111 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
T: 414-376-5328
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Gregg M. Herman, Esq.
JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator
Contact Information
Hayley Prager
111 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
T: 414-376-5328
General Biography
Practice Areas
Arbitration
Business Commercial
Entertainment and Sports
Family Law
Professional Liability
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Background and Education
Attorney Gregg M. Herman joins JAMS in Milwaukee, bringing 38 years of family law experience to the panel in Wisconsin. Attorney Herman is a lifelong resident of Milwaukee, where he practiced as an assistant district attorney for Milwaukee County for seven years prior to taking up a full-time family law practice in 1984.
Attorney Herman is a board-certified senior specialist in family law trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is the editor of the Wisconsin State Bar’s forms and procedures book on family law and a columnist on family law issues for the Wisconsin Law Journal. He dedicates significant time to writing and speaking on settlement negotiations and is an adjunct professor teaching settlement negotiations at Marquette University Law School.
Attorney Herman believes that careful attention to the needs of his clients and the minimization of conflict are essential to maintaining relationships, even after a marriage has ended.
Representative Matters
Business Commercial
Litigation and dispute resolution regarding business valuations and executive compensation
Entertainment and Sports
Representation and dispute resolution in cases involving professional athletes, employees and executives of professional sports organizations
Family Law
Allocation of parental responsibilities
Allocation of parenting time
Distribution of assets and debts
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Valuations of businesses
Setting maintenance and child support
Modification of support
Marital and nonmarital property issues
Allocation of family debts
Professional Liability
Prior service as both plaintiff/defense expert in legal malpractice cases
Third-party in legal malpractice cases
Prior service as a third-party consultant and as an expert witness in cases involving attorney fee disputes
Practice representing the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, including expert witness work for both the OLR and attorneys appearing before OLR.
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Retained Counsel, Office of Lawyer Regulation
Family Law Columnist, Wisconsin Law Journal
Pro Bono Counsel, Wisconsin Chapter, Make-a-Wish Foundation
Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School
Primary author of 1993 Wis. Act 78, creating an automatic stay in family law actions
Past Chair, Family Law Section, American Bar Association
Past President, Milwaukee North Shore Rotary Club
Memberships and Affiliations
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation
Selected Awards and Honors
Board-Certified Senior Family Law Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Lawyer of the Year Award, Senior Lawyers Division, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2022
Selected Publications
Editor, Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedure Handbook, State Bar of Wisconsin.
Gregg M. Herman and Kenneth H. Waldron, “Beyond the Divorce: Crafting Successful Settlement Agreements,” 93 Wis. Law. 34 (December 2020).
“The Role of a Family Law Attorney in Settlement Negotiations,” Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 52, Nos. 1 and 2 (Spring/Summer 2019).
“Third-Party Visitation: A Historical Perspective,” Wisconsin Lawyer, May 2019 (co-written with Mark Fremgen).
“Ten Commandments of Divorce Settlement Negotiations” and “Game Theory and Its Application to Divorce Settlement Negotiations”; North Carolina AAML; Raleigh, North Carolina; February 22, 2019.
“Thought Leadership Breakfast: OLR/Ethics”; Wisconsin Law Journal; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; October 17, 2018.
“Preaching Against the Choir: What Attorneys Don’t Like About Mediation (and How We Can Change the Perception)”; Wisconsin Association of Mediators; Madison, Wisconsin; March 16, 2018.
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