Attorneys & Staff

ATTORNEY DANIEL P. RYAN

Education:

• B.A. (Sociology), UW-Madison, 1987
• J.D. (Juris Doctor), UW-Madison, 1990

Experience:
Criminal law and family law since 1990

Counties:
La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Crawford, Richland, Jackson

Areas of practice:
Criminal defense, traffic, family law

ATTORNEY PETER B. SAYNER

Education:

• B.A. (Social Work), UW-Madison, 1984
• M.S. (Social Work), UW-Madison, 1985
• J.D. (Juris Doctor), William Mitchell College of Law, 1993

Experience:
Social security disability/SSI since 1993
Probate, guardianship/protective placement, estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney since 1997

Counties:
La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, Trempealeau, Crawford, Jackson

Areas of practice:
Attorney Pete Sayner specializes in Social security disability/SSI, probate, guardianship/protective placement, estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney.

CHERYL GILKES

Cheryl attended Western Wisconsin Technical College from 1984-1986 and entered the legal profession in 1987 where she secured her first legal secretary job at a law firm in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  She has been our office manager and legal assistant since 2001.  In her 36+ years in the legal profession, she has provided secretarial and support services in many areas of law, including criminal law, family law, guardianship and protective placements, estate planning, probate, social security and more.  She is the first person you will meet when you come to our La Crosse law office, and the first person you will speak with when you call looking for Daniel Ryan or Peter Sayner.