Ruder Ware is pleased to announce Attorney Ben Streckert has been honored as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by Wisconsin Law Journal.   The honor is bestowed upon attorneys who have displayed excellence during their first eight years in the field.  Firm President Matt Rowe commented in his nomination, “he has demonstrated an impressive ability to […]

The Magic Language: The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council (FAR Council) was charged with drafting contractual language to require compliance with the guidance from the SAFER Task Force (Guidance). For a more in-depth discussion of the Guidance, see our blog post from September 24, BREAKING NEWS! Guidance Issued on Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate! The FAR Council […]

Today, the Social Security Administration announced in a press release that approximately seventy million Americans who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) seeing an increase in their benefits of 5.9% in 2022. Sixty-four million Social Security beneficiaries will see their 5.9% COLA increase in January 2022. Eight […]

For nearly a decade, Jordan served as in-house counsel to lending and real estate companies headquartered on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.

We are proud of the communities we’ve called home for over 100 years and are grateful for the opportunities to build deep, lasting relationships. Thank you to our friend, Gary Freels, President of the Judd S. Alexander Foundation, for participating in our video.

On Friday, September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) issued its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Guidance) as directed by President Biden in an executive order (EO) on September 9, 2021. Click here to see the full Guidance (a helpful FAQ starts on page nine of the Guidance.) […]

Attorney Ashley Hawley walks viewers through what’s involved in the probate process in her latest video.

So you’ve received an inheritance and you’re married. The person who left you the inheritance probably intended for it to benefit you, not your spouse, if you get divorced. How do you protect the inheritance? Wisconsin law provides limited protection.  Under Wisconsin’s Marital Property Act, which governs the classification of assets during marriage and on […]