Lawyer Overview

Mr. Pasch has practiced law in Madison since 1972 and is a shareholder in the firm. He was ranked as one of the top lawyers for consumer law in Dane County in a poll of lawyers published by Madison Magazine in January 2007.  Mr. Pasch was recently voted as one of Wisconsin's "Super Lawyers" as a business lawyer.

His practice emphasizes creditors' rights, collection law, contract law, general business representation, real and personal property leases, commercial law and litigation, and partnership litigation.

In collection matters he has represented a broad spectrum of local, national and international clients, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, financial institutions and loan companies, automobile dealerships and leasing companies, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers; agri-businesses; landlords; from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He advises credit managers and business personnel on credit and collection policies and procedures.

Mr. Pasch provides legal services to financial institutions in commercial and real estate loan transactions, ranging from loan documentation to workouts.

Mr. Pasch provides a broad scope of legal services to business clients, ranging from advice regarding every day issues to the purchase and sale of a business.  He was lead counsel to a regional broadcast company that successfully concluded a transaction involving the sale of numerous broadcast facilities, including six television stations and six radio stations.

Mr. Pasch has been involved in numerous collection lawsuits, and other business and commercial litigation, in state and federal courts, and has worked with nearly all of the major nationwide commercial and retail collection agencies. He has represented insurers, law firms and collection agencies in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act litigation.

He has served as a receiver by judicial appointment. His book, Wisconsin Collection Law, is the leading comprehensive publication available on this subject and is now published as Volumes 12 and 13 of the Wisconsin Practice Series.

Areas of Practice

• Business
• Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy
• Real Estate, Land Use & Construction

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Business Organizations, Partnerships, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Property & Casualty, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1972
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1972
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• Dane County Bar Association, 1980 (Member, Secretary)
• Dane County Bar Association, 1981 - 1983 (Director)
• Commercial Law League of America (Member)
• International Association of Commercial Collectors (Member)
• National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (Member)
• ACA International
• Conference on Consumer Finance
• Dane County Case Mediation Program (Mediator)
• Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Bar (Member)
• Temple Beth El, President 1984-1986; Director, 1976-present
• Madison Community Foundation, 1997 - 2003 (Member, Grantmaking Committee)
• Madison Community Foundation, 2004 - Present (Member, Audit Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Top Contracts & Consumer Law Lawyers, Dane County, Madison Magazine, 2003

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Small Business Development Center
• Lecturer, Commercial Law League of America
• Lecturer, American Management Association
• Lecturer, National Association of Credit Management
• Lecturer, UW Law School Practice Course
• Lecturer, Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, National Business Institute

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972
  J.D.
• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1968
  B.A.

Published Works

• Wisconsin Collection Law, Thomson/West 2006 (2nd edition)_, With Annual Supplements
• Digest of Commercial Law of the World, (Wisconsin Variation), Oceana Publications, Inc., 1985. Updated in 1988, 1991 and 1994
• Co-Author, Collection Remedies Chapter of the Wisconsin Guide to Business Law, Wisconsin CLE Books, 2006, as updated

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 268-5615

Faxes

(608) 257-4333

Emails

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Websites

http://www.murphydesmond.com