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 | Jon P. AxelrodMember Jon Axelrod is a member of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. and practices in the Captiol Square Office. Respected for his tenacity, Mr. Axelrod has tackled cleints' toughest litigation matters all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
2 East Mifflin Street, Suite 600
Madison, Wisconsin
53703
(Dane Co.)
Telephone: 608-252-9326
Fax: 608-252-9243
http://www.dewittross.com
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| Practice Areas | Complex Litigation; Administrative Law; Government Relations; Insurance Regulation Law | | | Education | University of Wisconsin, J.D., with honors, 1968; University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Criminal Law and Litigation, Cornell University, B.S., 1965 | | | Admitted | 1968, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, 1995—; Member: Bench/Bar Relations Committee, 1991—; Litigation Section); Dane County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. | | | Born | New York, N.Y., May 24, 1943 | | | Biography | Board Member, Friends of the Remington Center Endowment, Inc., University of Wisconsin Law School. Lecturer: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1974-1980; "How to Make and Break Administrative Law," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1984; "Administrative Adjudication—Form or Substance?" Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 1985; "Insurance Litigation in Wisconsin," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 1993. Attorney, Public Defender Service for District of Columbia, 1970-1972. Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation. | | | Reported Cases | Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice, 434 U.S. 429, 98 S.Ct. 787, 54 L.Ed.2d 664 (1978) (Wisconsin's ban on double-bottom tractor semitrailers held unconstitutional under Commerce Clause of United States Constitution. Represented major motor carriers); Wisconsin AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F.Supp. 630 (1982) (Reapportionment case re-drawing Wisconsin's legislative districts to comply with one-person/one-vote principle. Represented Wisconsin legislative leaders); Wisconsin v. Beno, 116 Wis. 2d 122, 341 N.W.2d 668 (1984) (Held to have legislative immunity against civil subpoena requesting confidential information provided by constituent. Represented Speaker of Wisconsin Assembly); Hansen Trucking, Inc. v. LIRC, 126 Wis. 2d 323, 377 N.W.2d 151 (1985) (Motor carriers held not liable for unemployment compensation taxes on owner-operators. Represented Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association); Wisconsin Hospital Association v. Reivitz, 820 F.2d 863 (7th Cir. 1987) (Wisconsin Medicaid freeze held invalid. Represented Wisconsin Hospital Association); Professional Office Buildings, Inc. v. Royal Indemnity Company, 145 Wis. 2d 573, 427 N.W.2d 427 (Wis. App. 1988) (Insurer held liable for multi-million dollar air crash judgment. Represented air crash victim and his employer); Albedyll v. Wisconsin Porcelain Company Revised Retirement Plan, 947 F.2d 246 (7th Cir. 1991) ($5.2 million judgment affirmed against ERISA pension plan. Represented employees of Wisconsin Porcelain Company including management employees); Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority v. Verex Assurance, Inc., 166 Wis. 2d 636 (1992) (Insurer prohibited from rescinding mortgage insurance policies. Represented Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority); State v. Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp., 200 Wis. 2d 450, 546 N.W.2d 206 (Wis. App. 1996), affirmed, 204 Wis. 2d 317, 562 N.W.2d 152 (1997) (Wisconsin "conductor law" held unconstitutional as preempted by federal law. Represented Wisconsin Central Railroad and its holding company); Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674, 546 N.W.2d 123 (1997) (Wisconsin statute eliminating powers of Superintendent of Public Instruction held unconstitutional. Represented Governor of State of Wisconsin); Gorton Farms v. Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C., 217 Wis. 2d 493, 577 N.W.2d 617 (1998) (Sets standards for determining when court-ordered attorneys' fees are to be divided between attorney and client); Nekoosa Papers, Inc. v. Magnum Timber, et al., (Circuit Court, Jackson County) (2003) (Represented Georgia Pacific subsidiary on major contract action resulting in judgment for Georgia Pacific); Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority v. Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp., (Circuit Court, Dane County) (2004) (Represented major Wisconsin non-profit corporation in dispute involving $95 million in housing assets). | | | ISLN | 909335999 | |
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