Brian F. Laule

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Brian F. Laule
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Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Wisconsin since: 2008

Education: University of Minnesota Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2019

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Brian Laule has built his career on a simple but powerful principle: every serious injury case deserves exhaustive investigation and unwavering advocacy. His commitment to uncovering the truth is exemplified in the many multi-million dollar settlements he has won for his clients in complex cases.  

Recognized as Wisconsin's 2017 "Young Trial Lawyer of the Year," Brian has devoted his career to securing justice for injury victims, obtaining multiple multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. His diverse caseload spans workplace explosions, railroad collisions, farm accidents, premises liability, and catastrophic car crashes. Brian takes pride in developing client-specific strategies, working closely with each person to chart a path that protects their future and meets their unique needs.

Brian's expertise has earned him membership in the invitation-only American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and recognition as a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist. He has been named "Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury" for Eau Claire (2021 and 2023), selected for "The Best Lawyers in America" since 2019, and recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer annually since 2020. His AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell reflects the highest peer review standards for legal ability and ethical practice.

Beyond his legal achievements, Brian is deeply rooted in Western Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and three children. When he's not in the courtroom, you'll find him at youth sports events and theater performances—his kids keep him busy. Brian serves his community through the River Falls Rotary Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin, and enjoys fishing and outdoor activities. He holds bar admissions in Wisconsin and Minnesota, serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Association for Justice, and earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota, where he served as an editor for the Minnesota Law Review.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2006, Minnesota

Professional Webpage: http://www.byegoff.com/our-attorneys/brian-f-laule/

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • This civil case concerned an intersection collision between two vehicles on July of 2014 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  A two-day jury trial was held in April 2017 on the issues of liability and damages. This was a turn-in-front collision, where the plaintiffs contended that the defendant made a left-turn without properly confirming that he could do so safely and that the defendant failed to yield to oncoming traffic. The physical evidence indicated that the defendant’s vehicle had struck the driver’s side of the plaintiff’s vehicle, which sent the plaintiff’s vehicle careening into a light pole adjacent to the road. Defendants contended that the defendant did yield to the oncoming plaintiff, though they admitted that his stop put him in the plaintiff’s lane. The defendants contended that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent in not avoiding the defendant’s vehicle. American Family Insurance Company insured the defendant. Injuries consisted of a fracture to a bone in the left hand, and injuries to the left shoulder that required two surgeries, a subacromial decompression and a later clavicular resection. The plaintiffs argued that the left shoulder injuries were permanent and there would likely be future medical expenses, including a future surgery.    Defendants argued that the left shoulder problems were degenerative in nature and not related to the collision, and offered the testimony of Dr. Paul Cederberg, who performed a medical evaluation of the plaintiff. Dr. Cederberg said all of the treatment for the left shoulder was appropriate and necessary, but that such physical complaints were caused not by the car accident but by a spontaneous flare-up of a previously dormant arthritic condition. Plaintiffs presented the evidence of the treating orthopedic surgery who cited the car crash as being the cause for the permanent left shoulder injuries. The court found as a matter of law that the defendant was negligent and that such negligence was a cause of the accident. The jury found that the plaintiff was not contributorily negligent, with one juror dissenting. Jury Verdict:             $340,000 Past medical expenses:               $89,484.96 Future medical expenses:            $10,000 Past Wage Loss of Dianne:           $4,200 Past pain and suffering:                $125,000 Future pain and suffering:             $90,000 Spousal claim:                               $18,000, 2017
  • Plaintiff lived and worked on his family’s dairy farm in rural Chetek, Wisconsin. On May 19, 2010, he was headed west on County Road D, in front of the farm, on the family’s John Deere 2840, which dated from the late 1970’s.  At the intersection, as he attempted a left-hand turn, the tractor was struck by a fully-loaded milk truck attempting to pass the tractor at the intersection. Plaintiff sustained life-threatening injuries and was air-lifted to Region’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, for an emergency decompressive craniectomy.   Other injuries included two collapsed lungs, numerous rib fractures, lacerated spleen, and a lacerated liver. A portion of his skull was removed and he was later fitted with a cranioplasty implant.http://www.chetekalert.com/news/top_stories/article_756f0fa2-dc09-11e1-b839-0019bb2963f4.html?TNNoMobile, 2010

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Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2015

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Attorney, St. Croix County Free Legal Clinic Attorney, Pierce County Free Legal Clinic, 2013

Educational Background

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Tort & Technique Update Seminar, Speaker, Choosing Wisely: Jury Selection in Rural Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association for Justice, 2012
  • Served as faculty presenter on topics and strategies in bench and jury trials., Faculty, Convincing Judges and Juries, National Business Institute, 2016
  • Served as faculty presented for day-long video seminar on topics in civil trial practice. , Faculty, Civil trial: Real world strategies and practical tips, National Business Institute, 2015

Honors

Office location for Brian F. Laule

310 Pinnacle Way
Suite #302
Eau Claire, WI 54701

Phone: 715-425-8161

Selections

6 Years Super Lawyers
6 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2014 - 2019

Certificates and credentials

National Board of Trial Advocacy
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