Lawrence E. Bechler
Work in Murphy Desmond S.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Estate Planning, Government
33 East Main St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
About Lawrence E. Bechler
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Government
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1977J.D.
- The Ohio State University, 1974M.A.
- The Ohio State University, 1972B.A.
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Bloomer Housing LP v. City of Bloomer, 2002 WI App. 252, 257 Wis. 2d 883, 653 N.W. 2d 309 (Wis. Ct. of Appeals 2003)
- VOSS v. City of Middleton, 162 Wis 2d 737, 470 N.W. 2d 625 (WI Supreme Court 1991)
- KW Holdings v. Town of Windsor, 2003 WI App. 9, 259 Wis 2d 357, 656 N.W. 2d 752 (Wis. Ct. of Appeals 2003)
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Real Estate Law and Probate Law, General Practice Course, University of Wisconsin Law, 1989
- Lecturer: "Property Tax Law in Wisconsin", National Business Institute, 1995 - 1996, 1999 - 2003
- Lecturer: "New Developments in Wisconsin Impact Fee Law", State Bar of Wisconsin (2007) and League of Wisconsin Municipalities (2007)
- Author and Lecturer: "The New World of Prevailing Wage Requirements for Local Governments", State Bar CLE Seminar (2010) and League of Wisconsin Municipalities (2009)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1977
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1977
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Convention and Entertainment Committee, 1979-1983)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Board of Directors, Administrative & Local Government Law Section (2003 - 2009; Vice President 2006 - 2007; President 2007 - 2008)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Section Leaders Council, 2007 - 2009)
- Dane County Bar Association (Member)
- American Judicature Society (Member)
- League of Wisconsin Municipalities - Attorneys Section (Secretary, 2011-)
- International Municipal Lawyers Association (Member)
- Madison Solid Waste Advisory Committee, 1992 - 1993 (Member)
- Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council, 2002 - 2003 (Member, Special Committee on Recodification of Town Highway Law)
- Madison Board of Water Commissioners (Member 1983 - 1999; Vice President 1986 - 1992; President 1992 - 1999)
- Madison Repertory Theatre (Board of Directors, 2008 - 2009)
- Madison Savoyards, Ltd. (Board of Directors, 2010-)
- Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society (Board of Directors, 2010-)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Kappa Kappa Psi
Articles
Published Works
- "Property Tax Law in Wisconsin", National Business Institute, 1995-1996; 1999-2003
- "The Importance of the Recent Recodification of Town Highway Law", Administrative & Local Government News No. 58 (October 2004)
- "2005 Wis. Act 81 and Elimination of Nonconforming Uses", Administrative & Local Government News No. 61 (April 2006)
- "Supreme Court Defines Special Assessment Standards", Administrative and Local Government News No. 62 (December 2006)
- Urban Agriculture, Co-author, Published by the Section of State and Local Government Law, American Bar Association, 2015
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Business Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Tax, White Collar Crime
- 26 years of experienceBusiness Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Tax, White Collar Crime
- 60 years of experienceBusiness Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Entertainment & Sports, Tax
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