Tim Edwards

• Member of Drafting Committee:  Sedona Conference Working Group on Litigation Holds, 2024
• Member, Sedona Conference Working Group on Sanctions for E-Discovery Violations, 2021
• Editor/Author: Civil Procedure Handbook, State Bar of Wisconsin (2015)
• Presentation:  Ethics & E-Discovery (multiple, in house presentations), 2024
• Presenter:  Ethics & E-Discovery (State Bar Seminar), 2024
• Chair & Presenter:  E-Discovery Seminar (State Bar of Wisconsin), 2023
• Chair and Presenter, Pre-Trial Advocacy Seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2022
• Proportionality and Ethics in E-Discovery (State Bar Presentation), 2021
• Adjunct Lecturer: University of Wisconsin-Madison (classes taught: electronic discovery, civil procedure, evidence, pre-trial advocacy and professional responsibility.
• Appointed to Sedona Conference Working Group on Discovery Sanctions, 2020
• Fellow:  Wisconsin Law Foundation
• Presenter, WI State Bar Annual Conference- "The value of informal resolution in e-discovery disputes", 2019
• Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners (2018-2023)
• Member, Seventh Circuit's Electronic Discovery Pilot Program, 2011 – Present
• Member, Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners Review Committee, 2004 – 2005
• Chairperson, Wisconsin Lawyer's Assistance Program, 2008
• Member, Sedona Conference, "Working Group 11," on Data Security and Privacy Liability, 2017
• 2016, Sedona Conference, "Brainstorming Group," Data Security and Privilege, 2016
• Member, Pro Bono Honor Society (2016-present)
• United States District Court for the District of Arizona
• Regional Coordinator, Wisconsin State Bar Mock Trial Competition, 2015
• Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2005 – Present
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program, 2002 – 2008
• Member, Sedona Conference, "Brainstorming Group," Privilege Project, 2016
• Member, Sedona Conference, "Brainstorming Group," Proportionality, 2013
• Member, State Bar of Florida, 2017
• Member, State Bar of Arizona, 1995
• District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, 2014 – Present
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2002
• District of Colorado
• Chair and Presenter: Civil Procedure and E-Discovery Training Seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2016
• Member, Sedona Conference, "Working Group 1," Electronic Document Retention and Production, 2016
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

• Lead Counsel in multiple class action lawsuits that recovered over $20M for class members, 2010

• Represented car dealership in major class action litigation, favorable result...., 2019
• Represented fitness center chain in wage dispute, favorable result., 2018

• Member, Pro Bono Volunteer Panel, USDC, Western District of Wisconsin, 2019
• Appointed by Western District Federal Court to represent group of inmates in consolidated lawsuit against prison for unsafe water conditions (ongoing)
• Volunteer Coach, Oregon High School Mock Trial Team, 2013 - Present 
• Volunteer Mentor, Dane County Bar Association Mentorship Program, 2011 – Present

• Ratings Service, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2020
• State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2016-present
• Award recognizing excellence in teaching, Adjunct Lecturer of the Year, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2018
• Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation.  The State Bar of Wisconsin's charitable and educational organization that promotes public understanding of the law, improvement of the administration of justice and other law-related public services. , 2016
• Awarded "Volunteer of the Year" award, Members of the Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program and the State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
• Named as one of "America's Best Lawyers," 2015 – 2017
• Editor, Wisconsin Employment Law Newsletter, 2013
• Best Lawyers honoree in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America; recognized for high caliber of work in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2016, 2016

• Senior Juris Doctorate, (SJD) University of Wisconsin Law School (Thesis published in the Wisconsin Law Review), 2000
• Master's in Law (LLM), University of Missouri Law School, Kansas City, Missouri, (Recipient, Capital Punishment Excellence Award), 1998
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, (Member: Moot Court National Team), 1989
• Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Major: Political Science, 1984

