Lester A. Pines
122 West Washington Avenue, Suite 900, Madison, WI 53703
About Lester A. Pines
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974J.D.
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972B.A.
- Major: History
- Honors: With Distinction
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois LLC, et al., 546 F.3d 918 (7th Cir. 2008)
- In re Storms v. Action Wisconsin, Inc., 2008 WI 56, 309 Wis. 2d 704, 750 N.W.2d 739
- Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Wisconsin Education Association Council, 2005 WI App 180, 703 N.W.2d 711
- Witte v. Department of Corrections, 434 F.3d 1031 (7th Cir. 2006)
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association v. Lightbourn, 2001 WI 59, 243 Wis. 2d 512, 627 N.W.2d 807
- Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674 (1996)
- State ex rel Ozanne v. Fitzgerald, 2011 WI 43, 334 Wis. 2d 70
- Miller v. Hanover Insurance Company, WI 75, 326 Wis. 2d 640 (2010)
- Coyne v. Walker
- Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois LLC, et al., 546 F.3d 918 (7th Cir. 2008)
- In re Storms v. Action Wisconsin, Inc., 2008 WI 56, 309 Wis. 2d 704, 750 N.W.2d 739
- Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Wisconsin Education Association Council, 2005 WI App 180, 703 N.W.2d 711
- Witte v. Department of Corrections, 434 F.3d 1031 (7th Cir. 2006)
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association v. Lightbourn, 2001 WI 59, 243 Wis. 2d 512, 627 N.W.2d 807
- Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674 (1996)
- State ex rel Ozanne v. Fitzgerald, 2011 WI 43, 334 Wis. 2d 70
- Miller v. Hanover Insurance Company, WI 75, 326 Wis. 2d 640 (2010)
- Coyne v. Walker
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1975
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2005
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Other Affiliations
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Federal Civil Procedure Committee
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Association for Justice
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- James E. Doyle Chapter of the American Inns of Court, President, 2002-2007
- Downtown Madison Rotary
- Jewish Federation of Madison Board of Directors; President, 2007 - 2010
Past Positions
- Frankel Langhammer & Pines, Partner, 1975 - 1979
- Langhammer & Pines, Partner, 1979 - 1983
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Civil Litigation, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property, Real Estate, Business Law
- Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Sex Crimes, Internet, Drug Crime, Civil Litigation
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- 0.2 mile away
- 0.2 mile away
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