Honors and Awards:

• Honored as one of the Top 50 “Super Lawyers” in the December 2010 issue of Milwaukee Magazine Honored as one of the Top 50 “Super Lawyers” in the December 2009 issue of Milwaukee Magazine
• AV® rated Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers
• CNI Newspapers Milwaukee Best Personal Injury Attorney

Bar/Professional Activity:

• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin
• Board of Directors, The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association
• President, Wisconsin Chapter of The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association
• Team Member, 6th Annual August A. Rendigs Product Liability Moot Court Competition, 1992 - 1993
• Member, The John Marshall Law Review, 1992 - 1993
• Member, Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
• Member, St. Thomas More Society
• Member, Waukesha County Bar Association
• Member, Civil Justice Foundation
• Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation
• Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Association for Justice  Board of Directors, Sustaining Member, Past-Chair New Lawyers Section
• American Association for Justice  Past Wisconsin State Delegate, Board of Governors, New Lawyers Division, Section on Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Dinner on the House Sponsor
• Marquette University High School
• City of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Police & Fire Commission, Commissioner
• Brookfield Junior Lancers, Board Member
• Brookfield Central High School
• Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts
• Catholic Charities, Good Samaritan Society
• Knights of Columbus
• Archdiocese of Milwaukee: Campanile Society and Saint Francis Seminary Pallium Scholarship
• The Guest House of Milwaukee
• St. John Vianney Parish, Parish Council and Christian Formation Board
• Elmbrook School District, D.A.R.E. Program Sponsor
• Elmbrook Education Foundation
• Brookfield Soccer Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Marquette University Mock Trial Team, 1995-1998, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• James Publishing Company, Editorial Advisory Board, 2008
• “Important Steps in Discovery Against Wal-Mart,” ATLA Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section Newsletter, Fall 1998
• “Tortfeasors Try to Profit from Managed Care,” The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 22:3, Summer 1999
• “Permitting Pretrial Discovery of Surveillance Material is Long Overdue,” The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 23:1, Spring 2000
• “Rebutting Anti-Civil Justice Propaganda,” The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 23:2, Summer 2000
• “What do you wish someone had told you about being a litigator?”, University of Wisconsin Law School, November 1997, Madison, Wisconsin
• “An Internet Primer for Lawyers: On-Line Marketing, Research and Ethics,” Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention, December, 1997, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “Motions in Limine in the Connective Tissue Case,” Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Tort & Technique Seminar, October, 1999, Madison, Wisconsin
• “Adjusting Motor Vehicle Accident/Premises Liability Personal Injury Claims in Wisconsin,” National Business Institute, November 2002, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “Wisconsin Injury & Hospitality Law,” Milwaukee Area Technical College, March, 2003, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “Perfecting Minor Settlements,” Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Tort & Technique Seminar, October, 2003, Madison, Wisconsin
• “Paralegal’s Role with Minor Settlements,” Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Spring Seminar, February, 2004, Green Bay, Wisconsin
• “A Practical Refresher on Litigating the Wisconsin Auto Injury Case,” National Business Institute, November 2004, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “Litigation Skills for Legal Staff”, Lorman, Inc., June 2006, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “Litigation Skills for Legal Staff”, Lorman, Inc., June 2007, Brookfield, Wisconsin
• “Preparation and Commencement of Litigation,” Milwaukee Bar Association, April 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• “A Crash Course in Trial Preparation & Trial Notebooks,” Wisconsin Association for Justice, December 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Represented a falling merchandise trial against Wal-Mart, which resulted in a final judgment of $8,956,879.00 that including interest resulted in a recovery exceeding $11,400,000.00.
• Verdicts and settlements, including those for Wisconsin asbestos mesothelioma and Milwaukee car accidents, may be found at Wisconsin personal injury attorneys verdicts.

Educational Background:

• St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, B.A., 1990