Practice Areas ; Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage; Product Liability Law; General Negligence Law&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | | Other Areas of Law
Professional Malpractice,Personal Injury,Insurance Coverage,Product Liability Law,General Negligence Law |
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| University | University of Wisconsin-Platteville, B.S., with honors, 1972 |
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| Law School | Marquette University, J.D., cum laude, 1975 |
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| Admitted | 1975, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit |
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| Memberships | State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Directors, Litigation Section, 2003-2005; Chair, Litigation Section, 2006; Chair, Section Leaders Council, 2006-2008; Board of Governors, 2008—); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, 1986—; Vice President, 2001; President-elect, 2002; President, Board of Directors, 2003); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Association for Justice (Board of Directors, 1998—; President, 2002; Amicus Committee Co-Chair, 2007—). |
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| Born | Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, December 11, 1949 |
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| Biography | Lynn R. Laufenberg is the senior member of the Milwaukee law firm of Laufenberg Law Group, S.C. and concentrates his practice in personal injury litigation and appellate law. He is a 1972 honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Platteville and received his J.D. cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 1975. After serving as for one year as a clerk to the Hon. Bruce F. Beilfuss of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Mr. Laufenberg entered private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was elected to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Wisconsin in 2007. He is a member of the Board of Directors and past Chair of the Litigation Section and past Chair of the Section Leader's Council of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He is also a past President of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (formerly the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers) and has been a member of its Board of Directors since 1988. He received the Association's Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2006. Mr. Laufenberg has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocates. He is a frequent presenter on trial and appellate advocacy for the State Bar of Wisconsin, WAJ and other sponsors of continuing legal education programs for attorneys and judges. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, 2010 and has authored numerous articles for WAJ, State Bar and AAJ publications on a variety of tort law and trial practice issues. Law Clerk to Chief Justice B.F. Beilfuss, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995—. Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2005-2009. Selected Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Wisconsin Association for Justice, 2006. Top Ten Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2007. Best Lawyers & Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation, 2010. Recognized as Leader in the Law, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2010. Author: "No More Dr. Nice Guy," Trial Magazine, May 2005; "How Do I Blame Thee," Trial Magazine, May 2006. Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, 2010. Member, Wisconsin Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, April 1999—. Board of Certified Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 1992—. Formerly with: Frisch, Dudek & Slattery, Ltd., 1976-1988; Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., 1989-2000. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
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| Reported Cases | Farrell v. John Deere Co., 151 Wis. 2d 45, 443 N.W.2d 50 (Ct. App. 1990) and Kutsugeras v. AVCO, 973 F.2d 1341 (7th Cir. 1992) (Formulation of enhanced injury doctrine, which precludes consideration of fault of an injured party in causing the accident when determining liability for enhanced injuries); Bittner v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 194 Wis. 2d 122, 533 N.W.2d 476 (1995) (Rejection of "comparative risk" evidence as relevant to a determination of whether a product is "unreasonably dangerous"); Hoffman v. WEPCO, 2003 WI 64, 262 Wis. 2d 264, 664 N.W.2d 55 (Public Service Commission's "level of concern" did not establish the sole basis for a utility's liability for damages caused by stray voltage); Miller v. Kim, 191 Wis. 2d 187, 528 N.W.2d 72 (Ct. App. 1995) ("Alternative methods of treatment" concept did not apply to determination of liability for negligent diagnosis in medical malpractice case); Brain v. Mann, 129 Wis. 2d 447, 385 N.W.2d 227 (Ct. App. 1986) (Once qualified as an expert, opinion base on statistical information concerning impact of spinal injuries on impairment of future earning capacity could not be precluded); Konle v. Page, 205 Wis. 2d 389, 556 N.W.2d 380 (Ct. App. 1996) (Confirmation of privileged nature of income tax and income information from non-earned sources and preclusion of discovery of the information in context of claim for impairment of earning capacity); Strenke v. Hoger, 2005 WI 25, 279 Wis. 2d 52, 694 N.W.2d 296 (Proof of intent to cause injury to a specific person is not required to support an award of punitive damages under Wis. Stat. 895.85 (3)); Haferman v. Vangor, et al., 2005 WI 171, 286 Wis. 2d 621, 707 N.W.2d 853. (The 3-year statute of limitations does not apply to claims of medical malpractice asserted on behalf of developmentally disabled child); Fuchsgruber, et al v. Custom Accessories, Inc., et al., 2001 WI 81, 244 Wis. 2d 758, 628 N.W.2d 833 (Modification of joint and several liability rule contained in the amended comparative negligence statute, Wis. Stat. 895.045, does not apply to strict product liability claims); Rebernick v. Wausau General Insurance Co., 2006 WI 27, 289 Wis. 2d 324, 711 N.W.2d 621 (Case confirmed that "notice of availability" of UIM coverage required by Wis. Stat. 632.32 (4m) applies to excess/umbrella coverage); Stehlik, et al. v. Rhoads, et al., 2002 WI 73, 253 Wis. 2d 477, 645 N.W.2d 889 (Revised formulation of verdict and jury's allocation of responsibility where plaintiff is alleged to have been passively negligent for not using available injury prevention equipment); Lagerstrom v. Myrtle Worth Hospital, et al., 2005 WI 124, 285 Wis. 2d 1, 700 N.W.2d 201 (Established that collateral source payments in medical malpractice cases are admissible solely for the purpose of a jury's consideration in determining the reasonable value of medical care); Amanda Carney-Hayes, et al. v. Northwest Wis. Home Care, et al., 2005 WI 118, 284 Wis. 2d 56, 699 N.W.2d 524 (Confirmed that so-called "Alt" privilege may not be asserted to preclude questioning a defendant in a malpractice action on standard of care issues); Richard Bubb v. William Brusky, MD, et al., 2009 WI 91 (Wis. Stat. 448.30 requires a physician to describe alternate, viable forms of treatment to a patient with some limited exceptions in an informed consent case). |
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| ISLN | 905603894 |
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