Where do you live? Appleton Where are you from? Green Bay My legal practice… Family Law My family…. My husband, Ryan Thompson, and our four children, Ava (9), Janie (6), Daniel (3), Greta (1). What part of your job is your favorite? Getting to know my clients and forming life-long relationships with many of them. […]
Last week I wrote about Pabst creatively interpreting the law to make whiskey, which would otherwise have to be marketed as moonshine, by running it through a barrel for five seconds. Sometimes a beer company’s creativity can get it in trouble, however. If you’ve watched any of the NCAA tournament this year, you’ve probably seen […]
Well, now that the Badgers have been bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament, I can focus my sports attention elsewhere. The Milwaukee Bucks have been exciting to watch this year, as they won the Central Division for the first time since 2001 and currently have the best record in the NBA. As […]
McCarty Law LLP has announced that two attorneys, Michael W. Curry and Lora L. Zimmer, have been named as partners at the Appleton law firm. Practicing with McCarty since 2009, Curry focuses on civil litigation in his legal practice. He has a broad range of experience as a litigator, representing clients in commercial litigation, product […]
I went to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for my undergraduate degree. I loved my four years at UWEC. Not only did I earn my degree in History which allowed me to go on to law school, but I also learned responsibility. Going off to college, for the first time I had to do my […]
A couple times a year our office celebrates “lunch-n-load.” This consists of us grabbing a few pizzas and heading over to a local firing range, like Trigger Action Sports or Down Range. Thankfully, a few of my co-workers are very experienced marksmen, and they, along with the helpful staff at the range, give us rookies […]
If you find yourself thinking of divorce but have no idea where to start, we can help. At McCarty Law, we understand the significant emotional and financial impact a divorce, and many other family law matters, can have on a family. We strive to minimize that impact. What We Do We use a variety of tools […]
Unless you’ve lived in a cave the last few weeks, it’s been difficult to avoid the story of Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, who were two of 50 people charged for participating in a college admissions cheating scandal. Dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” the investigation by the Justice Department resulted in its largest-ever college admissions prosecution, […]
The Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley has been instrumental in creating not just more, but better opportunities for our children in our community. As their mission states, they strive to “inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring […]
When I was in law school, I would look forward to coming home from class every day to unwind in my apartment. The first thing I would do was check my mailbox to see if I got a letter from my then-girlfriend now-wife. I would usually get a letter from her about once a week. […]