Christine Bremer Muggli

Christine Bremer Muggli was born in Chicago, Illinois, and now resides in Wausau, Wisconsin with her husband Paul. She is the owner of Bremer & Trollop Law Offices, S.C. She and her husband Paul have five adult children, two granddaughters, and one grandson. Christine practices primarily personal injury law, representing the injured. Her firm has offices in Wausau, Stevens Point, Marshfield, Minocqua and Antigo.

Employment

• 2006 to present, Bremer & Trollop Law Offices, S.C., Attorney, Owner, Wausau, WI,

• 2002 to 2006, Christine Bremer & Associates, Attorney, Owner, Wausau, WI

• 1989 to 2002, Grischke & Bremer, Attorney, Owner, Wausau, WI

• 1982 to 1989, Rogers & Bremer, Attorney, Merrill, WI

• 1976 to 1981, Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Special Assistant to Attorney General, Senior Law Clerk/Attorney, Chicago, IL

Professional Involvement

• Governor Evers’ Judicial Selection Advisory Committee – Co-Chair (2019 – present)

• American Board of Trial Advocates – Member (2018 to Present)

• Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation, Inc. – President (Dec. 2008 – Dec. 2009)

• Member of The Supreme Court Historical Society, 2008 – Present

• Federal Nominating Commission, Commissioner for Senator Kohl, 2005 – 2008

• Governor Doyle’s Advisory Council on Judicial Selection, Member, Appointed June, 2007 – 2010

• Wisconsin Association for Justice

(Formerly known as Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers)

• President (12/2007 – 12/2008)

• President-Elect (12/2006 – 12/2007)

• Vice President (12/2005 – 12/2006)

• Secretary (12/2004 – 12/2005)

• Treasurer (12/2003 – 12/2004)

• Board of Directors (1991 – Present)

• Co-Editor of The Verdict (2001 – 2007)

• Founder of the Women’s Caucus (2008)

• Contributing Editor to The Verdict (1992 – 2000)

• Chair of the Justice Fund (2007 – 2017)

• Founder, Women’s Counsel

American Association for Justice

• Wisconsin Delegate (1994)

• Sustaining Member

• Women’s Caucus

Wisconsin Bar Association

• Marathon County Bar

• Lincoln County Bar Association (President 1987 – 1988)

Wisconsin Law Foundation

• Fellow (2006 – Present)

American Bar Association

• Fellow (2006 – Present)

State Bar of Wisconsin

• Board of Directors of the Litigation Section (2011 – 2014)

• Judicial Election Steering Committee (2013 – 2016)

Civic Involvement

• 1985 – 1989 Board Member, Wausau Festival of the Arts

• 1988 Chair, Wausau Festival of the Arts

• 1989-1997 Board Member, Wausau Performing Arts Foundation

• 1993 Chair, Wausau Performing Arts Fund Drive

• 1994-1996 President, Wausau Performing Arts Foundation

• 1995-1996 President, Maine Elementary School PTO

• 1994-1995 Member, Site Council, Maine Elementary

• 1996-1997 Member, Site Council, Horace Mann Middle School

• 1997-2002 Co-Chair, Performing Arts Foundation, Arts Block Committee

• 1998-2005 Board Member, Wausau School Board

• 2000-2002 President, Wausau School Board

• 2000-2010 Military Academy Board for Representative Dave Obey

• 2007 – Present Vice Chair, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy & Service Advisory Board

• 2008 Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO

• 2008 & 2016 Member of the Democratic National committee

• 2012 Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC

• 2013 – 2016 Marshfield Clinic Development Committee

• 2013 – 2017 Board of Directors of the Fence Lake Association

• 2015 – 2016 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Constitution & By-Laws Committee & Executive Committee

• 2016 Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, PA

• 2008-2012 Presidential Elector, President Barack Obama

Publications

• To Sue or Not to Sue? A Case for Alternative Dispute Resolution, State Bar of Wisconsin Litigation Blog, September 13, 2016

• When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Practical Ideas for Lawyers Counseling the Grieving Client, The Verdict, Summer 2002, Trial, Volume 39, No. 4, April 2003

• Colossus, General Information and Practice Pointers, The Verdict, Winter 2002

• Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability, A First Look, The Verdict, Summer 1999

• Special Verdicts: Should Jurors Be Informed of the Legal Effect of Their Answers in Comparative Negligence Actions?, The Verdict, Winter 1994, and The Verdict, Fall 1996

• Premise Liability – Part I, Open and Obvious Danger as A Defense to Premise Liability Claims, The Verdict, Summer 1995

• Improving Justice for the Refugee Population, The Verdict, Winter 1993

• Let’s Call it Like it is…The Adverse Medical Examination – Some Tactical Considerations for Plaintiffs’ Counsel, The Verdict, Fall 1992

