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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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As the book closes on 2024 – and there will be books written about 2024! – it is a good time to look forward...
On July 3, 2024, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost announced his intention to find 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 and portions of 2011...
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Since the Presidential election on November 5, 2024, many are wondering how President-Elect Trump’s second term in office will affect education.  It’s impossible to...
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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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Attorney Geoffrey Lacy presented two sessions at the Green Bay Society for Human Resource Management’s annual legal update: How all Employers are Affected by Labor Laws and How to Minimize Exposure and Advanced ADA/FMLA.

Attorneys Shana Lewis and Laura Pedersen presented to the 2022 WASPA Academy for New HR Administrators, Support Staff, and Aspiring HR Directors on personnel files and records retention.

Attorney Tony Renning presented on Complex Medical Situations and Wage and Hour Issues in a Post-Covid/Remote Working Environment at the Legal Seminar of the Wisconsin Association of School Personnel Administrators.

Starting in July 2022, Attorneys Shana Lewis and Chad Wade will teach the School District Law course for Edgewood College’s Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.

Shana R. Lewis presented on The Different Roles of the Administration and the School Board in Personnel Matters at the 2022 WASDA Annual Educational Conference in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Shana Lewis presented Diversity in the ESOP Boardroom is Good for Business along with the Deputy Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and the President and CEO of the YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin at the 2022 Spring Conference for the Wisconsin Chapter of The ESOP Association.  

Chad Wade presented on ethics and confidentiality in a school environment for the CESA 5 Speech and Language Pathologists Institute.

Jenna Rousseau and Chad Wade presented on effectively managing student nondiscrimination complaints at the 2022 WSAA/WASB School Law Convention in Wisconsin Dells.