My Why
What powers my practice
Born a litigator. Built for general counsel.
I spent years in courtrooms learning exactly what goes wrong when businesses don’t have the right legal partner. That experience shapes everything I do — whether I’m litigating a dispute or serving as outside general counsel — so my clients can stay focused on building their business, not managing their legal exposure.
Legal counsel should empower, not confuse. I know I’m successful when clients call while considering a decision, not after the damage is done.
Credentials
- University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Moot Court Board, VP-Heffernan, Competitor and Coach
- University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Government, highest honors
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Semester Abroad
- Wisconsin
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Leading Litigation: General Commercial Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2026-present
- Selected to Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Creditor Debtor Rights Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2024-Present
- “Leader in the Law” Legal All-Star, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2024
- Notable Leaders in the Law, BizTimes, 2024
- Benjamin and John Nickoll Young Leadership Award, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, 2024
- Best Lawyers®, Commercial Litigation, 2021-present
- The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Commercial Litigation, 2021, 2022
- Named a 2015 Up and Coming Lawyer by Wisconsin Law Journal, an honor awarded to only 30 Wisconsin lawyers that have been practicing for less than eight years
- Selected to Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Creditor Debtor Rights Rising Stars, Super Lawyers®, 2014-2019
- Recipient of 2015 Michael Best Litigation Practice Group Outstanding Community Service Award
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Engagement
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, American Bar Association
- Fellow, The American Bar Foundation
- Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
- Member, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
- Member, American College of Healthcare Executives
- Member, Thomas Fairchild American Inns of Court (2012 – 2013)
- Member, Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
- Co-Chair, Spotlight, Milwaukee REP
- Board of Directors; Milwaukee Jewish Federation
- Co-Chair, Weinstein Fellowship, Milwaukee Jewish Federation 2024-2025
- Former Chair and Board Member, Jewish Family Services Milwaukee
- Trustee, Jewish Community Foundation
- Board of Directors; Past President, Operation DREAM
- Volunteer, Milwaukee Justice Center
- Weinstein Fellow, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, 2013-2014
Insights
Here’s What Happened When Business Partners Couldn’t Agree on Who Owned What
A real-world dispute shows why your LLC operating agreement matters more than you think. The Scene Two business partners launched an LLC together. They shook…Read
Jul 21, 2026
What I Actually Do for My Clients — A Week in the Life of Outside General Counsel
Clients do not just call me because something exploded. Most weeks, that’s the whole point. If you’ve only ever hired an attorney when something went…Read
Jul 14, 2026
What Happens to Your Business When You Can’t Run It?
The call came on a Thursday morning. David was 58. He’d built a mid-size manufacturing company over thirty years. Over the weekend, he’d had a…Read
Jul 7, 2026
