma, to Black River Falls, and every courthouse in between. She is also experienced in matters such as children in need of protection and services (CHIPS), termination of parental rights (TPR), guardianships, domestic abuse, child abuse and harassment injunctions, and real estate.
Andrea is an empathetic listener and zealous advocate for her clients, who she recognizes are going through a major life change. Her extensive experience makes her a cost-effective advocate who can efficiently and effectively address the issues presented, and pursue solutions to minimize costs and court time.
Perhaps most important, Andrea is the Family Court Commissioner for Columbia County, responsible for handling almost every family matter filed in Columbia County. As a result, Andrea has the unique distinction of being one of the only attorneys in the southern half of Wisconsin who serves as both a Family Court Commissioner and a private attorney. This experience makes Andrea uniquely qualified to guide and advise her clients in family law matters.
Adam has experience in personal injury law including car accidents, wrongful deaths, and dog bites. Additionally, Adam also assists clients in matters regarding criminal law, family law, landlord-tenant law, business law, estate planning, and general litigation.
Through thoughtful listening and hard work, Adam sees clients through any matter they are facing.
Peter understands that legal services, especially in litigation, can be very expensive if not properly managed. He approaches all cases with the attitude that legal services should provide value to the client. For that reason, instead of merely going through the usual motions, Peter looks to provide creative, value-added solutions to issues at every stage of the process.
Peter Curran is a true general practitioner, with experience in a wide variety of areas of the law, including real estate, civil litigation, business law, probate matters, personal injury, municipal, criminal, and estate planning. The variety of his practice provides special insight and value to clients when their legal matters span more than one area of law, which is commonly the case.
Tom Casey focuses most of his practice on debt collection, business and residential real estate transactions, and bankruptcy. Tom has represented a wide variety of creditors over the past 35 years, including most of the banks and credit unions in the area, plus a multitude of businesses. Tom also spends a significant amount of time helping individuals work through financial problems, including filing bankruptcy when necessary. Finally, Tom routinely helps clients with their estate planning and probate needs.
Catherine enjoys a state-wide reputation and practice in estate planning and probate, particularly in complex estates. Clients from La Crosse, to Green Bay, to Milwaukee, to Madison, come to Catherine for her expertise and her unique ability to explain the complicated aspects of modern estate planning. Good estate planning requires attention to detail - one of Catherine's strengths. It also requires an understanding of tax law, marital property law, real estate law, trust law, medical assistance law and probate law, all of which Catherine is adept at using to develop tailor-made estate plans for her clients. Unlike many estate planning lawyers, Catherine seeks to design estate plans which will not only carry out the wishes of her clients, but will do so in the most efficient, cost-effective manner. In many cases, Catherine can design an estate plan which reduces or eliminates the need for probate, with all of the delays, expenses, and loss of privacy that go with it, while enjoying available tax advantages.