• Wisconsin Lawyer Feature Article, Parts I and II, Author, Discovery and Admissibility of AI, Wisconsin Lawyer Feature Article, Parts I and II, All, 2024
• Social Media in the Law, Wisconsin Lawyer (2015)
• Proportionality, Western District Bar Association Newsletter (2017)
• Proportionality: Restoring the Imbalance; Wisconsin Lawyer (2022)
• Article and Webinar offered by the State Bar.  Responsible for contents of a, Author and Presenter, "Maintaining the Balance: Proportionality ...", State Bar of WI, 2020
• Author, Proportionality, Western District Bar Association Newsletter, 2017
• Presenter, Blackhawk Human Resources Seminar, 2008
• Presenter, Live Webinar: Protect Your Evidence from Spoliation, Lorman Education Services, 2017
• Author, Proposed Rules for Electronic Discovery, www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Wisconsin_Lawyer&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&Contentid=88351, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2009
• Presenter, Live Webinar: Addiction and Mental Illness in the Legal Profession, Clear Law Institute, 2017
• Seven Questions for Discipline and Termination of Employees, Lorman Seminar, September 28, 2007
• Author, The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Information Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, The Internet Lawyer, Nov. 2014
• Author, Avoiding Cat and Mouse Games in Electronic Discovery, www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=88&Issue=3&ArticleID=23930, Wisconsin Lawyer, 2015
• Author, Seventh Circuit Addresses Confidentiality of Unfiled Documents During Course of Discovery, Western District Bar Association Newsletter, 2010
• Presenter, Ask the e-Discovery Experts, Law & Technology Conference, Milwaukee Bar Association, 2017
• Introduction and Overview of WISLAP Training Protocol, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
• Presenter, Electronic Evidence and Discovery, Wisconsin Judicial Education Conference, 2015
• Presenter, How to Clean Up a Facebook Page, Wisconsin Association for Justice Seminar, 2010
• Presenter, Preparing for Electronic Discovery in Litigation, Advanced Employment Law Seminar, National Business Institute, 2017
• "Rule 23 "Commonality" And Class Certification As Viewed By the Seventh Circuit After Wal-Mart Stores V. Dukes,", Newsletter of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2012
• Author/Editor, Civil Procedure Handbook, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2015
• Presenter, E-Discovery, Legal Personnel Of South Central Wisconsin Seminar, 2010
• Presenter, Electronic Spoliation and Preservation, Winnebago County Bar Association, 2017
• Author, National Labor Relations Board Update, Wisconsin Employment Law letter, 2007
• Editor/Author, Supplement to Damages, Pinnacle, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2015
• Presenter, Record Retention and Electronic Discovery: Legal Requirements on Evidence Preservation and Sanctions for Failing to do so, Axley Brynelson Labor And Employment Seminar, 2010
• Presenter, Live Webinar: Protect Your Evidence from Spoliation, Lorman Education Services, 2018
• National Labor Relations Board Update, Author, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2008
• Author, Class Action Lawsuits After Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• Presenter, Principles and Practical Applications, The Seventh Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program Seminar, 2011
• Author, What’s Love Got to Do With It?  Seventh Circuit Decision Highlights Need for Uniform and Fair Enforcement of Anti-Fraternization Policies, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2008
• Overview of Seventh Circuit's Electronic Discovery Program, Newsletter of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 4/20, 2011
• Presenter, Construction Update for In-House Counsel: Social Media and the Law, Axley Brynelson, LLP Construction Group Seminar, 2011
• Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Religious Discrimination Claim, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2007
• National labor Relations Board, Author, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2007
• "The Lawyer as Counselor: Representing the Impaired Client,", Indiana Public Defender Newsletter, 3/23, 2011
• Presenter, Electronic Discovery for Construction Professionals, Axley Brynelson, LLP Construction Group Seminar, 2011
• Author, National Labor Relations Board Update, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter
• "Wisconsin E-Discovery Rules Effective January 1, 2011", Wisconsin Employment Law Letter
• Wisconsin Association Of Legal Personnel Seminar, Presenter, E-Discovery for Legal Professionals, 2011
• Author, Did you Know? Wisconsin Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees for the Use or Non-use of Lawful Products, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2008
• "Employee Who Was Invited to Return to Work Wasn't Terminated.", Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2010
• Presenter, Spoliation of Evidence, Wisconsin Association Of County Corporation Counsels Spring Conference, 2011
• Labor and Industry Review Commission Dismisses Retaliation Claim: Kimberly Engen v. Harbor Campus.  Wisconsin Employment Law Letter., Author, 2008
• "Employer Penalized for Failing to Preserve Electronically Stored Information.", Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2010
