Patrick Fiedler’s diverse legal career includes service as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Dane County Circuit Judge, and President of the State Bar of Wisconsin. As a lawyer, he has tried over 60 jury trials and, as a judge, he has presided over more than 150 juries. Since returning to the private practice of law in late 2011, he has served as a mediator and arbitrator on over 250 different cases...

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About Patrick J. Fiedler

Practice Areas

Alernative Dispute Resolution 80%
Criminal Defense 15%
Civil Litigation 5%

Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

English

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin, 1980
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1980
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1987

Other Affiliations

State Bar of Wisconsin, 1980 - Present (Member and Past President)
The Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation, 2014 - Present
Dane County Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Member)
Wisconsin Trial Judges Association, 1994 - 2011 (Past Member)
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2016 - Present (Member)
Public Defender Board, 2016 - Present

Education

Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1980
J.D.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1977
B.B.A.
Major: Business

Past Positions

Waukesha County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1980 - 1984
U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney, 1987 - 1991
Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Secretary, 1991 - 1993
Dane County, Wisconsin, Circuit Court Judge, 1993 - 2011
Axley Brynelson, Attorney, 2011 - 2014

Classes and Seminars

Wisconsin Judicial College–teaching Evidence and the Sentencing Hearing, Faculty (1999-2009); Associate Dean , 2003 - 2009
University of Wisconsin Law School, Instructor, 1998 - 2001
The New Daubert Standard for Experts in State Courts, presented to numerous local bar associations, law associations and classes, 2011 - 2012
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) 2012 and 2013 Terms –Federalist Society, Madison Chapter, 2013 - Present
Demonstration of a Civil Trial, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2005 - Present
Wisconsin’s Truth in Sentencing Law, numerous seminars before judges and lawyers, 1998 - 2007
Evictions from a Judge's Perspective, Wisconsin Housing Alliance - 2012 Annual Conference, November 8, 2012
Zapata Case Study, City of Madison Police Department, Death Investigation Scool, February 19, 2013
Observations on a Legal Career, Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison Pre-Law Society, April 18, 2013
Pro Bono - A True Story, Dane County Br Association, May 1, 2013
Sentencing Criteria and Criminal Justive Outcomes, Edgewood College class, February 19, 2014
Litigation Insights - A View from the Bench and from the Bar, City of Madison Police Department, Advanced Homicide School, March 19, 2015
President's Forum: Practical Advice for Negotiation, Discovery, Mediation and Trial, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting, June 25, 2015
Mediation Within a Cooperative Framework, Divorce Cooperation Institute Seminar, November 13, 2015
Tales from the Dark side (of propert division), Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, January 19, 2016

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Honors

Super Lawyer—Super Lawyers®/Milwaukee Magazine, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2014-Present
The Best Lawyers in America®, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, 2014-Present
Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates –Wisconsin Chapter, 2007
2008 Victim Advocacy Award, Honorable Mention for Outstanding Victim Advocacy, Wisconsin Victim/Witness Professional Association

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33 East Main StreetSuite 400 Madison, WI 53703

Phone

608-571-6166

Fax

(608) 257-5764

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.hbslawfirm.com

Publication

Articles

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections: An Expensive Proposition, Marquette Law Review, Volume 76, No. 3, Page 501, Spring, 1993
Intensive Sanctions: A New Sentencing Option, Wisconsin Lawyer, Vol. 65, No. 6, Page 14, 1992
Impact of Victim-Witness Legislation: Now and in the Near Future, Wisconsin Defender, Vol. 5, No. 6, Page 1, 1997
Conversation with the Courts, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2000
The New Daubert Standard for Experts in Wisconsin Courts, Axley Website, Novermber 29, 2011
Out-of-State Lawyers Need to be Aware of Local Rules, Axley Website, December 19, 2011
Concussion Bill Becomes Law, Axley Website, June 5, 2012
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Adopts Rule Limiting Insurers’ Duty to Defend, Axley Website, June 20, 2012
Supreme Court Issues Opinion In Sizzler Contaminated Meat Case, Axley Website, July 5, 2012

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