Lawton & Cates S.C.

Lawton & Cates was born out of a partnership between John A. Lawton and Richard L. Cates. Lawton was a premier labor lawyer in Wisconsin and is best known for his role in authoring Wisconsin's public employee bargaining laws. Cates developed the firm's litigation practice and established a national reputation when he served as Special Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings.