Daniel A. Rottier
Madison Personal Injury Attorney
Attorney Daniel A. Rottier has been with Habush Habush & Rottier since 1979. In his role as Chief Operating Officer, he monitors the twelve offices of the firm. His own work focuses on medical negligence, product liability and general liability matters. Dan has been recognized by many legal organizations for the quality of his work. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; a Diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.
Dan has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America for over ten years and has been certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1982. He has been lead trial counsel on cases resulting in recovery of more than $ 200 million for the firm's clients.
His practice has involved cases in seventeen states and he had the honor of arguing before the United States Supreme Court in 1992, with a unanimous decision in favor of the firm's client.
Dan is a past president of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, a past chair of the Litigation Section of the Wisconsin State Bar and has served on the Board of Governors of both AAJ and the State Bar. He lectures widely on legal matters and serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Born
- De Pere, Wisconsin - 1951
Admitted to Bar
- 1996 Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
- Also has been admitted pro hac vice in courts in seventeen states.
Education
- 1976 University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D.
- 1973 University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., with honors
Memberships
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member: Board of Governors, 1989-1993; Board of Directors, Litigation Section, 1986-1992; Secretary, 1986; Vice-Chairman, 1987; Chairman, 1988)
- the American Bar Association
- the Dane County Bar Association
- Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers
- Wisconsin Law Foundation