Claude counsels business owners primarily in real estate and business transactions. For nearly 30 years, Claude has represented landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions; buyers, sellers and developers of real property; lenders and borrowers in loan transactions; property owners in zoning matters and objections to property tax assessments; entrepreneurs in business start-ups and corporate organizational matters and existing businesses, by providing trademark and copyright protection and by drafting and negotiating manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, and other contracts.

Claude Assists Clients With

• Commercial Loan Transactions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Commercial Lease Agreements
• Property Tax Issues
• Condominium Law
• Zoning Matters
• Business Organization, Acquisitions and Sales
• Manufacturing and Distribution Agreements
• Trademark and Copyright Law

Representative Clients

• AT&T Wireless
• TCF Bank
• Associated Bank
• Schwaab, Inc.

Examples of Claude’s Recent Client Work

• Serving as the primary legal counsel for several major telecommunications companies for more than 25 years, Claude has negotiated hundreds of lease and license agreements and handled dozens of zoning matters in connection with the location of antenna facilities.
• Claude won a decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals which overturned an illegal commercial property tax assessment, saving the client over $100,000 in real estate taxes over a four year period.
• Claude has served as lender’s counsel to more than a dozen banks over in real estate and asset-based lending transactions.