Oak Bank Selected as In Business Executive Choice Award Finalist

For Immediate Release

Contact: Karen Virnoche
608.441.6000
kvirnoche@oakbankonline.com

Oak Bank Selected as In Business Executive Choice Award Finalist

Fitchburg, WI – Oak Bank is honored to announce it has once again been named as an In Business magazine Executive Choice Award finalist in the banking for business category.

Area business leaders identify organizations they feel excel in their industry in 37 business-related categories, which means companies have achieved top-of-mind awareness in the business community to be named as Executive Choice Award recipients.

“We are honored to be recognized as an industry leader by the business community that we serve,” said Terry Taylor, Oak Bank President. “Our people make this recognition possible. Our associates work tirelessly with enthusiasm and integrity to create a great experience with each client interaction. Supporting our community is also a top priority and is accomplished through generous donations of time, talent and monetary contributions.”  

This recognition is particularly special this year. Oak Bank started 2020 off with a celebration of 20 years in business. The focus of the year pivoted quickly as COVID-19 took aim at partner businesses.

“2020 has been equal parts challenge and reward,” said Jim McNulty, Oak Bank, SVP Business Banking. “Everything we do is centered around helping businesses grow year over year. COVID-19 put that in jeopardy. All of us here were proud to find the path to PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loans to provide our partner businesses the much-needed support.”

About Oak Bank

Oak Bank has been deeply rooted in the Fitchburg community and Madison area for 20 years, meeting the financial needs of homeowners and businesses by offering top-notch service, quick answers and unique solutions, all while supporting over 125 local nonprofits each year. Visit oakbankonline.com to learn more.

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Strang Madison Office Awarded 1st WELL Gold Certified Space in WI

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Strang Madison Office Awarded WELL Gold Certification
First WELL Certified Space in Wisconsin!

The architectural, engineering, and interior design firm Strang announced today that their Madison office has been awarded the first WELL Gold Certified project in the state of Wisconsin.

This prestigious distinction was awarded through the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard™ (WELL), a performance-based certification system for measuring features of the built environment that impact human health and wellbeing. Strang’s office earned this recognition based on seven categories of building performance— Air, Water, Light, Nourishment, Fitness, Comfort, and Mind.

This 8,730 SF office space, which also recently achieved LEED® Gold certification, implemented some of the following practices to achieve a WELL Certified™ Gold rating including: installing specialized HVAC systems to improve indoor air quality, offering quality filtration on drinking water, providing employees with healthy food options, acoustic planning, and designing spaces that promote mindfulness, physical activity, and employee comfort.

Katie Lowery, Director of Integrated Controls Systems, championed this project to ensure this space met all WELL Gold performance requirements.

“I’m so proud of our firm and design team to have achieved the first WELL Certified project in the State of Wisconsin! As a culture, we spend 90% of our time indoors and so it’s truly meaningful that our place of work contributes positively to our health.  The WELL Building Design Standard has raised the bar on what it means to have a healthy workplace, both physically and mentally.  Today’s climate has raised many concerns about maintaining health and our staff has the assurance that we are placing occupant health and well-being as a top priority through our design standards and operations.  We’re happy to have done what’s right for our own workplace and are even more excited to share our knowledge with clients who wish to do the same for theirs.”

– Katie Lowery, LEED AP, BD-C, WELL AP

Strang has been a leading practitioner of WELL™ designed facilities, continually seeking out ways in which we can transform our buildings and communities to empower us to live healthier, safer, and more productive lives. It is a great honor to be recognized for our efforts within our own Madison offices and demonstrate how Strang provides thoughtful design centered around health and wellness in the built environment.

About Strang

Established in 1935, Strang is an award-winning architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Madison and Waukesha. Our inclusive project approach allows us to provide exceptional design for the most unique and challenging projects within the science and technology, commercial, higher education and civic + cultural sectors.

Check out our blog post and video on this topic as well:

Blog: https://strang-inc.com/2020/11/20/strang-madison-office-achieves-well-gold-certification/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IGrY8Hz0c&feature=emb_title

DeWitt’s Wisconsin Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2020

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle M. Friedman
mmf@dewittllp.com / 262-754-2877

DEWITT’S WISCONSIN SUPER LAWYERS & RISING STARS ANNOUNCED

MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – DeWitt LLP announced today 11 of its attorneys were named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® as top attorneys in Wisconsin for 2020. Additionally, 5 attorneys were recognized as Rising Stars®.

