Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Madison, WI

Honors/Awards:

• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2021
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2019
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2020
• 2006-2012 Wisconsin Rising Star
• Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation
• Due to his significant trial experience and success, Jason has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy., Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2013
• 2014-2019 Top 25 Madison Super Lawyers
• 2014-2019 Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers
• 2013-2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers
• 2020 Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year - Madison - Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs, Best Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers® in America, 2020
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2016
• Jason has achieved the highest possible rating of 10.0 by the Avvo rating service., Avvo
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2017
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2015
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Madison) , Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® in America, 2018

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist with the National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Wisconsin Health Care Association
• Member of, District Nine Investigative Committee of the Office of Lawyer Regulation
• Member, Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter
• Member, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
• Member, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
• Long Range Planning Chair, Mediation Committee, Dane County Bar Association, 2003-2007
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Media Law Relations Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006-2007
• Member, National Center for Victims of Crime
• Member, Wisconsin Association for Justice, Membership Committee, 2003-2007
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Law Related Education Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, Legal Writing Institute

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer mediator, Dane County Case Mediation Program
• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Vice President
• Woodland Montessori School: Past President Board of Directors
• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – Development Committee Member, 2013

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Commenter, “PI firm focuses on bike injury cases.” Wisconsin Law Journal. April 2010
• Taught Pre-Trial Advocacy at University of Wisconsin Law School Fall semester 2019, Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School - Pre-Trial Advocacy, Legal, 2019
• Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School
• Commenter, “Suit is ok’d in stadium death.” Madison.com. June 2008
• Speaker, “Ten Tips for Litigation Preparation”, MAPA Presentation
• Commenter, “New law boosts penalties for those who scam elderly.” Wisconsin State Journal. May 2010
• Commenter, “Attorneys voice concern over text message ban.” Wisconsin Law Journal. May 2010
• Speaker, “How To Help Doctors Help You and Your Clients,” State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Webinar, May 2012
• Co-Author, “Personal Injury: When Criminal and Civil Law Intersect,” Wisconsin Lawyer. Volume 91:1. January 2018
• Speaker, "What Are Keys You Need to Know About Physical Therapists in Personal Injury Cases?" Wisconsin Defense Counsel Summer Conference, August 1, 2019
• Speaker, "Deposing Experts", Litigation Training Program
• Speaker, “Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy”, National Business Institute CLE Seminar, 2008
• Author, "Preparing the Personal Injury Plaintiff for Mediation", Wisconsin Lawyer, Volume 80:8, 2007
• Speaker, "Auto Insurance: Uninsured, Underinsured and Accident Litigation in Wisconsin", Lorman CLE Seminar, 2007
• Speaker, "Preparing for Mediation and Arbitration", MAPA presentation, 2007
• Speaker, "Loose Metadata Can Sink Ships", CLE presentation, 2006
• Speaker, "Ethics Questions and Answers for the Litigator", CLE presentation, 2006
• Speaker, "Skillfully Handling Motor Vehicle Accidents from Start to Finish", Lorman CLE Seminar, 2006
• Author, "Risking Home Equity in the Stock Market", The Verdict, Volume 28:1, 2005
• Speaker, "Preparing for Litigation", WATL Litigation Seminar, 2005
• Speaker, "The Ethics of Representing Both Sides of the Insurer/Insured Fence", CLE presentation, 2004
• Author, "Unsuitable Investment Claims 101", The Verdict, Volume 27.3, 2004
• Speaker, "New Lawyer Challenges", WATL Young Lawyers Division, Courtroom to Classroom, 2004
• Speaker, "Punitive Damages in Drunk Driving Cases", WATL Tort & Technique CLE Update, 2003
• Speaker, “The ABCs of a Typical Auto Accident case and Automobile Insurance Basics.”, Reeseville Chamber of Commerce
• Author, “7th Circuit Getting its Crack at Arbitration Agreements”, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2016
• Author, “Fighting the Fine Print – Madison Lawyers Wage Epic Battle Over Whether Arbitration Agreements Violate Labor Laws”, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2016
• Speaker, “Automatic Meal Break Deduction Policies in Hospitals: Federal and Wisconsin Law Issues”, Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute, 2014
• Speaker, "Auto Insurance", State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Webinar
• Author, "Walk in our Shoes: Why Docs Avoid Lawyers.", Wisconsin Lawyer Volume 85:2
• Speaker, “Preparing a Case for Civil Trial”, University of Wisconsin Law School Lawyering Skills Course
• Speaker, "Advanced Trial Practice", Litigation Training Program

Verdicts/Settlements:

• With Attorney Michael Riley, won a Supreme Court decision invalidating an injury waiver form signed by a woman who later drowned in a health club's unattended swimming pool (Benjamin Atkins v. Swimwest Family Fitness Center)
• Obtained $3.5 million judgement for a family injured in an automobile accident
• Recovered lost retirement funds for an elderly couple whose financial planner placed their assets in high-risk corporate bonds
• Won a court of appeals decision on behalf of a family injured by a drunk driver against the hosts of an underage drinking party (Nichols v. Progressive Northern Ins. Co.)
• Obtained settlement in a products liability case on behalf of a child injured in a defective baby-jogger
• With Attorney Michael Riley, won a court of appeals decision against the State of Wisconsin for failing to provide a safety railing on a platform from which the plaintiff fell and died as a result (Harold Umansky v. ABC Insurance Co.)
• With Attorney Michael Riley, won a court of appeals case granting loss of value and loss of use damages to a plaintiff whose vehicle was damaged in an accident (Hellenbrand v. Hilliard)
• With Attorney Guy DuBeau, successfully defended physicians in medical practice jury trials
• Won a substantial verdict including punitive damages in a sexual assault bench trial

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Guest speaker, Moot Court judge, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Three Time Marathon Finisher
• President of the board of directors, Woodland Montessori School, 2004-2008

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Educational Background:

• B.A. Philosophy, Waller Scholarship Winner, University of Minnesota, 1991