Tag: John Gelshenen

In this case, a home had been listed as a four-bedroom home by a prior agent/broker.  Our client took over the listing and listed it as a four-bedroom home.  Prior to the listing, the local municipal assessor inspected the home and assessed it as a four-bedroom home.  At some point after closing, the buyer decided… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Wins Case for Broker Client Accused of Misrepresenting Bedroom in Listing

In this case our real estate broker client was sued for breach of brokerage duties and breach of contract.  After a year of litigation, Attorney Gelshenen won the case and had the case dismissed on summary judgment.  The plaintiff appealed, and Attorney Gelshenen won the case again, this time in front of the Wisconsin Court… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Wins Case and Appeal for Real Estate Broker Client

In this case the sellers of a home sued the prospective buyers after the buyers breached the purchase contract and refused to buy the property.  The buyers then sued our real estate agent client who represented the sellers, claiming that the agent did not add a contingency they requested when he drafted the offer to… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Obtains Favorable Result for Real Estate Broker Dragged into Lawsuit by Buyers Who Breached the Purchase Agreement

In this case a buyer sued our real estate agent client after she received notice from the city of the amount of an upcoming special assessment.  The fact that a special assessment was coming was fully disclosed prior to closing.  Attorney John Gelshenen vigorously defended the agent and ultimately obtained a favorable result.  If you… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Obtains Favorable Result for Real Estate Agent

In this case our client listed a lake home that had an outbuilding which was being used as a cottage.  It had two bedrooms and a bathroom.  Prior to creating the listing, our client reviewed the municipal assessor’s office description of the property, and it listed the second building as a cottage.  Unbeknownst to all… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Wins Case for Broker Client Accused of Misrepresenting Zoning of Lake Cottage

An out-of-state real estate company claimed it was entitled to a commission when it represented a client in Wisconsin without taking the steps necessary to legally represent the client in Wisconsin.  When our client followed Wisconsin Statutes and refused to pay the out-of-state broker, the out-of-state broker sued.  Attorney John Gelshenen aggressively defended the matter… Continue reading Attorney Gelshenen Aids Real Estate Broker in Commission Dispute with Out-of-State firm, Obtains Favorable Result