In 1893 he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and continued the practice of law; he was elected prosecuting attorney of Milwaukee County in 1895 and, in 1911, he was appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by President William Howard Taft.
In 1893, he relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and maintained his legal practice; in 1895, he served as Milwaukee County's prosecuting attorney, and in 1911, he was appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by President William Howard Taft.