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ATTORNEY JOHN ALLEN CAUCUTTProfession:      “BV” Attorney (National Rating by Martindale Hubbell)BAR MEMBERSHIP:           U.S. District Court, Eastern District of WisconsinU.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin Wisconsin Supreme CourtSouth Dakota Supreme CourtWisconsin Bar AssociationSouth Dakota Bar AssociationWaukesha County Bar Association            WORK EXPERIENCE:  Law Office of John A. Caucutt: Owner and Managing Attorney105 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 210 Oconomowoc, WI   53066Established: August 3, 2002Areas of Practice:A.         Family Law: Divorce, Divorce Modification, Child Custody and Placement, Child Support Enforcement and Defense, Paternity, Annulment, Voluntary and Involuntary Adoption, Marital Property Agreements, Domestic Abuse and Harassment Injunctions, and all other litigation related to family law.B.         Probate and Guardianship: Formal and Informal Probate Administration, Will Contests, Marital Property Law, Guardianship and Protective Placement, Guardianship - Minor and Incompetent, Guardianship Inventory and Annual Accounting, and all other litigation related to all probate and guardianship matters.C.         Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Marital Property Agreements, Gift and Marital Property Planning.D.         Real Estate: Purchase and Sale of residential real estate, Landlord/Tenant, Easements, Adverse Possession, Financing, Foreclosures, Partition, Lot Line Disputes, and all other litigation related to real estate matters.E.         Civil Litigation Generally: Small Claims, Large Claims, Debt Collection, Unjust Enrichment Claims.            1997-2002Swendson / Menting Law Ltd., Associate:175 East Wisconsin Ave.,Oconomowoc, Wisconsin   53066-0123            1996-1997 Levy & Levy, S.C., Associate:N61 W6058 Columbia RoadCedarburg, Wisconsin   53012            1995-1996First Judicial Circuit, South Dakota, Law Clerk:P.O. Box 63Yankton, South Dakota   57078      The Honorable Arthur L. Rusch, Presiding      The Honorable Kathleen K. Caldwell      The Honorable Richard Bogue      The Honorable Lee A. Tappe      Law Magistrate Mary Dell Cody      Law Magistrate Bruce V. Anderson      PRE-LAW EMPLOYMENT:Miller Brewing Company, Corporate Headquarters:Milwaukee, Wisconsin  Corporate Communications - Tour ProgramTerm of Employment: February 19, 1987 to July 16, 1992      LEGAL EDUCATION:University of South Dakota, School of Law:414 E. Clark StreetVermillion, South Dakota   57069      Law School Honors:*Deans List:   Spring ‘95 (Sem. G.P.A. - 90.18)Kenneth E. Raschke Scholarship, ‘92-‘93George Applegate Scholarship, ‘93-‘94Justice James M. Doyle Scholarship, ‘94-‘95      Law School Academic Achievements:Dean’s Certificate of Achievement:      *Modern Real Estate - High Grade In Class      *Law & Medicine - High Grade In ClassLaw Review, Writer - Spring 1995: Unpublished      (Turner Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC: Continued       Inconsistency In O’Brien Test Application)      Graduate Research Assistantship For Law School:Provided research and wrote legal memorandums for various      projects throughout Spring ‘95 for:Professor David English, Estate PlanningProfessor Thomas E. Geu, Corporations LawProfessor Frank Slagle, Tax LawProfessor Catherine Tinker, Environmental Law      UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee:Bachelor of Business Administration, May 1990Majors:  Marketing and Industrial Personnel Relations      Deans Honor List - Spring ‘88      ACTIVITIES:Waukesha County Bar Association - Probate Section      - Caselaw - Section Updates: 2002- 2003       - Past Chairman 2003-2004       - Chairman 2002-2003      - Chairman Elect 2001 - 2002           - Board of Directors 1998 to 2000      - Member 1997 to Present     Waukesha County Bar Association - Family Law Section      - Member of Steering Committee 1998-1999      - Member 1997 to PresentWaukesha County Circuit Court System     - Guardian ad Litem: Family Court      - Guardian ad Litem: Probate Court (Inactive)Jefferson County Circuit Court System     - Guardian ad Litem: Family CourtOconomowoc KIWANIS Breakfast Club       - Lieutenant Governor 2004-2006      - Past President 2002-2004      - President 2000-2001 and 2001-2002      - President Elect 1999-2000      - Board Member 1998-1999 and 1999-2000      - Member 1997 to PresentOconomowoc Public Library Board Of Trustees       - Mayoral Appointee: 2003-2005Oconomowoc Chamber of Commerce      - Ambassador 1997 to 2003  Oconomowoc Area Senior Center      - Director’s Advisory Committee on Funding 2002-2003St. Paul’s Lutheran Church      - Member 2005 to 2010      - St. Paul’s Lutheran Day School - School Board 2009 to 2010      - St. Paul's Principal Call Committee - 2009 to 2010          Shorehaven Corporate Board        - Member 2004 - 2008Oconomowoc Sports Booster Club       - Member 20013 - Present       - Audit and Finance Committee - 2014 to Present

Practices Areas

Estate Planning

Real Estate

Family

Probate

Language

English

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