About Trevor Kupfer
Trevor Kupfer is a senior editor on Super Lawyers’ staff. He is editor of the Illinois, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin magazines, in addition to being a writer and fact-checker of Super Lawyers’ other projects. He has a degree in journalism from an accredited program (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and has written for such newspapers and magazines as Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Volume One, Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, Global Food Forums, and various publications under the groups Tribune Media Services, Capital Newspapers, and Conley Media. He has served on crime and courts beats and, in college, he aided an investigation through the Wisconsin Innocence Project.
Articles written by Trevor Kupfer
Not BigLaw
How Roger E. Barton developed a more transparent compensation systemThere was no aha moment. Though he once worked for a big law firm, he doesn’t recall reflecting on it much after he stepped away in 1991. The epiphany came slowly. “A general counsel once told me, ‘The BigLaw system is broken,’” Roger E. Barton recalls. “‘Where are the loyalties? Are the loyalties to try to get as much money out of a client as you possibly can so the firm is profitable, or is your loyalty to do what’s right for that client and establish a long-term …
When Generic Drugs Are Expensive, an Antitrust Lawsuit May Help
It’s no shocker that branded drugmakers occasionally take pharmaceutical companies that make generic versions of their products to court. What may be more surprising is how those disputes are sometimes resolved. “During the course of litigation, the brand and the generic companies discuss potential settlements, which impacts the interest of consumers and health insurers who are not part of the discussion,” says Michael M. Buchman, an antitrust and consumer protection attorney with Motley …
Suing New York City for a Pothole Injury
To the attorneys who practice in personal injury, potholes are no mere vehicular annoyance. Sometimes they don’t even involve vehicles. The majority of pothole cases handled by Stephan H. Peskin at Tolmage, Peskin, Harris, Falick, for example, are trip-and-falls on sidewalks. “Sometimes they injure themselves quite seriously—from simple wrist fractures, because you put your hands out and your wrist isn’t ready for that kind of jolt, all the way to fractured femurs or head injuries.” …
Washington's Human Composting Law and How It Works
In May 2019, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a bill that allows natural organic reduction—or, in layman’s terms, Washingtonians can now opt to have their dead bodies composted. “I’m not surprised that Washington is the first state to do this,” says estate planning attorney Xan Gerson. “Maybe it’s me living in a Seattle bubble, but what I’m writing most often into [disposition of remains] documents is some manner of ecofriendly burial.” The details of what this means …
How Do I Protect a Patent Internationally?
Commerce in the 21st century is global. While most business owners focus on the increase in opportunities and potential revenue, it’s important to also note that the responsibilities and risks are likewise much higher. In the realm of brand protection and intellectual property (IP), for example, due diligence in the United States is probably not going to cut it. So how do you go about protections in a foreign country? It depends. Copyrights and trademarks work one way, while patents are …
Lawyer Chris by Day, Magician Kristoff by Night
Christopher Harristhal shows off his sleight-of-hand chopsChristopher Harristhal is a business litigator with an employment focus at Larkin Hoffman in Bloomington, Minnesota. But he’s also been performing as a magician for decades. His obsession began when he was 6, watching his older brother do tricks with a silk handkerchief. “It drove me nuts,” he says. With the aid of countless books and props, “for the next 15 years, I tortured him at every turn with, ‘Pick a card, any card,’” Harristhal says. While Harristhal loves …
Why You Need a Lawyer To Help Comply With the CCPA
California has essentially become the nation’s regulator of data security and privacy, and it’s forcing business owners across the U.S. to scramble. The reason? The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), passed on June 28, 2018, takes effect Jan. 1, 2020. “It impacts not just companies in California, but any organization that's doing business in California and is processing a certain amount of personal information of individuals and households,” says Tanya Forsheit, an attorney …
The Astounding Kristoff, J.D.
By day, Christopher Harristhal is a business litigator; by night, he’s Kristoff the sleight-of-hand magicianIf you searched online, you’d find plenty about the professional life and career of Christopher Harristhal, a business litigator with an employment focus at Larkin Hoffman in Bloomington. What’s a little tougher to find? That he’s been performing as a magician for decades. “That’s very deliberate,” Harristhal says with a smile. “I had kept it in the closet because the personalities are so different.” Maintaining these two personas is a bit of a juggling act in itself. “If I …
Old Law, New Tricks
How Brian J. Bergman and Jason Barbato secured redevelopment land for LA CountyThe blocks at the corner of Vermont and Manchester avenues have seen little besides criminal activity and blight since they burned down during the riots of 1992. Finally, in 2015, landowner Eli Sasson held a groundbreaking for a redevelopment project; but after two years and little progress, county board members decided to do something about it. They called Brian J. Bergman and Jason Barbato. “It was right after this big trial victory having to do with putting a subway tunnel underneath …
Six Questions To Avoid Insurance Disputes in Georgia
When you’re looking to buy a car, you do all the necessary research on price, features, safety, etc. When you buy a big-screen TV, you look at the measurements, the resolution, and all the desired specifications. “But when you have to buy insurance, you have no idea what you bought,” says Jeffrey D. Diamond, an insurance law attorney in Atlanta. “You just buy it to have it, and it’s done. But you don’t know what’s covered. “The reasonable expectations of a homeowner who …
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