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Barrett J.
Corneille
barrettc@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1150 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Barrett Corneille has been a civil trial lawyer for over 30 years.
During that time he has tried over 200 civil jury trials to verdict.
Those trials have occurred in almost every county in the state of
Wisconsin and include trials against the majority of the top civil
trial attorneys in Wisconsin. He has tried cases in the in the areas
of medical negligence, personal injury, insurance coverage,
bad faith, civil rights, construction, product liability, and
environmental law. In recent years, almost all of his trials have
involved claims in excess of one million dollars.
Bar admissions:
1980 Wisconsin State Bar
1980 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
1980 U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
1983 U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
1984 U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
DePauw University Indiana-Greencastle, B.S. in Political Science 1977
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D. 1980
Member:
Dane County Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin (Professional Ethic Committee 1988-1993,
Environmental & Litigation Sections)
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (Secretary/Treasurer 1989-1992,
Program Chair Person 1991-1992, President 1994-1995)
District 9 Board of Attorney's Professional Responsibility (1985-1993)
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
American Inns of Court (1996-2002)
Practice areas:
Medical Malpractice Defense
Environmental & Toxic Torts
Civil Rights
Products Liability
Insurance Coverage
Bad Faith
Personal Injury
Insurance Defense
Additional information:
Awards/Recognition:
Named 2011 Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice Law in
Madison*
Included in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Best Lawyers in
America under the Medical Malpractice Section
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy
Selected "Wisconsin Super Lawyer" for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010 and 2011
Included in Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers for 2009 and 2011
Selected "Top Lawyer in Madison" by Madison Magazine in categories of
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury-Defense and Insurance Law
Selected "Leader in the Law" for 2002 by Wisconsin Law Journal for
civil trial results
* Only two lawyers in Wisconsin were named Best Lawyers in America for
Medical Malpractice Law for 2011 and Attorney Corneille was the only
defense medical malpractice attorney selected
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Robert D. Ebbe
ebber@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1153 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Bar admissions:
1995 State Bar of Wisconsin
Education:
Lawrence University, B.A., 1992, cum laude; Honors in Government
University of Wisconsin, J.D., 1995, cum laude
Associate Editor of Wisconsin Law Review 1994-1995, Dean's List: Fall
1992, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Recipient of 1993 Amjur Award for
Substantive Criminal Law, Recipient of 1995 Amjur Award for
Professional Responsibility
Additional Professional Education:
RM350 “Introduction to Risk
Management”, AICPCU/Institutes, February, 2011
Member:
Wisconsin State Bar
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Practice areas:
Medical Malpractice Liability Defense
Health Care and Hospital Law
Insurance Defense
Additional information:
Published Articles:
“Peer Review After 2011 Wisconsin Act 2 and the Future of the
‘Organization Test’”, in Risky Business, Wisconsin Society for
Healthcare Risk Management, Issue No. 70, August, 2011
“Court of Appeals Decision Underlines the
Importance of Careful and Considered Language in Routine Hospital
Forms” in Risky Business, Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk
Management, Issue 69, January 2011
“Case Law Update: Bubb v. Medical Protective, Co.” in Risky
Business, Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Issue 68,
August 2010
“How Billing Investigations May Affect the Defense of Patient-Fall
Litigation” in Risky Business, Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk
Management, Issue 65, April 2009
"Asserting the Alt Privilege: Putting the Privilege Into Practice,"
Wisconsin Civil Trial Counsel, Spring 2007
"What to Expect at Your Deposition," M.D. News, Southern Wisconsin
Edition, August 2003
"An Outline of the Chapter 655 Mediation Process," M.D. News, Southern
Wisconsin Edition, March 2003
"Game Theory in Litigation," Wisconsin Young Lawyers Division
Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2000
"The Limits of Insurance Agent Liability in Wisconsin," Wisconsin
Young Lawyers Division Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2000
Presentations:
Association of Wisconsin Surgery Centers, Inc. (WISCA) 2011 Annual
Membership Meeting, Presenter, November 16, 2011, “Big Changes in
Wisconsin’s Malpractice Litigation: Where do you stand?”