Attorneys selected for inclusion in 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are:

Super Lawyers:

• Shannon A. Allen – Business Litigation
• Jon P. Axelrod – Business Litigation
• Stephen A. DiTullio – Employment & Labor
• Eric A. Farnsworth – PI Plaintiff
• Douglas H. Frazer – Tax
• David J. Hase – Business Litigation
• Paul R. Hoefle – Business Litigation
• Jeffery J. Liotta – Business Litigation
• Joseph A. Ranney, III – Business Litigation
• Theresa L. Roetter – Family Law
• Brian R. Smigelski – Business Litigation

Rising Stars:

• Matthew J. Hills – Business/Corporate
• Michael R. Kruse – Civil Litigation – Plaintiff
• Deborah H. Meiners – Business Litigation
• Scott M. Paler – Employment & Labor
• Barret V. Van Sicklen – Employment & Labor

The selections for Super Lawyers are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters legal division based in Eagan, Minnesota. Each year the team conducts a thorough selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

The final list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers features the top five percent of attorneys in more than 60 practice areas. Lawyers featured on the Rising Stars list are selected based upon similar criteria as Super Lawyers; however, a candidate must either be under 40 years of age or in practice for 10 years or less, and a peer evaluation is not conducted.

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota.  It has nearly 140 attorneys practicing in Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a variety of legal areas and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes.  The firm is known for its work in several areas, including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.  More information is available at dewittllp.com.

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DeWitt Earns 17 Tier One Rankings in 2021 “Best Law Firms”

MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – DeWitt LLP announced today it has earned 17 Metropolitan tier one, nine Metropolitan tier two, nine Metropolitan tier three, and one national tier three rankings in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

The full list of DeWitt’s rankings are as follows:

National Tier 3

• Land Use & Zoning Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Madison

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Patent
• Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Water Law

Milwaukee

• Litigation – Real Estate

Minneapolis

• Family Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Madison

• Banking and Finance Law
• Copyright Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Trademark Law

Milwaukee

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Tax
• Tax Law

Minneapolis

• Patent Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

Madison

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Construction Law
• Municipal Law
• Patent Law

Milwaukee

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Minneapolis

• Litigation – Patent

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has nearly 140 attorneys practicing in Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a variety of legal areas and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in several areas, including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, civil rights litigation, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.  More information is available at dewittllp.com.

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Savant Named a Top 15 Firm in the Nation

Savant Wealth Management among top U.S. firms by number of advisors

Savant Wealth Management has been named a top 15 firm by number of advisors, according to business information company Financial Planning. Savant has locations in Madison and Park Falls.

A nationally recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, Savant Wealth Management (formerly Savant Capital Management) was ranked No. 4 by number of advisors. At the time of the ranking, the firm had 79 advisors and managed $6.69 billion in assets.

Financial Planning named Savant to its top 15 list, which only included firms that specifically provide financial planning services to retail clients on a fee-only basis. Firms were required to serve at least 50 percent individual or high-net-worth clients, and could not take commissions or retain broker-dealer affiliations. Rankings also were based on the number of investment advisor representatives listed on SEC Form ADV as of May 1, 2020.

Through digital, print, social media, and live event platforms, Financial Planning is an industry resource for more than 460,000 financial planning professionals. Click here to view the complete top 15 list.

About Savant Wealth Management

Savant Wealth Management, formerly known as Savant Capital Management, is a leading independent, fee-only firm serving clients for 30 years with more than $8.3 billion in assets under management. Savant Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan, and family office services to financially established individuals and institutions. Savant also offers corporate accounting, tax preparation, payroll and consulting through its affiliate, Savant Tax & Consulting.

Savant is headquartered in Rockford, with locations in Bloomington, Chicago, Downers Grove, Freeport, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire, Naperville, Peoria, St. Charles, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Fe, NM; Madison and Park Falls, WI; and McLean, VA. Please see Important Disclosures at savantwealth.com.

Neither rankings and/or recognitions by unaffiliated rating services, publications, media, or other organizations, nor the achievement of any professional designation, certification, degree, or license, or any amount of prior experience or success, should be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that he/she will experience a certain level of results if Savant Wealth Management is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services. Rankings published by magazines, and others, generally base their selections exclusively on information prepared and/or submitted by the recognized adviser. Rankings are generally limited to participating advisers. Unless expressly indicated to the contrary, Savant Wealth Management did not pay a fee to be included on any such ranking. No ranking or recognition should be construed as a current or past endorsement of Savant Wealth Management by any of its clients. ANY QUESTIONS: Savant Wealth Management’s Chief Compliance Officer remains available to address any questions regarding rankings and/or recognitions, including the criteria used for any reflected ranking.