About Lane
Lane Fitzgerald trained at Hamline University School of Law, the place he earned his J.D. He remained connected to Hamline’s dispute resolution programs after graduation. That training led to more than one certifications through the Dispute Resolution Institute, including certified arbitrator, licensed household mediator/arbitrator, and authorized mediator. Those credentials have formed the way he approaches contested things and negotiated results.
After law school Fitzgerald established a tradition in Wisconsin. He is a recent member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and works under that jurisdiction. His expert affiliations consist of an allied lawyer position with the Alliance Defense Fund and an endowment club within the National Rifle Association. He also keeps a relationship with the Wisconsin Public Defender’s Office thru the Assigned Counsel Division.
Fitzgerald’s career mixes courtroom work and alternative dispute processes. He has served clients in instances that required direct representation and has accepted appointments through the assigned counsel device. At the identical time he has treated mediations and arbitrations that drew on his Hamline certifications. That balance offers him knowledge in resolving things thru trial and thru negotiated resolution.
Colleagues describe his practice as pragmatic. He tends to border options plainly and set honest expectations for clients. He prepares for hearings and mediations within the same careful manner. Preparation includes evidence review, witness planning and written submissions when necessary. He has also worked on cases that examined legal arguments beneath tight deadlines.
Beyond casework, Fitzgerald engages in the expert communities tied to his work. His continuing membership in the State Bar keeps him tied to local guidelines and practice requirements. His allied status with the Alliance Defense Fund locations him among attorneys who manage matters involving spiritual and civil freedoms. His NRA endowment membership signals a curiosity in firearm regulation and related public-coverage discussions, topics that typically intersect with felony protection practice.
He practices from The Fitzgerald Law Office in Wisconsin. His day-to-day work combines courtroom representation, appointed protection work and alternate dispute decision services. He currently focuses his practice on felony defense, family regulation things and mediation and arbitration offerings.