About me
Throughout my 39 years as a personal injury trial lawyer I have also been a dedicated sports fan; I am a season ticket holder to the Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers, and I attend several Wisconsin Badger games every year. In addition to following most major sports at both the college and professional levels, I am an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction with an admitted soft spot for mysteries and historical fiction. I also play a fair amount of golf during the summer months.
My wife of 42 years, Anita, is a remarkably accomplished woman. Anita is an RN, a psychotherapist, holds natropathic certification`, and is a highly regarded actress in local community theater. Anita remains an indescribably valuable part of every facet of my life, professional as well as personal.
Perhaps my greatest non-work passion is for my 3 (soon to be 4) grandchildren. I am fortunate to have both my sons, their wives, and all our grandchildren right here in Milwaukee so I get to spend a good deal of time with each of them. Being a grandfather is one of life's greatest blessings.
Languages spoken: Spanish
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Practice areas
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- Personal Injury: 50%40 years
- Car Accident: 50%
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Contact info
825 N. Jefferson St.
5th Floor
Milwaukee, WI, 53202-3721
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| WI | Good Standing | 1977 | 03/16/2015 |
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| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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| Top 10 Attorneys in Wisconsin | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2009 |
| Leader in the Law | Wisconsin Law Journal | 2003 |
| Trial Lawyer of the Year | Wisconsin Association for Justice | 2002 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
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| Senior Shareholder; Lead Trial Counsel | Domnitz & Skemp, S.C. | 2004 - Present |
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| American College of Trial Lawyers | Member | 2001 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Society of Barristers | Member | 1996 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Board of Trial Advocates | Past President -- WI Chapter | 1991 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Association for Justice | Former Governor | 1983 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Association for Justice (Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers) | Past President | 1980 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State Bar of Wisconsin | Chairman of Litigation Section Bd. of Directors | 1977 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kaul v. Cedar Mills Medical Clinic | $7.5 Million jury verdict | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church & School- Freistadt vs. Tower Insurance | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity-Freistadt Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Tower Insurance Company | Successful outcome as explained below! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication name | Title | Date |
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| Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice | Independent Medical Examinations | 1990 |
| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
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| Hamline University School of Law | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1977 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
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| Annual Winter Seminar | Past Presidents' Seminar | 2010 |