WSHRM, Madison, Presenter, April 29, 2011 “2011 Act 2: What does it
mean for healthcare litigation?”
Lorman, Madison, Presenter, February 22, 2011 “Medical Records Law in
Wisconsin”
Iowa and Wisconsin Risk Management Network, Presenter, November 13,
2009, “ED Adverse Outcomes – When Families Sue: Mock Deposition”
Meriter Foundation, Co-presenter, September 25, 2009, “Medical and
Nursing Litigation: Navigating the Legal Minefield”
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management Fall Conference,
Presenter, September 17, 2009, “Hospital Acquired Infections in
Litigation”
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management Spring Conference,
Presenter, May 1, 2009, “How Billing Disputes Affect Health Care
Practice”
Wisconsin Risk Management Network, Presenter, January 23, 2009, “When
Families Sue: Fall Litigation and Mock Deposition”
NBI, Madison, WI; Guest Presenter, 2008, "Interpreting Medical
Information: Finding the Clues for Your Case"
Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI, Guest Presenter at Grand Rounds 2006,
"Medical Malpractice: Issues for Your Practice"
Physicians Insurance Company, Madison, WI, Guest Presenter 2006, "The
Bill and the Patient: The Impact of Billing Disputes on Your Health
Care Practice”
Wausau Hospital, Wausau, WI, Guest Presenter 2004, "Charting: Issues
of Documentation in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit"
Mile Bluff Hospital, Mauston, WI, Guest Presenter 2003, "Providing
Deposition Testimony in a Medical Malpractice Case”
CTCW Spring Seminar, Lake Geneva, WI, Guest Co-Presenter 1998,
"Computers in the Classroom"
State Bar Annual Convention, Lake Geneva, WI, Guest Co-Presenter 1998,
"The Paperless Trial"
Wisconsin State Bar C.L.E. Seminar, LaCrosse, WI, Guest Presenter
1998, "The Paperless Office: Technology Applied to the Small Office"
Wisconsin State Bar C.L.E. Seminar, Appleton, WI, Guest Presenter
1997, "The Paperless Office: Technology Applied to the Small Office”
Membership/Appointments:
Wisconsin Society
for Healthcare Risk Management, Member 2007 to present
Wisconsin
State Bar, Health Law Section Board of Directors, 2001 to 2005
Wisconsin State Bar, Health Law Section Secretary and Treasurer, 2001
to 2004
Wisconsin State Bar, Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors, 1996
to 2004
Wisconsin State Bar, Young Lawyers Division Secretary, 1999-2001
Wisconsin State Bar, Young Lawyers Division President-Elect, 2001
Wisconsin State Bar, Young Lawyers Division President, 2002-2003
Mock Trial Coach, 2000 to 2008
Awards/Recognition:
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers-Rising
Star Edition 2010
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Chester A.
Isaacson
isaacsonc@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1168 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Bar admissions:
2006 State Bar of Wisconsin
2006 U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Education:
University of
Chicago, B.A., 2001; Major: Economics
University of
Wisconsin, J.D., 2006
Note & Comment Editor of the Wisconsin International Law Journal
Member and Coach of the University of Wisconsin Moot Court Board
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Dane County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
James E. Doyle, Sr. Inns of Court
Defense Research Institute
Practice areas:
Personal Injury Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Insurance Coverage Defense
Environmental Toxic Torts Defense
Products Liability Defense
Insurance Defense
Construction Defect and Delay Litigation
Additional
Information:
Presentations:
UW Healthcare Plastic Surgery Group, Guest
Speaker, January 23, 2009 “Introduction to Depositions” UW Healthcare
Business in Medicine Seminar, Guest Speaker, April 30, 2009
“Introduction to Depositions”
UW Law School Advanced Writing Class,
Guest Speaker, October 9, 2009 “Discovery Law and Practice”
Awards/Recognition:
Wisconsin Law Journal Up and Coming
Lawyers 2011
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2009,
2010 and 2011
Second chair defense counsel for the Wisconsin Law Journal Top 10 Zero
Dollar Defense Verdict, Verdict ranked No. 1 (2007)
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Gina D.
