Joe Zimmermann
November 18, 2009 by keith
Professional Activities
Mr. Zimmermann graduated with a J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 1976, after having received B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee respectively. In 1981, he joined Murphy & Prachthauser as counsel. He has extensive experience with complex litigation and also assists the firm with its appeals. In addition, he advises the firm on business matters.
Background
Mr. Zimmermann is a native of Austria, and conversant in German. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, admitted to practice in all of the state and federal courts in Wisconsin. He is also admitted to practice in the federal Seventh and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mark D. Baus
November 18, 2009 by keith
Trial Practice
Mr. Baus is a partner of the firm, focusing his practice on serious personal injury cases caused by motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, unsafe premises, and defective products. He is admitted to practice in all of the courts of Wisconsin, including the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin. He has successfully settled and litigated claims for clients throughout Wisconsin.
Professional Activities & Honors
Mr. Baus is an active member of the American Association of Justice, State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Association of Justice. He has also participated in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s mock trial program at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Education
Mr. Baus earned his bachelor’s of arts in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1990. He was a member of Marquette Law School’s National Labor Law Moot Court Team, and placed first in the Intra School Moot Court Competition.
Background
Mr. Baus was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on March 18, 1962. He is married and resides in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Personal Comments
After working as a journalist, I had a strong desire to work in a job that has a direct positive affect on people’s lives. We all hope and believe that we won’t be a victim of another person’s negligence. When the unforeseen happens, I take pride in helping my clients receive the compensation that helps them put their lives back together.
Email address: mbaus@murphyprachthauser.com
Thadd J. Llaurado
November 17, 2009 by keith
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