With the merger of West & Dunn and The Letendre Group, we are honored to count Benoit Letendre and Andrew Adams among our legal team. Ben Letendre is the newest partner at West & Dunn. His practice focuses on providing solutions to corporate and municipal clients throughout Wisconsin. Ben is a veteran who served as […]
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West & Dunn and The Letendre Group are proud to announce that they have merged to become a single law firm, effective August 1, 2021. This merger represents a joining of equals with highly complementary practice strengths that will enable the new firm to provide a broader set of services to you. The new firm
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West and Dunn is proud to announce the addition of Anthony B. Sparks as an associate attorney in its Waunakee office. Anthony’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and federal appellate litigation concerning veterans’ disability benefits. Anthony worked previously for West & Dunn as a summer associate during law school. He is a veteran of the
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On June 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided a case titled Arellano v. McDonough. The main question of the case was whether Mr. Arellano, who applied for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) thirty years after separation from service, can calculate disability benefits starting on the date
West and Dunn is celebrating five years of service. What began as two lawyers with a passion for veterans’ issues, working from a small office in Waunakee, Wisconsin, has grown to ten attorneys and fifteen staff members in four locations, providing a diverse array of legal services to veterans, businesses, and individuals. And there is more
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In a recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the case of Andrews v. McDonough, the Court held that new evidence may not be introduced when a claim is in front of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals as part of their direct review docket. The Court stated that this rule applies to
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In Wisconsin, various state departments, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and in some cases railroads and utilities, have the power to acquire property through condemnation. This is sometimes referred to as the power of eminent domain. Condemnation may take place without the consent of the owner of the property, provided the owner receives fair compensation
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For years, studies have shown an association between exposure to Agent Orange and bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinson’s-like symptoms. Despite the evidence supporting this connection, VA has refused to propose a regulation adding these ailments to the list of conditions presumed to be associated with exposure to Agent Orange. Frustrated by VA’s failure to act, in January
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Many employers ask their workers to sign noncompete agreements in an effort to protect themselves from former employees. Noncompete agreements may take many forms, but most generally seek to prevent an employee from taking certain actions that would be harmful his or her former employer after employment ends. For example, the agreement may prohibit a
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