Padway & Padway, Ltd.

04/10/2023

As a law firm, we aim to assist our clients and to make our community better. We are proud of our ability to dive head first into difficult legal issues and achieve unparalled results.

This month we secured a nationally unprecedented victory for our clients and for the larger Milwaukee community by obtaining a $1.35 million dollar judgment against a notorious absentee landlord. We sent a message to all predatory landlords that the lives of the people you rent to matter.

We are grateful to our clients who trust our firm to achieve justice for them and their loved ones. For us, there is no greater honor than dedicating our time, energy, and skillset to helping those in need during exceedingly difficult times.

If you want to learn more about the work we do, please feel free to reach out or visit us at www.padwaylaw.net.

Milwaukee landlord Will Sherard is ordered to pay $1.35 million for a 2019 fire that killed two people at one of his properties

03/28/2023

Tune in this evening at 7:00 P.M. to the Pulitzer on the Road event where Attorney Justin Padway will be a panelist discussing the critical function of local journalism in protecting the health and safety of citizens. Attorney Padway will focus on Milwaukee Rental Properties and Padway Laws recent success holding a notorious absentee landlord accountable.

Hosted by Marjorie Miller and featuring the incredible work of Pultizer Prize winning investigative reporter Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Corey Johnson of ProPublica.

Journalism matters! See you in Madison or view online by clicking the image below!

“Pulitzer on the Road: How Local Journalism Helps You” is an event that features two Pulitzer Prize winning journalists discussing how local journalism contr...

03/24/2023

A majory victory holding absentee landlords accountable! Achieving justice for the family and fighting for change!

07/17/2015

Wisconsin Supreme Court says police can pull you over even when you're not breaking the law

https://padwaylaw.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/wisconsin-supreme-court-says-police-can-pull-you-over-even-if-youre-not-breaking-the-law

We discussed the United States Supreme Court decision in Heien v. North Carolina, 135 S. Ct. 530 (2014) a few months ago.  In Heien, the Court reviewed whether the 4th Amendment to the United State...

06/15/2015

Threatening Facebook posts are illegal. . .only if they are intended to be a threat

https://padwaylaw.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/threatening-facebook-posts-are-illegal-only-if-they-are-intended-to-be-a-threat

In Elonis v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ (2015), the Supreme Court held that in order to convict a defendant for making a threat on Facebook, the government must prove the defendant actually intend...

04/22/2015

SCOTUS Prohibits Officers from Extending Traffic Stop to Search Vehicles--Curbs Racial Profiling

The Supreme Court of the United States just took a huge step toward curbing racial profiling when it issued a decision holding that police cannot extend a routine traffic stop to search a vehicle, absent reasonable suspicion. Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Illegal searches have traditionally had a disproportionate impact on non-white drivers. Although searches conducted without reasonable suspicion have always been illegal under the Fourth Amendment on paper, courts across the country have gradually whittled away the protection of the Fourth Amendment by creating a number of exceptions. [ 669 more words. ]

04/09/2015

Wisconsin amends jurisdictional requirements for domestic abuse and harassment injunctions

Wisconsin recently enacted 2015 Wisconsin Act 4, a bill that extends subject matter jurisdiction for victims of domestic abuse who reside outside of Wisconsin and want to file domestic abuse related restraining orders and injunctions. The bill expands victim's rights by allowing Wisconsin Courts to issue restraining orders based on conduct that occurred outside of Wisconsin. As a result, the bill protects victims of domestic abuse who do not live in Wisconsin from people who live in Wisconsin and may travel outside the State in order to harm the victim. [ 37 more words. ]

03/02/2015

Police can trick you into giving consent to a search

In State v. Wagner, 2014AP842-CR (2015), a police officer pulled over David Wagner because he had multiple items hanging from his rear view mirror. The officer saw Wagner moving around in a manner that led the officer to believe Wagner may have a weapon. The officer asked Wagner to exit the vehicle, and Wagner complied. After Wagner exited the vehicle, the officer told Wagner “I have permission to search this car. [ 480 more words. ]