von Briesen & Roper is a Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

-based law firm

Law firm

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 with a strong, diverse and thriving regional, national and international practice. von Briesen & Roper's innovative spirit dates back to 1904, when Ernst von Briesen opened his doors and displayed a window sign that read “Advocate.” When a new financial institution

Financial institution

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 was founded in his neighborhood, Ernst and his team began a long-term relationship that continues to this day. Ernst's firm counseled clients through World War I

World War I

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 and the depression

Great Depression

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, concentrating on business and commercial matters, banking, estate planning

Estate planning

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 and probate

Probate

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 as well as other personal legal work for individual clients. As the years passed and his clients' needs grew, so too did the firm and the vision of its members. Today von Briesen has more than 100 lawyer

Lawyer

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s and is the seventh largest law firm in Wisconsin. They are leaders in corporate, commercial, health, banking, litigation, risk management, labor, real estate, construction, employee benefits, intellectual property

Intellectual property

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 and wealth management

Wealth management

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law.