Thadd J. Llaurado

Trial Practice
Mr. Llaurado’s practice focuses primarily on serious personal injury cases caused by defective products, motor vehicle accidents, construction site accidents, and unsafe premises. He has litigated automobile crashworthiness cases, including cases involving rollovers, roof crush, and defective occupant restraints. He has successfully settled and tried numerous crashworthiness cases in Wisconsin, as well as Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.

Professional Activities & Honors
Mr. Llaurado is an active member of the American Association of Justice, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association of Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, and Milwaukee Bar Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Attorneys Information Exchange Group and co-chair its Roof Crush Litigation Subgroup. He is also a member of the Courts Committee and the Bench/Bar Civil Committee of the Milwaukee Bar Association. He is also an affiliate member of the Society of Automobile Engineers. He has spoken at continuing legal education seminars for the Attorneys Information Exchange Group, American Association of Justice, Milwaukee Bar Association, and the Wisconsin Association of Justice. In September 2002, he spoke at the Washington State Trial Lawyer Association conference in Barcelona, Spain, concerning the topic, “Spoliation of Evidence – A Cause of Action for the Future?”

Education
Mr. Llaurado earned his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University, graduating magna cum laude in 1983. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1986, and was a Thomas More Scholar. He was on the Marquette Law Review as an Articles Editor and Author of Comment: “The Actionability under Section 1983 of a Negligent Deprivation of a Liberty Interest In Light of Daniels and Davidson,” 69 Marquette Law Review 601, 1986.

Background
Mr. Llaurado was raised in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He currently resides in New Berlin, Wisconsin, with his wife, Kathleen, and four children, Thomas, Kathryn, Joseph, and Patrick.

Email address: tllaurado@murphyprachthauser.com