Camp Douglas Lawyers

Kevin P. Crooks was born in Wausau in 1959. He is a 1981 graduate of the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a double major in business administration and German, and is a 1984 graduate of Marquette University Law School. Kevin is admitted to practice in all Wisconsin courts as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. He is active in the community and has served as a member of the Boy Scouts of America Samoset Council Executive Board,...

Chris J. Mares, J.D. is an attorney and counselor at law with his law office in the Fox River Valley, Wisconsin area since 1984. He received his Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chris’ concentration for his law practice is Estate Planning and the counseling of clients in the areas of estate, tax, charitable and business planning. He is a co-author of the Your Life Your Legacy -The Fundamentals of Effective Estate...

Attorney Peter Harbach is a partner at Hooper Law Office and president emeritus of the Wisconsin Council of Estate Planning Attorneys. Peter teaches nationally on elder law topics including Medicaid’s expanded estate recovery laws and Veteran Pension benefit planning. He is a member of Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the Wisconsin Council of Estate Planning Attorneys, on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Elder Law Section, and is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Peter earned his undergraduate degree in Criminology and Law Studies from Marquette University as a St. Ignatius...

Attorney Mary Parmeter is an associate attorney and member of the Business Practice Group at Axley. Ms. Parmeter focuses her practice on general corporate law, corporate finance and securities, business organization and formation, mergers and acquisitions, development, and real estate transactions.

Prior to joining Axley, Mary earned her MBA in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking from the Wisconsin School of Business, and gained banking and investment experience by working at Goldman Sachs and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.

Former sailor, flyer, and Air Force Judge Advocate, presently practicing law in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

I have been practicing since 1975. My areas of concentration are: family law; residential real estate; wills, estate planning, and probate; elder law; and appellate work.