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Allan T. Young Estate Planning Gregory J. Ricci

E.P. Attorneys Top Rated

FOS shareholders Allan Young and Gregory Ricci were named 2014 Top Rated Lawyers in taxation by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and Martindale-Hubbell ™. These awards…

FOSApril 1, 2015

Estate Planning

Retirement Account Beneficiary Designations: Critical Estate Planning Tools

A generation ago, a family’s most valuable asset was its home. Placing that property in the names of both spouses, with rights of survivorship, usually…

FOSApril 1, 2015

Criminal FOS News Jacob A. Manian

Ignition Interlock: How An OWI Can Go From Bad To Worse

For OWI first offenses Wisconsin makes mandatory the ignition interlock device (IID) in cases where a driver’s alcohol concentration is at or above 0.15 at…

Jacob A. ManianMarch 27, 2015

FOS News William Fitzhugh Fox

Leaders in the Law 2015

In March 2015, William (Bill) Fox was named a Leader in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal. This award recognized Bill as one of…

FOSMarch 24, 2015

Allan T. Young FOS News Taxation

New Opportunity for After-Tax Retirement Plan Contributions

Many employer retirement plans now allow participants to make contributions to a Roth 401(k) plan account. These contributions are after-tax contributions, but the earnings are…

Allan T. YoungMarch 15, 2015

Creditor's Rights FOS News Michael G. Koutnik

You Can’t Touch This: College Savings Accounts

It’s a common scenario: a customer refuses to pay, forcing a business to incur legal fees and court costs suing to recover the money owed.…

Michael G. KoutnikMarch 15, 2015

Estate Planning FOS News

Protect Your College-Age Children Through Health Care Powers of Attorney

For young adults, turning 18 means freedom and independence. For their parents, it should mean health care powers of attorney.

FOSMarch 15, 2015

FOS News

FOS Top Ranked in 2015

Fox, O’Neill & Shannon, S.C. has been named a national 2015 Top Ranked Law Firm by American Lawyer Media, in conjunction with Fortune® Magazine. FOS…

FOSMarch 15, 2015

Allan T. Young FOS News Matthew W. O’Neill

FOS on the Move

FOS shareholder Matt O’Neill is a judge in the Third Annual Terrance T. Evans Humor and Creativity in the Law Competition, sponsored by the Eastern…

FOSMarch 15, 2015

Business FOS News Michael G. Koutnik Real Estate William R. Soderstrom

Take a New Look at the Milwaukee YMCA

For the last 12 months, Mike Koutnik, a real estate associate at FOS, and I have been honored to be assisting the Milwaukee YMCA in…

William R. SoderstromMarch 15, 2015

Business Commercial FOS News Litigation

Make Sure That Your Advertising Isn’t False

Imagine that you are the owner of a company that sells used manufacturing equipment. Over the years, you have sold a couple pieces of a…

FOSMarch 15, 2015

Business Commercial Creditor's Rights Criminal Diane Slomowitz Divorce & Family Employment FOS News Litigation

Search Online Court Records With Care

Many clients use the Wisconsin circuit court website, known as “CCAP,” wcca.wicourts.gov, to obtain information about state civil and criminal court cases. CCAP information includes…

Diane SlomowitzMarch 15, 2015