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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Experienced business counselor providing a cost-effective way for medium and small businesses to retain top flight legal counsel. Partnered with corporate clients to draft and review commercial contracts, advise on governance issues, go to court, and offer ad-hoc legal advice. Skilled at representing large insurance carriers and domestic and multinational corporate clients across multiple industries in state and federal courts throughout the country in all phases of litigation. Deep familiarity with the challenges faced by business owners, employers, manufacturers, industry counsel, insurance carriers and financial institutions when litigating complex claims involving catastrophic personal injuries, property damage or financial obligations. Practice focus: commercial contracts, business litigation, governance issues, product liability, negligence, premises liability, subrogation, professional liability, warranty and financial matters.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area

Member of the firm's Product Liability and Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Groups. Represented corporate clients across the country in all phases of litigation, from initial claim and fact investigation to discovery, trial, and appeal. Practice focus: complex product liability, personal injury, negligence, premises liability, property damage, toxic tort, asbestos, subrogation, and warranty claims.

Greater Chicago Area

Represented insurance carriers and corporations in various industries, including manufacturing, transportation, construction, food processing, and health care. Significant experience leading contract negotiation and drafting, as well as first-chairing trials, hearings and depositions before administrative bodies, state and federal courts primarily in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Counsel and advise clients regarding factual, legal and financial issues, and make recommendations based on a combination of law, facts and client direction. Extensive experience reviewing various transactional documents, as well as drafting pleadings, motions and briefs and arguing same.

J.D., Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Michigan State Law Review; Civil Procedure I TA; Civil Procedure II TA; Michigan State University Tax Clinic; RA.

B.A., Political Science, Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha: The National Political Science Honor Society, UW-Madison Pre-Law Society, The Daily Cardinal

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