Cagle, Ralph M.

Lawyer Overview

In over 23 years as a lawyer, Ralph has handled a wide array of civil trials, settlements and deal-making transactions. He has defended and advised hundreds of lawyers and law firms in professional discipline and malpractice cases and compliance with professional obligations. He is a sought after mediator in tort, professional and business disputes.

A faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Law School since 1990, he teaches courses in lawyering skills, professional responsibility, the legal profession negotiation, mediation, and directs that law school's General Practice Skills Program.

Ralph conducts widely acclaimed negotiation training seminars and workshops throughout the United States and in foreign countries for bar associations, law firms, law schools and other professional groups. He is a frequent lecturer, author and consultant on topics of professional responsibility law, ethics and professionalism.

Ralph has been active for more than 15 years in Bar committees and other professional endeavors aimed at improving the quality of law practice and the lives of lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Attorney Professional Responsibility
• Mediation/Arbitration of Tort
• Business and Professional Disputes

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Business & Commercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Office of Lawyer Regulation Review Committee (Co-Chair)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Reporter, Spec. Comm. To Review Bd. Of Attorneys Professional Resp.)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Dispute Resolution Section (Director)
• State Bar of Wisconsin (Professionalism Committee)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (Teaching Academy)
• Wisconsin Supreme Court, (Vice Chair and Past Member, Board of Bar Examiners)
• Dane County Bar Association (Past President)

Past Employment Positions

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Clinical Professor, 1990 - Present
• University of Wisconsin Law School, Adjunct Lecturer, 1988 - 1990
• University of Wisconsin Law School, Guest Lecturer, 1978 to 1981, 1986 - 1988
• Hokkaido University Law School, Guest Lecturer, 1999
• Roger Williams University School of Law, Visiting Faculty, 1995 - 1996
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Political Science, Co-instructor, 1987 - 1990

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
• Rutgers University, New Jersey
  M.A.
• University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Handbook of Elder Law Practicing, Chapter 2—Ethical Considerations in Elder Law Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin, December, 1996
• Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, Chapter on "Ethics and Responsibility" (Co-Author), State Bar of Wisconsin, 1992
• Using a Facilitator in Law Firm Retreats: Good or Bad Idea?, Wisconsin Lawyer, August, 1992
• Transnational Legal Ethics (A Program of Video Vignettes with Questions and Commentary), Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1994
• Taking Effective Witness Statements, The Practical Litigator, April, 1995
• ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Trial Preparation, ((Co-Author - Taking Effective Witness Statements), 1996

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703-3095

Phones

(608) 257-0945

Faxes

(608) 257-5764

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hbslawfirm.com