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Dunphy, Patrick O.

Patrick O. Dunphy - Brookfield, WI

Attorney at Cannon & Dunphy S.C.

General Negligence Lawyers in Brookfield, WI

595 N. Barker Road Brookfield, WI 53045

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  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 50 Years 
    Experience

Brookfield General Negligence Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

  • General Negligence
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice

Attorney Information

Overview

Patrick O. Dunphy is a co-founder of Cannon & Dunphy S.C., a firm dedicated to representing persons injured by the negligence of others since 1985. Wisconsin personal injury attorney Dunphy has more than 40 years of trial experience. He has record-setting verdicts and awards ranging from $9.8 million to $35.3 million. He was recognized by the editorial staff of the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of the top personal injury attorneys in the State of Wisconsin.


Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

  • International Society of Barristers
  • One of the Top 50 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers
  • One of the Top 500 attorneys in the United States
  • Named one of the Top 3 Super Lawyers in Wisconsin
  • Best Lawyers in America named Attorney Dunphy as the Lawyer of the Year
  • Named as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer each year from 2005 to 2024
  • Top 10 Super Lawyer from 2008 to 2024
  • Selected to the 2023 Law dragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer’s Lawyer list.

Other Sources of Feedback About Patrick O. Dunphy

Included on the 2025 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list
  • 2005 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1976
      J.D.
      Law Review: Marquette Law Review, Member, 1975 - 1976
  • Non Legal Education

    • Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts, 1973
      B.A.
      Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Co-Founder of Cannon & Dunphy S.C.

Past Positions

  • Law Clerk to Chief Judge John Reynolds, U.S. District Court of Wisconsin, 1976-1977

References

  • First Bank Milwaukee

Representative Cases

  • Vidmar v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.
    • Citation: 312 N.W.2d 129
    • Court: Wis.
    • Year: 1981
    • Serial Number: 1981146026
  • Buckett v. Republic Ins. Co.
    • Citation: 305 N.W.2d 156
    • Court: Wis. App.
    • Year: 1981
    • Serial Number: 1981119555

Published Works

Articles

  • Uninsured Motorists Coverage, Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, November, 1982
  • Rights of Married Women to Medical Expenses, Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, January, 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, 1976
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Specialties and Certifications

  • National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified him as a Civil Trial Specialist

Other Affiliations

  • Wisconsin Association for Justice, President, 1994
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Law Committee of the National Center for State Courts

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Brookfield, WI

595 N. Barker Road
Brookfield, WI 53045

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Phone: 262-373-8957

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