Attorney Tess O’Brien-Heinzen presented at the 2025 Associate Principals Conference, hosted by the Association of Wisconsin School District Administrators in Elkhart Lake, WI.
Attorney Tess O’Brien-Heinzen presented at the 2025 Associate Principals Conference, hosted by the Association of Wisconsin School District Administrators in Elkhart Lake, WI.
The attorneys of Renning, Lewis & Lacy presented on Title IX, book banning, social media and other controversial issues impacting public school districts during the 2025 Wisconsin State Education Convention.
Dear Clients/Colleagues/Friends:
It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that we must inform our clients, colleagues, and friends that founding shareholder Tony Renning passed away last evening after a courageous battle with cancer.
Tony was a great lawyer and colleague, a trusted and dependable advisor to his clients, but most of all, a true friend. His steady presence, his intellect, and his commitment to partnership have left an indelible mark on all of us. It is hard to put into words what he meant to so many of us.
We have appreciated the expressions of support during Tony’s recent absence. He and his family were also comforted by the many messages from clients, colleagues, and friends.
Please know that all of us here at Renning Lewis & Lacy, s.c., are committed to honoring Tony through the monumental task of carrying on his legacy of providing reliable advice and counsel to his clients and supporting the communities he cherished.
We are working with Tony’s wife, Lori, to plan a celebration of his life. We will share that information as it becomes available.
Thank you again for your support and for your trust in Tony and our firm over the years.
Attorneys Shana R. Lewis and Laura Pedersen presented a legal update at the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association’s Annual Fall Conference in Wisconsin Dells.
Attorney Shana Lewis presented a Legal Update for the Superintendents attending the CESA 4 November PAC meeting.
Attorney Tess O’Brien-Heinzen co-presented Elementary Principals Legal Seminar at the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators’ 2024 Elementary Principals Convention in Elkhart Lake, WI.
Attorneys Tess O’Brien-Heinzen and Shana Lewis presented at the WASDA Fall Superintendents Conference in Madison. Shana presented The Role and Responsibilities of the Public School Board in Wisconsin. Tess presented 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
