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Stafford Rosenbaum is ecstatic to welcome Carmen Ibarra! A UW Law School graduate, Carmen is based in the firm’s Madison office, working primarily with the litigation team. Before becoming an attorney, Carmen served as a Judicial Intern in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and clerked with Stafford Rosenbaum. Please join us in congratulating Carmen—and read more about her here: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-welcomes-attorney-carmen-ibarra/

Stafford Rosenbaum congratulates Law Clerk and 2027 UW Law School J.D. Candidate Alysa Steenport on being recognized as a 2026 Women's White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA)'s Awards Gala honoree! WWCDA honors leaders who make exceptional contributions, champion equality, and advance their industry worldwide. Alysa will receive the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Outstanding Law Student Award while attending the Awards Gala in December in Washington, D.C. Please join us in congratulating Alysa, and click to read more: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-law-clerk-alysa-steenport-receives-outstanding-law-student-award/

Please join us for the free Election Matters 2026 seminar, “2026 Midterm Elections: Risks and Responses,” on Friday, October 9, from 12:00-1:15 Central, at the University of Wisconsin Law School or virtual. This Election Matters panel will examine potential risks to integrity and explore strategies that election officials, the legal community, , and can use to defend against them.
Click to read more and register: https://www.staffordlaw.com/blog/election-and-political-law/stafford-rosenbaum-sponsors-2026-election-matters-seminar-series/

Stafford Rosenbaum is thrilled to welcome a new associate, Jenna Heil! Jenna works primarily in the firm's office, and she concentrates her practice on trusts and estates. Please click to read more about Jenna—and join us in welcoming her to our firm: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-welcomes-attorney-jenna-heil/

Stafford Rosenbaum is proud to have been Top Listed in Wisconsin in municipal law and business organization law by Best Lawyers! In addition, we celebrate 22 individuals honored with Best Lawyers recognitions, including Lawyers of the Year Johanna Allex, Chris Hughes, Paul Kent, and Ted Waskowski—please join us in congratulating these attorneys, and click to read who else made the list: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-best-lawyers-2027/

Stafford Rosenbaum Partner Erin Rome provides important tips for attorneys in multijurisdictional practice in an interview with the State Bar of Wisconsin. Click to read more!

Your client's business is growing beyond Wisconsin's borders. Are you ready to grow with them – without crossing a professional line?

As Wisconsin businesses expand into new states, attorneys face real ethical risks that can arise quickly – sometimes before they even realize it. Erin Rome breaks down what lawyers need to know about multijurisdictional practice, from demand letters and settlement discussions to helping friends and family with out-of-state matters.

"Whether it's a family member or a friend, even if it's in that context, you're not being paid for it, you still need to be very cautious about what the rules say and if you're authorized to do that."

👀Watch the interview, link in the comments.

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Congratulations to Cathleen Dettmann, Jessica Mederson, and Tony Menting on special honors from the Wisconsin Law Journal! The Legal 250, in its inaugural publication, "recognizes the most influential attorneys across Wisconsin’s legal landscape." Please join us in congratulating them—and click to read more about their spotlights: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-attorneys-wisconsin-law-journal-honor/

Stafford Rosenbaum is so excited to announce the addition of a new associate on its Business Law Team, Meghan McMahon! Meghan has a background in business law via her previous work clerking with Palmersheim Dettmann, S.C., which merged with Stafford Rosenbaum in 2025. She also obtained valuable leadership skills through time spent in law journal roles, legal clinics, and student organizations while she was in law school. Please join us in congratulating Meghan—and click to read more about her: https://www.staffordlaw.com/news/stafford-rosenbaum-welcomes-attorney-meghan-mcmahon/

Alexander Ferrone presents on hidden defects and disclosure traps in real estate transactions, and broker, agent, and contractor fraud as part of the National Business Institute (NBI, Inc.)'s daylong CLE program on July 8 (also available on demand). Click to read more about Alex's presentation or to learn more about the CLE program: https://www.staffordlaw.com/blog/business-law/attorney-alexander-ferrone-presents-real-estate-traps-fraud-for-national-business-institute/

There's a free educational opportunity next week to learn about the past 12 months of democracy in our nation. As we near the 4th of July, this is a timely reminder of the upcoming seminar! Please read more and register for the July 8th Election Matters installment by clicking below.

Please join us for the next seminar in the Election Matters 2026 series, “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States,” on Wednesday, July 8, from 3:00-4:15pm at Madison Central Library (or virtual). Sponsored by Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Matters is a series of free seminars hosted by the Elections Research Center and State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The educational series brings together diverse experts to tackle evolving election-related issues. Read more and learn how register: https://www.staffordlaw.com/blog/election-and-political-law/stafford-rosenbaum-sponsors-2026-election-matters-seminar-series/