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Claude counsels business owners primarily in real estate and business transactions. For more than twenty years, Claude has represented landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions; buyers, sellers and developers of real property; lenders and borrowers in loan transactions; property owners in zoning matters and objections to property tax assessments; entrepreneurs in business start-ups and corporate organizational matters and existing businesses, by providing trademark and copyright protection and by drafting and negotiating manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements and other contracts.
Claude Assists Clients With
- Commercial Loan Transactions
- Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial Lease Agreements
- Condominium Law
- Zoning Matters
- Business Organization, Acquisitions and Sales
- Manufacturing and Distribution Agreements
- Trademark and Copyright Law
Examples of Claude’s Recent Client Work
- Serving as the primary legal counsel for several major telecommunications companies for more than twenty years, Claude has negotiated hundreds of lease and license agreements and handled dozens of zoning matters in connection with the location of antenna facilities.
- Claude recently won a decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals which overturned an illegal commercial property tax assessment, saving the client over $100,000 in real estate taxes over a four year period.
- In 2002, Claude represented 23 of 36 residential condominium owners in a downtown Milwaukee building, and successfully negotiated a collective reduction in their property tax assessments of more than $2,000,000 or nearly $100,000 per unit, resulting in an average annual tax savings of $2,500 per unit, per year.
Awards/Distinctions
- Selected as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, November 2005 issue
Community Service
A life-long resident of Milwaukee, Claude has volunteered for over twenty years, serving as an officer and board member for a number of non-profit organizations including:
- Westown Association, Inc.
- In Tandem Theatre, Inc.
- Milwaukee Christian Center, Inc.
- Walker’s Point Development Corporation
- Jackson Park Neighborhood Association
Representative Clients
- Sprint PCS
- Cingular Wireless
- The Grove Snack Stores
- Johnson Bank