Contact Information:
Phone: 608.283.6740
Email: tbarber@axley.com
Legal Assistant: Richanda Grant
Phone: 608.283.6788
Email: rgrant@axley.com
Timothy Barber is an attorney and member of the Litigation Practice Group, Construction and Transportation Focus Group, and Labor and Employment Practice Group. Prior to joining Axley, Mr. Barber served as the law clerk to the Honorable Jon P. Wilcox on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (2003-05) and practiced law at a general practice firm in Green Bay, Wisconsin (2005-08).
Mr. Barber focuses on appellate practice, commercial litigation, and personal injury law. Mr. Barber has drafted and co-authored several briefs to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and routinely assists in preparing amicus curiae motions and briefs to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Mr. Barber obtained his J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2003, where he served on the editorial board of the Marquette Law Review and was Managing Editor of the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review.
Mr. Barber is admitted to practice before the State of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Wisconsin and Western District of Wisconsin.
Professional Associations and Achievements:
- Member, Wisconsin Association For Justice, Amicus Brief-Writing Committee Member
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Practice Section, Litigation Section & Labor and Employment Section
- Member, Western District Bar Association of Wisconsin
Selected Presentations and Publications:
- Speaker, "Employment Law Update." Madison, Wisconsin. Nov. 2011.
- Author, "Court Refuses to Take Sides in 'He said, She said' Retaliatory Discharge Case." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Nov. 2011.
- Author, "Put Up Your Dukes: Seventh Circuit Limits Class-Action Discrimination." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. June 2011.
- Author, "Wisconsin Legislature Plays Ping Pong with Auto Insurance Laws." Wisconsin Insurance Law Alert. April 2011.
- Author, "U.S. Supreme Court: Employer Held Liable for Supervisor's Discriminatory Intent." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. April 2011.
- Author, "Is obesity a disability? EEOC Claims Woman was Fired for Being Overweight." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Nov. 2010.
- Author, "FLSA Does Not Allow Parties to Contract around State Wage and Hour Laws." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Sept. 2010.
- Author, "Retaliation Claim Succeeds with No Actionable Harassment." Wisconsin Employment Law Letter. Aug. 2010.
- Author, "Winds of Change: New Budget Substantially Alters Current Tort and Insurance Law." Wisconsin Insurance Law Alert. April 2009.
- Author, "Government Immunity Update: Recent Additions to the House of Cards." 32 The Verdict 17. Winter 2009.
- Presentation, At a Loss Over the Economic Loss Doctrine. Dane County Bar Association. Nov. 2008.
- Comment, "High Court Takes Right Turn in TrafFix, but Stops Short of Finish Line: An Economic Critique of Trade Dress Protection for Product Configuration." 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 259. 2003.
Education:
J.D., magna cum laude, Marquette University Law School, 2003
B.A., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Politics and Government Major/Philosophy Minor, Ripon College, 2000
Articles:
Practice Areas:
Construction & Transportation Practice Group, Labor & Employment Practice Group, Litigation Practice Group, Bicycle Accident Injury Team, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights & Constitutional Issues, Commercial Litigation, Construction Disputes, Employment Law, Federal Court Litigation, Insurance Defense, Litigation Personal Injury
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