Meierbachtol
meierbachtolg@corneillelaw.com
(920) 884-2360 (phone)
(920) 884-2381 (fax)
Bar admissions:
2009 State Bar of Wisconsin
2009 Western District of Wisconsin
2011 Eastern District of
Wisconsin
Education:
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana, B. A. 2003, cum laude
University of Wisconsin, J.D. 2009
Note and Comment Editor for the Wisconsin International Law Journal
Student-Attorney, Consumer Law Litigation Clinic
Volunteer, Unemployment Appeals Clinic
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Western District of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Defense Research
Institute
Wisconsin Healthcare Association
Wisconsin Hospital
Association
Practice areas:
Personal Injury Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Insurance Coverage Defense
Additional
Information:
Presentations:
Torts Update, Wisconsin Defense
Council Spring Conference 2010
Awards/Recognition:
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2011
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Colleen L.
Meloy
cmeloy@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1152 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Bar admissions:
1997 State Bar of Wisconsin
1997 U.S. District Court; Western District of Wisconsin
2010 U.S.
District Court; Eastern District of Wisconsin
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. 1994 with distinction
University of Wisconsin, J.D. 1997
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Defense Research
Institute
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Practice areas:
Medical Malpractice Defense
Department of Safety & Professional Services (formerly the
Department of Regulation & Licensing)
Additional Information:
Presentations:
Monroe, Wisconsin, Guest Speaker, December 14, 2009,
“Charting Guidelines for the Practitioner: New Challenges in an
Electronic Age”
Brookfield, Wisconsin, Guest Speaker, March 18, 2010, “Nurses in the
Courtroom: Patient Charting in the Electronic Age”
Wausau, Wisconsin, Guest Speaker, June 9, 2010, “Nurses in the
Courtroom: Patient Charting in the Electronic Age”
Publications:
“Informed Consent:
Guidelines for the Medical Practitioner”; M.D. News Southern Wisconsin
(February 2003)
Awards/Recognition:
Selected for inclusion in Super
Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2009, 2010 and 2011
Second chair defense counsel Wisconsin Law
Journal Defense Verdict of the Year (2002)
Second chair defense counsel Wisconsin Law Journal Top 10 Zero Dollar
Defense Verdicts, Verdict ranked No. 3 (2007)
Second chair defense
counsel Wisconsin Law Journal 2009 “Significant Defense Victory,”
Nelson v. Hospital
Second chair defense counsel Wisconsin Law Journal 2009 “Significant
Defense Victory,” Shepherd v. M.D.
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Carley J.
Peich Kiesling
peichkieslingc@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1158 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Bar admissions:
2003 State Bar of Wisconsin
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. 1996; Major: Natural Resources -
with honors
University of
Wisconsin, J.D. 2003; cum laude
Member: Wisconsin Law Review
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Dane County Bar Association
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
Defense Research Institute
Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Practice areas:
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice Defense
Insurance Defense
Additional Information:
Presentations:
UW Healthcare Plastic Surgery Group, Guest Speaker, January 23, 2009 “Introduction to Depositions”
UW Healthcare Business in Medicine Seminar, Guest Speaker, April 30,
2009 “Introduction to Depositions”
Monroe, Wisconsin, Guest Speaker,
December 14, 2009, “Charting Guidelines for the Practitioner: New
Challenges in an Electronic Age”
Brookfield, Wisconsin, Guest Speaker, March 25, 2010, “Nurses in the
