Wisconsin personal injury attorney Frank Pasternak has worked 30 years with highly regarded personal injury and wrongful death attorneys. His experience includes working in Chicago, Illinois with nationally renowned personal injury lawyers Robert Clifford, Philip Corboy and Thomas Demetrio.
He next practiced as a Wisconsin personal injury attorney in Milwaukee working at two of Milwaukee’s old guard personal injury law firms litigating wrongful death trials and Wisconsin personal injury lawsuits.
Attorney Pasternak has been honored as one of the Top 50 “Super Lawyers” in Milwaukee Magazine, as chosen by his peers and through independent research. Attorney Pasternak was also voted “Best Attorney” by CNI Newspapers in its “Best of the Burbs” survey of readers and ranked as one of Milwaukee’s “Leading Lawyers” in M Milwaukee Lifestyle Magazine. In addition Attorney Pasternak is rated an AV® Preeminent attorney and is honored in the most recent edition as one of the “Best Lawyers in America.”
Throughout his career as a Wisconsin personal injury attorney, Frank Pasternak has focused only on personal injury and wrongful death cases. Such litigation has been primarily in Wisconsin and Illinois, but has involved cases in Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.
Several of these personal injury cases and wrongful death lawsuits resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements, including a falling merchandise trial against Wal-Mart, which in 2001, resulted in a final judgment of $8,956,879.00 that including interest resulted in a recovery exceeding $11,400,000.00, and multiple asbestos mesothelioma wrongful death cases resulting in awards exceeding $29,000,000.00.
Professional Associations & Memberships
American Association for Justice
Wisconsin Association for Justice
Additional Memberships
Selected Speeches & Lectures
"Preparation and Commencement of Litigation," Milwaukee Bar Association, March 2012, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"A Crash Course in Trial Preparation & Trial Notebooks," Wisconsin Association for Justice, December 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Preparation and Commencement of Litigation," Milwaukee Bar Association, April 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Litigation Skills for Legal Staff", Lorman, Inc., June 2007, Brookfield, Wisconsin
"Litigation Skills for Legal Staff", Lorman, Inc., June 2006, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"A Practical Refresher on Litigating the Wisconsin Auto Injury Case," National Business Institute, November 2004, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Paralegal's Role with Minor Settlements," Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Spring Seminar, February 2004, Green Bay, Wisconsin
"Perfecting Minor Settlements," Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Tort & Technique Seminar, October 2003, Madison, Wisconsin
"Wisconsin Injury & Hospitality Law," Milwaukee Area Technical College, March 2003, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Adjusting Motor Vehicle Accident/Premises Liability Personal Injury Claims in Wisconsin," National Business Institute, November 2002, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Motions in Limine in the Connective Tissue Case," Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Tort & Technique Seminar, October 1999, Madison, Wisconsin
"An Internet Primer for Lawyers: On-Line Marketing, Research and Ethics," Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention, December 1997, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"What do you wish someone had told you about being a litigator?", University of Wisconsin Law School, November 1997, Madison, Wisconsin
Selected Publications
"Rebutting Anti-Civil Justice Propaganda," The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 23:2, Summer 2000
"Permitting Pretrial Discovery of Surveillance Material is Long Overdue," The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 23:1, Spring 2000
"Tortfeasors Try to Profit from Managed Care," The Verdict, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 22:3, Summer 1999
"Important Steps in Discovery Against Wal-Mart," ATLA Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section Newsletter, Fall 1998
Editor & Instructor
James Publishing Company, Editorial Advisory Board, 2008
Marquette University Mock Trial Team, 1995-1998, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Community Service
Education
St. Norbert College
DePere, Wisconsin
B.A., 1990
The John Marshall Law School
Chicago, Illinois
J.D., cum laude, 1994
Bar & Court Admissions
Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Practice Areas
Milwaukee Asbestos Lawyers
Milwaukee Car Accident Lawyers
Milwaukee Dog Bites Lawyer
Milwaukee Food Poisoning Lawyers
Milwaukee Insurance Coverage Attorneys
Milwaukee Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Milwaukee Premises Liability Lawyers
Milwaukee Product Liability Lawyers
Milwaukee Vehicular Accident Lawyers
Wisconsin Whistleblower Lawyers
Milwaukee Wrongful Death Lawyers
