Lester Pines, Senior Partner was chosen as Madison’s Best Attorney in the Wisconsin State Journal’s People’s Choice Awards. His interview about the award was featured in a special insert to the August 29 Sunday edition of the paper.
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Ten Pines Bach Attorneys Honored in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
The Best Lawyers in America®, a highly regarded publication of top lawyers and law firms, lists ten Pines Bach LLP attorneys in the newly released 2022 Wisconsin Edition. Compiled using a rigorous peer process, the list is designed to showcase those lawyers who are...
BEST OF THE BEST: SOCIAL MEDIA MEETS GOVERNMENT ACTORS
Attorneys Christa Westerberg and Aaron Dumas were recognized for their writing excellence by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Their article "Social Media, the First Amendment, and Government Actors" (Jan. 2020) received the top award for an article in Wisconsin Lawyer...
Pines Bach Attorneys Win Victory Blocking Unlawful GOP Redistricting Counsel Contracts
Pines Bach attorneys won a significant victory for open, democratic government on April 29, as a Dane County court ruled that Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature had unlawfully entered into contracts with private lawyers, at taxpayer expense, to aid their...
Federal Judicial Selection Screening Commission
Senator Tammy Baldwin taps Lester Pines for federal judicial selection screening commission....
Eight Pines Bach Attorneys Listed in 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers List
Eight Pines Bach LLP attorneys have been selected to the 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters...
WISCONSIN GOVERNOR EVERS FILES BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF APPEALS TO U.S. SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS DURING PANDEMIC
Pines Bach was honored to submit an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Governor Tony Evers this week. The Governor urged the Court to reinstate an injunction by District Court Judge William Conley allowing absentee ballots that are postmarked by...
ACTL Committee Appointment – Federal Civil Procedure
Senior Partner, Lester Pines, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, was again appointed to the College’s Federal Rules Committee. The Committee monitors the operation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and other federal civil procedural developments...
Appellate Court Reinstates Pines Bach Suit to Protect State Park
Pines Bach attorneys achieved a significant victory this week, when the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reinstated a suit the firm had filed on behalf of Friends of the Black River Forest. The suit challenged a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources decision in 2017 to...