Consigny Law Firm, S.C. is locally known and trusted for helping clients in south central Wisconsin since 1957. Our team approach will work to address your legal needs in a timely and efficient manner. Contact us to schedule an appointment with one of our attorneys.
Divorce and family law matters frequently involve intense emotions, in addition to complex legal and financial issues. With sensitivity and exceptional legal skills, our divorce and family law attorneys work on your behalf to help achieve the best results with the least amount of emotional stress. Our divorce and family law attorneys are here to help you through what may be one of the more challenging times in your life.
Child Support
Family law services include divorce actions, premarital agreements, child support and maintenance, termination of parental rights, domestic abuse, custody, adoption, juvenile cases, guardian ad litem, paternity, and guardianship matters. Our divorce and family law lawyers also offer limited scope representation, which allows you to choose what specific legal services we will assist you on for either a short period of time or for a particular purpose.
Adoption
Paternity
Premarital Agreement
Guardianship
A member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Rock County Bar Association, Mr. Kopp is licensed to practice in all Wisconsin state courts and in the U.S. District Court. He primarily practices in the area of family law (including, but not limited to, divorce and guardianships), municipal law and trial law.
Attorney Justin W. Henry’s practice is concentrated in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and general litigation. He stays up to date on the current status of Wisconsin criminal, family, and general litigation to ensure his clients get the most complete and comprehensive representation possible. Attorney Henry will personally analyze your case and give you a frank analysis of its strengths and weaknesses of it. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, serves as a member of the Alcohol Licensing committee for the City of Janeville, and served as a board member for the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville. Justin lives in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he has been a life-long resident.
DUI/DWI
The Consigny Law Firm is prepared to represent you when your very liberty is at stake. Our criminal defense attorneys can provide you with the legal representation you deserve. Our lawyers have extensive experience in criminal, misdemeanor, criminal felony, and traffic matters. Our lawyers handle drug offenses, sexual assault cases, burglary, robbery and theft cases, assault and battery offenses, and operating while intoxicated offenses (OWI, DUI, DWI). The criminal defense attorneys at the Consigny Law Firm also handle probation, revocation proceedings and civil commitments. We can represent you at every stage of your criminal case, from prior to your initial bond hearing all the way through sentencing and criminal appeals.
Mr. Faust concentrates his practice in the areas of business and corporate law, real estate, estate planning, and probate, and works on these areas in both our Janesville and Brodhead offices.
Business Disputes
Business law services include preparing contracts and agreements, purchase agreements, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and employment policies and procedures. Business law also involves representing a client in trial-related matters.
Limited Liability Companies
Our firm helps businesses with a variety of commercial legal needs. As businesses incur varying legal issues in starting or running successful operations, we are there to help meet legal challenges. We work with a wide range of enterprises, from small businesses to large international corporations. We also work with entrepreneurs in organizing their businesses as sole proprietorships, corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies or partnerships.
Our firm provides labor and employment legal services to employers of all sizes, both public and private. We have experience providing day-to-day advice regarding issues that arise in the workplace, drafting employment policies and personnel manuals and litigating employment-related matters. Our attorneys have defended employers against complaints made by employees through administrative proceedings, court proceedings, mediations and arbitrations. We also have experience representing management in labor negotiations. This experience includes claims of wrongful discharge and state and federal discrimination and harassment claims, as well as alleged violations of regulations applicable to workplace safety and health, family and medical leave, wage and hour, unfair labor practices, and more. We routinely review proposed employment actions, such as discipline, discharge and reductions in force, in order to minimize or eliminate adverse claims.
Employment Contract
We represent both employers and employees through negotiations to begin employment and separation from employment situations, including drafting of employment contracts, separation agreements, restrictive covenants and other associated documents. We also defend employers and employees against administrative claims made against professional licenses.
Consigny Law Firm, S.C. attorneys bring years of professional and personal experience to real estate transactions. Over the years, our firm has helped businesses, corporations, and generations of families with real estate needs. Whether we are helping a family with the legal issues involved in purchasing or selling a home, assisting clients with the development of commercial and residential properties or defending an individual in a property lot line dispute, our attorneys provide the highest quality of competency and care to our clients.
Land Use and Zoning
Property Damage
Real estate services include, but are not limited to, preparing or reviewing leases, land contracts, and offers to purchase and developmental agreements and documents for closings on real property. We represent clients in lease terminations, evictions, real estate closings, like-kind exchanges, foreclosures, lot line disputes, property damage claims, and civil litigation related to real estate. We also examine real estate documents, title reports and prepare Deeds and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax Returns.
Mark Schroeder received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College in 1980 and his law degree from Marquette University in 1983. He has been an attorney with Consigny Law Firm, S.C. since 1987. He has over 30 years of trial experience in personal injury law, obtaining recoveries for clients ranging from several million to several thousand dollars. Attorney Schroeder also has an extensive practice handling the legal needs of municipalities, including cities, villages, and towns, and those dealing with municipalities including developers and business owners. In addition, he has represented a number of individuals and businesses in contract and other commercial disputes.
Property and estate legal issues have never been more complicated than they are today. Our firm helps you and your family discuss financial matters and make decisions regarding the best planning for your estate. By working with us on drafting a Will, Trust or any other estate planning document, you can be assured that your expectations and plans are in a sound, written legal document. You can also be assured that if you have a large estate, or a complex family situation, we will consult with other professionals to ensure that your estate planning is of the highest caliber.
Wills
The following link to the State Bar of Wisconsin consumer pamphlet pertaining to Wills and Estate Planning may assist you with basic questions. Please contact our office to assist you further.
Trusts
When a loved one passes away, it is necessary to administer their assets and estate, which may become a very stressful process. Consigny Law Firm, S.C. can help make the process easier. We have the expertise in representing estates and trusts to help the personal representative or trustee navigate their way through the administration process. We also have probate litigation experience, which includes such things as Will and Trust contests, allegations of misconduct by a personal representative or trustee, disputes regarding beneficiaries, etc. From simple probate administration to complex trust administration, we can help.
Power of Attorney
We provide seminars to the public about pertinent legal issues. For example, we educate the public about Wisconsin’s Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
Probate
Welcome to Consigny Law Firm, S.C. Our law firm has been a part of Janesville for over 50 years, and we are proud of its history of serving the community. As Janesville has grown, so too has our firm. We practice in almost every area of the law, including divorce and family law, real estate, estate planning and probate law, business and corporate law, collections, business and contract litigation, personal injury, municipal and property development law.
Municipal law services include serving as City, Town and Village attorneys; representing municipalities, school boards and other governmental agencies; providing legal advice during public meetings; annexations; and providing representation in city ordinance violations, tax issues, zoning, construction, development, tax incremental financing advice and real estate issues.