James M. Fergal

Jim Fergal is one of the shareholders at the firm. His practice is focused in the area of medical malpractice, where he leads the malpractice team. Mr. Fergal has worked previously as a medical malpractice defense attorney, including defending government doctors as an Assistant United State Attorney. Mr. Fergal has tried cases throughout the state of Wisconsin. He is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy has a Trial Specialist. He is also listed in Best Lawyers of America and has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He is a member of the Litigation Section Board of the Wisconsin Bar Association and was the Chief of Section in 1999-2000 and 2006-2007. He is a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin School of Business and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Born

• Superior, Wisconsin – 1947

Admitted to Bar

• 1972 Wisconsin State Bar
• 1973 New York State Bar
• 1978 U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Seventh Circuits

Education

• 1972 University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D.
• 1969 University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A.

Memberships

• State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Directors, Litigation Section, 1995—; Chair, 2000; Vice-Chair, 1998)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Wisconsin Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice.