Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Middleton, WI

As shareholder at Haley Palmersheim, S.C., Cathleen Dettmann handles cases of business law, contract law, trademarks and copyrights. As an experienced trial attorney, she represents clients in Wisconsin and provides estate planning for individuals and businesses and legal representation for anyone buying or selling a business. A former public policy analyst and lobbyist who represented clients before the Wisconsin State Legislature, she has a specific interest in working with those in the farming business.

In 2000, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, then attended the University of Wisconsin Law School where she graduated cum laude and obtained a Juris Doctor. For her hard work in law school, Ms. Dettmann was given the Dean’s Academic Achievement Award. While studying, she also had the opportunity to study literature and poetry in Dublin, Ireland, at Trinity College Dublin.

Ms. Dettmann’s practice extends to franchise law; securities fraud; corporations and LLCs; noncompete agreements; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; shareholder, partnership and operating agreements; and shareholder and partnership disputes. An associate fellow for the Litigation Counsel of America, she is also a member of the Dane County Bar Association, the Legal Association for Women, the State Bar of Wisconsin and the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Young Lawyers Division.

With her history as both an attorney and a lobbyist, she has extensive experience in efficiently resolving multifaceted disputes and analyzing complex issues. Whether a case requires a delicate approach or a forceful type of advocacy, Ms. Dettmann can access the situation early to determine how to best represent her clients.