Minnesota Law Practice

Brandau & Waltz

Attorney Ann Brandau & Attorney Peter Waltz help clients in Minnesota find solutions to their legal problems. For more than thirty combined years, the lawyers at Brandau & Waltz have focused on family law, divorce, child custody, support, Social Security, worker's compensation, and personal injury laws.

Brandau & Waltz's attorneys represent people who reside in Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as members of the United States military whom Attorney Brandau has represented for many years. They frequently appear in the Minnesota Courts in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding area, as well as administrative law courts (for Social Security issues). Over the past several years, Brandau & Waltz has helped Minnesota clients who resided in Winona, Dakota, La Crescent, Freeburg, Monkey Creek, Witoka, Wilson, New Hartford, Troy, and Rochester, Minnesota.

Brandau & Waltz handle a tremendous number of federal cases under the Social Security Administration, they also appear in administrative law courts throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Divorce

By definition, divorce is the dissolution of a marriage, and since marriage is perceived as a legal partnership under Minnesota law, a divorce means that the marital property and assets of a marriage must be divided, provisions for the care and custody of the couple's children must be considered and put into place by court order, and debts must be assigned to the appropriate party. By definition, divorce seems a trite legal process, but in reality there are two critical factors involved - the complexities of the marriage and the marital property, and the complexities of the emotional difficulties. In her more than twenty years of practicing in family law, Attorney Ann Brandau possess a phenomenal ability to understand and help her clients with complex legal family law matters, and she has never lost her appreciation for the hardship that divorce can bring.

Family Law

While the majority of family law issues involve divorce, child custody, child support and court order enforcement or modification, family law encompasses a broad area of law that deals with people's relationships and financial matters. Attorney Ann Brandau possesses a wealth of experience in helping her clients with everything from premarital agreements to adoption to estate planning to termination of parental rights and guardian ad litem matters (representing a child's best interest).

Disability

It may surprise some people to know that the majority of social security claims are denied when an applicant files the first time. However, with the help of Attorney Peter Waltz, a lawyer highly experienced in the area of social security claim appeals, those same claims are approved on appeal. For more than twenty years, Attorney Peter Waltz has been helping people appeal their social security claims and obtain social security disability benefits and supplemental security income. If your claim has been denied, it is time to get help from a lawyer who has been working in this field for decades. There is no cost or obligation for an initial consultation, and you do not ever have to pay a fee out of your own pocket.

Work Comp

When a person is employed by a company, the cost that the company pays to the government for workers' compensation insurance is figured into the total cost of employing the employee. An employer pays workers' compensation insurance to insure that you have benefits to take care of an injury if you are hurt on the job. However, bringing such a claim is a very complex matter that is seldom made simpler by government agencies that handle workers' compensation claims. Attorney Peter Waltz has been handling work comp claims for decades and possesses the intricate expert knowledge to bring a successful claim.

Personal Injury

If you have been injured in an accident due to someone else's carelessness or negligence - whether they intended to cause the accident - chances are that they have insurance in place to handle their financial responsibility for your tremendous medical expenses. When a person files a claim for compensation for their loss wages, medical bills, pain, suffering, loss of consortium, or permanent disabling injuries, the claim is against an insurance company who has been paid to provide insurance for just such situations. Whether you are ready to file a claim for recovery of your losses, or just have questions about resources available to you, call Attorney Peter Waltz for the answers. 

Litigation

The term "litigation" refers to the entire legal action, from the moment a claim is filed until the moment of settlement. The term is often used to refer to the trial process. The attorneys at Brandau & Waltz are experienced trial lawyers, with a well established mediation practice.

Appeals

One of the greatest benefits about hiring Attorney Ann Brandau for a family law issue or Attorney Peter Waltz for an injury issue is that they can handle your case across the entire spectrum of litigation. They possess the acumen of negotiations to attempt a reasonable and uncontested resolution to your legal matter, as well as the extensive courtroom trial experience to argue your case successfully, whether the opposition is a solo firm or a huge corporate firm, whether in a Circuit Court or on appeal.

If you have a legal issue in one of these areas, please contact Attorney Ann Brandau or Attorney Peter Waltz.