Shawn G. Rice

Shawn G. Rice

5.0
Rating: 5.2

Licensed for 32 years

Corporate and incorporation Lawyer at Grafton, WI
Practice Areas: Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business ... +6 more

101 Falls Road., Suite 601, Grafton, WI

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017
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About Shawn

Biography

Practice Areas

9

Practice Areas

Business 20%

Our representation includes corporate and commercial services, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, banking & finance, commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, development, construction and financing, tax planning & advice, partnerships & joint ventures, business succession planning, wills, trusts & estates and probate. Visit our Practice Areas pages describing the full range of legal services offered by our firm.

33 years

20%
Corporate and Incorporation 20%

Startups, incorporations, limited liability company ("LLC") organizations, shareholder, buy sell, operating agreements, selecting the best form of business entity; evaluating tax considerations, opportunities in a business cycle and your personal goals in order to optimize your business’ growth potential.

33 years

20%
Mergers and Acquisitions 20%

We regularly counsel our clients on mergers, acquisitions, sales of businesses (including asset deals, stock deals, and international transactions), as well as corporate reorganizations. We can assist you with due diligence, preparation and/or review of loan agreements and the strategic planning, negotiation and documentation of all aspects of the transaction. We are equipped to address issues involving real estate, environmental concerns, intellectual property and taxes in the context of the pa

28 years

20%
Contracts and Agreements 10%

When companies and entrepreneurs meet, new ideas are born, the marketplace is enhanced and networks are expanded. By nature, joint ventures and partnerships intermingle various facets of corporate law, including securities, financing and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and general “contract” expertise. In addition, joint ventures and partnerships tend to require both detailed tax analysis and industry-specific legal knowledge. As a result, Rice & Bohrofen approaches such legal ma

33 years

10%
Estate Planning 10%

At Rice & Bohrofen we engage in all forms of estate planning, ranging from the preparation of traditional wills and revocable trusts to more complicated planning, such as family limited partnerships, sales to intentionally defective irrevocable trusts and business succession planning. Other common planning matters include lifetime gift programs, charitable split interest trusts, off-shore trusts, private foundations, grantor retained annuity trusts, generation-skipping transfer tax planning.

28 years

10%
Commercial Real Estate 5%

General business matters such as start-up and formation, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships, corporate governance, shareholder relations, bank and other financing, securities, real estate matters, and contracts including venture capital, franchises, employment, vendors and consulting arrangements; assisting clients with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

33 years

5%
Debt Collection 5%

Contingent fee and alternative fee arrangements available.

33 years

5%
Real Estate 5%

To properly structure a complex real estate transaction that best achieves your goals, our attorneys draw upon our collective experience in a wide variety of complex transactions. We understand and appreciate the underlying economic issues that drive transactions and seek the most advantageous deal structures. debt and equity transactions, including sale-leasebacks, like-kind exchanges, tax-increment financing, leasing, multi-use developments, synd

33 years

5%
Venture Capital 5%

At Rice & Bohrofen, we craft innovative, focused and efficient strategies to complete the deal. From monumental to smaller strategic deals, we represent buyers and sellers of companies across many different industries and in all stages of the investment cycle. Whether we represent the source of capital or the entrepreneur or company in search of growth capital, our goal is to provide business solutions to legal problems in all aspects of private investments.

28 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

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$0 first 15 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Wisconsin for 32 years

State: Wisconsin

Acquired: 1993

Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Location

Rice Business Law

101 Falls Road., Suite 601, Grafton, WI, 53081-4525

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Posted by anonymous | November 05, 2008

President

Shawn is knowledgeable and professional. He is proactive and will introduce me to experts in areas he is not an expert himself.

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"My experience with attorney Shawn Rice has been positive, he is a good lawyer, a good person, very knowledgeable in his area, experienced, and has always been fair. If you need a business lawyer, he is a good choice."

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Experience

Rating:  5.2 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Suspension issued in WI, 2017

updated on 08/24/2017

Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Public Reprimand issued in WI, 2007

updated on 04/23/2013

Reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Honors

2011

Peer Index Rating 38, Peer Index www.peerindex.net

2009

Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2008

Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2007

Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2007

Top Up & Coming Wisconsin Attorney, Milwaukee Magazine

2007

Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Member, Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee of State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law Section

2002 - 2007

Shareholder Partner, Davis & Kuelthau

1998 - 2002

Attorney, Godfrey & Kahn SC

1996 - 1998

General Counsel, Schreier Malting Company

1993 - 1996

Attorney, Kohner, Mann & Kailas, s.c.

Associations

2008 - Present

Sheboygan County Chamber Biz Assistance Team

Member

2006 - Present

State Bar of Wisconsin Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee of Business Law

Member

2005 - Present

Marquette Golden Angels Network

Member/investor

2004 - Present

Sheboygan County Estate Planning Council

Member

1998 - Present

Sheboygan County Bar Association

Member, Former Secretary

1997 - Present

Western District of Wisconsin

Admitted

1993 - Present

State Bar of Wisconsin, Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Section

Member

1993 - Present

State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law Section

Member

1993 - Present

State Bar of Wisconsin, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Member

1993 - Present

Eastern District of Wisconsin

Admitted

Sample of Legal Cases

Nic J. Eichenseer, et al v. Madison-Dane County Tavern League, Inc., et al

Appeals dismiss all claims vs. client & awards $

Wells Fargo Bank vs. Lakeside Mechanical LLC

Collected and garnished funds

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Education

1993

Marquette University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Creighton University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2010

New Financial Landscape for M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions market and legal update

2008

NFIB Annual Succession Planning

Business Succession and Estate Planning

2007

Building and Transferring Value in Your Business

Preparing for Sale of Business

Publications

Activity

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