Richard T. Orton - Milwaukee, WI

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2012
    J.D.
    Honors: Member of the Moot Court Board and Mock Trial Team
    Honors: Winner of the Ruby R. Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition

• Non Legal Education

  • Marquette University, 2007
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude
    Minor: Business Administration
    Major: Political Science
  • Full-Enrollment Study Abroad, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, Hilary and Trinity Terms, 2006

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Past Positions

• Law Clerk for the Wisconsin Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, Annual Wisconsin Legal Update, annually, 2015-2019 (multiple locations/clients)
  
• Moderator and co-organizer, “From the Bench: Practical Tips for Litigants,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 16, 2016
  
• Co-Organizer, “Common Evidentiary Issues and Pitfalls,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 15, 2017
  
• Presenter, “Dig Deep and Extract the Truth: How to use the Latest Digital Forensic Technology to Win Your Cases,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 21, 2018
  
• Presenter, “Writing it Right: Avoiding Litigation Risks in Technical Publication Drafting,” 2018 (multiple locations and clients)
  
• Presenter, “Pretrial Techniques,” State Bar of Wisconsin, September 20, 2018 (covering motions to compel discovery, summary judgment and Daubert challenges)
  
• Presenter, “Anatomy of a Products Liability Claim,” annual equipment industry product liability seminar, May 2019
  
• Author, 2019 and 2021 supplements to Requests for Admissions chapter in Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin Pinnacle books, 5th Ed
  
• Co-Presenter, “Make It Your Exhibit A, Not Theirs: Documentation Strategies for Success at Trial,” DRI Product Liability Conference, New Orleans, February 2020
  
• Presenter, “Recent Developments in the Evolution of the Economic Loss Doctrine,” Wisconsin Defense Counsel Annual Conference, August 2020
  
• Presenter, “Discovery in Products Liability Cases,” annual equipment industry product liability seminar, August 2021
  
• Presenter, “Developing a Proactive Partnership for Discovery Success,” Association of Corporate Counsel-Wisconsin, May 2022

Pro Bono Activities

• Brady Street Area Association, Board of Directors, 2017-2021
• Rotary Club of Wisconsin
• United Way of Greater Milwaukee
• Member, Rotary Club of Milwaukee

Representative Cases

• Leonzal v. RBJ Restaurant Group, LLC, No. 2021AP621. (Wis. App. Dec. 6, 2022)
• Secura v. Super Products LLC, 2019 WI App 47, 388 Wis. 2d 445, 933 N.W.2d 161.
• Verrazono v. Gehl Co., 50 Cal. App. 5th 636, 263 Cal. Rptr. 3d 663 (2020), review denied. (Aug. 12, 2020)

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Other Affiliations

• Member, Wisconsin Defense Counsel (WDC)
• Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Member, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
• Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
• Director, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2019-present
• Associate Member, Thomas E. Fairchild Inn, American Inns of Court, 2013-2016
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin; Young Lawyers Division Board Member, 2014-2018
• Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
• Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC), 2022
• Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC), Director, 2017 - Present