Alan Olson Email & Phone Number

As a litigator, Alan Olson helps his wrongfully discharged clients recover their lost pay and benefits. He has argued four of his cases to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, resulting in expansion of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing for employees, as well as increased protection for employees in retaliatory discharge cases. Undaunted by huge insurance companies, Alan repeatedly sues them in federal courts across the United States in order to recover long-term disability benefits for his disabled clients. Alan also sues big corporations when they defraud the government and retaliate against the employee who blew the whistle. As big money cases are not his only focus-- in 2010 Legal Action of Wisconsin gave Alan’s firm the Outstanding Pro Bono Law Firm Participation Award and Alan was inducted to the Pro Bono Honor Society in 2014. Also recognized by Leading Lawyers in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, as well as Super Lawyer for employment litigation, Alan understands that the loss of a long-term job, pay and benefits, are among top stressors that a person may ever experience. Alan serves these needs by holding high ethical standards, promptly communicating with his clients, and vigorously pursuing their legal claims, no matter how big or menacing the opponent. Alan's Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating is AV® Preeminent, Employment Law, Employment Benefits.

Listed skills include Litigation, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Trial Practice, and 25 others.

• Attorney

  Alan C. Olson & Associates, S.C.

  Sep 1990 - Present

  Since 1989, Alan Olson has focused his practice on recovering lost pay and benefits for his wrongfully discharged clients. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, which is limited to 3,500 lawyers in the entire US. Alan has Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating and Thomson Reuters'​ Super Lawyer status. Over the past 30 years, Alan has argued five significant employee rights cases to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Alan appears regularly in the federal courts to recover long-term disability benefits under ERISA for his disabled clients. Alan also sues big corporations when they defraud the government and retaliate against the employee who blew the whistle. As big money cases are not his only focus-- Legal Action of Wisconsin gave Alan’s firm the Outstanding Pro Bono Law Firm Participation Award, and he was admitted to the Pro Bono Honor Society by the Wisconsin Bar. Alan holds high ethical standards, promptly communicates with his clients, and vigorously pursues their legal claims.