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Renning, Lewis & Lacy, S.C. is a management-side labor and employment law firm representing public, private, and non-profit employers, with extensive experience representing public schools, higher education institutions, and other public entities with their unique needs in labor, employment, and as general counsel. To best serve our clients, we provide legal representation in other areas as well including real estate law, general business, immigration, and creditor’s rights. Our team of attorneys bring years of experience in representing our clients in all areas of their operations, and for our public entity clients, we understand their unique needs as government entities, employers, businesses, property owners, creditors, and so much more.  With offices in Green Bay, Madison, Oshkosh, and Milwaukee, we are able to assist clients throughout Wisconsin.

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We bring years of experience in representing our clients in all areas of their operations, and for our public entity clients, we understand their unique needs as government entities, employers, businesses, property owners, creditors, and so much more.

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There are certain situations that occur in one’s life that cause an individual to seek the protections of the law to prevent acts of...
Student discipline issues can be challenging for school districts, even at the start of a new school year.  When issuing discipline, districts must adhere...
A number of Wisconsin school districts are preparing for referendum elections as part of the November 2024 general election.  Inasmuch as school districts have...
On May 30, 2024, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals granted a petition for appeal in Johnson v. MacCudden, a Milwaukee County case involving claims...
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Our attorneys are recognized and accomplished for representing the needs of clients, but just as important, the attorneys at Renning, Lewis & Lacy, S.C., are committed to involvement in the legal profession and in the communities we serve and live. We believe in being part of the communities in which we live and work, which includes aiding the professional organizations that enhance the offerings we provide to clients and dedicating time to non-profit organizations that improve the lives of our neighborhoods and regions.

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Attorneys Tess O’Brien-Heinzen and Shana Lewis will be presenting at the WASDA Fall Superintendents Conference in Madison.  Shana will be presenting The Role and Responsibilities of the Public School Board in Wisconsin. Tess will be presenting Avoiding the Landslide of State Complaints and Due Process Hearings.

Renning, Lewis & Lacy, s.c. is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been named to the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession:

Robert W. Burns, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

James M. Kalny, Municipal Law, and Labor Law – Management

Geoffrey A. Lacy, Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Labor Law – Management

Shana R. Lewis, Education Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor Law – Management, and Employment Law – Management

Tess O’Brien-Heinzen, Education Law

Also recognized as a Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”: Alana Leffler, Education Law, Labor and Employment – Management

Attorney Shana Lewis presented at the CESA 11 Legal Summit in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin on the topic of Managing Difficult Issues Involving Employee Medical Conditions and Leaves of Absence.

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