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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Stephen C. Werner Jr. 

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

Mr. Werner is one of the founding members of Murphy Desmond S.C.'s Janesville, Wisconsin office.  He represents clients throughout the nation in all aspects of their business operations.  Mr. Werner, a Janesville native, focuses his practice on business/corporate, transaction, real estate and colletions/foreclosure law.  His experience includes business acquisitions and mergers, purchases and sales, preparing and negotiating contracts, formation of business entities and partnerships, entity dissolutions, employment matters, commercial and residential property purchases and sales, residential and commercial developments, preparing and negotiating commercial leases, tax-deferred exchanges, municipal approvals, condominium developments, business and consumer collections and real estate foreclosures.  As a Commissioner on the Janesville City Plan Commission, he is well qualified to address various real estate-related matters and issues.

Mr. Werner also has substantial experience in the area of intellectual property law.  Specifically, his experience includes conducting clearance searches and rendering clearance opinions in connection with hundreds of trademarks and service marks; preparing, filing and/or prosecution to registration hundreds of trademarks and service marks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; preparing, filing and prosecuting copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office; selling and transferring intellectual property assets; and preparing and negotiating patent, trademarke/service mark and copyright license agreements and other intellectual property-related agreements.

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1997
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1997
Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI , 1997
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1991
B.A.


Published Works:
To Compensate or Not to Compensate, That is the Question: Misconstruing the Federal Regulatory Takings Analysis, Zealy v. City of Waukesha, 3 WIS. ENVTL. L.J. 203 (1996)


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Wisconsin's Right to Cure Construction Law, South Central Wisconsin Builders Association, 2006 - Present


Lecturer, IRC Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges, Land Title, 2007 - Present


Honors and Awards:
Super Lawyers 2006 and 2007 "Rising Star" - Corporate/Business Law (as recognized by Milwaukee Magazine and Top Wisconsin Lawyers)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Wisconsin, Young Lawyers Division - Past (Director)


American Bar Association


Licensing Executives Society (Wisconsin Chapter) - Present (Directory)


Wisconsin Intellectual Property Association


Janesville City Plan Commission - Present (Commissioner)


Forward Janesville Incorporated - Present (Director); Government Relations Council - Present (Past Chair)


Junior Achievement of Wisconsin - Rock County - Present (Director)



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.