Davis & Kuelthau: Corporate attorney Steve Laabs named Up and Coming Lawyer for 2013

Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. today announced that Steve Laabs, member of the Corporate Law Team, has been selected by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of its Up and Coming Lawyers for 2013. This award honors attorneys who have demonstrated leadership, contributed to their community and successfully achieved legal outcomes early in their career.

Steve regularly counsels clients on a variety of general business, corporate, commercial finance and real estate transactions. He also provides counsel to secured creditors in commercial litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, state court receivership and other insolvency matters, in addition to other general business matters including start-ups, choice of entity selection, corporate governance and equity owner relations.

Laabs received his J.D., cum laude from Marquette University Law School and his B.S., cum laude from Marquette University. He also serves on the Board Development Committee for the St. Thomas More High School Alumni Association, is a member of the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (MYLA), and organizes networking functions for the South Suburban Chamber of Commerce.

“We are proud to have Steve on our team of talented and dedicated attorneys,” said Scott Fiducci, the firm’s Corporate Law Team Chair. “His outstanding efforts in serving as a proactive business and legal counselor for his clients, along with this overall efforts in the young professional community not only show how much of an asset he is to Davis & Kuelthau, but in the Milwaukee community as well.”

This award will be presented to Steve and 25 other young legal professionals at a ceremony to be held at the Harley-Davidson Museum on September 26, 2013.

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Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. offers an array of innovative legal solutions to regional and out-of-state corporate, public, private and individual clients that range from small, midsized institutions to large municipalities and corporations. The firm’s more than 65 attorneys, who practice from five offices across Wisconsin, have national experience combined with strong community ties. For more information, please visit http://www.dkattorneys.com.