If you've been injured in an accident, the last thing you need is more stress. Our clients often tell us that the moment we took on their case, they felt a massive weight lifted off their shoulders. Whether you're dealing with difficult insurance companies or feeling stuck with ineffective counsel elsewhere, we are here to take charge so you can focus on healing. With decades of dedicated personal injury experience, we make sure you have the expertise you deserve right in your corner. Don't wait to get the help you need.

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Top 25 Milwaukee & Top 50 Wisconsin Lawyers Lists from Super Lawyers

I don't blog much but believe the most important topic I address here is how to find Top Personal Injury Lawyers or other attorneys.  The best way is a referral from a lawyer you already know, like and trust.  However, many folks don't have such lawyers and so the next best way to find qualified reputable Wisconsin attorneys is to use sources that include Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings (AV® Preeminent™), and Super Lawyers.  Be aware, even those sources have attorneys pay for prime positioning or visibility on their websites, but neither attorney Jeff Zirgibel nor myself pay to be named.  Now, for the second year in a row (2025 and 2026), Super Lawyers has named us on its lists for the Top 25 Milwaukee & Top 50 Wisconsin Lawyers.  

Injury Resource Center

I haven't blawged much, but feel compelled to do so today as the "INJURY RESOURCE CENTER" keeps calling clients of mine and this is something everyone in Milwaukee, Waukesha and the collar counties areas needs to know.  Somehow, lawyers are legally allowed to pay "marketing companies" for "leads" on personal injury cases.  What results is disgusting, but for whatever reason law enforcement in Wisconsin allows it.  As a result, it's the wild wild west for unscrupulous, or at least, less scrupulous Wisconsin personal injury lawyers.  I laugh at the ads by all the bobblehead and cartoonish lawyers in Milwaukee but this is far worse than laughable since folks don't realize that some lawyer is paying hundreds or thousands of dollars to get their "lead." My recommendation is to ignore the Injury Resource Center phone calls and all other unsolicited phone calls after a car crash, and do your own research to find a good injury lawyer.

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Avvo Ratings Should Never Be Trusted

I commented before on finding a qualified, skilled and reputable Wisconsin injury attorney, but want to share with you thoughts about "AVVO RATINGS."  Never believe headline Avvo ratings.  Dig deeper into the Avvo ratings profile.  I just saw a Wisconsin lawyer with an Avvo rating over 4.5+ but if you dug deeper at all, you found out about instances of professional misconduct and discipline by the Wisconsin Bar authorities and even suspension of that lawyer's license. That's insane, and precisely why one should follow my methodology for finding a Wisconsin injury lawyer.

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414-400-0185 Legal Help Center

Just caught an infomercial for anonymous personal injury lawyers at 414-400-0185 Legal Help Center.  Don’t ever call lawyers you can’t research first!

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Denied Business Interruption Claims

Insurance companies are great at taking premiums, but often not so great at paying claims.  Throughout the U.S., businesses paid premiums for business interruption insurance.  These companies and corporations relied on this potential safety net in case of catastrophes like the Coronavirus and COVID-19. 

If your business insurer denied a business interruption claim, call me at (262) 785-0802.  We may be in the position to help recoup your losses.  This may be especially true if your insurer is a surplus line insurance company such as the following:

• American International Group
• Markel Corporation Group
• Berkshire Hathaway Ins. Group
• W. R. Berkley Insurance Group
• Nationwide Group
• Chubb INA Group
• AXA U.S. Group
• Fairfax Financial (USA) Group
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies
• Alleghany Insurance Holdings Group
• Zurich Financial Services Group NA
• Argo Group
• Tokio Marine U.S. PC Group
• QBE Americas Group
• Sompo Holdings U.S. Group
• AXIS U.S. Operations
• James River Group
• Starr International Group
• Great American P&C Group
• CNA Insurance Companies
• Swiss Reinsurance Group
• Aspen U.S. Insurance Group
• Arch Insurance Group
• Navigators Insurance Group
• Everest Re U.S. Group

Frank Pasternak

Your First Phone Call to a Personal Injury Lawyer

Calling a Personal Injury Lawyer

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Where are the most intersection crashes in suburban Milwaukee?

Waukesha County Intersection Crashes

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Buying Car Insurance in Wisconsin

Often I hear "I have full coverage" but more often - you don't. Understand Wisconsin car insurance by reading: Buying Car Insurance in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin's Top Injury Lawyers

Today, Jeff and I received statewide honors with both of us being named to the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list in Milwaukee Magazine.  For more see Wisconsin's Top Injury Lawyers - Milwaukee Magazine.

