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Awards / Distinctions
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingTM-AV, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity
- Selected as a Fellow by Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honor society composed of one-half of one percent of American lawyers
- Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Top Attorneys in Business Litigation, 2006-present
- Selected to Outstanding Lawyers of America-membership is limited to 100 attorneys from Wisconsin
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers in Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, 2005-present
- Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Specialist, 1996-2001
- Received a 10.0 out of 10.0 rating by Avvo, a national attorney rating service which uses a mathematical model to rate attorneys based on experience, professional achievements, industry recognition, and professional conduct
Articles / Presentations
- Speaker, State Bar of Wisconsin, The View from the Bench, Lawyer’s Perspective
- Author, “Civility,” State Bar of Wisconsin website article (2010)
- Served as an adjunct assistant professor of law at Marquette University Law School, teaching trial advocacy for five years
- Authored a chapter on damages in Contract Law in Wisconsin, 1995, 2000, and annual supplements, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin, CLE Books
- Frequent author and speaker on legal and trial issues
Professional Associations
- Member, State Bar Professionalism Committee 2005-2013, Chair 2010-2013
- Member, Media-Law Relations Committee 1993-1998, Chair 1995-1997
- Member, Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program 1996-1998
Community Service
- Member, Wisconsin State Elections Board, which enforced various elections laws statewide, 1997-2001, Chairman 1999-2000
- Volunteered as a Big Brother, former Board Member of local Big Brothers Chapter and former Board Chair
- Member of the Board of Visitors, University of Wisconsin Law School Alumni Association, 1998-2014
Education
- University of Wisconsin (B.S.)
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude)