Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Milwaukee, WI

Honors/Awards:

• First recipient of , Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2000

Bar/Professional Activity:

• President, Wisconsin Association for Justice., 2011
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2010
• President, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates., 2001

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• This article discusses the 2014 Florida Supreme Court decision of Estate of McCall v. U.S. , holding that the Florida cap on wrongful death damages in medical malpractice cases was unconstitutional.  The article discusses the implications of the Florida decision on a potential challenge to the Wisconsin cap on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice cases., Author, Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Cap - Implications for Wisconsin, The Verdict, 2015
• This article discusses how defense attorneys, usually in medical malpractice cases, sometimes abuse the privilege granted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the case of Alt v. Cline allowing treating doctors to refrain from providing opinion testimony on behalf of their patients.  The article suggests ways to combat such tactics., Author, Abusive Deposition Practices: Alt v. Cline, The Verdict, 2014
• This article in Wisconsin Lawyer discusses the 2011 legislative changes to Wisconsin's automobiile insurance law., Author, Wisconsin's New Automobile Insurance Law, Wisconsin Lawyer, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• St. Robert Parish Hall of Fame, 1998

Educational Background:

• B.A., Marquette University (1968)J.D., Marquette University Law School (1973)