33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Mailing address:
P.O.Box 2038
Madison, WI 53701
Phone:
608.257.7181
Fax:
608.257.2508
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Since 1931

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Charles G. Center 

phone (866) 461-9674
(608) 807-0262
email ccenter@murphydesmond.com

Charles G. Center was admitted to practice law in Wisconsin in 1968 and in Ohio in 1969 where he served as a Volunteer in Service to America. He has practiced law in Wisconsin since 1969. His practice includes representing businesses and individuals in the areas of real estate, estate planning, elder law and probate.

Mr. Center served for several years as a court appointed trustee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. He served as the first chairman of the Western District Bankruptcy Bar Association. He has taught in the University of Wisconsin's Law School General Practice Course for third year students in the Debtor-Creditor Section.

He has been an active member of the Madison community where he has served on the Mayor's Committee for Formation of a Municipal Court and is serving on the City of Madison Ethics Board. He has been a long time member of the Rotary Club of Madison where he served as a director and committee chair and as secretary/treasurer of the Madison Rotary Foundation. He has also served on the boards and as an officer of the Visiting Nurse Service, the University Hill Farms Neighborhood Association, the Van Hise Elementary School PTO, and the Badger Dolphins Swim Club.

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1968
Ohio, 1969
U.S. Federal Courts, 1970
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1969
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1969
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1969
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI , 1968
J.D.


University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1965
B.B.A.
Major:  Accounting


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, General Practice Course, University of Wisconsin Law School, Debtor-Creditor Section


Honors and Awards:
Ranked as One of the Top Bankruptcy Lawyers, Dane County, Madison Magazine, 2003


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Rotary Club of Madison, 1972 - 1991
Past Director/Committee Chair


Madison Rotary Foundation, 1982 - 1991
Secretary-Treasurer


Badger Dophins, Inc., 1990 - 1992
Past Officer/Board Member


Visiting Nurse Service, 1973 - 1975
Past Officer/Board Member


Legal Aid Society of Dane County, 1976 - 1978
Member


Western District Bankruptcy Bar Association
First Chairman


Mayor's Committee, Formation of a Municipal Court
Member


City of Madison Ethics Board
Member


University Hill Farms Neighborhood Association
Past Officer/Board Member


Van Hise Elementary School PTO
Past Officer/Board Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Elder Law Section
Member



We serve clients throughout the Madison, Wisconsin area, including Dane County, Jefferson County, Rock County, Green County, Iowa County, Sauk County, Columbia County, Dodge County, and throughout Wisconsin.