Eau Claire, Wisconsin Business, Family, and Personal Injury Lawyers
The Law Offices of Herrick & Hart are located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and serving clients in northwestern Wisconsin, including Ashland, Bayfield, Black River Falls, Chippewa Falls, Hayward, Hudson, Marshfield, Menomonie, New Richmond, Rice Lake, River Falls, Superior, Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, LaCrosse, Onalaska, Sparta and everywhere in between.
Practice Areas
Adoption / Termination of Parental Rights: Our Family Law lawyers handle termination of the parental rights of birth parents, as well as adoptions; both private and through a number of agencies, such as: 
Catholic Charities, Hope International, and Lutheran Social Services. We also handle any and all related matters, including relative adoptions, stepparent adoptions, interstate placements, and the like.
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is the process of resolving legal conflicts without going to trial. Our firm is in the forefront of this area, advising and participating with our clients in arbitration, mediation, mini-trials, and private judging. We have extensive experience in determining when a form of ADR is in the best interests of our clients. Several of our attorneys serve as mediators and arbitrators on a frequent basis.
Appeals: Our lawyers represent and advise clients who are or might become involved in an appeal as a result of a dispute in such areas as personal injury, business issues, employment claims, contract disputes, family law and commercial matters.
Bankruptcy: Our lawyers represent individuals and commercial clients in bankruptcy proceedings that are initiated by either an insolvent individual or business.
Banking Law: Some of our attorneys represent individuals and banking institutions in disputes involving lending terms, loan payments, and security issues. Click here to read more.
Business and Commercial Law: Our Business Law lawyers provide a wide variety of services to our business clients from assisting in selecting the type of organizational identity under which to operate, preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of business, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and employee relations, to dissolution. We advise our clients about director's and officer's liability, dissolution, franchising, reorganization, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, business successions, and shareholder's rights.
Condemnation: There are times when the state or local government condemns property owned by individuals and businesses so public use can be made of it. Our lawyers represent property owners in these actions, fighting to ensure that fair compensation is paid to the property owner.
Criminal / Traffic: Our Criminal Defense attorneys have extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of everything from minor traffic offenses to drunk driving and the most serious crimes. Be sure to click on "FAQs" and read about a number of Traffic and Criminal Defense topics.
Divorce: Several of our Family Law attorneys handle a full range of family law matters including separation, divorce, post-divorce, pre-marital agreements, paternity, custody, and support. Our attorneys have vast experience handling everything from relatively simple uncontested divorces to divorces involving business interests, significant assets, and the custody of children.
Employment Law: Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. We are experienced in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and case law in areas such as employment discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee benefits, whistle blower litigation, wrongful discharge, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Federal Employers Liability Act, and others.
Environmental Law: Environmental law is a combination of state and federal statutes and regulations, local ordinances, and case law governing clean air practice, water pollution, hazardous and solid waste, wetlands, and wild lands. Our environmental lawyers represent clients in governmental investigations, enforcement actions, and private/individual actions. We also represent individuals and organizations in bringing actions where they believe they have suffered damage as a result of another's environmental practices. We have experience working with both civil and criminal environmental cases involving solid and hazardous waste issues, Superfund, contaminated real estate, fuel oil storage tanks, PECFA issues, landfill issues, and remediation, including cost recovery mediation/arbitration.
Estate Planning and Probate: Our Estate Planning lawyers handle estate planning matters, which involves the area dealing with the distribution of an individuals property at his or her death, taking into account wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts so as to gain maximum benefit of all laws and, at the same time, carrying out the person's wishes. Probate is the court proceeding through which a will is proved to be valid and the estate of a decedent is administered. The process generally includes collecting a decedent's assets, liquidating liabilities, paying necessary taxes, and distribution of property to heirs. Be sure to click on "FAQs" and read about a number of Estate Planning topics.
Litigation: Our lawyers represent and advise clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit as a result of a dispute in such areas as personal injury, business issues, employment claims, contract disputes, family law and commercial matters.
Personal Injury: Our Personal Injury lawyers have a wealth of experience representing adults and children who have been injured as a result of automobile and motorcycle accidents, defective products, fires and explosions, medical negligence, farm accidents, workplace accidents, and dog bites. We fight for fair compensation in cases of wrongful death and any injury caused by the negligence of others. Several of our attorneys are certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as civil trial specialists. Be sure to click on "FAQs" or Online Library for Personal Injury law and read about a number of Personal Injury topics.
Real Estate: Our Real Estate attorneys represent both commercial clients and individuals in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property/land and the structures attached to it; including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examination, closings, and management.
Workers Compensation: Our attorneys represent employees who are injured on the job in claims for lost wages and medical treatment expenses against private industry, governmental employers, and their workers compensation insurers. If your work-related injury is caused by a third party, such as an equipment manufacturer or vendor, we can also represent you in a personal injury lawsuit against the third party. Click here to read more.
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