Jerome A. Maeder

Position: Senior Attorney

Phone: (715) 842-2281 or 800-452-8580

Jerome ("Jerry") Maeder is the senior attorney at the Jerome A. Maeder, S.C. Law Firm. With over 40 years of experience handling serious injury cases, product
liability, medical malpractice, criminal defense, and workers compensation,
attorney Jerome Maeder has been recognized by his peers and by judges for his
abilities and dedication to his clients.

Professional Background:
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Admitted to bar, 1954, State of Wisconsin
- Advocate, ATLA National College of Advocacy
- Associate, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A., 1951)
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1954)

Professional Memberships:
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Marathon County Bar Association (President 1977-1978)

Experience:
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of Montana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Reported Cases:
- Gansch v. Nekoosa Papers (1995)
- Peplinski v. Fobe's Roofing Inc. (1995)
- Davis v. Nepco (1995)

Practice Areas:
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Defense
- Workers' Compensation

Awards & Recognition:
Jerome A. Maeder has achieved an "AV" rating (the highest) from Martindale-
Hubbell. This is a peer review rating with "A" denoting "outstanding in
practice" and "V" denoting "highest ethical standards."

The Jerome A. Maeder Law Firm is honored to be listed among the nation's top 3 percent of all law firms in the Martindale-Hubbell "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers."

Listed in the "Best Lawyers in America" directory, published by Woodward White,
Inc. This prestigious listing is universally regarded as the definitive
referral guide to legal excellence in the United States, and is compiled
through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers
in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Jerome A. Maeder has lectured at both the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and the State Bar of Wisconsin litigation section on various trial tactics and trial subjects and is acknowledged by his peers and judges as being an outstanding trial attorney.

Bradley D. Myska

Position: Associate Attorney

Phone: (715) 842-2281 or 800-452-8580

Bradley ("Brad") Myska is an associate attorney at the Jerome A. Maeder, S.C. Law Firm. As a recent graduate of the Marquette School of Law, attorney Brad Myska has gained invaluable experience within the Wisconsin court system while clerking for Chief Judge Gregory Grau of the Marathon County Court System and the entire judicial bench of the Ozaukee County Court System. His primary practice areas will focus on personal injury and workers' compensation claims. As a native of the Wausau area, Attorney Brad Myska is dedicated and committed to helping the community he grew up in.

Professional Background:
- Admitted to bar, 2002, State of Wisconsin.
- University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - (B.S., 1998)
- Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2002)

Professional Memberships:
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin

Experience:
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability
- Criminal Defense

Awards & Recognition:
Bradley D. Myska was recognized for his hard work and dedication as Lieutenant Governor of the Seventh Circuit of the ABA, Law School Division in 2002.

Benjamin Welch

Position: Associate Attorney

Phone: (715) 842-2281 or 800-452-8580

Benjamin Welch is an associate attorney at the Jerome A. Maeder, S.C. Law Firm. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2005. While in law school, Attorney Ben Welch clerked with Circuit Court Judge Tim A. Duket in Marinette County and also interned with the Office of the State Public Defender. His primary practice areas focus on personal injury, worker's compensation and social security disability. As a native of northern Wisconsin, Attorney Welch is dedicated to serving the residents of Wisconsin.

Professional Memberships:
- Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys
- United States District Court-Western District of Wisconsin
- State Bar of Wisconsin

Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability

The Jerome A. Maeder Law Firm is honored to be listed among the nation's top 3 percent of all law firms in the Martindale-Hubbell "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers."