Atty. Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer
Jerome M. Janzer is the CEO of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c..
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Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer is a business and real estate attorney based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, practicing at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC. Admitted to practice in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin. Educated at Marquette University (—, 1979). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Milwaukee, WI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Jerry counsels and represents clients in a variety of industries including real estate, financial institutions, transportation, construction, manufacturing and printing. He advises his clients on every aspect of acquiring, growing and eventually selling a business including capitalization and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and succession planning. He also works with real estate clients from the earliest conceptual stage of a development through land acquisition, financing, land use planning, zoning, tax incremental financing, design contracts, construction, leasing and sale.
A frequent speaker on business and real estate topics, Jerry has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor who works closely with clients to provide the timely and creative advice and strategies they need to achieve their business goals.
Representative Matters and Experience
Business law:
- Entity formation
- Capitalization
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance
- Succession planning
- Development
- Financing
- Land-use planning
- Zoning
- Tax incremental financing
- Leasing
- Construction and design contracts
- Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law; Corporate Law)
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers
- Power Book: The Milwaukee Area's Most Influential People, The Business Journal, Milwaukee,WI (2009 - 2012)
- Wisconsin Top Rated Lawyer Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Contributing author on various real estate law publications including:
- Advanced Real Estate Law in Wisconsin Current Issues in Commercial Real Estate Leases in Wisconsin
- Major Land Use Laws in Wisconsin
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Greater Milwaukee Committee
- Board of Directors of Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
- Board of Directors of Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.
- Advisory Board of Directors of Marquette University Law School
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- Real Estate Counsel Group of American Land Title Association
- CEO's Against Cancer for the American Cancer Society President's Council of Children's Hospital
- Tocqueville Society of United Way
- Woolsack Society of Marquette University Law School
- J.D., cum laude, Marquette University Law School
- B.A., Marquette University
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Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Wisconsin
Practicing law in Wisconsin. Legal matters in Wisconsin are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Milwaukee are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Wisconsin state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Wisconsin brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Wisconsin courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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