James E Kachelski - Plymouth, MN
Attorney at Messerli | Kramer
Collections Lawyers in Plymouth, MN
3033 Campus Drive Suite 250 Plymouth, MN 55441
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Plymouth Collections Lawyer
Updated: 08/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Collections
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
With nearly 25 years of litigation experience, Jim Kachelski provides the firm’s clients with the insights and experience needed in strategic negotiations to maximize the collection for delinquent loans and credit accounts. He has been admitted to represent clients in state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. He is well versed in laws governing credit transactions, including the Wisconsin Consumer Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Jim’s legal education began with a broad-based study of law as an undergraduate, and he brought his many years of small-firm experience with him to Messerli & Kramer. This background gives Jim a unique ability to devise comprehensive solutions to the most complex situations. If an agreement cannot be reached through negotiation, he can call upon his extensive trial experience to attain positive results for the firm’s clients in the courtroom.
Education
Legal Education
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Marquette University Law School,
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Madison,
WI,
USA, 1988
B.A.
Major: Philosophy
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Languages
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English
Representative Cases
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Securing dismissal on behalf of law firm in action involving Constitutional and civil rights claims, Joseph Smith vs. Messerli & Kramer, Western District of Wisconsin, 16 CV 12.
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Securing summary judgment on behalf of defendants in action involving interplay between state procedural statutes and federal consumer statutes, Whitehead vs. Discover Bank, et al., Eastern District of Wisconsin, 15 CV 261.
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Securing summary judgment on behalf of Bank in action involving choice-of-law, conflicts of law, and statutory interpretation, Discover Bank vs. Forbis, Walworth County, 15 CV 473.
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal Court
- Menominee Tribal Court
- North Dakota, 2021
Other Affiliations
- Milwaukee Bar Association, Small Claims Bench Bar (Co-Chair)
- Wisconsin Creditor’s Rights Association, Judicial Committee (Member)
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Contact
3033 Campus Drive
Suite 250
Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone Number: 612-473-1240
Fax Number: 763-548-7922
Email: Send a message
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