Joseph W. Seifert was born in Muskego, Wisconsin in 1961 and is licensed to practice in both Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Education:
University of the State of New York, Excelsior (B.S., Global Business, Summa Cum Laude)
Oxford University, Oxford, England, St. Anne’s College (European Union Law; International Sales Law)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Juris Doctor
Ohio State University Board of Judicial Review (2 years)
Charles W. Kettlewell Award for Professional Responsibility (2008)
Securities School of St. Paul, MN; General Securities & Corporate Finance
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; International Relations
Member:
American Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Milwaukee County Bar Association
Waukesha County Bar Association
US Federal Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
US Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
Publication/Research:
Chapter research on rules of immigration and visas, consular immunity, rules of document authentication & acts of Consuls, international effects of revised European Union Law, rules for the disposition of estates of deceased citizens abroad, effects of international treaties & court rulings: excerpts for publication in the Presidents’ Club Professor John B. Quigley revision of the International Consular Law manual.
Practice Areas:
Bankruptcy
Immigration
Civil Rights
International Finance & Trade
International Consular Law
Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes
Consumer & Commercial Law
Estate Planning
Family Law
Probate
International Successes:
Structured finance packages for new factories in Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Trinidad, Israel and others. [2000 – 2003]
Developed and opened the first joint venture western cosmetics factory and distribution network in the Russian Federation and CIS [1992]
Championed an international joint venture merging a US customized window architecture firm with a European window manufacturer [1996]
Developed new markets and key accounts for service and industrial clients in the US, Eastern Europe and Central Asia [1998 – 2000]
Languages spoken:
Russian
German
