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
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 …
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 …
'You're Not Gonna Wear Us Down'
Employment litigator Rachhana Srey rises to every challengeIn 2011, Rachhana Srey, her colleague Anna Prakash, and Memphis trial attorney Billy Ryan were representing a class of 296 cable technician plaintiffs in a district courthouse in Tennessee. They were out to prove that management of cable installation company FTS had instructed the workers to underreport their hours. When the defense called the CFO of to the stand, Srey’s cross-examination, says Ryan, was a mic-drop moment. “There was no prep time,” Ryan says. “Discovery had produced …
With All Due Respect
The hug-worthy way in which Rick Morgan serves the citizens of ColumbiaMembers of the Columbia City Council started asking Rick Morgan to apply to be a municipal judge in 2012. His response: “It’s certainly humbling to be requested, but I have a pretty active private practice.” Three years later, Morgan acquiesced. “I said, ‘All right. But I want to make certain that part-time really means part-time,’” he recalls. So Morgan submitted an application for substitute judge, understanding that it generally meant three to five sessions per month, many of …
The Greatest Trial in American History
For Keith Munson’s money, it’s Aaron Burr's 1807 treason trialIn 2005, Keith Munson created a popular course through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University called “Great Trials in History.” For two hours a week over 10 weeks, he and other attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice would take turns lecturing on important trials. “My pitch to associates with little trial experience was, ‘This is a great opportunity to get in front of a jury-sized group of strangers and make a presentation,’” says Munson, now at Rimon. A …
Bribery, Fraud and Love at First Sight
Mark Senn’s first foray in real estate law was like doing a heart transplant without medical trainingI did not understand a word of my real property course in law school. In fact, the only course I understood was securities regulation. In 1972, a few months out of law school, my professor got me the perfect job with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Southern District of New York. While waiting for that job to begin, I returned to Denver to serve as more or less an in-house attorney for a wealthy investor named Bruce. One day, Bruce got a call at 3 a.m. from a fellow on the West …
The Journey and the Destination
How Cecilia Ju found her true passionCecilia Ju’s path to family law involved studying legal systems at universities in three countries, passing the bar in two states, opening her own immigration firm and finding the right mentors. In the end—or, really, the beginning—it was worth it. “It took me a while to navigate,” she says, “but I feel this is my true passion.” After Ju completed her undergrad at Dalian Maritime University in China, she went to University of Nottingham in the UK via its exchange program. “But …
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