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Winston A. Ostrow is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes business, employment and environmental litigation. A 1972 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Winston received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1975. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law. He is past president of the Brown County Bar Association and served on the Board of the Environmental Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Wisconsin; also in the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of International Claims.
Representative Matters
Representation of clients in environmental matters and litigation involving the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the administrative, trial court and appellate levels.
Representation of clients in litigation involving the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law in State and Federal Courts.
Representation of employers in employment discrimination matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Wisconsin Equal Rights - Division, and in State and Federal Courts at the trial and appellate levels.
Representation of clients in commercial litigation in State and Federal Court. Representation of clients in partnership dissolution and shareholder disputes. Service as an arbitrator in business and insurance disputes. Service as a mediator in regard to business and real estate disputes. Representation of clients in defense of product liability litigation.
Representation of clients in defense of accounting malpractice litigation. Representation of clients in defense of legal malpractice litigation. Assisted clients with negotiation and drafting of contracts involving product marketing, acquisition and distribution. Representation of clients in private environmental litigation, including toxic tort, groundwater and soil contamination matters. Representation of clients in trademark, trade secrets and antitrust litigation. Representation of clients in trusts and estates litigation. Representation of clients in litigation involving employment contracts, including covenants not to compete Representation of clients in litigation involving real estate, including contracts, titles, foreclosures and title insurance.
Publications
"Godfrey & Kahn Product Liability and Tort Practice Brochure" June 08, 2007
"Recent Ruling Increases Shipper Liability" May 15, 2006
"Contracts for Sale or Lease of Personal Property," chapter author
The Law of Damages in Wisconsin, Fourth Edition, Vol. II, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin, 2005
Admitted to Practice
Wisconsin - 1975
Professional Association Memberships
Brown County Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Court Admissions
United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Wisconsin, and various other District Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of International Claims
U.S. Tax Court
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1975
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1972.
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