Our Firm

Your Experienced Business Law Firm: Transactional and Commercial Litigation Service for Wisconsin Businesses

Palmersheim Dettmann, S.C., is a Wisconsin business law firm that provides experienced service and representation — and has for decades — for transactional and commercial litigation issues.

Our business lawyers Kevin Palmersheim, Cathleen Dettmann, Erin Rome and Kimberly Sweatt are committed to the success of their clients and are flexible and responsive to their individual needs.

Palmersheim Dettmann, S.C., provides professional advice and legal service for a variety of issues, including:

• Shareholder and partnership disputes
• Shareholder, partnership and LLC/operating agreements
• Breach of contract
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Non-compete agreements
• Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets
• Buying and selling of businesses
• Business formation for corporations and LLCs
• Business succession
• Securities fraud
• Franchise law
• Real Estate

Each of our business lawyers is skilled and experienced at transactional and commercial litigation work. Many times, a larger business law firm will have individual attorneys in different departments that work on either transactions or business disputes that may require litigation, but not both. By building and continuing your relationship with the same attorneys, we gain a better understanding of your business and are able to provide more valuable advice.

Our Business Lawyers: A Brief Introduction

At Palmersheim Dettmann, S.C., our attorneys have been consistently recognized by the legal community of Madison and Dane County for their skill and legal knowledge in business law issues.

Attorney Kevin Palmersheim has been practicing law since 1992 in the state of Wisconsin. Mr. Palmersheim has been recognized by peers as one of the top business lawyers in Dane County in surveys by Madison Magazine. He has also been recognized by the Wisconsin Law Journal as a 2010 Leader In The Law, both for his work for the legal system and for representing business clients in cases that have been successful in the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He has also been repeatedly recognized by select reviews conducted by Milwaukee Magazine and Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers as being among the top business litigators in the State of Wisconsin. He is a past president of the Dane County Bar Association, after being elected by his legal colleagues in Dane County.

Attorney Cathleen Dettmann is a shareholder and joined the firm in 2009. She concentrates her practice on business litigation, including franchise disputes, copyright/trademark issues, business break-ups and non-compete/trade secret litigation. Cathleen is an experienced trial attorney and has successfully tried cases to judges and juries in both state and federal courts. She has argued cases before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Supreme Court as well as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She also does a considerable amount of work on transactional matters. Cathleen serves as outside general counsel to a number of local, regional and national businesses, providing advice on a range of issues, including employment, contracts, raising capital and business sales.

Attorney Erin Rome concentrates her practice in business litigation, business law and appellate practice. Erin is an experienced trial attorney at Palmersheim Dettmann, and has guided multiple clients through the process from filing the complaint to representing them at jury trials. Prior to joining Palmersheim Dettmann, Erin served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable JoAnne Kloppenburg at the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Erin’s litigation work has included franchise and dealer disputes under Wisconsin’s Fair Dealership Law, as well as contract disputes and other business matters. She also represents clients in transactional matters and drafting contracts.

Attorney Kimberly Sweatt is an associate attorney at Palmersheim Dettmann and concentrates her practice on business litigation, including general contract disputes, application of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, shareholder oppression, business law, and appellate practice. Kimberly also has experience representing clients on employment-related matters, including issues related to discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.