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Practice
Areas:
Appellate Practice
Civil Rights Litigation
Municipal Litigation
Employment Litigation
Products Liability
Personal Injury Litigation
Insurance Defense
Bar
Admissions:
Wisconsin
Missouri
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Missouri
Education:
Washington University School of Law, J.D. 2001
Lawrence University, B.A. 1997
Lectures/Seminars:
“Constitutional Issues Arising From Guns, Sex and Religion: Constitutional Litigation Involving the First, Second and Fourth Amendment” – 31st Annual Wisconsin Town Lawyer’s Conference – April 30, 2010.
“Insurance Law and Legislative Update” – Milwaukee Insurance Adjusters Association – March 12, 2009
“Common Litigation Issues in Products Liability: Evidentiary Issues, Discovery and Trial” – Milwaukee Bar Association – June 2009
“Flooding and Water Damage Claims” – 30th Annual Wisconsin Town Lawyers Conference – April 24, 2009.
“Considerations for Litigators Handling Civil Actions That Have Concurrent Criminal Proceedings” - Milwaukee Bar Association Civil Litigation Section - October 9, 2008.
“Insurance Law Update 2006-2007,” Mariners Club of Wisconsin - November 2007.
“Avoiding Lawsuits In Your Business: Top Ten Policies And Practices” - Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce Networking Forum -August 2007.
“Local Government Regulation Of Adult Oriented Businesses” - 28th Annual Town Lawyer’s Conference - April 2007.
“Employment Defection and Recruitment: Legal Issues Arising When Employees Transition To Competitors,” Milwaukee Bar Association Labor and Employment Section - Summer 2006.
“Things to Do When Sued” - Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce Networking Forum - March 2006.
“Covenants Not to Compete: Enforceability, Defenses and Relief” - Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce Networking Forum - September 2005.
“Employee E-Mail and Internet Use” - Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce Networking Forum - June 2005.
“Legal Ethics” – In-House CLE – Milwaukee Office - October 2004.
“Non-Compete Agreements: An Essential Part of a Trade Secret Protection Program” and “Wisconsin’s Trade Secrets Laws” - CEO Roundtable Group at Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce - 2004.
“Customer Lists Under Wisconsin’s Trade Secrets Laws,” Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce - Networking Forum - 2004.
“Agreements to Arbitrate in the Employment Context,” Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce - Networking Forum - 2004.
“Considerations for Employers to Make the Practice of Hiring and Firing More Predictable” - Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce Networking Forum -2004.
“Punitive Damages,” Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal (Summer 2005).
“Digest of Insurance Laws,” Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorney’s and Adjuster’s (2003-2006).
“Municipal Regulation of Adult Oriented Businesses: Restrictive Zoning Regulations of Adult Oriented Businesses Must Allow for an Adequate Alternative Sites,” The Municipality, Wisconsin League of Municipalities (August 2006); Current Municipal Problems, West Group/Thomson Publishing (Fall Quarterly 2006); and Missouri Municipal Review, Missouri Municipal League (December 2006).
Biography:
Remzy D. Bitar joined the firm in 2002 and is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office. His principal practice areas include municipal and civil rights litigation, products liability and insurance defense. Remzy joined the firm after completing a judicial clerkship with the Supreme Court of Missouri for the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Milwaukee Young Lawyer's Association, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce. In addition to his work here, Remzy has accepted several pro bono assignments with the Public Defender’s Office at the Milwaukee County Children’s Court. A frequent lecturer on topics including municipal law and litigation related matters, Remzy has been included on the Wisconsin Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star.”
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