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Partner

Lawyer Overview

DEBRA A. SLATER is a partner in our Milwaukee office where her practice includes employment law, debtor and creditor's rights, and commercial litigation.

Ms. Slater is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1975) and of Marquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). She has served as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School, teaching Civil Pretrial Practice and as an instructor for the American Institute for Paralegal Studies, teaching torts and contract law.

She is a lecturer for the University of Wisconsin Extension in the area of employment law. Ms. Slater was an officer and is currently a director of America's Second Harvest of Wisconsin. She was a member of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility and served on its Professional Responsibility Committee. She has authored a chapter on wage and hour laws to be included in the upcoming state bar publication, Wisconsin Business Law.

Ms Slater is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and all state trial level courts. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Business Law
• Employee Benefits & Employment Law
• Debtor/Creditor's Rights
• Commercial Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Debtor/Creditor, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1990
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Wisconsin

Professional Associations and Memberships

• America's Second Harvest of Wisconsin (Director)
• Supreme Court of Wisconsin's Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (Member/Professional Responsibility Committee)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• Milwaukee Bar Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Civil Pretrial Practice, Marquette University Law School
• Teacher, Torts and Contract Law, American Institute for Paralegal Studies
• Lecturer, Employment Law, University of Wisconsin

Education

• Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Wisconsin, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction

Address

700 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phones

(414) 276-5800

Faxes

(414) 276-0458

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wbb-law.com