Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Year Joined Organization: 2003

Lawyer Overview

Rich Thal focuses his practice on labor relations matters, primarily representing public sector unions.  He has extensive experience in grievance arbitration, collective bargaining, and wage and hour issues.  In addition, Rich has represented individuals in a variety of employment-related matters.

Rich Thal serves the community through pro-bono work as a supervising and managing attorney at the Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic.

Areas of Practice

• Labor 100%

Representative Cases

• Repa v. Roadway Exp., Inc., 2005 WL 2275939 (E.D.Wis. 2005)
• Mattila v. Employe Trust Funds Bd., 626 N.W.2d 33 (Wis.App. 2001)
• Milas v. Labor Ass'n of Wisconsin, Inc., 571 N.W.2d 565 (Wis. 1997)
• Wisconsin Retired Teachers Ass'n, Inc. v. Employe Trust Funds Bd., 558 N.W.2d 83 (Wis. 1997)
• Association of Career Employees v. Klauser, 536 N.W.2d 478 (Wis.App. 1995)
• City of Janesville v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Com'n, 535 N.W. 2d 34 (Wis.App. 1995)
• County of LaCrosse v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Com'n, 488 N.W.2d 94 (Wis.App. 1992)
• Glass v. Dachel, 2 F.3d 733 (7th Cir.(Wis.) 1993)
• County of LaCrosse v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Com'n, 488 N.W.2d 94 (Wis.App. 1992)
• Sauk County v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Com'n, 477 N.W.2d 267 (Wis. 1991)

West Practice Categories

Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1988

Pro Bono Activities

• Supervising Attorney, Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic, 1988 - Present
• Managing Attorney, Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic, 2001 - Present

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, May, 1988
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1985
  Master of Arts, Industrial Relations
• Harvard University, 1974
  Bachelor of Arts in History and Science
  Honors: magna cum laude

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Unemployment Compensation Law" Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1991
• "Unemployment Compensation Law" Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1992
• "Unemployment Compensation Law" Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1994

Address

Ten East Doty Street
Suite 400
P.O. BOX 2965
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 282-6200

Faxes

(608) 282-6252

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lawtoncates.com