Lawyer Overview

Mr. Trachtenberg concentrates his practice in real estate development, utilizing his over 30 years of experience in land use, real estate, condominium, municipal, commercial and business law, to assist in land subdivision and zoning approvals, as well as infrastructure and building construction contracts and real estate sales and leases for both commercial and residential properties.

In addition to Mr. Trachtenberg's vast professional experience in his practice area, he served eight years on the city council for the City of Madison, as the alderman for Madison's far west side, serving as council president and as a member of Madison's Board of Estimates, Plan Commission, Board of Public Works, Economic Development Commission, Madison Development Corporation, and Community Development Block Grant Commission. Mr. Trachtenberg has also served on several committees for the Madison Metropolitan School District.  He also hosted "District Reports" on the City of Madison cable access station for over a decade.

Mr. Trachtenberg currently serves as chair of the firm's Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group and the Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Practice Group.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative/Regulatory/Legislative
• Municipal Law
• Real Estate, Land Use & Construction

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1976
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• Dane County Bar Association (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• City of Madison, Alderman
• City of Madison, Council President
• Madison Board of Estimates, Plan Commission, Member
• Madison Development Corporation and Community Development Block Grant Commission, Member
• State of Wisconsin, Main Street Committee, Member

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1976
  J.D.
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1969
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 268-5575

Faxes

(608) 257-2508

Emails

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Websites

http://www.murphydesmond.com