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Timothy Edwards
Contact Information: Phone: 608.260.2481 Email: tedwards@axley.com
Legal Assistant: Amy Winch Phone: 608.260.2482 Email: awinch@axley.com
Timothy Edwards, LLM, SJD, is a partner in the firm and an adjunct lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches Civil Procedure, Evidence and Pre-Trial Advocacy. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Litigation, Labor and Employment and Construction and Transportation Practice Groups. He also chairs the firm's Electronic Discovery and Records Management Team. Mr. Edwards has published a number of articles on electronic discovery issues in both state and federal court, and he has given seminars and litigated cases across the country that involve complex electronic discovery issues.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Edwards has been a frequent speaker, to law students and local bar associations, on behalf of the Wisconsin Lawyer's Assistance Program, for which he was awarded the State Bar of Wisconsin's (WisLAP) "Volunteer of the Year" award in 2006. Mr. Edwards also has extensive experience in criminal defense law, both in state and federal court. He is licensed in Arizona and Wisconsin, the Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Edwards' civil litigation practice focuses on employment law, business law, appellate litigation and professional licensure disputes. Mr. Edwards has litigated extensively in federal courts across the United States. Over his career, Mr. Edwards has drafted countless appellate briefs and represented hundreds of clients in state court and administrative tribunals, including the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation, the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners, the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division and the Department of Regulation and Licensing. In addition to publishing a number of scholarly articles, Mr. Edwards has developed an extremely popular Pre-Trial Advocacy Course at the University of Wisconsin Law School that focuses on written advocacy skills for second and third-year law students.
Mr. Edwards is admitted to practice before the Western District of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Wisconsin and the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Professional Associations and Achievements:
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Board of Directors, Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2005 - present
- Member, Seventh Circuit's Electronic Discovery Pilot Program, 2011
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in employment and labor law by Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars magazine
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in general litigation by Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars magazine
- Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in employment and labor law by Super Lawyers Business Edition
- Member, E-Discovery Committee, Defense Research Institute
- Member, State Bar of Arizona
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
Chairperson, Wisconsin Lawyer's Assistance Program (WisLAP), Summer 2008
- Committee Member, Wisconsin Lawyer's Assistance Program, 2002-2008
- Recipient, "Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award," State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
Selected Presentations and Publications:
- Presentation, "E-Discovery Update." Axley Brynelson, LLP. Oct. 2011.
- Author, "Wisconsin E-Discovery Rules Effective January 1, 2011." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Jan. 2011.
- Author, "Tort Reform: Judges now have less discretion in finding frivolousness, imposing sanctions." State Bar of Wisconsin's Inside Track. March 2011.
- Author, "Spoliation of Electronic Evidence." Wisconsin Lawyer. Nov. 2010.
- Author, "Employee Who Was Invited to Return to Work Wasn't Terminated." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Oct. 2010.
- Author, "Employer Penalized for Failing to Preserve Electronically Stored Information." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Aug. 2010.
- Presentation, "Electronic Records Rules for HR." HR Hero audio conference. Feb. 2010.
- Author, "Proposed Rules for Electronic Discovery." Wisconsin Lawyer. Dec. 2009.
- Author, "When is it time to dispose of paper and electronic files, and how should I go about it?" Wisconsin Lawyer. Aug. 2009.
- Presentation, "Business Records: Retention, Retrieval and Destruction."
- Presentation, "Protecting your Business in the Electronic Data Age." A Primer for Retention of Electronic Data for Business Owners, Human Resources Professionals and In-house Counsel. May 23, 2008.
- Presentation, "Police Liability." Lorman Seminar. April 30, 2008.
- Presentation, "Electronic Discovery and Discipline of Employees." Blackhawk Human Resources Seminar. April 17, 2008.
- Presentation, "Basic Employment Issues for Contractors." Wisconsin Builders Association Lunch and Learn. April 10, 2008.
- Presentation, "Update on Electronic Document Retention for Employers." Fifth Annual Corporation Counsel Seminar. Oct. 5, 2007.
- Presentation, "Seven Questions for Discipline and Termination of Employees." Lorman Seminar. Sept. 28, 2007.
- Author, "Addiction and Attorneys: Confronting the Denial." Wisconsin Lawyer. Aug. 2007.
- Presentation, "Alcoholism, Addiction and Lawyers: Ethics Seminar." Regular presentation throughout state of Wisconsin.
- Presentation, "An Overview of the New Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery." Western District Bar Association, annual meeting. April 2007.
- Author, "An Overview of the New Federal Rules on Electronic Discovery." Western District of Wisconsin Newsletter. Feb. 2007.
- Author, "Garcetti v. Cabellos-The Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Protection for Public Employees." Western District of Wisconsin Newsletter. Feb. 2007.
- Author, "Recent Developments in Employment Law." The Verdict. Fall 2006.
- Presentation, "Introduction and Overview of WISLAP Training Protocol." State Bar of Wisconsin. Oct. 2006.
- Author, "Older Workers Can Now Sue For Age Discrimination Under Disparate Impact Theory." The Verdict. Fall 2005.
- Presentation, "Taxation of Attorney's Fees." Western District Bar Association, annual meeting. April 2005.
- Author, "Representing the Impaired Client." GP Solo Magazine. American Bar Association. Fall 2004.
- Author, "Reasonable Accommodations Under the WFEA: Crystal Lake Cheese Factory v. LIRC." The Verdict. Spring 2004.
- Author, "ADA Update." The Verdict. Spring 2003.
- Presentation, "ADA Update." Wisconsin Bar, CLE Presentation. Oct. 2002.
- Presentation, "Alternatives to Incarceration." WACDL. June 21, 2002.
- Presentation, "Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System." Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association. Feb. 13, 2002.
- Presentation, "The Value of Community Drug Treatment." CJA Training Seminar. Jan. 2002.
- Presentation, "The Value of Community Drug Treatment." Wisconsin Public Defenders Conference. Oct. 2001.
- Author, "The Theory and Practice of Compulsory Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: The Wisconsin Experiment." 2 Wis. L. Rev. 283 Volume 2000.
- Author, Timothy Edwards & William White, "Resisting Twelve Step Coercion." Review, 27 Cont. Drug Problems. Fall 2000.
- Author, "The Unintended Consequences of Coerced Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System." The Counselor. 37 July/Aug. 2000.
- Presentation, "Sentencing Options and Truth in Sentencing." Inter-Disciplinary Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 2000.
- Author, "Autonomy and 12-Step Therapy: Can They Co-Exist?" The Counselor. 29 Nov./Dec. 1999.
- Author, "Constitutional Limits on an Employer's Right to Dictate the Terms of an Addict's Recovery Under the ADA: Some Sobering Concerns." 44 Wayne L. Rev. 1679 (1999).
- Presentation, "Legal Perceptions of Addiction." Inter-Disciplinary Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Oct. 1999.
Education: J.D., Wayne State University L.L.M., University of Missouri S.J.D., University of Wisconsin
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Practice Areas: Construction and Transportation Practice Group, Labor and Employment Practice Group, Litigation Practice Group, Appellate Practice, Administrative & Regulatory Matters, Civil Rights & Constitutional Issues, Commercial Litigation, Construction Disputes, Electronic Discovery & Records Management, Employee Handbooks, Policies & Procedures, Employee Hiring, Discipline & Discharge, Employment Contracts & Restrictive Covenants, Employment Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Federal Court Litigation, Insurance Defense, Litigation Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, Professional Negligence, Real Estate Disputes/Adverse Possession Claims, Representation of Public Sector Employers, School Law, State & Federal Family & Medical Leave Acts, Wage & Hour, Workplace Harassment
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