Adam J. Tutaj is a shareholder of the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of business, tax and health law. Since joining the firm in 1999, he has developed his practice as “general counsel” to clients in a wide range of industries, including: manufacturing concerns, physician groups, dental practices, real estate developers, and tax-exempt organizations of all sizes.
Adam is a frequent speaker and author on the issues of tax law, health law, and business transactions.
Adam is on the Board of Directors for Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2014 – Present)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers® (2022 – Present)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Top-Rated Lawyer in Healthcare Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ (2013, 2016)
Professional Organizations
- Milwaukee Bar Association
Taxation Section, Former Co-Chair
- State Bar of Wisconsin
Health Law Section, Former Chair; Business Law Section, Co-chair of Subcommittee on LLCs
- American Bar Association
Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations; Tax Law Section; Business Law Section; Health Law Section
- Small Business Council of America
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Family Business Leadership Partners
- Independent Business Association of Wisconsin
Speeches & Publications
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Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit (June, 2023)
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Speaker, Et
hical Dimensions of Advising Clients About Record Retention Policies, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. Ethics CLE (October and December, 2022)
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Speaker, Business Entities – Statutory Updates and Litigation Issues, Civil Law Seminar (presentation to conference of Wisconsin circuit court judges) (December, 2022)
- Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law , presentation to State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference CLE (together with Thomas J. Nichols, Randal J. Brotherhood and Prof. Nadelle Grossman) (June, 2022)
- Navigating Wisconsin’s New LLC Act, article in Wisconsin Lawyer, June 2022 (Vol. 95, No. 6)
- Speaker, Steps to Take When You’re Stepping Out, BizTimes Family & Closely Held Business Summit (June 2022)
- Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law, presentation to State Bar of Wisconsin CLE (together with Thomas J. Nichols and Adam J. Tutaj) (April 26, 2022)
- Presenter, Choosing a Form of Business Entity: Principal Considerations, Including the Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting & Conference (June 21, 2018)
- Presenter, Tax Treatment of Settlements and Judgments in Employment Law Claims, State Bar of Wisconsin Labor & Employment Law Section CLE Luncheon (April 2018)
- Program Chair and Presenter, Choosing & Forming the Right Business Entity for Your Clients, State Bar of Wisconsin (June 2017)
- Presenter, Wisconsin’s Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine: Dead Letter, Trap for the Unwary, or Both?, State Bar of Wisconsin (August 2015)
- Author, New IRS Memo Offers Insights on Application of ‘Limited Partner’ Exclusion for Self-Employment Tax, Milwaukee Bar Association Messenger, Vol. 4 (Winter 2014)
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