Kevin J. Palmersheim

Kevin J. Palmersheim is the co-founder of and the managing attorney at Haley Palmersheim, S.C. From the firm's offices in Middleton, Wisconsin, he provides representation to companies, their owners and prospective entrepreneurs throughout the state in a wide variety of business transactions and litigation. Admitted to practice before all Wisconsin state courts, Mr. Palmersheim is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Held in high esteem by his colleagues for his body of work and superior ethics, he has received a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo and a Distinguished* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, Mr. Palmersheim was a 2010 recipient of a Leader in the Law award that is bestowed annually by the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Mr. Palmersheim's transactional experience has included the representation of clients in the purchases and sales of businesses as well as in dissolutions. He has handled shareholder, partnership and limited liability company member disputes both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table, and his litigation experience also extends to contract breaches and other matters. He serves as outside general counsel for companies throughout the state as well.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Palmersheim attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he majored in political science and business, and obtained a Bachelor of Science in 1989. His legal education came at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1992. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Palmersheim is a past president of the Dane County Bar Association and a member of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.