Harvey L. Wendel - Madison, WI
Attorney at Murphy Desmond S.C.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Lawyers in Madison, WI
33 East Main St. Suite 500 Madison, WI 53703
Madison Administrative and Regulatory Law Lawyer
Updated: 04/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Administrative and Regulatory Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation & Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Start-Ups/ Entrepreneurs
- Business Succession Planning
- Collection Law
- Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Defense of Licensed Professionals
- Divorce & Family Law
- Eminent Domain
- Estate Planning & Probate
- Immigration Law
- Intellectual Property
- Juvenile Defense Law
- Litigation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Municipal Law
- Probate, Estate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation
- Real Estate, Land Use & Construction
- Securities Law
- Sports Law
- Tax Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Harvey Wendel has over 50 years of experience representing clients in real estate development and financing, including sales and acquisitions. He was ranked as a "Top Lawyer" in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Dane County as published by Madison Magazine in 2003.
Harvey has been and continues to be an active member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and Dane County Bar Association. He currently serves on the Board of the Dane County Bar Senior Lawyers Section and was past chairman, as well as past president of the Wisconsin State Bar Senior Lawyers Division. Harvey has been elected to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) District 9 Committee as a member for a three-year term (January 2018 through December 2020). He is a Director of the Dane County Bar Association, and serves as a member of the Courthouse Committee. Harvey has also served as an arbitrator as a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association Board of Arbitrators. From 2005 to 2013, Harvey was a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Board of Administrative Oversight, which monitors the State of Wisconsin Attorney Regulation System.
In addition, Harvey has served on the boards of Madison-area banks and as a member and past president of the board of Friends of Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR), where he also volunteers his time as a pontoon boat driver.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- "Top Lawyer" - Alternate Dispute Resolution, Madison Magazine, 2003
- MSCR, Volunteer of the Year Award, 2009
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Wisconsin,
Madison,
Wisconsin, 1963
J.D.
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University of Wisconsin,
Madison,
Wisconsin, 1963
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Non Legal Education
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University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1960
B.B.A.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1960
Classes and Seminars
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Past Lecturer, Office Management, General Practice Course, University of Wisconsin Law School
- Presenter, State Bar of Wisconsin Seminars and Conventions
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1963
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1963
Other Affiliations
- Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Board of Administrative Oversight, 2005 - 2013 (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Past Pres. 2005-2006 and Member, Board of Directors, Senior Lawyers Division)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1986-1990; 1993-1998; 2006-2007 (Past Member, Board of Governors)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Law Practice Section (Member, Past Chair, Present Emeritus, Member Board of Directors)
- Dane County Bar Association (Member)
- Dane County Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Section (Member, Board of Directors)
- Dane County Bar Association, Mentorship Program (Mentor)
- Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR) (President, Friends Board of Directors)
- Supreme Court of Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR), District 9 Committee, 2018-2020
- Wisconsin Law Foundation Fellows Board of Trustees , Board Member, 2017 - Present
- Dane County Bar Association, Member, Director at Large
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Fee Arbitration Panel, 2015 - Present
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Contact
33 East Main St.
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 268-5578
Fax: 608-257-2508
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.murphydesmond.com
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