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Gregg M. Herman , Esq.

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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

Mediated numerous consumer disputes regarding bank services including alleged fraud and misconduct
Litigation and dispute resolution regarding business valuations and executive compensation

Class Action & Mass Tort

Mediated numerous consumer disputes regarding bank services including alleged fraud and misconduct

Employment Law

Representation involving wrongful termination of employment based on sexual harassment and discrimination
Representation of employment issues relating to employment contracts

Entertainment & Sports

Representation and dispute resolution in cases involving professional athletes, employees and executives of professional sports organizations

Family Law

As an advocate and mediator, Attorney Herman has significant experience handling a broad range of family law matters, including:

Allocation of family debts
Allocation of parental responsibilities
Allocation of parenting time
Attorneys’ fees, fees and sanctions
Bad faith litigation
Cohabitation issues
College contribution
Distribution of assets and debts
Double counting
Duty of both parties to mitigate damage to the marital estate
Enforcement proceedings
Fraud/material misrepresentation/appointment of receiver
Expert witness
Grandparent visitation
Imputing income
Maintenance and reviews of maintenance
Marital and nonmarital property issues
Modification of support
Retirement issues
Pet issues
Post-decree proceedings
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Relocation of children
Setting maintenance and child support
Stock options and valuations
Tax ramifications
Valuations of businesses

As an advocate, mediator, and arbitrator, Attorney Herman has significant experience handling a broad range of family law matters, including:

Allocation of family debts
Attorneys’ fees, fees and sanctions
Distribution of assets and debts
Marital and nonmarital property issues
Setting maintenance and child support

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

Real Property

Represented clients in matters involving real property valuation

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.

Background and Education

Shareholder; Loeb, Herman & Drew (n/k/a Loeb & Herman, S.C.); 1991–2022
Senior Associate; Leonard L. Loeb, S.C.; 1984–1990
Assistant District Attorney, Head of Consumer Fraud Unit, Milwaukee County, 1977–1984
Felony Trial Attorney, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, 1980–1984
J.D., University of Wisconsin, 1977
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974

Virtual & In-Person Locations

Home Offices

Chicago, IL
Milwaukee, WI

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