Attorneys & Staff

Jonathan Cermele

Jon received his B.A. from Earlham College in 1984 and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1992. He has represented law enforcement officers exclusively for the last 10 years.

A member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, he has successfully argued cases before Wisconsin Circuit Courts, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Jon has a broad range of experience in matters that arise on and off-the-job, with an emphasis on critical incidents (i.e. officer-involved shootings), personal injury (squad, motorcycle and off-duty accidents), civil litigation (including constitutional claims, wage claims and liberty interests), criminal investigations, disciplinary appeals, grievance arbitration and interest arbitration.

Brendan P. Matthews

Brendan received his B.A. from the University of Vermont, Burlington, in 2005, and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2009. In law school, Brendan garnered "Best Oralist" honors as Moot Court Board member and competed at the prestigious National Entertainment Law Competition in Malibu, California. He also interned with the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ("WERC") and clerked for two years at the Madison law firm of Gingras, Cates & Luebke, S.C. Additionally, Brendan worked for the Sheboygan County District Attorney's Office (performing the same duties as an Assistant District Attorney under the Supreme Court's Student Practice Rule). He was even awarded the Sheboygan Police Department's Citizen's Distinguished Service Award for "courageous acts of bravery to aid and assist law enforcement," as a result of having rescued a drowning girl in Lake Michigan. As member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, Brendan is focusing his efforts on defending law enforcement personnel in criminal investigations, disciplinary appeals, citizen complaints, and general civil litigation.

 

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