Patricia Putney Receives the Wisconsin Defense Counsel 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
We are honored to annouce that Attorney Patricia Putney received special recognition at the 2024 Wisconsin Defense Counsel Spring Conference in April.
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For over 170 years, Bell, Moore & Richter S.C. has provided clear, results-driven legal representation for insurance and medical companies, policy holders, and individual clients across Wisconsin. We are proud to be a majority women-owned law firm.
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While lawyers in many firms talk about being "litigators," our trial lawyers actually try cases and handle appeals, with great success. Our particular strengths are defense of general liability, medical malpractice, professional liability and municipal claims as well as business litigation. You can trust our trial experience and reputation for success in state and federal courts to provide effective and vigorous advocacy when trial is necessary, as well as leverage when settlement negotiations are appropriate.
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The later years of life often are accompanied by their own set of legal complexities. Whether you are currently navigating important care decisions or planning for the future, our attorneys can help guide you and provide counsel on the use of wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, powers of attorney for health care, living wills, buy-sell agreements, limited partnerships, and other available means to assist you in developing a customized plan that will meet your specific estate planning goals.
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// IN THE NEWS
Majority Women-Owned Law Firm
BMR is proud to announce that with Melita Mullen becoming a shareholder on January 1, 2023, we are a majority women-owned law firm. Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C., originally formed in 1851 as Vilas & Remington, was (not surprisingly) an all-male-owned law firm. Over the years, the name has changed, and the firm has grown adding many female attorneys who became partners, but it continued as a male-owned law firm, until 2023 when we became a majority women-owned law firm. We are extremely proud of the growth and evolution of the firm.
2023 BMR Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars of Wisconsin have announced the following Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. attorneys who have been recognized. Super Lawyers: Ann C. Emmerich, Patricia Epstein Putney, David E. McFarlane, John M. Moore and Sheila M. Sullivan. Rising Stars: Olivia Kay Mote and Morgan K. Stippel (Read More)
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