James I. Statz

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On the Job

Jim Statz focuses on representing clients in real estate and closely-held business transactions.

Mr. Statz offers extensive experience handling highly complex real estate transactions. These routinely involve negotiations with municipalities, lenders, investors, and buyers—as well as zoning laws and many levels of government regulation. His detailed knowledge of real estate laws and regulations avoids unexpected complications.

Mr. Statz especially enjoys working with closely-held businesses and has advised numerous corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. He has worked with entrepreneurs on acquisition, formation, sale, and organization of their businesses, including day-to-day operations.

Mr. Statz is the firm’s Business Law Team Leader.

Education

UW-Eau Claire,summa cum laude
University of Wisconsin Law School (Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Sigma honorary societies, graduating with honors)

Recognitions

2019 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate
2019 Best Lawyers award for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Professional Affiliations and Court Admissions

Wisconsin Bar Association
Dane County Bar Association
Supreme Court, State of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Off the Job

Jim is on the Board of Madison’s Communication Development Center, a small not-for-profit clinic specializing in communication services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other communication disorders. He is also on the Board for Rainbow Hospice Foundation, which supports the Jefferson County hospice organization, Rainbow Hospice Care, Inc. and St. James School in Madison.

Favorite pastime: Bicycling Southern Wisconsin rural roads and mountain bike trails
Favorite getaway:SCUBA diving in the Carribean
Would like to visit: Cuba
Favorite author:Lee Child
Favorite movies:Inherit the Wind, Bourne Trilogy

Community Involvement

Communications Development Center, Board Member
Rainbow Hospice Foundation, Board Member

Recent Blogs

Filed Under: Business Law

Potential Insurance Coverages Available to Wisconsin Businesses for Losses Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Bruce Huibregtse James I. Statz

With the recent outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) evolving into a worldwide pandemic, virtually every business stands to incur substantial economic losses. One of the options businesses should consider to limit or otherwise mitigate these losses is whether any of the policies in their insurance portfolios for which they paid substantial premiums should be shouldering […]

Mar 23, 2020 in Blogs

Filed Under: Appellate Practice Municipal Law

Wisconsin Supreme Court Reaffirms Bright-Line Building Permit Rule

By: James I. Statz Vanessa D. Wishart

In McKee Family I, LLC and JD McCormick Company, LLC v. City of Fitchburg, 2017 WI 34, No. 2014AP1914 (April 12, 2017), the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the bright-line building permit rule, under which a property owner cannot claim vested rights absent submission of an application for a building permit that conforms to the zoning […]

May 22, 2017 in Blogs