Licensed for 38 years

State WI

Acquired 1985

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Elizabeth G. Rich

Civil rights Attorney at Plymouth, WI

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Highly Recommend for Complex Issues

I was lucky enough to get Attorney Elizabeth Rich twice using the Avvo Legal Services Portal for consultations regarding a very complicated issue involving a small church in Wisconsin. Elizabeth was the first attorney I spoke to using Avvo, and I walked away from that phone call telling myself that was the best thing I ever did. She armed me with concrete next steps as well as a handful of different resources to help me find more information. I really had no idea where to turn at that point and Elizabeth pointed me in a direction which catapulted me forward. Almost a month later, using the Avvo Legal Services portal again, I was assigned Attorney Elizabeth. When I realized it was her I was absolutely delighted. Sure enough, she listened to how things had progressed and even told me she had reached out to lawyers in the area about my case to see if anyone was willing to help. It was just what I needed to feel hopeful again and feel a sense of direction. I highly recommend Attorney Elizabeth Rich, she will listen to your story and do her best to give you honest and thoughtful advice.

Extremely Competant, a Pleasure to work With.

About Elizabeth

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Practice areas

Civil rights

50%

I represent people who are being subjected to involuntary mental health treatment and forced drugging.
Estate planning

20%

23 years
Agriculture

10%

23 years
Environmental and natural resources

10%
Real estate

10%

38 years

Elizabeth Rich has been in private practice counseling clients in estate planning, agriculture, business and real estate matters for over 30 years. She is a former President of the Sheboygan County Bar Association, and has held many leadership roles in the State and local bar associations. She is a frequent speaker on various legal topics, including estate planning, trusts, and business/farm succession planning.

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Rich Law SC

435 E. Mill Street, Suite 3

Mill Street Transfer Building

Plymouth, WI, 53073-1850

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Posted by Anna Lee | December 8, 2016

Highly Recommend for Complex Issues

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Posted by Chris | May 12, 2016

Extremely Competant, a Pleasure to work With.

I needed advice on a trademark for a new product. Atty. Rich was very helpful and her fees were most reasonable.

Posted by JoAnne | May 9, 2016

Dispute over use of Architectural plans and related fees.

Well worth the trip to Plymouth WI for solid advice and resolution. We were charged additional architectural fees that were excessive under the auspices of a copyright stamp without contractual agreement. Small business owners put her on your go to list for help!!

Posted by anonymous | April 14, 2009

Helped with realestate problem.

Elizabeth was extremely helpful in helping us with a buyer from our house whose loan fell apart and we threatened to take legal action. She is also my fathers lawyer and we will always use her in any type of real estate issue.

Posted by anonymous | March 17, 2009

Easement/Landlocked property dispute

Our family interviewed at least 25 attorneys in the process of trying to find compentant representation to fight off developers who have been attacking our family farm and wetlands area in Door County, Wisconsin for the last 14 years. Our farm which has been in our family for 140 years. We have been able to fight off the scoundrals trying to take our land for an easement/road until recently, when we felt we needed legal assistance. Every attorney we called knew very little about easement disputes/law, or they were counciling us to settle by giving an easement (not an option). Or they seemed threatened by clients who wanted to be actively involved in their case. Elizabeth, "got" the issues right away, and has been a tiger in our corner every step of the way. We can't imagine a more trustworthy, responsive, and knowledgeable attorney regarding easement and land law in the state of Wisconsin. We now can sleep at night knowing Elizabeth is in our corner.

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Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2009

Endorsement of Elizabeth G. Rich

Elizabeth is an outstanding attorney possessing the rare ability to combine a sophisticated understanding of a challenging area of law with "real life" pragmaticism and impecable business jugdment.

Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2009

Best Attorney in Sheboygan County

We paid a lot of money to incorporate, draft our service agreements, setup our business etc. We spent a lot of time chasing our attorney down to get help. He didn't seem to be interested in returning our phone calls. Two years down the line we meet Elizabeth and we ask her for help with a client dispute only to find that out that our agreements were a joke. We just didn't have the protection that we thought we had. We worked with Elizabeth Rich to re-write our agreements. When we saw her work we noticed two things. 1. Our new agreement was easy to understand (our previous agreement was heavy in the legalese dept.), 2. our new agreement provided us with far more protection than we had before. We will continue to work with Elizabeth Rich moving forward.

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Work Experience

Shareholder and Chair of the Environmental Practice Group
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudeck SC
1995 - 1999

Shareholder
Godfrey & Kahn SC
1994 - 1995

Associate Attorney
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
1984 - 1993

Education

University of Illinois College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor cum laude
1984

Millikin University
BA - Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude
1980

Legal Cases

State of Wisconsin v. Vernon Hershberger
After a week-long jury trial, the client was found not guilty of three of the four counts. He was convicted of violating a holding order, but was acquitted of all alleged licensing violations.

