Sisson & Kachinsky*
103 West College Avenue
Suite 1010
Appleton WI 54911
Phone: (920) 993-7777
Fax: (920) 993-8252
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Len Kachinsky 
Appleton, Wisconsin
phone 920-841-6706 (Cell)
920-993-7777 (Office)
fax (920) 993-8252
email Email Me

Len has pursued simultaneous career paths as an attorney, JAG officer in the Army Reserve, and as an elected public official. Highlights of that career have included:

  • 1978-1982. Served on active duty as JAG officer at Fort Knox, KY as prosecutor, legal assistance officer, administrative law officer and military magistrate.

  • 1983. After working for another law firm, established own practice in Neenah, WI concentrating in criminal and traffic defense.

  • 1987-1990. Was a part-time ADA for Fond du lac County for welfare fraud cases.

  • 1991. Mobilized for service at ARPERCEN legal office during Operation Desert Storm.

  • 1996. Certified by NBTA as Criminal Trial Specialist.

  • 1997. First elected as Town of Menasha Municipal Judge, a position he still holds.

  • 2003. Mobilized for service as administrative law officer at Fort Eustis, VA for 6 months. Former firm dissolves. Len forms association with Attorney Sisson upon release from active duty.

  • 2005. Mobilized for service as Chief of Mobilization Legal Operations at Camp Atterbury, IN. Released from active duty in late August, 2005. Declared candidate for Circuit Judge Branch 4, Winnebago County.

  • 2006 Eliminated from Branch 4 judgeship race in primary election on February 21, 2006. Named as Superlawyer by Wisconsin Law and Politics.  Re-certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy as Criminal Trial Specialist.  Transferred to Army Retired Reserve.
Certification/Specialties:
Criminal Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1996


Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1999
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1982
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1982
U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1991
U.S. Federal Courts, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1978
J.D.


Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, 1975
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  Speech, Politics, Science, Government


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Administrative Law Instructor, Concordia University, 1994 - 1996


Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Criminal Courts, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1983 - 1984


Police Science Instructor, Fox Valley Tech, 1983


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988 - Present
Member


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988 - Present
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin


Winnebago County Bar Association


Reserve Officers Association
Secretary-Treasurer, Valley Chapter


St. Margaret Mary's Church, Neenah, WI.
Lay Minister and Parish Council


Pacesetters Running Club


Past Employment Positions:
SJA Office in Ft. Eustis, VA, Administrative Law Officer


Kachinsky, Petit & Parker, LLC, Senior Attorney


91st Legal Support Organization, Fort Sheridan, IL, Senior Training Officer


U.S. Army, JAGC Office, Fort Knox, KY, Legal Assistance and Administrative Law Officer, 1978 - 1982


Military Magistrate, Trial Counsel (Prosecutor)


Desert Storm, ARPERCEN, 1991


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa

Sisson & Kachinsky Law Offices
Zuelke Building
103 West College Avenue, Suite 1010
Appleton, WI 54911
Phone: (920) 993-7777

The Sisson & Kachinsky Law Offices serve clients throughout the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin, including the cities of Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh, New London, Kaukauna, Waupaca, Shawano, and Green Bay, Wisconsin. We frequently represent clients from states outside Wisconsin, including Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois.

* not a partnership