The law office of POLACEK & AMES, S.C. serves clients throughout Wisconsin while having an emphasis in the surrounding counties of Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Sauk. Contact us today to set-up an appointment.
631 CEDAR STREET
P.O. BOX 328
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965-0328
(608) 254-1823
(608) 254-1824 FACSIMILEPAUL D. POLACEK
* PETER H. AMES
CATHERINE A. BAKER* ALSO LICENSED IN MINNESOTA
1540 HERITAGE BLVD. #104
P.O. BOX 843
West Salem, WI 54669
(608) 786-2777
(608) 786-2766 FACSIMILE
Paul D. Polacek
"Thank you for taking the time to consider my services. I encourage preventative legal advice to reduce expenses and the likelihood of future litigation. However, we often find ourselves in unexpected positions that need legal assistance. Even with the best planning, some situations will find their way onto an attorney's desk or even before the court. I provide upfront services to minimize the likelihood of finding yourself in expensive settlement negotiation or litigation. Even with the best planning, we find ourselves disagreeing on the unexpected. In those circumstances I offer competent litigation services. As a general practitioner, I must determine what is best for my client or potential client. If my services do not meet your needs, I maintain a list of competent attorneys that will get the job done right. I look forward to serving you in the future."
Paul Polacek has been a member of the Wisconsin Dells community for over a decade and is now offering general practice legal services with a focus on both commercial and residential real estate, corporate and small business, family law, criminal defense and environmental law. Although he has and continues to successfully represent clients throughout the state, he routinely practices in Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Sauk Counties.
Personal Bio
Attorney Polacek served as an enlisted man onboard the USS Wisconsin BB-64 for its entire last tour of duty including the renovation leading to re-commissioning, its tour in the Persian Gulf War, decommissioning and post decommissioning skeleton crew. After attending the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, he attended law school at Widener University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, he continued to work in Pennsylvania for an insurance company before moving back to Wisconsin and practicing with the firm Arndt, Buswell & Thorn, S.C. predominantly in that firms Tomah, Wisconsin office.
Peter H. Ames pames@pfnalaw.com
Catherine A. Baker cblock@pfnalaw.com
Personal Bio
Attorney Catherine Baker is a native of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1994. Attorney Baker attended University of Wisconsin Madison and obtained degrees in Sociology and Legal Studies in 2002. Ms. Baker is a graduate of Marquette University Law School’s class of 2006. Ms Baker was a member of the Association for Women Lawyers and the Student Bar Association while attending. Marquette. Ms. Baker is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin with application pending to appear in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Before attending law school, Ms. Baker worked for Greenhalgh & Krueger, S.C. as a legal assistant. Ms. Baker worked most recently for the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office handling criminal and traffic matters in circuit court. In addition to her full-time law school responsibilities, Ms. Baker conducted trials to the court, bail and bond hearings, pretrial conferences, preliminary hearings, plea and sentencing hearings, and probation/parole revocation hearings. Prior to working for the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office, Ms. Baker gained valuable Family Law experience working for Schwei & Wendt, S.C., a family law and probate firm in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Please call or email for an appointment to discuss your case with Attorney Baker. She is in general practice with POLACEK & AMES, S.C.., having a particular emphasis in Criminal and Criminal Traffic Law.
Our Offices
The Law Office of POLACEK & AMES, S.C.. is located in the historic Wisconsin Dells Library building. Built in 1912 with a grant from the Carnegie Fund as well as more than matching funds from Village of Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells), the building was designated a National Historic Place in 1975. Designed by architects Louis W. Claude and Edward F. Starck, the distinctive "Prairie School" design became a theme throughout much of their work, predominantly in southern Wisconsin. Often designing for Carnegie grant buildings; libraries by Claude and Starck can be found in Baraboo, Tomah, Sparta, Wisconsin Dells, Merrill, Barron and elsewhere throughout the state. The team also designed commercial buildings and residential homes as well. Claude, a Baraboo native studied under Allan Conover, as did Frank Lloyd Wright. Stark was a son of a construction business owner and worked part-time in downtown Madison architectural firms before meeting Claude in 1896 thus forming the partnership. The building served as Wisconsin Dells Public Library until recently and was then moved from Broadway to its current address of 631 Cedar Street.
