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Cathleen Anne Dettmann

Litigation Attorney at Middleton, WI

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  • Licensed for 14 years
    State WI
    Acquired 2009
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found

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About Cathleen

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3
Practice areas
  1. Litigation
    50%
    My practice includes a significant amount of complex commercial litigation, including franchise disputes and fair dealership claims, shareholder/business break-ups, minority shareholder oppression claims, and copyright/trademark disputes among others.

    8 years

  2. Business
    40%
    A significant portion of my practice includes general business law including business start ups, different types of contracts such as partnership/shareholder/operating agreements, licensing agreements and franchise circulars, among others. I'm also active in working with clients who are buying and selling businesses.

    8 years

  3. Estate planning
    10%
    My practice involves quite a bit of estate planning, including business succession planning for family business, tax planning trusts and other types of planning devices.

    8 years

 

I focus my practice on complex business litigation and transactional work including partnership disputes, franchise and fair dealership issues, theft of trade secret issues, copyright disputes and breach of fiduciary duty cases, among others. My practice also includes a substantial amount of contract drafting, business start-up work, and business succession and estate planning.

 

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1424 N High Point Rd Ste 202
PO Box 628005
Middleton, WI, 53562-8005

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Shareholder
  • Haley Palmersheim, S.C.
  • 2009 - Present
  • Law Clerk
  • DeWitt Ross & Stevens
  • 2008 - 2008
  • Lobbyist/Policy Analyst
  • State Bar Of Wisconsin
  • 2004 - 2006
  • Lobbyist/Policy Analyst
  • Broydrick & Associates, Inc.
  • 2002 - 2004
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Education

  • University of Wisconsin
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2009
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • 2000

Legal Cases

  • Trust/Fiduciary Litigation
  • Verdict for Trustee
  • Construction Dispute
  • Verdict for Plaintiff

Associations

  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Solo and Small Firm Section
  • Board of Directors
  • 2016 - Present
  • James E. Doyle Inns of Court
  • Member
  • 2014 - Present
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Public Interest Law Section
  • Board of Directors
  • 2014 - Present
  • Dane County Bar Association
  • Member, Program Committee
  • 2009 - Present
  • Order of the Coif
  • Member
  • 2009 - Present
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Women Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • N/A
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2017
  • Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2016
  • Distinguished
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2015
  • Member, Order of the Coif
  • Order of the Coif
  • 2009
  • Dean's Academic Achievement Award
  • University of Wisconsin Law School
  • 2009
  • Cum Laude
  • University of Wisconsin Law School
  • 2009
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Attorney endorsements

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Given (2)
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Business Attorney | Apr 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Cathleen Dettmann is a highly competent business law attorney. She handles these matters with extreme care and professionalism. I would recommend her services without hesitation."
Business Attorney | Apr 19
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
Estate planning
Estate planning