Timothy Edwards - Fitchburg, WI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, June, 2000
    Senior Juris Doctorate (SJD) - Dissertation published, in full
  • University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, May, 1998
    Master's in Law (LLM) - Thesis published, in full
  • Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, May, 1989
    Juris Doctorate (J.D.) - Member, Moot Court National Team

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1984
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Manager/Owner

Past Positions

• Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP, Of Counsel/Partner (Practice areas include Litigation, Labor and Employment and Electronic Discovery), 2014 - 2015
• Axley Brynelson, LLP, Partner (Member of Litigation, Construction and Labor and Employment practice groups), 2007 - 2013
• Edwards Law Offices, L. L. C., Manager /Owner (General litigation practice including employment law, commercial litigation and criminal defense), 2001 - 2007

Classes and Seminars

• Multiple presentations for the State Bar of Wisconsin, including electronic evidence, proportionality, ethics and related topics.
  
• Webinar: Addiction and Mental Illness in the Legal Profession, Clear Law Institute (2017).
  
• Sedona Conference WG11 Annual Meeting, Dialogue Leader for Privilege Session (2017).
  
• Electronic Evidence and Discovery, Wisconsin Judicial Education Conference (2015).
  
• Electronic Discovery and Federal Court Trial Practice, Pincus Professional Education (2014).
  
• The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Information under the Wisconsin Rules of Evidence, State Bar of Wisconsin Litigation Convention (2014).
  
• 4th Annual Federal Court Boot Camp Seminar: Learn the Do’s and Don’ts, Pincus Professional Education (2013).
  
• Ethical Implications of e-Discovery, South-Central Wisconsin Electronic Discovery Summit (2013).
  
• Civil Procedure 2012: New Developments, State Bar of Wisconsin Pinnacle Seminar, 35th Annual Torts Update (2012).

Published Works

Articles

• Admitting and Discovering AI Data in State and Federal Court: Wisconsin Lawyer (2024)
  
• Proportionality, Wisconsin Lawyer (2022)
  
• Ethics, Professionalism, and e-Discovery, Wisconsin Lawyer (2017)
  
• Social Media in the Law, Wisconsin Lawyer (2015)
  
• Editor/Author: Civil Procedure Handbook, State Bar of Wisconsin (2015)
  
• Avoiding Cat and Mouse Games in Electronic Discovery, Wisconsin Lawyer (2015)
• Editor/Author: Damages, Pinnacle, State Bar of Wisconsin (2015 - 2017)
• The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence, Wisconsin Lawyer (2014)
• Discovery Law and Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin Publications (2014)
• E-Discovery: Who Pays?, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine (October 2012)
• Class Action Suits After Walmart v. Dukes, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine (November 2011)
• Open for Business - A Primer on Wisconsin’s New Product Liability Laws, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine (June 2011)
• Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine (November 2010)
• Representing the Impaired Client, GP Solo Magazine (American Bar Association, Fall 2004)
• The Theory and Practice of Compulsory Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: The Wisconsin Experiment, 2 Wis. L. Rev. 283 (Volume 2000)
• The Unintended Consequences of Coerced Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, The Counselor 37 (July/August 2000)
• Constitutional Limits on an Employer's Right to Dictate the Terms of an Addict's Recovery Under the ADA: Some Sobering Concerns, 44 Wayne L. Rev. 1679 (1999)

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• Florida

Other Affiliations

• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin (Bar Number 1036836)
• Member, State Bar of Florida (Bar Number 0126931)
• Member, Dane County Bar Association
• Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• Member, Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
• Member, Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Committee
• Member, Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners (2018 term)
• Chairman, Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program (2008)
• Committee Member, Board of Bar Examiners Review Committee (2007 – 2009)
• Committee Member: Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program (2002 to 2008)
• Board Member and Officer: Western District Bar Association. (2007 – present)
• Committee Member: District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee
• Pro Bono Honor Roll: 2016, 2017 (State Bar of Wisconsin)