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Attorney Profile

Bruce M. Davey

Bruce Davey

Lawton & Cates, SC
10 East Doty Street, Suite 400, PO Box 2965
Madison, WI 53703

Madison

Wisconsin (WI)

T: 608-282-6200
F: 608-282-6252

Practice Areas

Employment & Labor

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2007
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2006
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2005

Profile

Bruce M. Davey is Of Counsel with the law firm of Lawton & Cates S.C. in Madison, Wisconsin. His practice focus is on labor and employment law and personal injury - plaintiff. Bruce has a reputation for excellence in negotiating and litigating civil trial labor and employment matters.

Lawyer Bruce Davey has earned an AV Preeminent Attorney Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell. He is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Bruce was named in Best Lawyers in America. He was listed as a Top Lawyer by the Madison Magazine. Law & Politics Milwaukee Magazine listed Bruce Davey as a Super Lawyer for the years 2005 through 2010.

Bruce was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1968. He is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit; the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin; the U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin; and the U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit.

Bruce attended the University of Wisconsin Law School and earned his law degree in 1968. He was a member of the Wisconsin Law Review. He was also a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Order of the Coif.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Bruce Davey

Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School

Admitted: 1968, Wisconsin

Professional Webpage: www.lawtoncates.com/oc-bin/show_staffb.cgi/0?feed_id=000247

Honors and Awards:

  • 1st Team (Hockey)
  • All New England
  • Recognized as a Top Lawyer in Madison; Madison Magazine
  • Named in Best Lawyers in America
  • "AV" Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Dane County Bar Association
  • Director, State Bar of Wisconsin, Labor Law Section
  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
  • Wisconsin, 1968

Representative Clients:

  • IATSE
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 715
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 965
  • United Food & Commerical Workers, Local 538
  • Wisconsin State Employees Union, Council 24, AFSCME
  • United We Stand/Ross Perot
  • Jones v. Adams Count
  • Tainter v. State of Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, 2003 WL 23200348, W.D.Wis., 2003
  • Chao v. Local 538 of United Food and Commercial Workers Intern Union AFL CIO, 307 F.Supp.2d 1027, W.D.Wis., 2004

Educational Background:

  • Colby College, Waterville, Maine, B.A., 1965
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