Attorney G. Jeffrey George

Practicing with Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd. since 1988

Education

• Bachelor of Arts -- Georgetown University, Washington DC 1969
• Juris Doctor – University of Iowa College of Law with distinction 1974

Military Experience

• First Lieutenant United States Army – Active Duty 1969-1971
• Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Bronze Star
• Captain United States Army Reserve, 407th Civil Affairs Company Winona, Minnesota 1976-1982

Professional Experience

• Admitted to the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota Bar
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for Minnesota
• United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• Shareholder Steele Klos & Flynn (1974-1988)
• Shareholder Moen Sheehan Meyer Ltd since 1988

Associations

• La Crosse County Bar Association – President 1992
• Wisconsin Bar Association
• State Bar Board of Governors 2001-2005
• Executive Committee 2004-2005
• Candidate for State Bar President 2005
• Chairman of the District V Board of the State Office of Lawyer Responsibility (1993-2000)
• Wisconsin Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice

Community Service

• Board Member and Past President of La Crosse Day-Care Centers, Inc.
• Board Member and Past President of Coulee Region Wheelchair Athletic Association
• Past President of the Blessed Sacrament School (PTO)
• Board Member of Western Wisconsin Legal Services Corporation
• Board Member of Horse Sense for Special Riders, Inc.
• Board Member of Trustees of Washburn Fund, La Crosse Public Library
• Board Member and Past President of Assembly Dance Club
• Board Member and Current President of Continental Dance Club
• Board Member of the La Crosse Public Library Board of Directors

Significant Cases

• Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Zielke 845 F 2d 1463 (Ct. App. 7th Circuit) Successfully defended an action to remove a 10 Commandments monument from a City of La Crosse park upon the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing under the "case or controversy" requirement of Article 3 of the United States Constitution.
• In Re the Marriage of Lundberg v. Lundberg 107 WI 2d 1, 318 NW 2d 918 (WI S. Ct.) Established the right of a wife to be compensated for supporting her husband through medical school.

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