The New Rules: One Year Later
April 10, 2019 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Melinda A. Bialzik, Robert L. Gegios, Rules of Civil Procedure, Ryan M. Billings
The apparent effects of the new Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure since being put in place. Last year, KMK cautioned that sweeping changes were coming to the Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure through legislation passed by the Wisconsin legislature in April 2018 (see this feature article). As the one-year anniversary of the rule changes […]
KMK Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
November 13, 2018 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Awards, Matthew Gerdisch, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, Samuel Wisotzkey
Three attorneys from Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. (KMK) (Robert L. Gegios, Matthew P. Gerdisch, and Samuel C. Wisotzkey) were recognized as 2018 “Super Lawyers” in Wisconsin and one KMK attorney (Ryan M. Billings) was recognized as “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars.” The annual Super Lawyers list, compiled by Thomson Rueters, recognizes no more […]
KMK Attorneys Recognized as America’s Best Lawyers
August 15, 2018 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Awards, Christopher C. Kailas, Matthew Gerdisch, Robert L. Gegios, Samuel Wisotzkey
Five attorneys from Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. (David S. Chartier, Robert L. Gegios, Matthew P. Gerdisch, Christopher C. Kailas, and Samuel C. Wisotzkey) were recognized today in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the only purely peer-review guide to the legal profession. David S. Chartier, Matthew P. Gerdisch, Christopher C. […]
KMK Article on New Civil Procedure Rules is Featured on Cover of Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine
June 28, 2018 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Melinda A. Bialzik, New Discovery Rules, Robert L. Gegios, Rules of Civil Procedure, Ryan M. Billings
Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. litigation attorneys Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, and Melinda A. Bialzik wrote the cover story for the June 2018 issue of Wisconsin Lawyer, published by the Wisconsin State Bar Association. The article, entitled “Sweeping Changes to Rules of Civil Procedure,” details the dramatic impact the revisions to the procedural […]
Distribution Impacts Qualifying Industrial and Commercial Users of Natural Gas in Wisconsin Following a Case that Went Before the U.S. Supreme Court
January 8, 2018 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Robert L. Gegios, U.S. Supreme Court
Milwaukee, Wis. – A significant payout is underway in Wisconsin from partial settlements that were reached with four defendant groups in class action lawsuits against natural gas companies that allegedly conspired to manipulate natural gas prices. More than $12 million is being distributed to Wisconsin companies, as well as government and public entities, that […]
Recent Publications by KMK Attorneys
November 5, 2017 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Melinda Bialzik, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings
KMK is again providing judges and lawyers important scholarship to guide pretrial litigation discovery, though the State Bar of Wisconsin. Continuing their decades of work, Robert Gegios and Melinda Bialzik are authoring another edition of “Chapter 2 – Scope of Discovery” in Pinnacle Books’ Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice. Robert and Melinda also authored, earlier […]
‘Professional Way’ Carries Gegios to Success
July 10, 2017 | Categories: Firm News, Publications | Topics:Tags: Robert L. Gegios
Wisconsin Law Journal – February 16, 2017 6:00 pm As a law student, Robert L. Gegios was pretty sure he wasn’t going to be litigator. “I was a relatively shy fellow at the time. I got over that along the way,” he said. “And I probably listened to too many friends who were […]
KMK Successfully Defends Corporate Client’s Constitutional Rights in Wisconsin Supreme Court
April 6, 2017 | Categories: Firm News | Topics:Tags: Melinda A. Bialzik, Robert L. Gegios, Ryan M. Billings, Wisconsin Supreme Court
KMK is pleased to announce its success in an important constitutional case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The case involves a trial court’s delegation of broad authority to a “referee,” a private individual who was appointed by the court to act as a surrogate judge. The trial court empowered the referee to rule on […]