Courtroom: Patient Charting in the Electronic Age”
Awards/Recognition:
Selected for inclusion in Super
Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2011
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David J. Pliner
dpliner@corneillelaw.com
(608) 662-1151 (phone)
(608) 662-1181 (fax)
Bar admissions:
1989 State Bar of Wisconsin
1989 U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
1992 U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
1995 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
1996 U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of Minnesota, B.A. 1986, Major: U.S. History, magna cum
laude
University of Wisconsin, J.D. 1989
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
Defense Research Institute
Practice areas:
Appellate Practice
Insurance Coverage Defense
Additional Information:
Awards/Recognition:
Selected to “Wisconsin
Super Lawyer” for 2011
Appellate Decisions:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Genrich v. Meriter Hosp., 2009 WI 67
Preston v. Meriter Hosp., 2005
WI 122
Taylor v. Greatway, 2001 WI 93
Yahnke v. Carson,
2000 WI 74
Ranes v. American Family, 219
Wis. 2d 49 (1998)
Clark v. American Family, 218
Wis. 2d 169 (1998)
Kara B v. Dane County, 205
Wis. 2d 140 (1996)
Nowatske v. Osterloh, 198
Wis. 2d 419 (1996)
Swatek v. Dane County, 192
Wis. 2d 47 (1995)
Schultz v. Darlington Mut., 181 Wis. 2d 646
(1994)
Monson v. Madison Family Institute, 162 Wis. 2d 212 (1991)
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Jones v. Smith, 2009 WI App 88
Parker v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, et. al., 2009 WI App
42
Brusa v. Mercy Health Systems, 2007 WI App 166
Langone v.
American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2007 WI App 121
Brown Co. v. OHIC,
2007 WI App 46
State v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2005 WI App
23
Jensen v. McPherson, 2004 WI App 145
Hart v. Bennet, 2003 WI
App 231
Sugden v. Bock, 2002 WI App 49
Reed v. Bradley, 2000 WI
App 165
Duello v. Bd. of Regents of
University of
Wisconsin System, 220 Wis. 2d 554, 583 N.W.2d
863 (Ct. App. 1998)
Schaidler v. Mercy Medical Center of Oshkosh,
Inc., 209 Wis. 2d 457, 563 N.W.2d 554 (Ct. App. 1997)
Valley
Bancorporation v. Auto Owners Ins. Co., 212 Wis. 2d 609, 569 N.W.2d
345 (Ct. App. 1995)
Jones v. Dane County, 195
Wis. 2d 892, 537 N.W.2d 74 (Ct. App. 1995)
Kell
v. Raemisch, 190
Wis. 2d 754, 528 N.W.2d 13 (Ct. App. 1994)
Parr
v. Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades, AFL-CIO, 177 Wis. 2d
140, 501 N.W.2d 858 (Ct. App. 1993)
Gordie Boucher Lincoln-Mercury
Madison, Inc. v. J. & H Landfill, Inc., 172 Wis. 2d 333, 493 N.W.2d
375 (Ct. App. 1992)
Hillman v. Columbia Co., 164
Wis. 2d 376, 474 N.W.2d 913 (Ct. App. 1991)
Fuller v. Riedel, 159
Wis. 2d 323, 464 N.W.2d 97 (1990)
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
KFP v. Dane Co., 110 F.3d 516 (7th Cir. 1997)
Bilharz v.
First International Bank of Wisconsin, 98 F. 3d 985 (7th
Cir. 1996)
Brown v. Disciplinary Committee of Edgerton Volunteer
Fire Dpt., 97 F.3d 969 (7th Cir. 1996)
Lonsdorf v.
Seefeldt, 47 F.3d 893 (7th Cir. 1995)
McGeshick v.
Choucair, 9 F.3d 1229 (7th Cir. 1993)
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Jacqueline L. Sehloff
sehloffj@corneillelaw.com
(920) 884-2645 (phone)
(920) 884-2381 (fax)
Bar admissions:
2006 State Bar of Wisconsin
2006 United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin
Education:
Marquette University, B.A., 2003; magna cum laude
Marquette University Law School, J.D., 2006
Evidence Moot Court Team, 2005-2006
Student Bar Association President, 2005-2006
Mediation Clinic, 2006
Member:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Defense Counsel (Board member)
Manitowoc County Bar Association
Practice areas:
Personal Injury Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Insurance Coverage Defense
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