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Erik J. Pless

Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Erik J. Pless

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Areas of Practice

• Products Liability
• General Insurance Defense Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Auto Litigation
• Lemon Law
• Premises Liability
• Professional Malpractice
• Mold Litigation
• Bad Faith

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation or Insurance Coverage Issues
• 40+ Jury Trials to Verdict

Certification/Specialties/Awards

• Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, The National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2004 to Present
• Super Lawyer in Law & Politics magazine 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
• 10.0 Rating (Superb) on Avvo.com

Bar Admissions

• All Wisconsin Circuit and Appellate Courts, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2010
• Menominee Tribal Court

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Board
  Honors: "Best Oralist" 1993 Product Liability Competition
  Honors: Wisconsin International Law Journal
  
  
• Wisconsin Lutheran College, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: English and Communication
  

Published Works

• Annual Update on Insurance Law, The State Bar of Wisconsin, 1998 to Present
• NAMIC Insurance Connection, " Is Our Relationship Special?", July 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
  Board of Directors, 1998 - 2003
  
  
• Defense Research Institute
  
  
• State Bar of Wisconsin, 1993 - Present
  Member
  

Past Employment Positions

• Oneida County District Attorney's Office, 1992

Notable Decisions

• Matthies v. The Positive Safety Mfg. Co.
• Smaxwell v. Bayard
• Goudy v. Yamaha Motor Corp.
• Raymaker v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Personal

• Ironman Distance Triathlete