Tamara B. Packard

Tamara B. Packard is a partner at Pines Bach LLP in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in employment law, appeals, and civil rights. She has been practicing law since 1994, focusing on litigation and appeals with an emphasis on employment, labor. Civil rights law. Ms. Packard earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1994, where she served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Women's Law Journal. She completed her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1986. Admitted to practice in Wisconsin since 1994, Ms. Packard is also licensed in Michigan and before the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She has represented clients in various employment and civil rights matters, including discrimination claims based on gender, disability, and sexual orientation, as well as wage and hour disputes. In 2008, Ms. Packard achieved a significant victory for Fair Wisconsin before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a case involving free speech and gay rights. She has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Ms. Packard is active in several professional organizations, including the Legal Association for Women, the National Employment Lawyers Association. The Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association. She currently serves as Program Chair on the Executive Committee of the James E.

Doyle Chapter of the American Inns of Court. In 2025, she was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in civil rights law, appellate practice, litigation – labor and employment. Employment law – individual. Ms. Packard's office is located at 122 W Washington Ave, Suite 900, Madison, WI 53703. She can be reached by phone at (608) 251-0101 or via email at packard@pinesbach.com. {"bar_number": "1023111", "bar_admission_year": "1994", "license_status": "Active", "death_date": null, "firm_name": "Pines Bach LLP", "case_types": "Employment Law, Appeals & Appellate, Civil Rights", "legal_stages": "Litigation, Appeals", "courts": [{"court_name": "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit", "court_type": "U.S. Circuit Court", "admission_year": "2000", "state": "Federal"}, {"court_name": "U.S.

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