President

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Phone:  (414) 276-2850

Fax: (414) 276-0731

Mr. Pettit is head of the litigation and the Labor and Employment practice groups.  He represents employers and key employees in all types of employment based conflicts and agreements.  He represents employers in managing their relationships with unions, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and defending the administration of those agreements before the NLRB.  Mr. Pettit is also available to consult with business on ways in which they might avoid unionization of the workplace, and he regularly advises employees on how to best manage the various laws governing the workplace.

In addition to litigating employment matters before all courts and agencies, Mr. Pettit concentrates his litigation practice in the areas of business disputes, including business torts and contract; and in cases dealing with professional malpractice.

Areas of Practice
Business & General Civil Litigation
Labor Employment Law
Professional Wrongdoing

Bar Admissions
All Wisconsin Courts, both trial and appellate.

Federal Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admitted on case by case basis in both Federal and State Courts in other jurisdictions.

Education
Juris Doctor: Marquette University Law School
B.A.: Washburn University 

Professional Associations
State Bar of Wisconsin - Litigation Section

Publications
Ask the Experts: How Much Leave Should I Offer My Employees; Small Business Times, October 1997

R. Pettit, Book review, (reviewing Henry L. Hecht, Effective Depositions, Wisconsin Lawyer, (1997)

Attorney-Client Privilege, Managing Attorney-Client Privilege and The Work Product Doctrine In Wisconsin, MBI, Inc., 2002

The Wisconsin Guide to Business Law, Volume VIII Author of chapter on Employment Contracts (Updated Annually)

Employers beware of Real ID law; Small Business Times, May 21, 2007

May an Employee Be Fired to Save Money?

Electronic Discovery What Doesit Mean and Why Should You Care?

The Essence of Time

For Employers, Year End Bonuses May Cost More Than You Think