Honors & Awards

• Recipient, YWCA Women of Vision Award, 1997

• Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Patient Safety Initiative Award, 2004

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Attorneys in Wisconsin, 2011 – 2019

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in Wisconsin, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021

• Women in the Law Honoree, Wisconsin Law Journal, February 2009

• President of Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation Award, December 2009

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers Featured Attorney, “Barristers of the Ballot Box”, Super Lawyers, 2009

• Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, December 2010

• AVVO Superb Rated Attorney, 2012 to Present

• Martindale Hubbell Rated AV Preeminent Attorney, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

• David R. Obey Person of Principal Award, 2012

• Wisconsin Association For Justice President’s Award, 2017

• Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 10 Attorneys in Wisconsin, 2021

Presentations

• Presenter: Ten Steps to Follow in Preparing Your Client for a Successful Deposition, WAJ 2021 Virtual Spring Seminar, April 23, 2021

• Presenter: ABOTA Fall Trial Practice Seminar, October 2019

• Panel: Issues Facing Female Attorneys, WAJ Women’s Caucus & Retreat, Wisconsin Dells, WI, September 16, 2016

• Panel: Issues Facing Female Attorneys, WAJ Women’s Caucus & Retreat, Wisconsin Dells, WI, September 18, 2015

• How To Stop A Bully, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 5, 2014

• Wise Leadership: Maintaining Positive Well-being and Compassion in the Face of Challenges, Core Community Resources: Healthy Aging – Brain Health, June 19, 2014

• Freeing Supreme Court Justices from the Politics of Re-election, State Bar of WI Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appellate Practice Institute, May 22, 2014

• Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned: The Evolution of My Practice, State Bar of WI Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appellate Practice Institute, May 23, 2014

• Keynote Speaker Kids Voting USA-Wisconsin/Marathon County Convention, Wausau, WI, March 18, 2014

• Documentation at the Scene of An Accident, In-service training for Wausau Firefighters/EMS, Wausau, WI, February 18, 2014

• State Supreme Court, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 6, 2013

• On the Issues: State Bar Judicial Task Force Members, Should Wisconsin Supreme Court justices be limited to one, 16-year term in office?, Marquette University Law School, November 19, 2013

• Proving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Often Missed Consequence of Trauma, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, November 30, 2012

• Protecting Your Loved Ones from Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups 35th Annual State Convention, July 27, 2012

• Back to Basics, New Lawyers: Discovery Tactics, State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appellate Practice Institute, Wisconsin Dells, WI, June, 2012

• Don’t Stress Me Out! Admissibility of Possible Medical Conditions as an Element of Damages for Emotional Distress, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 2, 2011

• The Case for Tort Law: Wisconsin Civil Justice System and Scott Walker’s Effect On It, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, November 14, 2011

• Wisconsin Public Radio: The Big Question Debate with Joy Cardin, August 31, 2011

• Wisconsin Public Radio: Route 51 with Glen Moberg, “Wisconsin’s Ongoing Budget Woes”, March 10, 2011

• Wisconsin Public Radio: Route 51 with Glen Moberg, “Analysis of Midterm Election Results”

• Managing a Contingency Fee Practice: What You Didn’t Learn in Law School, WAJ Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, July, 2010

• Engineered Animation: A Tool in Presenting Accident Reconstruction, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 4, 2009

• Patient Safety and Mental Health Law, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glen Oaks, IL October 16, 2009

• UWMC Campaigns and Elections Class, October, 2008

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Route 51, Glen Moberg, Presidential Election Debate with Kevin Hermening, September 11, 2008

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Joy Cardin, Family Justice Bill, February 26, 2008

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Route 51, Glen Moberg, WAJ: A New Mission & A New Focus, February 28, 2008

• MIC, Madison’s Progressive Talk, Lee Rayburn, WAJ: A New Mission & A New Focus, February 7, 2008

• Ensuring High-Quality K-12 Public Schools/Solutions to Public School Finding Problems Forum Participant, April 2007

• HIT and RUN: Accidents and Uninsured Coverage in Wisconsin, WATL 2006 Tort and Technique Update Seminar, October 2006, with Attorney Lance Trollop

• Motion for Summary Judgment – A Change Is In the Air State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention, May 2006

• Medical Malpractice and Damage Compensation Limits, American Association of University Women Public Policy Day, October 2005

• Solving Cases in a Colossus World, WATL Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, July 2005

• Guest speaker regarding medical malpractice caps, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 2005, July 2005

• First Do No Harm, American Association of University Women, Wausau, WI, January 2005

• The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Wausau Insurance Companies, August 2004

• Expert Witness Intimidation, WATL Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, 2004

• ADR: Attaining Desired Rewards, WATL Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, 2002

• Wisconsin Public Radio: The Joy Cardin Show, “Week In Review”, May 14, 2010 to present (frequent guest)