"Simply put, I want to serve as judge for Oneida County because I recognize how vital judges’ decisions are in maintaining a well-functioning, healthy community — and Oneida County is my community. As a judge for Oneida County, my professional knowledge, experiences, leadership skills, and commitment to clear communication will enable me to make sound and fair legal decisions that support and promote the health of our community and its residents."

☆ Mike has broad Legal Experience in criminal and civil cases over 20 years.

Tried dozens of criminal and civil cases to a jury, handled Federal criminal work, wrote successful appellate briefs, represented clients in civil litigation, reviewed contracts.

• Oneida County Corporation Counsel office, 2008-present

  • Represent Oneida County departments in civil matters. Review and negotiate contracts for County departments. Advise elected officials and departments on legal matters. Litigate and present sensitive cases to a jury (e.g., children in need of protection and services, termination of parental rights, and mental health act cases, prosecutions closed to protect the individuals). Supervise the Corporation Counsel office of three attorneys and two staff.

• for Atinsky, Secula & Teper, 2002- 2008

  • Civil work – represented clients in civil cases and Administrative Hearings, small claims court cases, and a civil rights jury trial.

  • Criminal work – handled private cases and a contract with the State Public Defender's Office for 250 cases per year.

• Honors and Service

  • Unanimously appointed Corporation Counsel, March 2021.

  • Serve on the Commission on Children, Families, and the Courts. Appointed by Wisconsin Chief Justice Patience Roggensack, 2017.

  • Instructor for the Wisconsin Judicial Conference, 2017.

  • Selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2008.

☆ Mike has extensive Leadership Experience and Responsibilities.

• Runs Oneida County Corporation Counsel office of three attorneys and two support staff.

• General Manager of  The Vintage, 118 room resort hotel at the base of Winter Park Ski Area, Winter Park, CO. Selected as 20th best ski hotel in the world by Conde Nast Magazine. 

☆ Mike serves his Community.

• Board member of the Boys and Girls Club of the Northwoods Board of Directors.

• Volunteer football coach (youth & high school) since 2010.

• Hodag Gridiron Club President and Vice President for 5 years. Spearheaded the purchase of new helmets.

☆ Mike is Dedicated to Family / Personal History

Mike has chosen to make the Northwoods his home, where he and his wife of 30 years are raising their 5 children. Mike grew up in Minneapolis, MN, where he graduated from Washburn High School in a class of about 800 students. He spent most of his weekends and summers working on his grandparents’ farm in southern MN, where he learned that nothing is quite like the hard work of farming. After graduating from  Carroll College, Mike moved to the Rocky Mountains, where he worked his way up from skier-by-day and desk clerk-by-night to General Manager of Winter Park’s premier resort hotel. Mike decided to pursue an original goal of becoming an attorney, so he and his family returned “home” to Wisconsin to attend Marquette University. They lived in the inner city of Milwaukee for several years and moved north to settle their family of 7 and become part of the community.

☆Endorsements

• Senator Mary Felzkowski

• Representative Rob Swearingen