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As a member ofStroud, Willink & Howard, LLC, Dale is recognized as one of Dane County's preeminent litigators of complex business and commercial disputes. He represents business clients in all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has extensive experience in disputes involving contracts, dealerships, product manufacture and distribution, shareholder disagreements, mergers and acquisitions, construction, real estate, technology, and property taxation, among others. Dale also advises many Wisconsin and national business clients on compliance with Wisconsin's laws and regulations and resolution of business disputes. He has a proven track record of success and offers his clients broad knowledge and experience in his business law practice. Dale's business law background, including his knowledge of accounting, tax, and financing principles, has proven to be of significant advantage in litigating business disputes from start to successful completion.

Specialties

  • Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
  • Corporation/Business Law
  • Dealership and Shareholder Disputes
  • Shopping Center Law
  • Software and Technology
  • Foreclosures

Contact & Links
Location
  • 33 East Main Street, Suite 610
    P.O. Box 2236
    Madison, WI 53701-2236
Education
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, JD, graduated 1978
  • University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, BS, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
Affiliations
  • Dane County Bar Association - Past President, member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, Madison (2022)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Madison (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
Special Focus:
  • Agricultural Cooperative
  • Breach of Contract
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Family Businesses
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings
  • Selected as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine and Milwaukee Magazine in Business Litigation
  • Named a "Top Lawyer" by Madison Magazine in Contracts, Litigation/Appeals, Environmental, and Agricultural Law
  • Member of In Business Magazine's "Executive Register"
  • Past-president of the Dane County Bar Association
  • Awarded 2008 Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award by Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
  • Named a 2007 "Leader in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Agriculture Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Insurance

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