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Contact Information
Phone: 608.283.6753
Email: pfiedler@axley.com
Legal Assistant: Sally Kramer
Phone: 608.283.6775
Email: skramer@axley.com
Patrick Fiedler is a partner at Axley and also a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Fiedler’s practice includes general civil litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury, family and divorce, criminal defense, and mediation and arbitration.
Mr. Fiedler has significant courtroom experience, both as a trial lawyer and as a judge. Prior to joining Axley, Mr. Fiedler was a circuit judge in Dane County, Wisconsin for 18 years. During his time on the bench, he handled thousands of cases in every type of area, including civil claims, family law and criminal law. As a lawyer, he tried 62 jury trials in state and federal courts, as well as numerous court trials. He also served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for 3 ½ years during 1987 to 1991.
Mr. Fiedler’s extensive litigation background enables him to serve as a lawyer or a mediator/arbitrator on all types of disputed matters, including tort cases, construction cases, business disputes, and all types of family-related disputes.
Admissions, Associations and Achievements
- Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin and United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Member, Dane County Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, Wisconsin Association of Mediators
- Member, Waukesha County Bar Association
- Wisconsin Judicial College
- Associate Dean 2003 - 2009
- Faculty 1999 – 2009
- Instructor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1998 – 2001
- Received the Victim Advocacy Award from the Wisconsin Victim/Witness Professional Association in 2008
- Received the Trial Judge of the Year Award from the American Board of Trial Advocates – Wisconsin Chapter in 2007
Selected Presentations
- Presentation: "The New Daubert Standard for Experts in State Courts." Dodge County Bar Association and Jefferson County Bar Association (1/2012)
- Presentation: "The New Daubert Standard for Experts in State Courts." Sauk County Bar Association (1/2012)
- Presentation: "The New Daubert Standard for Experts in State Courts." Green County Bar Association (12/2011)
- Presentation: "eRisk: Electronic Discovery for Medical Professionals." MMIC (11/2011)
- Presentation: "The New Daubert Standard for Experts in State Courts." Dane County Bar Association (10/2011)
- Presentation: "Evidence – Family Law." Dane County Family Law Attorneys Group (5/2011)
- Presentation: "Legally Speaking; ‘Smartphone’ Jurors." WisconsinEye (2/2011)
- Presentation: "What Judges Expect of Attorneys in the Pro Se Context." Wisconsin Department of Justice CLE Seminar (12/2010)
- Presentation: 18th Annual Institute of Trial Practice. State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Seminar. Presiding judge for a mock civil trial presentation (11/2007)
- Presentation: "Evidence." Wisconsin Judicial College (2005 - 2009)
- Presentation: "Demonstration of a Civil Trial." Lawyering Skills Program, University of Wisconsin Law School (4/2005)
- Presentation: "Fairly and Effectively Dealing with Pro Se Litigants." Wisconsin Department of Justice CLE Seminar (5/2002)
- Presentation: "Evidentiary Traps for the Unwary." State Bar of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE Seminar (6/2001)
- Presentation: "Advanced Family Law Issues in Wisconsin." State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Seminar (10/2000)
- Presentation: "Courts and the Media." State Bar of Wisconsin, Media - Law Relations Committee (2000 - 2003)
- Presentation: "Judicial Sentencing Skills." Wisconsin Judicial College (1999 - 2005)
- Presentation: "Selected Evidentiary Issues - Nuts and Bolts." Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers CLE Seminar (10/1998)
- Presentation: "Rambo Litigation - Does It Work and How Do You Stop It?" Dane County Bar Association CLE Seminar (12/1997)
Education
J.D., Marquette Law School, 1980
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1977
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Practice Areas
Litigation Practice Group, Administrative & Regulatory Matters, Appellate Practice, Bad Faith Insurance Claims, Commercial Litigation, Construction Disputes, Criminal Defense, Employment Law, Family & Divorce, Federal Court Litigation, Insurance Defense, Mediation & Arbitration, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal & Local Government, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate Disputes/Adverse Possession Claims, Wrongful Death
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