John Allen Caucutt

ATTORNEY JOHN ALLEN CAUCUTT

Profession:      “BV” Attorney (National Rating by Martindale Hubbell)

BAR MEMBERSHIP:           

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
South Dakota Supreme Court
Wisconsin Bar Association
South Dakota Bar Association
Waukesha County Bar Association
           
WORK EXPERIENCE:  

Law Office of John A. Caucutt: Owner and Managing Attorney
105 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 210 Oconomowoc, WI   53066
Established: August 3, 2002

Areas of Practice:

A.         Family Law: Divorce, Divorce Modification, Child Custody and Placement, Child Support Enforcement and Defense, Paternity, Annulment, Voluntary and Involuntary Adoption, Marital Property Agreements, Domestic Abuse and Harassment Injunctions, and all other litigation related to family law.

B.         Probate and Guardianship: Formal and Informal Probate Administration, Will Contests, Marital Property Law, Guardianship and Protective Placement, Guardianship - Minor and Incompetent, Guardianship Inventory and Annual Accounting, and all other litigation related to all probate and guardianship matters.

C.         Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Marital Property Agreements, Gift and Marital Property Planning.

D.         Real Estate: Purchase and Sale of residential real estate, Landlord/Tenant, Easements, Adverse Possession, Financing, Foreclosures, Partition, Lot Line Disputes, and all other litigation related to real estate matters.

E.         Civil Litigation Generally: Small Claims, Large Claims, Debt Collection, Unjust Enrichment Claims.
           
1997-2002
Swendson / Menting Law Ltd., Associate:
175 East Wisconsin Ave.,
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin   53066-0123
           
1996-1997 
Levy & Levy, S.C., Associate:
N61 W6058 Columbia Road
Cedarburg, Wisconsin   53012
           
1995-1996
First Judicial Circuit, South Dakota, Law Clerk:
P.O. Box 63
Yankton, South Dakota   57078
      The Honorable Arthur L. Rusch, Presiding
      The Honorable Kathleen K. Caldwell
      The Honorable Richard Bogue
      The Honorable Lee A. Tappe
      Law Magistrate Mary Dell Cody
      Law Magistrate Bruce V. Anderson
     
PRE-LAW EMPLOYMENT:
Miller Brewing Company, Corporate Headquarters:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Corporate Communications - Tour Program
Term of Employment: February 19, 1987 to July 16, 1992
     
LEGAL EDUCATION:
University of South Dakota, School of Law:
414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, South Dakota   57069
     
Law School Honors:
*Deans List:   Spring ‘95 (Sem. G.P.A. - 90.18)
Kenneth E. Raschke Scholarship, ‘92-‘93
George Applegate Scholarship, ‘93-‘94
Justice James M. Doyle Scholarship, ‘94-‘95
     
Law School Academic Achievements:
Dean’s Certificate of Achievement:
      *Modern Real Estate - High Grade In Class
      *Law & Medicine - High Grade In Class
Law Review, Writer - Spring 1995: Unpublished
      (Turner Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC: Continued
      Inconsistency In O’Brien Test Application)
     
Graduate Research Assistantship For Law School:
Provided research and wrote legal memorandums for various
      projects throughout Spring ‘95 for:
Professor David English, Estate Planning
Professor Thomas E. Geu, Corporations Law
Professor Frank Slagle, Tax Law
Professor Catherine Tinker, Environmental Law
     
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee:
Bachelor of Business Administration, May 1990
Majors:  Marketing and Industrial Personnel Relations
      Deans Honor List - Spring ‘88
     
ACTIVITIES:
Waukesha County Bar Association - Probate Section
      - Caselaw - Section Updates: 2002- 2003
      - Past Chairman 2003-2004
      - Chairman 2002-2003
      - Chairman Elect 2001 - 2002    
      - Board of Directors 1998 to 2000
      - Member 1997 to Present    
Waukesha County Bar Association - Family Law Section
      - Member of Steering Committee 1998-1999
      - Member 1997 to Present
Waukesha County Circuit Court System
     - Guardian ad Litem: Family Court
     - Guardian ad Litem: Probate Court (Inactive)

Jefferson County Circuit Court System

     - Guardian ad Litem: Family Court
Oconomowoc KIWANIS Breakfast Club
      - Lieutenant Governor 2004-2006
      - Past President 2002-2004
      - President 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
      - President Elect 1999-2000
      - Board Member 1998-1999 and 1999-2000
      - Member 1997 to Present
Oconomowoc Public Library Board Of Trustees
      - Mayoral Appointee: 2003-2005
Oconomowoc Chamber of Commerce
      - Ambassador 1997 to 2003 
Oconomowoc Area Senior Center
      - Director’s Advisory Committee on Funding 2002-2003
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
      - Member 2005 to 2010
      - St. Paul’s Lutheran Day School - School Board 2009 to 2010
      - St. Paul's Principal Call Committee - 2009 to 2010          

Shorehaven Corporate Board

       - Member 2004 - 2008

Oconomowoc Sports Booster Club

       - Member 20013 - Present

       - Audit and Finance Committee - 2014 to Present