Resume for Robert L. Habush

Born

1961 Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
Also admitted in the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit Supreme Court of the United States

1961 University of Wisconsin Law School;
Order of the Coif; Member of Law Review
1959 University of Wisconsin, B.B.A. (Accounting)

Milwaukee Junior Bar Association - President
Wisconsin State Bar Association Board of Governors, 1980-84
Wisconsin Judicial Council, 1976-1979
Wisconsin Association for Justice; President, 1968-69 and 1971-72
Wisconsin Legislative Council Special Subcommittee on Product Liability, 1978- 1980
Wisconsin Bar Foundation
American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) – President 1986-87
Wisconsin and Milwaukee Bar Association

Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers – Board of Directors
Fellow of the International Society of Barristers
Fellow of the Inner Circle of Advocates
Lifetime Sustaining Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
President, 1986-87, Board of Governors, 1969-70 and 1983-86, former AAJ- PAC Trustee and Chairman, Public Affairs Committee
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
American Board of Trial Advocates - Founder and First President/Wisconsin Chapter
The Roscoe Pound Foundation - Lifetime Fellow, Trustee, President 1990-92
American Bar Foundation - Member
Advisor, American Law Institute - Restatement of Torts Products Liability 3rd and General Principles

2004 Milwaukee Chapter of the AJC – 2004 Community Service Human Relations Award
2003 AAJ named its endowment the Robert L. Habush AAJ Endowment
2003 Named as one of ten Wisconsin Leaders in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal
2003 Received the 2003 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin Law School
2002 Recipient of The American Association for Justice's highest award, The Leonard Ring Champion of Justice Award
2001 Named by the National Law Journal as one of the top ten litigators in the United States
Award Named in his Honor: The Wisconsin Association for Justice Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
Awarded Evan P. Helfaer Donor Award from the National Society for Fundraising Executives
1999 Recipient of The American Association for Justice Harry Philo Award
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 20 years
Named as the top Personal Injury Lawyers in Milwaukee from Milwaukee Magazine For 2003-2004
Listed in Who's Who in America; Listed in Who's Who in the World
Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest; Listed in Who's Who in American Law

Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School, Fall 2004
Past Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School - Trial Advocacy
Annual Lecturer, Advanced Products Liability Seminar – Marquette University Law School
Frequent lecturer to AAJ and Wisconsin Trial Lawyers, State Bar of Wisconsin, ABA, state trial lawyer associations

The Art of Advocacy: Cross-Examination of Non-Medical Experts, Matthew Bender & Co., 1981 (annually supplemented);
"Hey Manufacturer, You Blew It", Trial Diplomacy Journal, Summer 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2;
"A Panel State: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", Trial Diplomacy Journal, Winter 1983-84, Vol. 6, No. 4;
"Maximizing Damages Through Trial Techniques", Trial Magazine, April 1984 (quoted in part in Forbes, June 18, 1984);
An Interview of Robert L. Habush Entitled "Hey Manufacturer, You Blew It" presented in "The Trial Masters: A Handbook of Strategies and Tactics That Win Cases", Bertram G. Warshaw, Editor Prentice Hall, 1984;
Contributing Author to Masters of Trial Practice - Techniques of 22 Nationally Recognized Advocates; Wiley Law Publications, 1988;
Contributor to Trial Practice Series – Successful Trial Techniques of Expert Practitioners, Robert V. Wells, J.D., Ph.D., Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1988, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Contributor to The Art of Advocacy Skills in Action Series –Cross-Examination of Non-Medical Experts Videotape Series, Matthew Bender & Co.
Contributor to Crashworthiness: AAJ Anthology Series, AAJ, 1989, Washington, D.C.
Contributor to Excellence in Advocacy – Trial Expertise and Wisdom from the National College of Advocacy, AAJ Press, 1992, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Habush practices primarily in the Milwaukee office. However, he also works from the other firm offices.

99 million awarded by jury to widows of ironworkers killed in crane crash at Miller Park.
17.3 million settlement for a child permanently disabled during surgery.
12.5 million to a young man injured due to a defective roof in his car.
12 million to a woman who suffered brain damage due to overprescription of pain medication.
12 million to a man whose Ford rolled over in an accident.
9.6 million awarded for medical malpractice causing birth injury.
8.4 million awarded to a woman by a jury for surgical malpractice.