Geoff Schiveley joined Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C. in February, 2007, and was named a shareholder in January, 2008. Geoff has extensive experience in representing public and private companies, as well as their individual owners, in a wide variety of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, contract review and drafting, and advising officers, directors and owners on issues of corporate governance. His real estate services include the purchase, sale, leasing and development of commercial and residential real estate, as well as representing condominium Boards in governance, risk management and contractual matters. In addition, he represents both lenders and borrowers in commercial lending matters related to corporate and real estate transactions.

Geoff is a member of the American and Racine County Bar Associations, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Rotary Club of Racine (Downtown).

Current Employment Position:
Shareholder

Areas Of Practice:
General Corporate/Contracts
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate
Limited Liability Entities
Corporate Governance
Commercial Lending

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 2000

Education:
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 2000 J.D.
Law Review: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1998 - 2000
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa,
1997 Bachelor of Music with Elective Studies in Business
Honors: summa cum laude Major: Music/Business

Published Works:
Negotiation and Native Title: Why Common Law Courts are not Proper Fora for Determining Native Land Title Issues, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 33 No.2, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Downtown Racine Rotary, 2004 – Present
 – Board of Directors, President 2008 – 09
American Bar Association, 2006 – Present
Racine County Bar Association, 2003 – Present
Racine Public Library Board of Trustees, 2006 – Present