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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Michael R. Vaughan 

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

Since joining the firm in 1972, Mr. Vaughan has represented a wide variety of clients in the legislative and administrative law process. He was ranked as one of the top public interest law lawyers in Dane County in a poll of lawyers published by Madison Magazine in January 2003.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Vaughan headed the Wisconsin Legislature's Bill Drafting Section for ten years. During that time he also served as a Wisconsin Commissioner on Uniform State Laws.

Mr. Vaughan is currently listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who In American Law and Best Lawyers in America. An article about lobbyists and the legislative process in Corporate Report Wisconsin called him "...one of the best. An intellectual who can grasp the subject matter of a situation as well as the politics."

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1962
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
LL.B.


University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana


Published Works:
Wetland Legislation: The Muck Farmer's Perspective, Wisconsin Academy Review, December, 1982


Contributor to Professionalizing Legislative Drafting - The Federal Experience, American Bar Association


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, State Bar of Wisconsin


Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School


Lecturer, University of Wisconsin - Extension


Lecturer, Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants


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


Listed, "Who's Who in America"


Listed, "Who's Who In American Law"


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1962 - Present
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, 1962 - Present
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Director, Government and Administrative Law Section, 1971 - 1978
Member, Interprofessional and Business Relations Committee 1976 - 1989


Dane County Bar Association, 1972 - Present
Member, Interprofessional and Business Relations Committee 1976 - 1989


Wisconsin Legislature, 1968 - 1972
Director of Legislative Attorneys


National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1966 - 1972
Member representing Wisconsin


National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, 1971 - 1973
Legal Consultant



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.