Sweet and Associates - Attorney Profiles

SWEET AND ASSOCIATES
ATTORNEY PROFILES

Mark A. Sweet
Areas of Practice: Labor Law, Employment Law
E-mail Address: msweet@unionyeslaw.com

Mark A. Sweet practices primarily in the areas of labor and employment law on behalf of unions and employees. He received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1994. During law school, Mr. Sweet served as Staff Member and Managing Editor of the Minnesota Law Review.

A trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1994-1996, Mark has experience litigating both unfair labor practice and representation cases. Prior to opening his own law firm in 2001, Mark worked for the law firms of Shneidman Myers (Milwaukee) and Robein, Urann & Lurye (Louisiana). Mark has lectured to unions throughout the Southeast and the Midwest regarding the duty of fair representation, organizing strategies, steward training, and NLRB practice and procedure. Mark also represents unions before the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, and has represented individuals entitled to relief under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Housing Act.

Mark is licensed to practice before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and various federal district courts. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Wisconsin State Chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association, the Lawyers Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO, the Milwaukee Workers Rights Board, the American Bar Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Craig R. Johnson
Areas of Practice: Labor Law, Employment Law, Criminal/Municipal Ordinance Defense
E-mail Address: cjohnson@unionyeslaw.com

Craig R. Johnson practices in the areas of labor and employment law and criminal defense. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin in 1993 and BA from Pacific University in 1984. During law school Craig was Associate Editor of the Wisconsin Law Review.

Craig spent 13 years as a trial attorney with the State Public Defender’s office. He litigated dozens of jury trials in offenses ranging from misdemeanor disorderly conduct to homicide. For his accomplishments in indigent criminal defense he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the State Public Defender Board of Directors in 1997, was recognized inthe “Rising Star” category of Milwaukee Magazine’s Best Lawyers issue (1999) and was named by the Wisconsin Law Journal as a “Leader in the Law” in 2007.

Craig is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and is on the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

Teresa C. Mambu-Rasch
Areas of Practice: Labor Law, Employment Law, Criminal Law
E-mail Address: tmambu-rasch@unionyeslaw.com

Ms. Mambu-Rasch practices in the areas of labor and employment law. She received her B.A., with honors, from Villanova University in 2002 and J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2008. Teresa’s prior experience in the labor movement includes three years as an organizer for AFSCME in Chicago.

Teresa is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and is admitted to practice before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In addition to representing Unions and their members, she regularly represents individuals with discrimination, wage and hour, state licensure, and other employment-related claims. Teresa is committed to advancing family-friendly rights at work, as she serves on the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee chapter of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women.

During law school, Teresa clerked for the Law Offices of Mark A. Sweet. She also spent nine months as a Student Practice Intern in the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office, contributing to the representation of both adults and juveniles in Milwaukee County. Additionally, she interned in the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, and coordinated a one-week legal aid trip to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Teresa is currently a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Lawyers Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO.

Stephen J. Sweet
Of Counsel
Areas of Practice: Labor Law
E-mail Address: ssweet@unionyeslaw.com

Mr. Sweet received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1963 in Political Science. He received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1965. Between 1965 and 1999, Sweet served as a trial attorney, supervisory attorney, and Regional Attorney of the Milwaukee Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board. In announcing the appointment of Sweet as Regional Attorney in 1997, the General Counsel of the NLRB, Fred Feinstein, stated, "Steve Sweet has served the agency in a highly capable manner throughout his career. He has acquired a well deserved reputation as an outstanding attorney and supervisor and brings to this important position a wealth of legal and managerial experience."

A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Mr. Sweet has also served as an adjunct professor of advanced labor law at the University of Wisconsin. In addition, he has been a frequent lecturer to attorneys and law students regarding NLRB procedure and case law. Mr. Sweet is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and is admitted to practice before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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