Reported Cases

Some examples of reported cases that Phil and his staff have had the privilege to handle are:

• Murray v. Holiday Rambler, Inc. , 83 Wis 2d 406, 265 NW 2d 513 (1991)
• Soderlund v Alton , 160 Wis 2d 825 , 467 NW 2d 144 (1978)
• State of Wisconsin v. Richard A. Hirsch , 140 Wis 2d 468; 410 NW 2d 638 (1987)
• Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity House Corp v. City of Menomonie , 93 Wis 2d 392, 288 NW 2d 85 (1980)
• Gianoli v. Pfleiderer , 209 Wis 2d 809, 563 NW 2d 562 (1997)
• State of Wisconsin v. Robert P. Wurtz , 141 Wis 2d 795, 416 NW 2d 623 (1987)
• Arlene Thiery v Bye, Goff & Rohde, 228 Wis 2d 231, 597 NW 2d 449 (App 1999)

Some examples of negligence cases handled by Phil include:

• $300,000 verdict for soft tissue injuries resulting from rear-end collision at stop sign.
• $595,000 settlement for cab driver whose vehicle was T-boned by foreign national driving a rental vehicle.
• $200,000 settlement for adult children of man whose prostate cancer was not timely diagnosed.
• $200,000 for obstetrical negligence resulting in still birth
• $430,000 for truck driver seriously injured in interstate automobile accident
• $2.9 million verdict for medical malpractice - failure to properly diagnose and treat prostate cancer.
• $495,000 verdict in medical malpractice case - negligence in the performance of a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery
• $200,000 settlement for medical malpractice by neurosurgeon for performing unnecessary surgery resulting in permanent nerve damage
• $250,000 verdict and judgment arising from a psychologist's sexual exploitation of counseling patient
• $895,000 settlement for obstetrical negligence resulting in cerebral palsy.
• $200,000 punitive damage award for intentional infliction of emotional distress in dispute with neighbor.

Some examples of criminal defense cases handled by Phil include:

• Not guilty verdict for wife charged with 1st degree murder of husband
• Not guilty verdict for college professor charged with sexual assault of teenage girl
• 1st degree forceable sexual assault reduced to simple battery
• 1st degree sexual assault of unconscious victim reduced to simple battery
• Not guilty verdict for motorcycle driver charged with causing injury to seven year old child while operating cycle under influence of intoxicants
• Multiple successful defenses of 1st and subsequent DWI charges