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1324 W Clairemont Ave.
Suite 10
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)835-6196
www.eclawyers.com


OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm

Closed for lunch
12:00pm to 1:00pm

August 2017        

Photo from Chalkfest 2017 at the UWEC campus

Message From Our Office

Summer always seems unofficially over on Labor Day and will become officially over very soon.  There is the old joke that Wisconsin has two seasons: winter and construction.  For us, the construction and repaving of the frontage road leading to our office seems to have taken all summer long, but we can finally now see an end in sight; the asphalt is mostly down and the construction crew is starting to put things back together, instead of tearing things apart and digging giant holes.  

We are back to our winter hours, so we are open Monday through Friday, from 8:30am to 5:00pm, though we are still closed for the lunch hour.  

We hope that you are able to fully enjoy the upcoming fall and look forward to seeing you soon. Thanks for your patience during the road construction.


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