Patrick W. Brennan

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Patrick W. Brennan: Attorney with Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

2016 Best Lawyers in America; 2015 Irish Legal 100; 2016 AV Preeminent Rating Martindale-Hubbell; Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law 2013, Martindale-Hubbell; Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation 2013-2016; Recipient: Charles Dunn Author Award, Wisconsin State Bar Association, 1989; Lawyer of the Year, Legal Scholar, Milwaukee Bar Association, 1990; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Fellow of the American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section Board of Governors (Chair 2007-2008); President, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (2001-2002); Chairman, Peter Favre Forum (1994-2002); Whitefish Bay Municipal Judge (1993-2008); Recipient, Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar, Milwaukee Bar Association (1990); Author: "Prejudgment Interest in Wisconsin Personal Injury Cases," 56 Wisconsin Bar Bulletin 18, August 1983; "Standards of Appellate Review," 33 Defense Law Journal 377, No. 4 (1984); "Economic Analysis for the Wisconsin Lawyer," 8 The Milwaukee Lawyer 17 (1985), Jonathan E. Arnold Legal Writing Competition Winning Article; Book Review, 55 University of Cincinnati Law Review 1159 (No.4, 1987); Case Note. 38 Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Quarterly 87 (No. 1, Fall 1987); Co-Author: "Burden of Proof," 62 Wisconsin Lawyer 23, (Oct. 1989); The Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses, Wisconsin Lawyer 12 (Oct. 1997); "Economic Loss Rules, Warranty and Intermediary Liability" State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law News, Vol. 20, Number 3, (Fall 2001); "Product Liability 2004", Law Report 2004, Small Business Times, April 30, 2004. Elected: Whitefish Bay Municipal Judge (1993-2008); "Self-Insurance", Business Law News, Vol. 13 (No. 4, Fall 1994); Professional Liability 101, Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), January 2009 - Issue XXII; Volume 1 Wisconsin Trial Practice, 2009, 2011 Supplement, Chapter 10 "Jury Instructions"; Ethical Codes as a Standard of Liability, Professional Liability Defense Quarterly (PLDF), Fall 2011 - Volume 3, Issue 4.

American Bar Foundation; Wisconsin Bar Foundation; 'Super Lawyer,' (2005-2015).
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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Defense, Coverage, and Disputes
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Trucking Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Marquette University, B.S., 1978
Law School Attended:
Marquette University, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, Wisconsin; 1982, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Memberships:
Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation Section Chair, 2007-2008); American Bar Association (Business Law Section); Illinois State Bar Association; Wisconsin Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Defense Research Institute; Risk and Insurance Management Society (Associate); The Federalist Society; The Construction Specifications Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Professional Liability Defense Federation.
Languages:
English
ISLN:
908816765

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414-373-2035  Phone

414-271-4438  Fax

www.crivellolaw.com/people/patrick-w-brennan

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