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About Frenn Law
MAJOR BUSINESS DISPUTES RESOLVED
In 1996, the Journal communication combined the Milwaukee Journal and the Milwaukee Sentinel into the Journal Sentinel. In the process, it laid off over 200 employees. A major part of the compensation to these employees’ compensation was their participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Journal Communication raised the price on the stock but would not let former employees participate in the new stock price. Thomas L. Frenn led a team of four attorneys who recovered 8.9 million dollars for 156 former employees of Journal Communications.
In 1996, Thomas L. Frenn received a $180,000 for insurance clients from a bank, when an insurance agent cased premade checks and forged signature of insurance clients.
In 2020, a benefactor gave a one million dollar fund to a dance company. The former executive director of the dance company tried to steal that money. Thomas L. Frenn defeated Foley & Lardner and Godrey & Kahn, tow of the largest firms in this state, to recover 1.5 million dollars for the dance case. This case went to the Wisconsin Supreme Court where Thomas L. Frenn prevailed.
SIGNIFICANT APPELATE CASES
Pagoudis vs Amy Keidel 2023 WI 27, 406 Wis2d 542, 988 N.W.2d 605
Frisch vs Henrichs 2007 Wi 102, 736 N.W..2d 85
Allied Insurance Center Inc. vs Wauwatosa Savings and Loan Association 200 Wis 2d 359, 546 N.W.2d 544 (1996)
Bohrer vs City of Milwaukee 2001 Wi. App. 237, 249 Wis2d 319, 635 N.W.2d 816
In the matter of the Bill Borchert Larson Revocable Trust 2018 AP 1294, decided 2019
Our Practice
Practice Areas
- Small Business Law;
- Real Estate Law;
- Non-profit Organizations;
- Estate Planning;
- Probate Disputes; and
- Residential and Commercial Transactions.
Our Approach
At Frenn Law, we specialize in bringing the law to your corner. We are dedicated to understanding what results you want and to helping you understand what actions we can take on your behalf. We will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you understand the choices you are making and feel empowered to make them.
Thomas L. Frenn
Thomas L. Frenn is a Leading Lawyer in Elder Law, Litigation and Estate Planning. He focuses his practice on small business law, real estate, non-profit organizations, wills, trusts, estate planning, probate disputes, and family disputes after death. He also has extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate transactions, including buying/selling, tax-free exchanges and eminent domain cases.
- Awards by the State Bar for serving as Business Law Section Chair and on the State Bar Board of Governors.
- Lecturer on Ethics for Non-Profits and other Business Liability.
- Tom coauthored the chapter on “Buying and Selling a Small Business” with Shawn Govern, which is a part of a nine-volume Business Advisor Series published by the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Email: frennlaw@gmail.com
Civic Accomplishments
- Board Member, Milwaukee Public Museum (1993 - 2014)
- Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program (2008 - Present)
- Board Member and former Chair, Ranch Community Services, Inc (1983 - 2009)
- Board Member, Kids Matter, Inc. (2000 - Present)
- Member, Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee, Downtown
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, Board of Governors (2004 - 2006)
- Chair, Business Law Section (2002 - 2004)
- Vice Chair, Legislative Chair & Treasurer, Business Law Section (2000 - 2006)
- Editor, The Business Law Newsletter (2000 - 2002)
- Chair, Nonprofit Organizations Committee of Business Law Section