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Call Wisconsin Senators Chris Kapenga and Leah Vukmir

See our latest post on politicians trying to change Wisconsin's 100-year-old collateral source law:

Call Wisconsin Senators Chris Kapenga and Leah Vukmir

 
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Memorial Day Driving

Top Milwaukee personal injury lawyers recommend safe driving steps


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Wisconsin Zimmer Persona knee implant recall lawsuits

See my recent post at our firm site on Wisconsin Zimmer Persona knee implant recall lawsuits.  Sometimes what a consumer thinks might be a medical malpractice case can prove to be a products liability case.  These recalled Zimmer Persona knee implants are making a lot of orthopedic surgeons look bad.


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Why trucking companies "stipulate to liability" in injury crashes

In Wisconsin, the trucking company biggies are:

• ABF Freight System
• American Freightways
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide
• Con-Way Transportation
• FedEx Freight
• Fox Transportation
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services
• Landstar System
• Mayflower
• Ryder
• Saia Motor Freight
• Scheider National
• Swift Transportation
• UPS Freight
• Werner Enterprises
• YRC Worldwide

According to a defense lawyer, the goal of stipulating to liability is "to exclude some prejudicial facts and to soften the jury's desire to punish."  You see, juries want to protect public safety.  They know bad conduct rewarded is repeated.  They also realize that crash victims are simply members of their community.

Jurors who hear how a trucking company chose to hire unqualified drivers or to give little or no training or supervision get concerned.  They see there has been a failure at the trucking company.  They see the trucking company is not protecting us from bad truck drivers.  Thus, companies want to avoid genuine accountability for the consequences of their choices and to hide those choices from a jury by "stipulating to liability."

For example, say prior to a crash a truck driver did something bad and the company chose to ignore it.  No trucking company wants a jury to know that.  So, the company concedes its driver's fault in causing a crash to avoid having the bad facts put in evidence.  Before trial, company lawyers argue to the judge that evidence of the bad facts is no longer admissible and unfortunately sometimes they succeed in hiding the facts.  The company then comes to trial begging for mercy while, at the same time, attacking the crash victim and blaming everything but the crash for the victim's damages.  The hope is to avoid a showing at trial that the crash was foreseeable and the company failed to protect the public.

Though this strategy may work to a certain extent, I believe in the uncompromising integrity of Wisconsin's jury system.  I am thankful that more often than not, our jurors decide theses cases the right way.

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Xarelto lawsuits in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Xarelto lawsuits are currently being investigated by our firm. The primary problem with Xarelto aka Rivaroxaban is internal bleeding, which can cause death or hospitalization. Please go to our firm's Xarelto page to get more information.



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Pro Hac Vice Admission, Co-Counsel, Local Counsel, and Referrals

Out-of-state lawyers interested in working on or referring a Wisconsin personal injury lawsuit, please see my recent post Wisconsin Pro Hac Vice Admission, Co-Counsel, Local Counsel, and Referrals.


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Wisconsin's Top Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine, December 2014

Great news regarding two of Wisconsin Top Super Lawyers!  It's absolutely an honor and privilege for Jeff and I to get this sort of recognition for our efforts on behalf of personal injury victims.  We love what we do and clearly, it seems, our peers recognize our hard work.

As I always say, if you are searching for a highly qualified, skilled and reputable Wisconsin injury attorney to handle your car crash, mesothelioma, or other injury lawsuit, start with independent peer-reviewed sources like Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings (AV® Preeminent™), and Super Lawyers.  And for heaven's sake, steer clear of personal injury mills who advertise excessively and pay athletes or others to make them look good.

By the way, you may know that Bob Dolan does our radio ad, but did you know that he does it for free because he believes in us and has been represented by me?  I guarantee that the personal injury mills in Milwaukee cannot say the same.  In fact, if you read the unreadable fine print in ads, you will realize that those are bought and paid for endorsements.

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Personal Injury Settlement Mills

Personal injury lawyer advertising in Milwaukee is absolutely over the top.  The other day, I was at the dentist and a T.V. was on.  During just one commercial break, I saw five Milwaukee personal injury lawyers ads.  Whether it is T.V. advertising, personal injury lawyers' letters, or phone calls after a car accident, consumers need to be very careful about the law firm and attorney they choose to represent them after an accident.

To get an idea of what some of the problems can be with certain personal injury lawyers, I suggest reading Atlanta lawyer Ken Shigley's post “One call that’s all?” Personal injury “settlement mills” blasted in Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.
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Wisconsin's Best Lawyers in America©

I am extremely proud to announce that both Jeff Zirgibel and I were recently selected by our peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.  Inclusion in Best Lawyers© is highly selective and "based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-reviewed survey."

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Wisconsin Dog Bite Liability

Find out Who's liable for a dog bite in Wisconsin?

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