Firm History

William Kaumheimer started his law practice in

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in 1894. In 1919, he formed a partnership with Reginald Kenney, and the firm became Kaumheimer & Kenney. Mr. Kaumheimer was the president of the

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in 1919 and 1920. In 1925, his son, Leon E. Kaumheimer, joined him, and Mr. Kenney left the firm. The firm was then renamed Kaumheimer & Kaumheimer. After William Kaumheimer died in 1938, the firm of Kaumheimer, Alt & Likert was established, and no new partners or associates joined until 1949. Jack Reinhart joined the firm in 1949, followed by Roger Boerner in 1954, and Richard Van Deuren and Richard Norris in 1956. In 1962, the firm changed its name to Kaumheimer, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren & Norris. In 1969, the firm incorporated as a service corporation and changed its name to Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren & Norris, s.c. In 1974, the firm added "Rieselbach" to its name. Expansion, to Denver, came in 1985. Over the following years, further offices opened in Madison (1993); Waukesha, WI (2002); Rockford, IL (2005); Phoenix (2011); and Chicago (2012).

References

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''. Reinhart is ranked by U.S. News Media/Best Law Firms in several of its practice areas. Benchmark Litigation 2013 has named Reinhart as a recommended law firm and Reinhart attorneys Mark Cameli, Scott Hansen and David Peterson as local litigation stars for Wisconsin. Reinhart shareholder Gail Olsen was quoted in Business Journal-Milwaukee article on challenges small business owners face under

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. Tracey Klein, co-chair of Reinhart's Health Care Practice, quoted in Business Journal-Milwaukee article on health exchange navigators Reinhart Immigration chair Ben Kurten quoted in Business Journal-Milwaukee article on worker visa cap Peter Blain's article in

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External links

www.reinhartlaw.com Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Law firms based in Milwaukee 1894 establishments in Wisconsin