Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Paternity
• Guardianship
  Kurt focuses in the area of general litigation including real estate matters (adverse possession, land contract disputes, partition actions, easement and other property disputes), as well as personal injury, and criminal defense. His practice also includes adult guardianships (including serving as court appointed guardian ad litem in Brown County), drafting of wills, trusts and powers of attorney documents, and probate matters.
• Legal Separation

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Kurtis (“Kurt”) Wieting is a 2003 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude, and is admitted to practice in the Courts of the State of Wisconsin as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (WACDL), and the Brown County Bar Association.
• Wrongful Death
• Restraining Order
  Restraining Orders and Injunctions If you or a family member is going through a divorce or is involved in a family dispute, please do not hesitate to call our office and consult with one of our family law attorneys. It is always in your best interest to make sure that your wishes are being fully addressed in court according to the law.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  Our civil litigation expertise encompasses all types of business disputes, contract disputes, land use and property disputes and personal injury actions. In addition, our experienced attorneys represent clients in a wide range of civil and commercial issues, which include, but are not limited to, the following...
• Business Transactions
  Business and commercial litigation: Contract disputes, commercial transactions, corporate agreements, piercing the corporate veil and disclosure of trade secrets.
• Limited Liability Companies
• Trade Secrets

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  John Petitjean has years of experience in representing clients in creditor rights, bankruptcy, and consumer law matters. John represents credit unions, financial institutions and debtors in collection and litigation claims. Representative clients include: Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and its servicers. Additional clients include Capital Credit Union and numerous other credit unions throughout Wisconsin. Additionally, John has extensive experience in civil litigation. He also holds a Wisconsin Resident Intermediary License for title insurance and has handled numerous real estate litigation claims.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
  Jim has practiced in the areas of business law including the organization and operation of corporations and limited liability companies, estate planning, probate and real estate transactions. He also represents towns and clients in zoning and permitting matters and is an active mediator.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Property Damage
  Tort Liability: All types, including negligence, intentional torts and strict liability. Although our attorneys practice throughout the state of Wisconsin, our firm concentrates its legal services in Northeast Wisconsin, including the Brown, Calumet, Door, Manitowoc, Marinette, Outagamie, Oconto, Shawano and Winnebago counties. We regularly represent individuals, public entities, nonprofit organizations and corporate clients of all sizes, from large banks, major corporations and local credit unions to entrepreneurial enterprises and single individuals. Regardless of the size or complexity of the case, the attorneys at Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Wieting are able to assist you with your legal issues and aggressively advocate on your behalf. We take pride in offering superior client service to all of our clients, though clear communication and careful attention to each client’s unique needs. Please contact us if we can be of assistance to you.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  The attorneys at Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Wieting are experienced personal injury and accident attorneys. “Personal injury” simply refers to a situation where someone has been injured or killed as a result of an accident or someone’s negligence. An injury may occur anywhere - in a car, truck, motorcycle, home, workplace, hospital, or any public or private place. It may involve injuries from a dog bite or defective premises of another.
• Auto Accidents
• Slip and Fall Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Alex’s practice has focused in the areas of family law, personal injury, and civil litigation. He has tried case in multiple counties in the Northeast Wisconsin area; both jury trials and court trials. Alex also has extensive experience in municipal law representing multiple municipalities and Brown and surrounding counties. Alex also has broad experience in wide variety of legal matters including criminal defense, landlord/tenant, estate planning, probate matters, real estate matters, and general civil litigation.
• Wills
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  The “new” and current bankruptcy law came into effect on October 17, 2005. Despite what you have heard, bankruptcy relief, and a “fresh start” Chapter 7 bankruptcy, is still available to individuals and companies facing financial difficulties. However, filing a bankruptcy and obtaining bankruptcy relief is more complicated and time consuming that it once was. The attorneys at Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Wieting will take the time to explain to you how the law now works and will assist you in identifying and gathering all of the documents and information that you need to obtain prior to filing your bankruptcy. And, unlike other law firms, at Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Wieting you will meet with an attorney, not a paralegal or legal assistant, on your very first visit to our firm.
• Foreclosure
  The experienced bankruptcy attorneys at Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Wieting regularly represent both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings. We defend collection, repossession, foreclosure and similar actions on behalf of debtors and also represent creditors in collecting debts owed from debtors of all kinds, including those actively involved in a bankruptcy action.