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Resume for Robert L. Habush
Born
Admitted to Bar
- 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
Education
- 1961 University of Wisconsin Law School;
Order of the Coif; Member of Law Review
- 1959 University of Wisconsin, B.B.A. (Accounting)
Memberships and Leadership Positions in Wisconsin
- 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
National Bar Associations and Leadership Positions
- 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
Awards
- 2007 Received the Truman Q. McNulty Service Award for a lifetime of distinguished service to the legal profession, the State Bar, the state, and the nation for leadership in educating the public in the rule of law
- 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
Law School Contributions
- Benefactor – Marquette University Law School – Habush Advocacy Scholarship;
- Benefactor – University of Wisconsin Law School:
- Habush/Bascom Chair in Trial Advocacy, and
- Robert L. Habush Moot Court Advocacy Fund;
- Benefactor – Howard B. Eisenberg Memorial Hall;
- Benefactor – Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation
Lecturer
- 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
Publications
- 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.
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