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AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Litigation in the state and federal trial and appellate courts
FOCUS WITHIN PRACTICE:
Business Litigation, Insurance Issues, Professional and Product Liability
PRACTICE SINCE:
1974
EDUCATION:
J.D. 1973, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1971, Valparaiso University Law School, Law Review; B.A., 1970 University of Colorado
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Obtaining a federal court injunction against the logging of wilderness areas of southeast Alaska. Milwaukee Magazine has identified Mr. Burnham as one of Wisconsin's "Super Lawyers" (top 5%) in business litigation, and he holds an AV rating for legal ability and ethical standards from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given.
GUIDING MOTTO:
What goes around comes around
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Deicher et al v. City of Evansville et al, 548 F.3d 537 (7th Cir. 2008), cert. denied 2/23/03; G. M. Enterprises Inc. v. Town of St. Joseph, 350 F. 3d 631 (7th Cir. 2003); Sunny Industries, Inc. v. Rockwell International Corp., 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7001 (7th Cir. 1999); Albedyll v. Wisconsin Porcelain Co., 947 F.2d 246 (7th Cir. 1992); Auke Bay Concerned Citizen's Advisory Council v. Marsh, 779 F.2d 1391 (9th Cir. 986); Tenakee Springs v. Block, 778 F.2d 1402 (9th Cir. 1986); CLL Assoc. Lt. Partnership v. Arrowhead Pacific Corp., 497 N.W.2d 115 (Wis. 1993); Van Straten v. Milwaukee Journal Newspaper, 447 N.W.2d 105 (Ct. App. 1989), pet. for rev. denied, 451 N.W.2d 297 (Wis. 1989), cert. denied 496 U.S. 929, 110 L. Ed. 2d 646, 110 S. Ct. 2626 (1990); Funk V. Wollin Silo & Equipment Co.,435 N.W.2d 244 (Wis. 1989); Abood v. League of Women Voters, 743 P. 2d 333 (Alaska 1987); Tobeluk v. Lind, 589 P. 2d 873 (Alaska 1979); Carr v. Thomas, 586 P.2d 622 (Alaska 1978); Hickel v. Thomas, 588 P.2d 256 (Alaska 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 907, 60 L. Ed. 2d 376, 99 S.Ct. 1998 (1979); Hickel v. Thomas, 588 P .2d 273 (Alaska 1978)
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