I am a lifelong resident of Eau Claire. I am proud to be following in the footsteps of my father, Ray Wachs, a former Eau Claire City Manager and City Attorney who also practiced law in the Eau Claire area for many years. Throughout my career, I have focused my law practice on helping injured people.

I spent three terms representing Eau Claire in the state legislature and was a candidate for governor in 2018.

My wife (who also is an attorney) and I have three children. I am a fanatical Green Bay Packers fan (and shareholder!) and never miss a chance to watch or attend a game. When I am not working to get justice for my clients, I also enjoy downhill skiing, hunting, boating, fishing, playing the trumpet, reading, astronomy and listening to music.

If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you do? I would like to be a doctor.

What is your greatest accomplishment?
My greatest personal accomplishment is having raised three healthy, well-adjusted children to adulthood. My proudest legal accomplishment was the work I did at trial and in the appellate court in the case of Johnson v. Kokemoor. This case set a national precedent in medical malpractice informed consent law and is being taught and discussed in the legal and medical community throughout the United States.

EDUCATION
J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law, 1985
B.S., Marquette University, 1981

BAR ADMISSION
Wisconsin State Bar, 1985
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1985
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2019

HONORS AND AWARDS
Martindale Hubbell, AV Rating
Top Attorneys in Wisconsin, 2011-Present
The National Trial Lawyers Association – Top 100 Trial Lawyer, 2013-Present
SuperLawyers, 2011-Present
Best Lawyers, 2018-Present
Who’s Who in America

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
Eau Claire County Bar Association
Wisconsin Association for Justice
Western District Bar Association
Eau Claire City Council Member at Large 2009-2012
City/County Health Committee
Transit Commission
Affirmative Action Committee
Parks and Waterway Committee
Library Board
Economic Policy Advisory Committee
Wisconsin State Assembly 2012-2018