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LEARN ABOUT THE GRGB LEGACY
Recognized as one of the best trial and litigation firms in Wisconsin.
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP is a trial and litigation firm. Since 1968, clients across Wisconsin have come to GRGB with the matters that cannot be quietly resolved: the serious felony charge, the federal indictment, the contested high-asset divorce, the business dispute headed for a courtroom. Our attorneys prepare every case for trial, which means we are ready to try it when a resolution cannot be reached on terms our client can accept.
That approach shapes the work from the first conversation. Evidence is preserved early. Witnesses are prepared as though they will testify. Motions are filed to narrow the issues before a jury is ever seated. Many matters do resolve without a trial, and when they do, they are likely to resolve in a way that is favorable to our clients.
GRGB handles criminal defense, federal charges, appeals, family law, personal injury, and complex civil and commercial litigation from our office in downtown Milwaukee, and we appear in courts throughout the state. We also believe clear communication is part of the job: clients hear from their attorney, not just about their case, but about what is coming next and why.
Why Choose Us?
Cases We Handle
GRGB’s practice is built around legal matters where the stakes are high, and the outcome is contested. The areas below represent the core of the firm’s work.
Criminal Defense
A criminal charge in Wisconsin can carry consequences that last far longer than any sentence. GRGB defends the most serious charges the state brings: homicide and murder, sex crimes, drug trafficking and drug house charges, weapons offenses, OWI, and white-collar allegations. A Class A felony carries life imprisonment, and Wisconsin’s Truth-in-Sentencing framework eliminated parole for modern offenses, which makes what happens before sentencing decisive. Our team includes former prosecutors and former Wisconsin State Public Defenders who have seen how these cases are built from both sides. These cases move quickly, and decisions made in the first weeks shape what remains possible later: whether to speak with investigators, whether to consent to a search, what evidence gets preserved before it is gone. GRGB is retained at every stage, from the initial investigation through trial and sentencing, and each case is prepared as though it will be tried.
Federal Crimes
Federal charges are a different system, not a harsher version of the same one. Cases are investigated by the FBI, DEA, IRS, and ATF, often for months or years before an indictment, and prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Sentencing runs through the advisory federal guidelines alongside statutory mandatory minimums, and there is no parole in the federal system. GRGB’s federal practice includes attorneys who served as federal prosecutors, and the firm handles matters from the first target letter through the Seventh Circuit.
Appeals
A conviction is not always the end of the case. Wisconsin gives a defendant 20 days after sentencing to file a Notice of Intent to Pursue Post-Conviction Relief, and missing that window can jeopardize the direct appeal. GRGB handles post-conviction motions, direct appeals to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, federal habeas corpus petitions, actual innocence claims, and post-conviction DNA testing motions. The firm represents clients serving life and multiple life sentences, and practices at every level of review through the U.S. Supreme Court.
Divorce
Wisconsin courts begin from a presumption that divisible marital property is split equally; but equal is the starting point, and in a high-asset divorce especially, the real work is everything that follows. Closely held businesses have to be valued. Retirement accounts and deferred compensation have to be divided without triggering tax consequences. Income has to be established before maintenance can be argued. GRGB handles contested divorces involving business interests, executive compensation, and multi-property estates, and works with forensic accountants and valuation professionals to present the court an accurate picture as we advocate fiercely for your interests.
Civil Litigation
When a dispute cannot be negotiated, it gets decided in a courtroom. GRGB litigates breach of contract claims, insurance coverage and bad faith disputes, property and boundary conflicts, fraud and misrepresentation claims, defamation, and business torts. The firm handles matters in Wisconsin circuit courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and on appeal, which means the attorneys who try your case can also handle the appeal without a handoff to outside counsel.
Family Law
Wisconsin law separates legal custody, the right to make major decisions, from physical placement, where the child actually lives, and the rules governing each are different. GRGB handles contested custody and placement, child support and modifications, paternity, adoption, LGBTQ family law, parental relocation, guardianships, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. These cases are decided on evidence, and the parent who arrives prepared for the guardian ad litem process and for a contested hearing is in a stronger position.
Personal Injury
After a serious crash, the insurance company assigns an adjuster whose job is to reduce what the company pays. GRGB handles serious injury and wrongful death claims; car and truck collisions, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian crashes, and premises liability. Wisconsin’s comparative negligence rule means every percentage point of fault assigned to you comes out of your recovery, and the deadlines are unforgiving: most injury claims run three years, but a wrongful death claim arising from a motor vehicle accident must be filed within two.
Additional Practice Areas
GRGB’s work also includes commercial litigation, business law, white collar criminal investigations, estate planning and probate, professional license defense, government licensing, compliance and administrative review, real estate and construction law, and service as Wisconsin local counsel for out-of-state firms.
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A Dynamic Team of Attorneys
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP has handled complex legal issues for more than 55 years.
Clients return to GRGB, and they send their families and colleagues, because of how the work gets done. The firm was founded by trial lawyers in 1968, and that identity has not changed: cases are prepared for a courtroom, communication is direct, and the attorney handling your matter is the one you will speak with about it.
GRGB practices from 330 East Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, within walking distance of both the federal courthouse and the Milwaukee County Courthouse, and appears in courts across Wisconsin; Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Sheboygan, Madison, Green Bay, and beyond.
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If you are facing a criminal charge, a federal investigation, a contested divorce, a serious injury, or a business dispute headed for court, the earlier you have counsel involved, the more options remain open. Call 414-271-1440 or send a message through our contact form to schedule a consultation.
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330 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 1170
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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