David M. Stegall

David Stegall is a trial attorney who represents Wisconsin families when commercial trucks kill or catastrophically injure someone they love. He is the attorney other attorneys call when the case matters most.

Wisconsin’s interstate system — I-90, I-94, I-39 — moves some of the heaviest commercial freight in the Midwest. When an 80,000-pound carrier collides with a passenger vehicle, the results are catastrophic and the legal fight is technically complex. David focuses specifically on these cases: commercial trucking wrongful death, catastrophic traumatic brain injury, and serious occupational injury. He knows the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations that govern carriers, how to obtain and use electronic logging device data, and how to build the kind of evidence framework that drives full accountability — not just a check.

David is a U.S. Army veteran who served as a Cavalry Officer before attending Marquette University Law School, where he graduated cum laude. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Milwaukee County, where he served as lead prosecutor in more than 40 jury trials. That trial experience — knowing how to build a case, read a room, and fight when it counts — is what David’s clients call on when the stakes are highest.

David has been recognized by Super Lawyers from 2023 through 2025 and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review designation available. He is also a published co-author of Traffic Law and Practice in Wisconsin, the State Bar’s definitive guide relied upon by judges and attorneys statewide — a credential that reflects the same depth of preparation he brings to every trucking case.

He is a member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. David serves on the Veterans’ Advisory Board and volunteers at the Veterans’ Law Center.

When a family calls David after a trucking crash, the first thing he says is: tell me what happened. He wants to understand what the family has been through before anything else. That is where the case begins.