John Schreiber

Wisconsin Landlord Subjected to Tenancy in Jail

In a published opinion, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals confirmed that landlords who fail to provide timely statements explaining the…

4 years ago

Small Business Administration Loan Relief Opportunities in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in response to…

5 years ago

Give a Guarantor Some Credit!

Before extending commercial loans, lenders will regularly require an owner or principal of a borrowing entity to personally guaranty payment…

6 years ago

Do Your Due Diligence

Most attorneys during their career have the opportunity or obligation to effectuate service of process of a legal document pursuant…

7 years ago

Secured Creditors Must File Bankruptcy Proofs of Claim in the Seventh Circuit

In a reversal of a decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States…

8 years ago

LEGISLATIVE ALERT: New Rules and Procedures Regarding Mortgage Foreclosures

Wisconsin recently enacted Act 376 modifying certain aspects of mortgage foreclosure proceedings, most notably a reduction to the period of…

9 years ago

Attack of the Zombie Property

On February 17, 2015, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in The Bank of New York Mellon v. Carson, 2015 WI 15, decided…

10 years ago

United States Supreme Court Clarifies That Notice, as Opposed to Filing a Lawsuit, Is a Proper Method of Exercising TILA Rescission Rights

In an opinion dated January 13, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed a decision of the Eighth…

10 years ago

A Pre-Closing Professional Inspection Is Essential to Preserve Remedies for Home Defects

A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision, Malzewski v. Rapkin, 2006 WI App 183, demonstrates the importance of obtaining a…

18 years ago