John Kreuser is a shareholder with the firm who primarily practices employment law before the state and federal administrative agencies and courts. John began his career path at the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he earned dual bachelor’s degrees geared towards law and social justice. After graduating from UW-Madison, John secured a clerkship with the firm and was later promoted to office manager. While working for the firm, he gained admission to Marquette University Law School where he continued to expand his knowledge in the field of labor and employment law by taking courses such as employment discrimination, private sector labor law, public sector labor law, employment law and disability law. John’s academic success speaks for itself where he received multiple dean’s list honors, a merit scholarship and top marks in his course work including the highest grade in his employment discrimination course. After graduating from Marquette, John immediately took a post as an associate with the firm where he quickly excelled in obtaining positive results for his clients with respect to employment discrimination matters, disability and medical leaves, unemployment compensation, contract/severance negotiation, sexual harassment and other areas relating to the field. This combination of academic achievement and practice experience has paved the way for John’s successful labor and employment law practice and resulted in his rapid elevation to named shareholder status with the firm. When John is not assisting clients, he enjoys taking weekend trips to new cities, entertaining friends and family, getting involved in the community, diving into Spotify playlists and hanging out with his bull terrier, Charlie.

Area of Practice: Deal Counseling, Mediation, & Facilitation Law and business trained executive with direct experience in negotiating and mediating and structuring complex private and public business arrangements involving multiple jurisdictions, levels of government and private entities. Internationally known as an expert in the waterfront development field. Also, accomplishments in a broad range of multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional public/private areas, including creation, management and disposition of revenue producing and public purpose ventures involving negotiations, business development, marketing, physical development, operations, financial, legal and intergovernmental activities. Significant experience as well in trust and estate planning, administration, and as a fiduciary.

Christopher has practiced law for over 20 years and exclusively in family law for over 15 years. He is greatly respected throughout the state and have received numerous awards and recognitions for his work in family law. His practice areas include divorce, legal separation, annulment, child custody and placement, child support, alimony/maintenance, same-sex divorces, marital property agreements and grandparent visitation rights. Christopher is a leading authority on same-sex divorce in Wisconsin. He has taught Sexual Orientation and the Law at Marquette University Law School for over 10 years; he has written numerous published legal articles on the topic; has presented lawyers and judges regarding the unique legal issues involving same-sex divorce; and is the lead author of the book, Sexual Orientation and the Law in Wisconsin.

Mr. Kritzer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from SUNY Buffalo (1989), and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School (1992). He was admitted to practice in New York State in 1992, and he is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is also a member of numerous bar and trial lawyer associations including the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Kritzer is a member of the Transportation Committee for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

While a businessman at heart, Shawn has a background in politics. Shawn uses the skills that he learned in the Governor?s Office background to navigate big personalities and give everyone the feeling that they won something. He enjoys using the law to aid his clients. From crafting the perfect legal argument to drafting the most exquisite contract to developing sound legal strategies, Shawn?s attention to detail makes him an extremely effective legal counselor. At the heart of all of Shawn?s advice is the cost/benefit analysis. It is his balance of legal and business knowledge that prevents emotion from overruling sound judgment. Shawn?s practice includes civil litigation and business transactions. Today, Shawn spends most of his time preventing lawsuits before they arise, advising clients on day-to-day business best practices, and strategizing successful resolutions to contentious cases. Throughout his career, Shawn has represented businesses, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Many of his clients include construction companies, engineers, manufacturers, technology businesses, brewers and wineries, and real estate investment firms. Shawn connects with his clients by taking the time to understand their needs, goals and objectives. Shawn received his Juris Doctor with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2003. While there, Shawn also completed the tax concentration, served as an editor of the Transnational Lawyer Law Review, and was a member of the Traynor Honor Society. In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Sonoma State University.