Patrick W. Brennan

Patrick W. Brennan


Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C.

Recognized since 2014

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Pat is a shareholder and Chairman of the board of Crivello, Nichols & Hall. With state and federal practice throughout Wisconsin, he has demonstrated expertise in professional liability, commercial litigation, construction disputes, insurance coverage issues and personal injury litigation. Maintaining the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, he has achieved the AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbel Award, was invited into the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel organization, and elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Having tried to verdict over 100 cases, Pat’s experience in the courts has been recognized by his peers with election to the Chair position of the State Bar of Wisconsin Litigation Section and President of the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, now the Wisconsin Defense Counsel, and a Super Lawyers designation since 2010.

Pat has been selected as a Fellow of both the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Foundation and has received the singular honors of Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar by the Milwaukee Bar Association, Best’s Lawyer of the Year for personal injury in 2022, and Lawyer of the Year for personal injury litigation – defendants in Milwaukee 2023.

An award-winning author, Pat has published widely in the legal, insurance and corporate press, and has spoken on topics of interest to litigators, to professional and industry groups including RIMS, CPCU, the State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Defense Counsel and numerous other organizations. He co-authors a chapter of the Wisconsin Trial Practice manual.

Honors and Awards

  • AV Preeminent 2023 Martindale-Hubbell rating
  • Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, 2013 Martindale Hubbell
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section Board of Governors (Chair 2007-2008)
  • 'Super Lawyer,' designation 2005 - present
  • Best Lawyers In America - Commercial/Litigation 2013-2014
  • President, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (2001-2002)
  • Chairman, Peter Favre Forum (1994-2002)
  • Whitefish Bay Municipal Judge (1993-2008)
  • Recipient, Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar, Milwaukee Bar Association (1990)

Contact & Links
Location
  • 710 North Plankinton Avenue, Suite 500
    Milwaukee, WI 53203
Education
  • Marquette University, Business Administration , graduated 1978
  • Marquette University, J.D., graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin, U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin, U.S. District Court – Western District of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
  • Illinois, State of Illinois
Affiliations
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - member
  • Defense Research Institute - member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel - member
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel - member
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - member
  • Professional Liability Defense Federation - member
  • Risk and Insurance Management Society - member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - member
  • The Construction Specifications Institute - member
  • Wisconsin Defense Counsel - member
Court Admissions
  • State of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • State of Wisconsin

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Milwaukee (2024)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Milwaukee (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Awards:
  • Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar, Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Past President, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
  • Former Chair State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section
  • AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyer designation past 10 years
  • Best Lawyers Commercial Litigation + Personal Injury Defense Peer Review Selection
  • Irish Legal 100
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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