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
Legal Insights for Natural Disasters: Navigating Insurance Challenges
It seems like every year, major natural disasters hit the United States, causing devastation and an influx of insurance claims. Florida and the East Coast get hit with storm and hurricane damage. California and the West also confront wildfires and earthquakes. Other areas of the country are prone to flood damage, tornadoes, and wind damage. Understanding insurance coverage tips can help in case the next natural disaster hits near home. The details in your home insurance policy is something you …
‘This Is a Calling’
The many organizations where Annemarie Kill has volunteeredAnnemarie Kill loves stories about attorneys giving back through volunteerism. “It’s inspiring and makes me proud to be a lawyer,” she says. “You read things like that and think, ‘I’m in a profession. This is a calling.’” Kill has been plenty involved over the years, too. “Usually someone reaches out and asks me to be a part of something, then I’ll get involved if I find it exciting or think I can make a difference,” she says. “I’ve had a wide array of experiences over …
Use Mediation for Your Business Dispute
Mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that provides a relatively simple and straightforward process for resolving business disputes. In many business disputes, mediation is the best option by being faster, more cost-effective, and enabling creative solutions. For legal advice about using mediation to resolve disputes and avoid business litigation, talk to a mediation and ADR attorney. How Mediation Works The disputing parties and their attorneys agree on a neutral third …
Workers' Compensation in Missouri: When Should You Call an Attorney?
In the early days of Missouri’s workers’ compensation laws, employers were tasked with furnishing compensation, irrespective of negligence, for the injury of an employee in an “accident arising out of or in the scope of his employment.” Nowadays, the statute reads: “An injury by accident is compensable only if the accident was the prevailing factor in causing both the resulting medical condition and disability.” What Does the Change in Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law Mean? …
How Do I Stop Creditor Debt Collection Abuse?
Owing money to a business or lender and struggling to make payments is stressful enough. Harassing phone calls from a debt collection agency take a bad situation and make it worse. Debt collection harassment is not just stressful — it's often counterproductive to the goal of paying off your debts. And it's illegal. This article will cover prohibited debt collection practices under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and some specific actions you can take to stop …
How Long Do You Have To Sue for Medical Malpractice?
The statute of limitations puts a time limit on how long injured patients have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Courts apply statutes of limitations strictly. If you try to file a case after the deadline, you are out of luck. There are some exceptions to the statute of limitations for medical malpractice, which may give you more time to file your case. To make sure you file your malpractice claim within the time frame, contact a medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible. Statute of …
The Basics on Consumer Arbitration
What agreeing to ‘terms and conditions’ means for your rightsWhenever you open a bank account, sign up for a credit card, or even download an app, it comes with a lengthy account-holder agreement, a long scroll of terms and conditions. And when you click “agree” or sign the dotted line, one of the many contractual conditions you’ve probably agreed to is an arbitration clause. “People don’t know that provision is in there,” says Joseph H. Mizrahi, a partner at Mizrahi Kroub LLP. “That’s unfortunate because they’re losing a crucial …
Tragedy Plus Time
How Joshua Gropper’s brother inspired his career pathJoshua Gropper was in his second year of law school at Boston University in 1989 when he was awakened by a 5 a.m. phone call from his father. “There was a horrible house fire down in New York,” he recalls his father saying. “Your brother may not make it. Get on a flight.” Danny was 21, living in a townhouse in Island Park with fellow Hofstra students, when the fire broke out. “No one really knows how it started, but the smoke alarm didn’t work, and he got trapped in there,” …
How To Prove a Product Liability Claim
Defectively built or dangerous products can result in serious injuries, medical expenses, and time away from work. If you suffered injuries caused by a defective product, a product liability lawsuit allows you to recover compensation. This article will give an overview of the different types of product liability claims and how these claims are generally proven. For more information, speak with an experienced product liability lawyer about your situation. What Are the Elements of a …
Punk Practitioner
How Royce Nunley went from practicing basslines to practicing family law“Everybody who has known me, when they found out I was going to law school, they were like, ‘What the fuck are you doing going to law school?’” Royce Nunley says with a laugh. “Then, when I was through, they’re like, ‘So you must do entertainment law.’ No. I’m doing absolutely nothing with it.” The reason everyone thought they had Nunley pegged: He spent more than a decade as a punk bassist, opened a studio and record label, and managed tours and sound …
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