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Russell C. Brannen, Jr.
Russell C. Brannen, Jr.
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong S.C.
111 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1400
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Phone: 414.276.5000
Fax: 414.276.6581

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Russ assists his clients in the prevention and resolution of financial disputes and employment law matters, including representing his clients in federal and state court trials, as well as hearings before administrative agencies.

Russ Assists Clients With

  • Commercial and Personal (Business Owners) Bankruptcy
  • Employment Law Trials
  • Contract Formation and Enforcement
  • Business Fraud

Examples of Russ’ Recent Client Work

  • Guided a variety of business entities and individuals through informal debt workouts and successful Chapter 11 and 13 debt reorganizations
  • Resolved sexual harassment cases against owners/CEOs of closely-held businesses
  • Provided outside counsel to the workout operatives of Milwaukee-based banks and credit unions
  • Served as lead local counsel for businesses in their area bankruptcy concerns, whether as national claimholders or in defense of preference claims
  • Resolved discrimination and class wage claims against local businesses

Awards/Distinctions

  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating – AV, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity
  • Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, Milwaukee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division/Legal Action of Wisconsin (Employment Law)

Articles/Presentations

  • Frequent lecturer to legal and business organizations on bankruptcy and employment law topics
  • Contributing Writer/Editor, Debt Beat, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditor’s Rights Section
  • Presenter at the State Bar’s Annual Employment Law update seminar, and Chair and panelist for the Employment Law segment of the Corporate Practice Institute annual seminar

Community Service

  • Current member, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Milwaukee Bar Association (Bankruptcy)
  • Past President and Director of Marquette University Law School Alumni Association
  • Past Director, Marquette University National Alumni Association
  • Past Director, St. Thomas More Lawyer’s Society
  • Past Chair, St. Dominic Parish Finance Committee
  • Past Chair, current member, St. Dominic Parish Strategic Planning Committee
  • Past Member, St. Dominic Finance Committee

Related Experience

  • Employed as a field investigator for the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division prior to earning his law degree
  • Served as a Law Examiner for former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Leo Hanley

Representative Clients

  • Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
  • Fresh Brands Grocery franchisee group
  • Maritime Mortgage Corp.
  • Midwest Instrument Co., Inc.
  • Heartland Wisconsin Group
  • Commodore Capital Mortgage

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • 7th Circuit Bar Association
  • Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute