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John Walsh

Axley Brynelson, LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2001
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Law School:
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Website:
    http://www.axley.com
  • E-mail:
    jwalsh@axley.com
  • Location:
    Two East Mifflin Street, Suite 200
    P.O. Box 1767
    Madison, WI 53701-1767
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John Walsh is a trial lawyer. He primarily handles cases involving personal injuries.  John has over a 95% success rate for injury cases he agrees to accept.

Mr. Walsh also takes on a limited number of business litigation cases.

Mr. Walsh is a former president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. At the time of his election, he was the youngest president in State Bar history.

Mr. Walsh has chaired the Veterans Memorial Committee for the Post 245 of the American Legion in Cross Plains. On Veterans Day, 2010, the Memorial was dedicated to commemorate the service of area veterans in all five branches of our Armed Forces.

Mr. Walsh’s injury practice includes all types of motor vehicle accidents, injuries involving children and the elderly, clients with brain injuries, neurological and orthopedic injuries, burn victims and all forms of traumatic injury. He also handles cases involving  death of family members. Mr. Walsh trained originally as an insurance defense attorney, but for the past 25 years has focused almost exclusively on representing injured people.

Mr. Walsh also handles commercial trucking accidents. Mr. Walsh has appeared as counsel for both plaintiffs and defense in numerous cases involving death or serious injury from commercial trucking accidents.

Mr. Walsh’s business litigation cases have included representing a diverse range of clients from individuals to national and multinational corporations. His cases have included contract rights, contract interpretation, property rights, accounting for damages, commissions and royalties, intellectual property issues, and quantifying past and future economic losses.

Mr. Walsh’s work in business arbitration has included litigating (as counsel) and ruling (as arbitrator) on stock purchase agreements, business valuations, law firm dissolution, calculating lost profits, and contract damages involving multimillion dollar corporations.

Mr. Walsh has acted as Wisconsin trial counsel in intellectual property cases and represented Taylor Made, Wonder Bread, Cardinal Glass and the ownerse of the copyrights to the Charles Schultz “Peanuts” characters.

Mr. Walsh is also a part-time faculty member at the University of Wisconsin School of Business. He is the principal author of two studies of “Wisconsin Injury Jury Verdicts” published by the State Bar of Wisconsin and an original contributing author to “The Law on Damages” in Wisconsin. Mr. Walsh is one of the leaders of the firm’s Personal Injury Practice Group.

As a former President, Mr. Walsh has served on numerous committees of the State Bar and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Walsh is a past Chairman of the Board of the State Bar and a former member of the board of directors of the State Bar’s Litigation Section, and previously chaired the State Bar’s Legislative Committee. He has been regularly selected by his peers to be included in the Milwaukee Magazine and the Madison Magazine Top Lawyer features, since 1995 has biannually been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers In America©.

Mr. Walsh has assisted both Republican and Democratic Governors in screening judicial candidates, and served on the Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Business Court.

Mr. Walsh is presently on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund and the Wisconsin Health Care Liability Plan.

He is a former board member of the Center for Public Presentation, the Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, and a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Policy, Planning, and Procedures Committee.

Mr. Walsh has held numerous offices in the State Bar of Wisconsin, and is a member of the American Association for Justice, Litigation Section of the State Bar, Wisconsin Defense Counsel, Wisconsin Association for Justice, St. Thomas More Society, Dane County Bar, and ABA Litigation Section.

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Lawyer Bio

John Walsh is a trial lawyer. He primarily handles cases involving personal injuries.  John has over a 95% success rate for injury cases he agrees to accept.

Mr. Walsh also takes on a limited number of business litigation cases.

Mr. Walsh is a former president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. At the time of his election, he was the youngest president in State Bar history.

Mr. Walsh has chaired the Veterans Memorial Committee for the Post 245 of the American Legion in Cross Plains. On Veterans Day, 2010, the Memorial was dedicated to commemorate the service of area veterans in all five branches of our Armed Forces.

Mr. Walsh’s injury practice includes all types of motor vehicle accidents, injuries involving children and the elderly, clients with brain injuries, neurological and orthopedic injuries, burn victims and all forms of traumatic injury. He also handles cases involving  death of family members. Mr. Walsh trained originally as an insurance defense attorney, but for the past 25 years has focused almost exclusively on representing injured people.

Mr. Walsh also handles commercial trucking accidents. Mr. Walsh has appeared as counsel for both plaintiffs and defense in numerous cases involving death or serious injury from commercial trucking accidents.

Mr. Walsh’s business litigation cases have included representing a diverse range of clients from individuals to national and multinational corporations. His cases have included contract rights, contract interpretation, property rights, accounting for damages, commissions and royalties, intellectual property issues, and quantifying past and future economic losses.

Mr. Walsh’s work in business arbitration has included litigating (as counsel) and ruling (as arbitrator) on stock purchase agreements, business valuations, law firm dissolution, calculating lost profits, and contract damages involving multimillion dollar corporations.

