William W. Ehrke

William W. Ehrke is a shareholder with the firm. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering in 1978, and received his law degree from DePaul University in Chicago in 1981. He is a member of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Bars and is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and Illinois. He is also a member of the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. He practices in state and federal administrative forums (EEOC, Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, Illinois Department of Human Rights) as well as state and federal trial courts in Wisconsin and Illinois, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. His focus is on civil defense litigation with emphasis on personal injury/product liability defense, employment discrimination defense and workman’s compensation litigation defense for various municipal, insurance, and corporate clients has included over 50 jury trials and over 100 administrative hearings and proceedings during the last 22 years.

His employment defense experience includes the successful litigation defense of clients in racial discrimination, handicap discrimination, gender based discrimination, equal pay, religious discrimination, harassment, retaliation and hostile work environment claims. He also provides advice and counsel to municipalities and private employers on these issues outside of and prior to litigation in a risk analysis and loss reduction context.