Robert L. Habush
Robert L. Habush is the President of the firm and a member of its Executive Committee. He received his undergraduate degree and his juris doctor from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Habush was Order of the Coif and a member of the Law Review.
Mr. Habush is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, where he served on the Board of Directors. He is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was the first President of the Wisconsin Chapter. He is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America.
Mr. Habush has held leadership roles in the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), serving on the Board of Governors, 1969-1970 and 1983-1986, as National Parliamentarian, 1971-1972, as National Secretary, 1972-1973, as President-Elect and then President, 1985-1987. He has also been instrumental in the success of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, serving as its President from 1968-1969 and 1970-1971.
Mr. Habush is admitted to practice before all Wisconsin courts and has been admitted pro hac vice in many courts around the country. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar.
Mr. Habush has taught courses at both the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Marquette University School of Law over the past twenty-five years. He has authored law review articles and is the editor of "Cross-Examination of Non-Medical Experts" in the Art of Advocacy series by Matthew Bender Company. He has lectured before professional groups throughout the country in the area of trial practice.
Mr. Habush has been named the recipient of the AAJ Harry Philo Award and Champion of Justice Award. The Wisconsin Association for Justice has named its annual award to an outstanding trial lawyer, "The Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award." In 2001, for his victory in the Miller Park crane collapse case, Mr. Habush was named one of the top litigators in the United States. He practices in the Milwaukee office.