Previous Law Firm Name

• David M. Skoglind

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Products Liability

Published Works

• "Why Alt v. Clinic Violates the Constitutional Rights of Plaintiffs", Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, The Verdict, Vol. 26:3, 2003
• "Are Subrogated Carriers Taking Your Client's Money?", The Verdict, Vol. 21:3, Summer, 1998
• "Pecuniary Loss for Death of a Husband: A Modification to Jury Instruction 1860", The Verdict, Fall, 1989
• "Making The 'Right' Settlement Offer Under Sec.807.01, Stats.", The Verdict, Fall, 1991
• "Harmless Constitution Error: An Analysis of Its Current Application", 33 Baylor Law Review 961, Fall, 1981

Classes and Seminars

• Considerations Regarding the Use of Expert Testimony, Wisconsin State Bar- Fundamentals of Practice, 1991
• The "Pain" of a Soft Tissue Injury, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Summer Seminar, 1994
• The "Pain" of a Soft Tissue Injury, Wisconsin State Bar Midwinter Convention, 1995
• The "Pain" of a Soft Tissue Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar - Attorney Gordon Johnson, 1996
• The Personal Injury Paralegal in Wisconsin, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1996 - 1997
• Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation: Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Lorman Educational Services, 1996
• The Medical Expert-The Medical & Legal View-Panelist, Wisconsin State Bar Convention, 1997

Representative Cases

• Wenke v. Gehl, 2004 WI 103, 274 Wis. 2d 220,684 N.W.2d 405 (2004)
• Maurin v. Hall, 2004 WI 100, 274 Wis. 2d 28, 682 N.W.2d 797 (2003)
• Finnegan v. Wisconsin, 2003 WI 98,263 Wis. 2d 574,666 N.W.2d 797 (2003)
• Hofflander v. St. Catherine's Hospital Inc., 2003 WI 77,262 Wis. 2d 539,664 N.W.2d 545 (2003)
• Schultz v. Notwich, 2002 WI 125,257 Wis. 2d 19,653 N.W.2d 266 (2002)
• Ocasio v. Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 2002 WI 89,254 Wis.2d 367, 646 N.W.2d 387 (2002)
• Barry v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 2001 WI 101, 245 Wis. 2d 560,630 N.W.2d 517
• Guzman v. St Francis Hospital, Inc., 2000 WI 34,234 Wis. 2d 170,609 N.W.2d 166 (2000)
• Estate of Makos v. Wisconsin Mason Health Care Fund, 211 Wis. 2d 41,564 N.W.2d 662 (1977)
• Nowatske v. Osterloh, 198 Wis. 2d 419,543 N.W.2d 265 (1996)
• Wisconsin Patient Compensation Fund v. Wisconsin Health Care Liability Ins. Plan, 200 Wis. 2d 599 547 N.W.2d 578 (1196)
• Steinberg v. Jensen, 194 Wis. 2d 439, 534 N.W.2d 361 (1995)
• Steinberg v. Jensen, 194 Wis. 2d 439,534 N.W.2d 361 (1995)
• Franzen v. Children's Hosp. of Wisconsin, Inc., 169 Wis. 2d 366, 485 N.W.2d 603 (CtApp. 1992)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Elder Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law