Timothy Fenner's Email & Phone

Mr. Fenner is a partner in the firm's Business Practice Group and the Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in municipal law, public and private finance, commercial lending, public utilities, business organizations, tax-exempt organizations and insurance, as well as mergers and acquisitions. He provides transactional counseling to clients in all of the foregoing areas. A nationally recognized authority on legal issues affecting insurance agency ownership and operations, Mr. Fenner is a frequent lecturer and instructor for the Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin. He also speaks at numerous insurance related conventions, meetings and workshops. Significant Representations: Representation of municipal entities concerning annexations, inter-governmental cooperation, public works projects, public financing and utility regulation Representation of insurance related entities concerning regulation and compliance with rules of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, including disciplinary and licensing matters Local counsel in multi-state financing transactions Merger and acquisition regarding insurance agencies and financial service providers Professional Associations and Achievements: Instructor for continuing education requirements for insurance intermediaries Member, American Bar Association Member, Dane County Bar Association Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Recipient, "High Achiever Award" from the Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin, Inc. for contributions to the insurance industry in Wisconsin Named a top Land Use and Zoning Law lawyer in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Selected Presentations and Publications: Columnist for monthly insurance publication On the Legal Side, The Independent Agent IIAW Library Contributor to The Legal League Education: J.D., B.A., cum laude, University of Wisconsin-Madison Articles: An Update on Red Flag Requirements for Insurance Agents (1/18/2011) Declaring Tax Incremental Districts As Distressed: Not A Panacea (10/19/2010) Going Green: The Need to Address Adequate Insurance Coverage (4/2/2010) Municipal Compliance with the Red Flags Rules (2/12/2010) Municipal Compliance with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law (2/11/2010) The Red Flags Rules and Insurance Companies (10/13/2009) Overlapping Tax Incremental Districts in Wisconsin (09/15/2009) Wisconsin Determines that Developers Retaining Private Contractors to Construct Public Infrastructure in Private Developments May Be Subject to the "Prevailing Wage Statute" (03/05/2009) Automobile Accidents: Recovery for Loss of Value (02/10/2009) Beware: An Insurance Trap for the Unwary Contractor (09/22/2008) Property Tax Objections and Appeal Procedures: Changes in the Law! (07/15/2008) Court Limits Power of Municipalities to Require the Installation of Public Improvements by Subdividers (04/01/2007) Court of Appeals Narrows Open Meetings Exception (03/01/2007) Practice Areas: Construction & Transportation Practice Group, Business Practice Group, Litigation Practice Group, Administrative & Regulatory Matters, Appellate Practice, Bid Disputes & Protests, Bond & Insurance Claims, Construction, Contract Negotiation & Drafting, Corporate Law, Financial Institutions/Business Finance, Governmental, Administrative & Regulated Industry, Health Care, Insurance, Lending, Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Reorganizations, Municipal & Local Government, Public Utility Regulations, Operation & Financing, Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development, Tax Exempt & Not-For-Profit Organizations, Water Law