Contact Information

T 414.225.2757
F 414.277.0656
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 3300
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Legal Assistant

Dorothea Miller

T    414.271.6560 x15267

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School
    ,
    Juris Doctor (J.D.)
    ,
    cum laude
    ,
    1990
    ,
    Member and Director of the international moot court team
  • Macalester College
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    Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
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    magna cum laude
    ,
    1987
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    Political Science, Speech Communication and Philosophy
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    Member, Phi Beta Kappa; two time national debate champion

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, 1990

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1990
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Paul E. Benson

Mr. Benson is the co-chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. He is also the co-chair of the firm's Product Liability and Tort Liability Litigation Focus Group, chair of the firm’s Life, Health and Disability Litigation Focus Group, and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Special Practice Group. Since joining the firm, Mr. Benson has been involved in product liability and personal injury litigation, general commercial litigation, toxic tort litigation, intellectual property litigation and insurance litigation.

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Tort and Insurance Practice Section
  • Member, Academy of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Member, Defense Research Institute, Life, Health and Disability Committee and Hand and Power Tool Committee
  • Member, Coalition of Food Industry Counsel
  • Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
  • Member, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Wisconsin State Chair, United States Supreme Court Historical Society

Honors and Recognitions

Mr. Benson was recognized in the area of product liability and commercial litigation since 2008 in The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc. He was acknowledged as a “Wisconsin Super Lawyer” in the area of Litigation and Civil Litigation Defense since 2005.