Fred D. Hollenbeck

Fred D. Hollenbeck
Phone: (608) 847-7363
E-mail:
fhollenbeck@curranlawoffice.com
Fax: (608) 847-4155

Admitted to Practice
Wisconsin Bar: 1964
U.S. District Court
    Western District of Wisconsin:1969
    Eastern District of Wisconsin: 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals
    7th Circuit: 1984
United States Supreme Court: 1995
Ho-Chunk Nation Bar Association: 1998

Litigation Percentage
70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Primary Areas of Practice
    Fred Hollenbeck is a true general practitioner.  There is almost no area of law in which he has not worked extensively. For over 40 years, Fred has handled civil litigation matters for both plaintiffs and defendants, including personal injury, domestic relations (divorce, custody and family law), municipal, real estate, probate, banking, business and corporate, worker's compensation and labor relations. Fred also handles transactional matters involving buyers and sellers of real estate, buyers and sellers of businesses, and people in need of estate planning. He has helped people with almost every kind of legal problem which any person could encounter during their lifetime.

The Personal Side
    Fred is married to Sue. They have six children. Fred plays tennis in between rooting for the Badgers and Packers. He was the Mauston High School boys and girls tennis coach for fourteen seasons. Hunting, boating and a large garden occupy his time.

Education
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, B.S., History: 1964
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, J.D.: 1967

Professional Associations and Memberships
Wisconsin Bar Association: 1964 - Present
    Litigation Section member: 1967 - Present
    Family Law Section member: 1967 - Present
    Municipal Law Section member: 1967 - Present
Juneau County Bar Association: 1967 - Present
    President: 1974-76

Positions Held
Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton, S.C., Mauston, WI Attorney: 1967 - Present
City of Mauston
    City Attorney: 1972-1975
    Mauston Housing Authority: 1970-2000
Town Attorney for several townships in Juneau County and Sauk County
School District attorney for four area school districts
Interim Sauk County Corporation Counsel

Significant Cases Handled
Hutchins v. Murphy Motor Freight, 331 NW (2d) 761 (1983) - Minnesota Supreme Court (plaintiff's personal injury, wrongful death and worker's compensation)

Dixon v. Dixon, 107 Wis. (2d) 492 (1982), Wisconsin Supreme Court (divorce and maintenance)

Kimpton v. New Lisbon School District, 138 Wis. (2d) 226 (1987), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (personal injury, municipal law and federal 1983 case)

State of Wisconsin v. Revels, 221 Wis. (2d) 315 (1997), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (constitutional law, criminal defense)

Estate of Christopherson, 256 Wis. (2d) 969 (2002), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (evidence, probate, joint bank account)

Paternity of Jasmine J.E. v. John E.P., 198 Wis. (2d) 114 (1995), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (paternity and child support)

Klinefelter v. Dutch, 161 Wis. (2d) 28 (1991), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (real estate, adverse possession)

Pronger v. O'Dell, 127 Wis. (2d) 292 (1985), Wisconsin Court of Appeals (discrimination, police misconduct)

Community Involvement
Mauston Lions Club, Past President
Mauston Jaycees, Past President
Mauston High School Tennis Coach
Mauston Housing Authority, Past Chairman