• Author, Electronically Stored Information: Know When to Hold It and When to Hit Delete, www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Ethics_Lawyer_regulation&CONTENTID=102152&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• Author, Supreme Court Expands Retaliation Protection for Federal Employees, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2008
• "When is it time to dispose of paper and electronic files, and how should I go about it?", Wisconsin Lawyer, 2009
• Author, Addiction and Attorneys: Confronting the Denial (lead article), State Bar of Wisconsin monthly publication, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2007
• Author, Open for Business- A Primer on Wisconsin’s New Product Liability Laws, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• Your Business in the Electronic Data Age. ACEC E-Discovery Seminar, Presenter, 2008
• "The Duty to Preserve Electronically Stored Information: A Primer for Human Resources Professionals,", Wisconsin Employment Law Newsletter, 7/1, 2007
• An Overview of the New Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery, Western District Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2007
• Author, Tort Reform: Judges Now Have Less Discretion in Finding Frivolousness, Imposing Sanctions, www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=InsideTrack&Template=/CustomSource/InsideTrack/contentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=101090, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• Employment Records: Retention, Retrieval and Destruction. Lee Smith CLE Seminar, Presenter, 2008
• "The Unintended Consequences of Coerced Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System", The Counselor, 2000
• "Garcetti v. Cabellos-The Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Protection for Public Employees," Western District of Wisconsin Newsletter, 2007
• Presenter, Webinar: Electronic Records Rules for HR: How and What to Save and Delete, 2011
• Presenter, Webinar: Electronic Discovery for HR: Retention, Production, and Potential Liability, 2011
• Seventh Circuit Holds That Termination of Female Employees for Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization Constitutes Sexual Discrimination.  Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, Author, 2008
• Electronic Discovery and Federal Court Practice, PINCUS Federal Court Boot Camp, Chicago, Illinois, 2013
• Author, "Recent Developments in Employment Law", The Verdict, 2006
• Author, A New Era: Products Liability Law in Wisconsin, https://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=103976, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• AODA for Attorneys: The recovery process, increased awareness, and how to help themselves or others. WI Solo and Small Firm Conference, Presenter, 2008
• Electronic Records Rules for HR, HR Hero Audio Conference, 2010
• "Older Workers Can Now Sue For Age Discrimination Under Disparate Impact Theory", The Verdict, 2005
• Presenter, E-Discovery Update, Axley Brynelson, LLP E-Discovery Group Seminar, 2011
• The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Its Application to the Electronic Workplace.  Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, Author, 2008
• Business Records: Retention, Retrieval and Destruction
• Taxation of Attorney's Fees, Western District Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2005
• Author, Class Action Suits After Walmart v. Dukes, www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=%2Fcm%2Fcontentdisplay.cfm&contentid=106894&feed=wl_features&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles+%28State+Bar+of+Wisconsin+|+Wisconsin+L, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2012
• Overview of Recent Amendments to Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedure Regarding Electronic Discovery (www.axley.com), Author, 2008
• Protecting your Business in the Electronic Data Age, A Primer for Retention of Electronic Data for Business Owners, Human Resources Professionals and In-house Counsel, May 23, 2008
• Author, Representing the Impaired Client, American Bar Association's GP Solo, 2004
• Author, Electronic Discovery: Who Pays?, Western District Bar Association Newsletter, 2012
• Presenter, Overview of Police Liability in Wisconsin: Lorman Education Services Seminar, 2009
• Update on Electronic Document Retention for Employers, Fifth Annual Corporation Counsel Seminar, October 5, 2007
• "Reasonable Accommodations Under the WFEA: Crystal Lake Cheese Factory v. LIRC", The Verdict, 2004
• "ADA Update", The Verdict, 2003
• Author, The Inherent Unreliability of Student Evaluations, The Chronicle, 2012
• Author, Seventh Circuit Rejects Discrimination Claim by White Police Officer, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2009
• Alcoholism, Addiction and Lawyers: Ethics Seminar, Regular presentations throughout State of Wisconsin
• Presenter, Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, 2002
• Co-Author, Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, https://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=99442, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2011
• Presenter, Mental Health and Attorneys. In House Counsel and Attorneys., 2009
• ADA Update, Wisconsin Bar, CLE Presentation, 2002
• Alternatives to Incarceration, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 21, 2002
• CJA Training Seminar, Presenter, "The Value of Community Drug Treatment", 2002