Associations

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Acting President
2016 - 2017

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Vice President
2011 - 2016

Orion Energy Systems
Board of Directors
2010 - 2017

Sheboygan County Bar Association
President
2007 - 2007

Plymouth Arts Foundation
Board Member
2006 - 2010

State Bar of Wisconsin, Energy & Telecommunications Law Section
Board of Directors
2005 - 2007

State Bar of Wisconsin
Board of Governors
2004 - 2007

State Bar of Wisconsin, Environmental Law Section
Board of Directors
2004 - 2007

State Bar of Wisconsin, Legal Assistance Committee
Co-chair
2004 - 2005

E4, Inc.
Board Member
2003 - 2011

Outpost Natural Foods
Board Member
1998 - 2005

State Bar of Wisconsin, Legal Assistance Committee
Co-chair
1993 - 1994

Milwaukee Bar Association, Environmental Section
Co-chair
1990 - 1992

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Languages Spoken

English

French

Honors and Awards

AV Rated
Martindale Hubbell
2019

Activist Award
Weston A Price Foundation
2014

Volunteer Lawyer Award
Legal Action of Wisconsin
1995

Outstanding Pro Bono Service
Legal Action of Wisconsin
1987

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Publications

National Business Institute Publication
Organic Farming Business Law
2016

Speaking Engagements

National Business Institute Seminar
Organic Farming Business Law
2016

Mother Earth News Fair Asheville NC
The Butcher, the Baker, the CSA Maker: Laws Affecting Small Scale Food Producers
2016

MOA Annual Conference
Selling Raw Milk: Regulatory Issues
2016

Midwest Women's Herbal Conference
Weeds and Legalese
2016

Mother Earth News Fair Seven Springs
How to Milk a Goat, Make Raw Milk Cheese, and Stay Out of Jail
2015

Mother Earth News Fair Topeka
Taking Care of Business
2014

Food Freedom Fest Swoope VA
Constitutional Underpinnings of Food Freedom
2014

Sheboygan County Bar Association
Raw Milk Wars
2013

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Attorney endorsements

Received (6)

Given (16)

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Nicholas Zales

Business Attorney | May 24
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend Atty. Elizabeth Rich without reservation. I have known her for over 15 years. She is extremely bright and personable. She has a great grasp of business and real estate law. She pays the utmost attention to the small details. That is the key to being an excellent attorney and providing the best client service. She has a well-rounded background and will give your case or legal problem the close personal attention it deserves. She will work closely with you and go the extra mile to ensure your legal needs are met. If you want a smart, competant lawyer who will solve your legal problems at a reasonable cost, Atty. Rich is for you."

David Cox

Agriculture Attorney | May 19
Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Elizabeth is very experienced. I have worked with Elizabeth on a variety and multitude of matters. I find her sagacity and insight remarkable. Her legal acumen is extraordinary. She is also very human and down to earth."

Amy Salberg

Environmental and natural resources Attorney | May 18
Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure to work with Elizabeth on a number of litigation matters and consider her to be an excellent lawyer. She is probably the most knowledgeable attorney I know on environmental and natural resources law and litigation. Elizabeth is a thorough, thoughtful, intelligent, and zealous advocate for her clients. If I were ever in need of another counsel to represent me, I would not hesitate to contact Elizabeth."

Peter Kennedy

Agriculture Attorney | Apr 29
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I've worked with Elizabeth for the past six years and would strongly recommend her to anyone seeking help in any area of law in which she practices. She has taken on and won tough cases that many attorneys would not even touch. She's highly skilled in a number of areas, including agricultural, transactional, environmental , administrative, and zoning law, She's also a top litigator who has been extremely successful in court throughout her career. She is compassionate yet candid with her clients regarding their prospects of success. Elizabeth takes a professional, no nonsense, common sense approach to her work and is very thorough in her preparation. She's well liked and respected by those who work with her."

Peter Albrecht

General practice Attorney | Apr 21
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have worked with Ms. Rich on several matters and have found her to be a conscientious and extremely skilled attorney."

Timothy Ziolkowski

Environmental and natural resources Attorney | Feb 26
Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I worked with Elizabeth on a number of matters and have referred clients to her. She is an excellent attorney and knows how to quickly get to the heart of a matter in the most cost efficient manner. In one particular matter that I referred to her, she had to go up against a large firm. The client was initially apprehensive because of the size of her firm. However, she quickly dispensed of that apprehension and methodically worked out a very successful outcome for the client."

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Gwendolyn Connolly

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Christine Esser

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Marsha Mansfield

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Julie Stodolka

Bankruptcy and debt

Charles Sweeney

Environmental and natural resources

Donald Gallo

Environmental and natural resources

Timothy Ziolkowski

Intellectual property

Matthew Angel

Debt collection

James Downey

Real estate

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