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Lawyer Overview

Doug Phebus is a shareholder of Lawton & Cates, S.C. and is certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Doug Phebus has helped many injured people throughout his legal career. Mr. Phebus has tried cases involving automobile accidents, medical malpractice, dental malpractice, worker's compensation, employment law, bad faith insurance denial, and premises liability.

Mr. Phebus was named as a Rising Star in the area of personal injury in Milwaukee Magazine's 2007 Super Lawyers Edition.

Mr. Phebus was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1997 and has also been admitted to the U.S. Disctrict Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Phebus is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Dane County Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys and the James E. Doyle Inns of Court.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Workers Compensation
• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Toxic Torts

Representative Cases

• Danks v. Stock Bldg. Supply, Inc., 727 N.W.2d 846 (Wis.App. 2006)
• Lewis v. Straka, 2006 WL 2927658 (E.D.Wis. 2006)
• Sundsmo v. Beghin, 2005 WL 3525672 (W.D.Wis. 2005)
• Walsvick v. CUNA Mut. Ins. Cociety, 157 Fed.Appx. 887 (7th Cir.(Wis.) 2005)
• Walsvick v. Cuna Mutual Ins. Co., 2004 WL 1354365 (W.D.Wis. 2004)

West Practice Categories

Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
• Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys
• James E. Doyle Inns of Court

Honors and Awards

• Nationally Certified Civil Trial Advocate
• Law & Politics Rising Star 2007
• Academic All Big Ten - Track and Field, 1993

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Wisconsin, 1993
  B.S.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Wisconsin Chapter, American Bar Association Survey of State Class Action Law, 1998

Address

Ten East Doty Street
Suite 400
P.O. BOX 2965
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 282-6200

Faxes

(608) 282-6252

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lawtoncates.com