Mr. Walsh has acted as Wisconsin trial counsel in intellectual property cases and represented Taylor Made, Wonder Bread, Cardinal Glass and the ownerse of the copyrights to the Charles Schultz “Peanuts” characters.

Mr. Walsh is also a part-time faculty member at the University of Wisconsin School of Business. He is the principal author of two studies of “Wisconsin Injury Jury Verdicts” published by the State Bar of Wisconsin and an original contributing author to “The Law on Damages” in Wisconsin. Mr. Walsh is one of the leaders of the firm’s Personal Injury Practice Group.

As a former President, Mr. Walsh has served on numerous committees of the State Bar and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Walsh is a past Chairman of the Board of the State Bar and a former member of the board of directors of the State Bar’s Litigation Section, and previously chaired the State Bar’s Legislative Committee. He has been regularly selected by his peers to be included in the Milwaukee Magazine and the Madison Magazine Top Lawyer features, since 1995 has biannually been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers In America©.

Mr. Walsh has assisted both Republican and Democratic Governors in screening judicial candidates, and served on the Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Business Court.

Mr. Walsh is presently on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund and the Wisconsin Health Care Liability Plan.

He is a former board member of the Center for Public Presentation, the Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, and a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Policy, Planning, and Procedures Committee.

Mr. Walsh has held numerous offices in the State Bar of Wisconsin, and is a member of the American Association for Justice, Litigation Section of the State Bar, Wisconsin Defense Counsel, Wisconsin Association for Justice, St. Thomas More Society, Dane County Bar, and ABA Litigation Section.

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  • Affiliations
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  • Clerkships
  • Additional Information

Education:

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison , J.D.
  • University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, BA
  • Grambling State University, graduated 1972

Bar Admissions:

  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

Affiliations:

  • Dane County Bar Association - Member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - Member / Past President
  • University of Wisconsin Business School - Faculty
  • Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund and the Wisconsin Health Care Liability Plan - Member - Board of Directors

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
  • Best Lawyers in America (1995 to present)
  • Named to the 2006 – 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Lists (Primary Area of Practice: Personal Injury Law)

Federal Clerkships:

  • United States District Court

Additional Information:

Expertise
  • Appellate Practice
  • Assault, Battery & Violent Crimes
  • Bad Faith Insurance Claims
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Car & Truck Accidents
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense
  • Drug Crimes
  • Drunk Driving
  • Farm & Construction Accidents
  • Federal Court Litigation
  • Felony/Misdemeanor
  • Homicide
  • Injuries from Defective Products
  • Litigation
  • Mediation & Arbitration
  • Motorcycle & Other Vehicle Accidents
  • Personal Injury
  • Products Liability Defense
  • Student Issues & Academic Misconduct
  • Theft/Property Crimes
  • White Collar
  • Wrongful Death
 

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Firm Details

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Axley Brynelson, LLP
http://www.axley.com
 
Headquarters
Two East Mifflin Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 1767
Madison, WI 53701-1767
(608) 257.5661
2 Office Locations
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United States

United States

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Waukesha, WI

N-20 W-22961 Watertown Road

Waukesha, WI 53186

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(262) 524.8500

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No Jail Time – Breaking and Entering/Theft of Jet Ski

A juvenile client was charged with multiple offenses, including Burglary, Felony Theft, Destruction of Property and Obstructing a Police Investigation, among other charges.

Mr. Walsh obtained a disposition of the case whereby the client had no criminal record and no jail times; the client paid a fine and provided community service to a nonprofit group.

Caucus Scandal/John Doe Proceedings: Immunity

Represented both the director of the Assembly Republican Caucus and the director of the Assembly Democratic Caucus in negotiations with prosecutors from the Dane County District Attorney and the Wisconsin Attorney General offices. Both clients obtained immunity and neither was charged with a crime. Also represented various corporate and individual witnesses during the John Doe proceedings.

Drug Possession/Delivery Felonies: Nominal Jail Time

Represented client charged with three felonies after he made three drug sales to an undercover informant of the Tri County Drug Task Force. Negotiated a plea agreement whereby client spent four days in jail followed by probation.

Felony Thefts from Interstate Commerce: Case Dismissed

Defended a client in a Federal Court criminal trial involving felony charges of theft from an interstate shipment (a federal offense). At trial, the FBI presented video surveillance of the client unloading merchandise from the rear of a commercial semi-tractor trailer. Obtained a directed verdict and all charges were dismissed.

Homicide by Negligent Use of a Vehicle: Case Dismissed

Defended semi-tractor trailer operator against allegations his rig collided with a car and caused the death of three occupants. Their car burst into flames during a 20-plus vehicle pile-up on the Wisconsin River Bridge. Paint scrapings proved client was not the cause of the fire or deaths and the case was dismissed.

Homicide/Hit and Run: Minimal Jail Time

Defended a client charged with felony homicide by intoxicated driving and hit and run. Client struck a pedestrian during a snow storm and left the scene. Obtained a 30 day sentence and probation for the client.
 
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