About Richard
Richard Saks is a attorney specializing in workers' compensation, employment law, labor law, probate, and voting rights and election law. He is admitted to practice in both Wisconsin and Illinois. He earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, in 1989. Since 1993, Saks has been a member of the Wisconsin State Bar, holding license number 1022048 — He is also admitted to the Illinois State Bar.
His practice is based at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At Hawks Quindel, Saks represents labor unions and individual employees in various legal matters, including workers' compensation and employment law. He has been involved in progressive and worker-related issues throughout his career. His office is located at 222 East Erie Street, Suite 210, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0442.
Saks has been actively involved in voting rights and election law. He has represented the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP in various voting rights matters, including challenges to voter identification laws and efforts to eliminate restrictive voting requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also served as a panelist at the National Commission on Voting Rights — Minnesota/Wisconsin Hearing. In addition to his legal practice, Saks has been involved in labor law, representing several Wisconsin unions in matters related to contract enforcement, internal governance, employee rights, and unionization efforts.
He has also been involved in probate law, assisting clients with estate planning and administration. Saks is fluent in English and has been recognized for his contributions to labor and employment law. He has been a member of the Wisconsin State Bar since 1993 and is admitted to the Illinois State Bar.
