Ruder Ware, is Wisconsin’s largest
law firm headquartered north of Madison. We provide some of the
state’s best-known national and international companies with
prompt, practical and affordable solutions to a wide variety of
legal challenges. George L. Ruder opened the firm in 1920.
Northern Wisconsin, at the time, was home to many of the state’s
most successful entrepreneurs who made their fortunes in the
thriving lumber and paper industries. At first, the new firm
specialized in real estate and probate. A decade later, however,
George Ruder began focusing on business law—a direct response to
his clients’ needs for better legal counsel on the complex new
business regulations created by the New Deal. With legal
guidance from the Ruder Ware firm, many small and medium sized
businesses throughout
On July 1, 2005, we were
pleased to merge with the Garvey Anderson Law Firm in Eau Claire whose
commitment to the area remains steadfast.
northern and central Wisconsin
grew quickly. Today we have many clients who are small
businesses as well as many clients who have become major
companies serving national and international markets.
