Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC is delighted to announce its relocation and expansion to the sixth floor of 33 East Main at Block 89, on the Capitol Square, Madison. After 40 years in its previous location, Stroud is excited to celebrate this move in conjunction...
Have you been putting off your estate planning? If so, you are like many Americans. Approximately 55% of Americans die without a will or estate plan. While many people prefer not to think about their own mortality, creating an estate plan is an incredibly important...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently held in Forshee v. Neuschwander, No. 2016AP1608 (Wis. Ct. App. June 13, 2017) (recommended for publication), that a restrictive covenant prohibiting "commercial activity" was ambiguous as to whether it prohibited short-term...
The Stroud family mourns the loss of C. Vernon Howard, an attorney with our firm for over 40 years and a pillar of the Madison legal community. Vern passed away on May 25, 2017 at the age of 82. Although a South Dakota native, Vern made Madison his home. He...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently held in Bank Mutual v. Sherman, No. 2015AP2357 (May 17, 2017) (per curiam), that an ex-husband's guaranty of his then-wife's debt was still enforceable against him after the couple's divorce. Daniel Bohringer argued that his...
For some time, contractors working on construction projects funded by the State of Wisconsin or a 'local government unit' (e.g. cities, villages, counties, school districts, etc.) were legally obligated to pay those employees who were working on the public project a...
Divorce is never easy. You can, however, make the process go more smoothly by choosing the right process option for you, your family, and your situation. Traditional Divorce. In a traditional divorce case, each party is free to hire an attorney of their choice or to...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held in Parsons v. Associated Banc-Corp. that contractual pre-litigation jury waivers are enforceable under Wisconsin law. This case is particularly relevant to lenders and borrowers, but is also applicable to all parties entering...
The number of couples deciding to remain unmarried is on the rise, and many of those couples make "life's biggest investment" together – purchasing a home. Unmarried couples, however, are affected by property, probate, tax, and other laws differently than their...
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a regulatory takings case stemming from a dispute over a family cabin located on the St. Croix River in Hudson, Wisconsin. On March 20, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Murr v. Wisconsin. The legal term "taking"...
