Elkhorn, WI

Lisle W. Blackbourn

Lisle W. Blackbourn is the President and Managing Partner of Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth, S.C., and chairs the firm's litigation division. He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1982. He is board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and has been named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer since 2010. He holds an "AV"® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. His practice concentrates in complex business, corporate, and land use litigation, along with personal injury matters. He is licensed in Wisconsin, including federal district courts in Eastern and Western Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Northern Ohio.

Ward D. Phillips

Ward D. Phillips is a partner at the law firm of Leece & Phillips Law Offices, S.C., and a founding member of the firm. His practice is varied, with an emphasis in personal injury, divorce, and family law in general. He has also been the City Attorney for City of Elkhorn for a cumulative total exceeding 20 years.

Steven A. Koch

Steven A. Koch joined the firm as an associate in 1989 and became a partner in 1992. He has won cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and has obtained millions in personal injury settlements, including a $4,000,000 judgment. He is also a certified divorce mediator.

James B. Duquette

James B. Duquette became a partner at Seymour Kremer Koch LLP in 2013. He focuses on family law, civil litigation, real estate, personal injury, and municipal law. He served as Municipal Judge for the City of Elkhorn from 2015 to 2023 and successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in State v. Hemp.

Kim A. Howarth

Kim A. Howarth is a shareholder, vice president, and secretary of Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth, S.C. He joined the firm in 1980 after earning his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. His practice focuses on business, commercial, construction, and creditors rights law, including business organizations, condominium associations, and municipalities. He is licensed to practice in all Wisconsin courts, including the Federal District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, State Bar of Wisconsin, and Walworth County Bar Association.

Mark E. Sostarich

Mark E. Sostarich is a civil trial, corporate, real estate, and family law attorney with over 40 years of experience. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and a former editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Law Review. He has argued cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Illinois Court of Appeals, and the Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Randall G. Leece

Attorney Randall G. Leece is a partner in the firm, which was founded in 1994. Mr. Leece began practice in Elkhorn in 1977 upon graduation from Marquette Law School, developing a practice emphasizing in civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate contracts, estate planning, general business transactions and family law. His extensive career has included a successful litigation practice dealing with a wide range of complex real estate issues. Attorney Leece is presently focusing his practice primarily on real estate transactions and estate planning.