James M. Sosnoski
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Appellate, Environmental Litigation
Licensed in Wisconsin since: 2019
Education: Liberty University School of Law
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
111 East Kilbourn Avenue19th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone: 414-273-1300 Email: James M. Sosnoski Visit website
James M. Sosnoski is an attorney in Meissner Tierney’s appellate and litigation practice groups. As part of the appellate practice group, James represents clients in appellate matters both as counsel of record and as an appellate consultant. In the litigation practice group, James represents businesses and insurers in a wide variety of matters, including insurance coverage, environmental litigation, business and corporate disputes, and non-competition agreements.
Prior to joining the firm, James served as law clerk to Justice Rebecca G. Bradley, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the Honorable Brian Hagedorn on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II prior to Justice Hagedorn’s election to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Sosnoski is a 2015 graduate, magna cum laude, of Liberty University School of Law where James finished 3rd in his class and also served on the Liberty University Law Review as Symposium Editor.
First Admitted: 2019, Wisconsin
Professional Webpage: https://www.mtfn.com/attorneys/james-m-sosnoski/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Wisconsin Milwaukee Bar Association American Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Speaker, Successor Liability Coverage, We’ve Got You Covered: Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin 2022 – State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE (October, 2022), Speaker, Successor Liability Coverage, Insurance Litigation, 2022
- Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit (June, 2023), Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit, 2023
- Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit (June, 2023), Speaker, Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth, BizTimes Media Family & Closely Held Business Summit, 2023
- Speaker, Proceed with Caution: Strategies for Securing Your Innovation, BizTimes Media Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum (December, 2022), Speaker, Proceed with Caution: Strategies for Securing Your Innovation, BizTimes Media Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum, 2022
Other Outstanding Achievements
- James is on the Board of Directors for Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., 2024
Honors
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022 – Present), Best Lawyers of America
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2023), Super Lawyers®, 2023
- First Place in the 40th Annual Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition, Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2026