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Attorney Profile

James W. Gardner

James Gardner

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

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

General Litigation

Selected To

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2011
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2007
• Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2006

Profile

James W. Gardner is a shareholder in the firm of Lawton & Cates, S.C., in Madison, Wisconsin. He successfully litigates complex cases in the areas of medical malpractice, products liability and personal injuries that have resulted from motor vehicle accidents. His other practice areas include handling insurance bad faith claims, business litigation and representing farmers in stray voltage cases. He is a certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

James Gardner is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was named in the Best Lawyers in America list in 2005. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers in America, the James E. Doyle Inns of Court, and the State Bar of Wisconsin. Jim has also been admitted to the U.S. Federal Court in 1972. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1972 earning his J.D. with honors, cum laude.

Social/Professional Services


About James Gardner

Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School

Admitted: 1972, Wisconsin

Professional Webpage: www.lawtoncates.com/oc-bin/show_staffb.cgi/0?feed_id=000234

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2005

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Dane County Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, James F. Doyle Inns of Courts
  • Member, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • U.S. Federal Court, 1972
  • Wisconsin, 1972

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University of Wisconsin Law School

Representative Clients:

  • Kolpin v. Pioneer Power & Light Co., 162 Wis.2d 1, Wis., 1991
  • Johnson v. Steele-Waseca Co-op Elec., 469 N.W.2d 517, Minn.App., 1991
  • Schultz v. Schrank, 1992 WL 12003988, Bankr. W.D.Wis., 1992
  • Spitz v. C.I.R., 954 F.2d 1382, C.A. 7 (Wis.), 1992
  • Sunny Industries, Inv. v. Rockwell Intern. Corp., 175 F.3d 1201, C.A. 7 (Wis.), 1999
  • Smith v. Meadows Mills, Inc., 60 F.Supp. 991, E.D.Wis., 1999
  • Sunny Industries, Inc. v. Rockwell International Corp., 11 Fed.Appx. 613, 2001 WL 371929, C.A.7 (Wis.), 2001
  • Lewis v. Straka, 2006 WL 2927658, E.D.Wis., 2006
  • Summers v. Touchpoint Health Plan, Inc., 723 N.W.2d 784, Wis.App., 2006
  • Danks v. Stock Bldg. Supply, Inc., 727 N.W.2d 846, Wis.App., 2006

Educational Background:

  • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.S., 1968
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