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DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.


DeWitt Ross & Stevens is one of the top ten largest law firms in Wisconsin. It has nearly 90 attorneys practicing in Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee in a variety of legal areas and serves clients of all scopes and sizes. Its clients include large corporations and family owned businesses, employers, associations, individuals, municipalities and others who seek advice in more than 30 different areas of the law.

Nominated by peers as top lawyers nationally and locally its lawyers are known for their experience in several areas including corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, tax, estate planning, family law, personal injury, intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law. The firm is well known in Wisconsin for having the largest group of lobbyists in the state and because of the substantial lobbying experience the team has it frequently interacts with the Governor’s office, virtually all state agencies, the 33 members of the Wisconsin State Senate, 99 members of the State Assembly, Wisconsin’s 2 U.S. Senators and 8 members of the House of Representatives.

Founded in 1903, the firm prides itself on its distinguished history. It has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.



About the founders of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
William Bagley the founder of the firm which would eventually become DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., was an accomplished raconteur and fine looking gentleman of dignified bearing. Bagley was designated master of ceremonies when W.D. Hoard was inaugurated as the 16th governor of Wisconsin in 1888. The firm's recently deceased Partner Jack DeWitt, was a well decorated World War II Veteranwho received the second highest military decoration that can be awarded for extreme valor – the Distinguished Service Cross as a First Lieutenant (Infantry), in the U.S. Army, for his extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 14th Armored Division in action against enemy forces in 1945.

Office locations
Metropolitan Milwaukee Office: 13935 Bishop's Drive, Suite 300, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

Madison (Headquarters) Office: Two East Mifflin Street, Suite 600, Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Management
As of September 2012, Bradley W. Raaths is the firm's President and Managing Partner