• Presenter, Civil Procedure 2012: New Developments, State Bar of Wisconsin Pinnacle Seminar, 35th Annual Torts Update, 2012
• Presenter, Electronic Data Retention:  WISPA Spring Conference, 2009
• Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, February 13, 2002
• Wisconsin Public Defenders Conference, Presenter, 2001
• Presenter, E-Discovery, Wisconsin State Bar, 2012
• Presenter, Overview and Update- Alphabet Soup Regulations of Concern to Employers, 2009
• Author, Protecting confidential information in e-discovery, Wisconsin Law Journal
• "The Theory and Practice of Compulsory Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: The Wisconsin Experiment.", 2 Wis. L. Rev. 283 Volume, 2000
• Presenter, Meeting Deadlines for FMLA, FMLA Master Class for Wisconsin Employers: Overcoming Compliance and Employee Leave Challenges, 2012
• Author, Seventh Circuit Holds that Employee Performance Improvement Plan Does Not Constitute “Adverse Job Action” Under Family and Medical Leave Act, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2009
• Legal Perceptions of Addiction, Inter-Disciplinary Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
• "Resisting Twelve Step Coercion", Review, 27 Cont. Drug Problems, 2000
• Presenter, Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to State and Federal Practice, Paralegal Association Of Wisconsin, 2013
• Presenter, Regulations’ Impact on Your Workplace- FMLA Seminar, 2009
• Author, Social Media in the Law, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2015
• Inter-Disciplinary Forum, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Presenter, "Sentencing Options and Truth in Sentencing", 2000
• Author, E-Discovery: Who Pays?, www.wisbar.org/newspublications/wisconsinlawyer/pages/article.aspx?Volume=85&Issue=10&ArticleID=10335, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2012
• Seventh Circuit Affirms FMLA Retaliation Claim.  Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, Author, 2009
• Author, Supreme Court Rejects Mixed Motives Jury Instruction in Age Discrimination Case, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2009
• Presenter, The Making of an Admissible Electronically Stored Document, Wisconsin Association for Justice, Spring Seminar, 2016
• Author, "Autonomy and 12-Step Therapy: Can They Co-Exist?", The Counselor 29, 1999
• Presenter, Ethics and Electronic Discovery, Dane County and Western District Bar Association Members, 2013
• Author Prohibited Wage Deductions for Faulty Workmanship, Loss, Theft or Damage, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2009
• Author, Protecting Confidential Information In E-discovery, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2016
• Constitutional Limits on an Employer's Right to Dictate the Terms of an Addict's Recovery Under the ADA: Some Sobering Concerns., 44 Wayne L. Rev. 1679, 1999
•  Author, The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence (Feature Article), Wisconsin Lawyer, 2014
• Author, Records Retention 101, How to Deal with Metadata, Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, 2009
• Presenter, Ethics and Electronic Discovery, Madison College Paralegal Program, 2016
• Presenter, Inter-Disciplinary Forum, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1999
• Editor/Author, Discovery Law and Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin Publications, 2014
• Presenter, Legal and Professional Ethics: Legal Personnel of South Central of Wisconsin Seminar, 2009
• Author, Ethics, Professionalism, and E-discovery, Author, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2017
• A Primer for Document Retention for Business Owners, In House Counsel and Attorneys, Presenter, 2008
• Presenter, Addiction and the Legal Profession, Wisconsin Legal Assistant Association, 2014
• Document Management and Litigation Holds for the HR Professional. Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, Author, 2009
• Presenter, Sedona Conference WG11 Annual Meeting, Dialogue Leader for Privilege Session, 2017
• Wisconsin Builders Association Lunch and Learn, Presenter, "Basic Employment Issues for Contractors", 2008
• Author, Creating an E-discovery Strategy (feature article), Wisconsin Lawyer, Western District of Wisconsin, 2015

• Invited to present on proposed rule changes in WI R.C.P. by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2011
• Captain:  Moot Court National Team (Wayne State University), 1989
• Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, University of Missouri Law School, 1998

“Tim Edwards is the best all-around attorney that I have ever worked with. He began his career in Madison as a solo practitioner, which forced him to quickly absorb a huge and varying substantive knowledge base. He now focuses on all aspects of civil litigation, with an emphasis in employment matters. In 2009 and 2010, he was instrumental in achieving favorable settlements on behalf of the plaintiff classes in two of the largest wage-and-hour class actions in the country. He is a superb writer, and his analytical skills are excellent. He is also a well-regarded instructor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, and has done significant volunteer work on behalf of attorneys battling addiction issues. Throughout his career, he has proven himself a champion of the underdog.”

“Tim Edwards brings a passion to his practice that is rarely seen. His client always comes first, and he works like a mule. His argument skills are superb, and his writing is some of the best I have ever seen.”