For over 30 years, Dean has practiced in the areas of labor and employment law, representing public and private sector employers in the many aspects of employment law and labor relations. He has extensive experience representing employers in collective bargaining and proceedings before state and federal administrative agencies. Dean also represents municipalities and local government units in all aspects of municipal law and compliance with state statutes.
Dean’s experience includes:
- Representation of public and private employers in prohibited practice complaints, grievance arbitration hearings, and equal rights claims before state agencies and private arbitrators.
- Representation of public sector employers in negotiating labor agreements or proceeding before an interest arbitrator to resolve the terms of a labor agreement.
- Counseling of private sector and public sector employers in all aspects of employee relations, including responding to discrimination claims or harassment claims arising in the workplace.
- Counseling of local governments on all aspects of municipal law including open meetings, public records, zoning and other government issues.
In addition, Dean has led the firm’s professional responsibility and ethics practice for the past 15 years. During that time, Dean has served on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Committee on Professional Ethics, currently serving as chair. In addition, Dean is a member of the ABA’s Center for Professional Responsibility and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.
Dean regularly publishes articles on the topic of ethics. Hyperlinked articles on the topic of ethics appear below. To sign up to receive future articles in the form of legal updates, follow this link.
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Education:
B.S., Marquette University - Milwaukee, WI (1974)
J.D., Marquette University - Milwaukee, WI (1977)
Admitted to Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Bar Associations:
American Bar Association
Section Member: Law Practice Management; State and Local Government Law
State Bar of Wisconsin
Section Member: Labor Law; Administrative & Local Government Law
Marathon County Bar Association
Professional Recognition:
Best Lawyers in America® , Labor and Employment Law (2001 - present)
Best of the U.S. Inc., Employment Law, 2007
Wisconsin Super Lawyers®, 2005 - 2011
Award of Appreciation, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Legal Action Wisconsin
President Award, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2002, 2004, 2006
Leaders in the Law, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2006
John L. Cook Memorial Award, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce, 2010
Professional Activities:
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Member
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association, Member
National Public Employer Labor Relations Association, Member
State Bar of Wisconsin
Treasurer (2001-2005), Board of Governors (1990 - 1991) and (1994 - 1998); Committee on Professional Ethics, Chairman (2000 - 2002) and (2005 - present), Member (1990 - present); Finance Committee, Member (1996 - 2010); Chair (2000 - 2004), Professionalism Committee, Member (1994 - 1998 and 2000 - 2009); Young Lawyers Division, President (1989 - 1990), Director (1985 - 1989); Ethics Committee
Wisconsin Law Foundation, Fellow, President (2008 - present)
Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association,
Central Wisconsin Chapter Municipal Attorneys Section, President (2007 - 2008)
Wisconsin School Attorneys Association
Board Member, President (2009 - present)
Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation
Board Member, Vice President
Civic Activities:
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Board Member (1999 - present), Board Secretary (2000 - 2002), Vice Chair (2002 - 2004), Chair (2004 - 2007)
Aspirus, Inc., Board Chair (2007 - 2010)
Marathon County Youth Hockey Association,,President (2000 - 2003)
Northcentral Technical College, Interim President (1993 - 1994)
Marathon County Start Right Program, Oversight Board Chair (2005 - present)
Wausau Early Bird Rotary Club, Member (2001 - present), President (2001 - 2002)
Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce
President (2001 - 2002),
Board of Directors (1994 - 2000),
Business Advocacy Committee, Chair (1988 - 1998, 2011)
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Board Member (2010 - 2013)
Newman Catholic Schools, Finance Committee
Camp Manito-wish, Board Member
Presentations:
- Concealed Carry Law and Potential Issues of Violence in the Workplace, Annual Ruder Ware Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Law Conference - 11/4/11
- Concealed Carry Law, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry - 10/19/11
- Ethics, Wisconsin School Attorneys Association Annual Membership Meeting - 10/13/11
- Handling Grievances Under the Statutory Grievance Process - 9/28/11
- What to do With the Concealed Carry Law - Are You in or Are You Out?, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce - 9/28/11
- ADA and Reasonable Accommodation, Marshfield Area Human Resources Association - 9/14/11
- What's Next Under the New Public Sector Bargaining Law?, Ruder Ware Special Briefing - 7/14/11
- Ethics & Towns, Wisconsin Towns Association - 5/16/11
- Public Employment: How Many Rights Make Government Wrong?, State Bar of Wisconsin - 5/12/11
- Ethical Issues in Litigation, Administrative Hearings, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Wisconsin State Bar - 5/6/11
- Raising the Bar thru Volunteering, Wisconsin State Bar Leaders Conference - 4/29/11
- Ethics-Town/Municipal Employees, Wisconsin Town Lawyers Conference - 4/29/11
- The New Environment of Collective Bargaining for Public Sector Employees - 4/26/11
- Conflicts of Interest for Local Government Lawyers: Who's the Client? - Spring Local Government Seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin - 4/26/11
- Collective Bargaining - Issues and Trends Impacting School Districts - 4/13/11
- Leaving the Law Firm, State Bar of Wisconsin - 3/11/11
- What You Don't Know Might Hurt You: Exploring the Ethical Pitfalls of Technology in the Law Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin - 3/9/11
- Special Briefing - Budget Repair Bill - 2/23/11
- Representing an Organization, Ethics teleseminar, State Bar of Wisconsin - 1/11/11
- Social Networking - 11/4/10
- Identifying and Minimizing Liabilities of Employee Social Networking - 9/29/10
- FMLA: Information for a Healthy Organization, Basic Track - 5/25/2010
- Wisconsin Public Records Law: What's Happening? - 4/27/10
- Identifying and Minimizing Liabilities of Employee Social Networking - 11/04/09
- Case Law Legislative Update - 11/04/09
- Privacy Considerations in Local Government & Dealing with Technology as a Local Government Official - 9/30/09
- New and Anticipated Legislation Impacting the Public Sector: How Will the Business of Local Government Change Under the New Political Environment? - 4/28/09
- Open Meetings Law - 9/29/09
- Religious Discrimination - Faith in the Work Environment - 2/26/09
- Effective Discipline Procedures & Strategies for Public Sector Employees - 11/13/08
- Religious Discrimination - Faith in the Work Environment - 11/13/08
- Local Officials Code of Ethics - 8/29/07, 4/30/08 and 4/28/09
- Collective Bargaining in a Time of Limited Resources: Strategies and Opportunities - 4/28/09
- Powers & Authority of Local Elected Officials - 4/30/08
- The Missing Employee: Drugs, Alcohol and Other Absenteeism Issues - 11/3/06
- What Are the Ten Most Important Things to Know About the WI Open Meetings Law and Public Records Law - 10/30/06
- Public Employee Discipline: Yes, Dorothy, You Still Can Terminate a Public Employee But You Must Follow the Yellow Brick Paper Trail - 4/24/06 and 4/27/06
- WI Public Records Law: The Five Most Important Things To Remember About Your Public Records - 4/24/06 and 4/27/06
- "Sex, Porn, Drugs, and Alcohol Issues in the Workplace - 10/14/05
- Collective Bargaining Issues and What To Do About Skyrocketing Health - 9/27/05
- Open Meetings Law Compliance by Local Governments - Was That Meeting Legal? - 9/27/05
- Teacher and Support Staff Bargaining Under the Strain of a Financial Crisis - 4/26/05
Articles and Publications
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