Robert Welcenbach
Welcenbach Law Offices, S.C.
Robert Welcenbach is a personal injury, class action and wrongful death trial lawyer with Welcenbach Law Offices, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted in Wisconsin and California; J.D., Marquette University Law School.
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Suite 311
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Robert J. Welcenbach is a trial attorney with Welcenbach Law Offices, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Licensed in Wisconsin and California, he represents people in personal injury, wrongful death, semi-truck, car and motorcycle crash cases, along with consumer class actions and civil litigation.
Welcenbach has tried more than 30 cases, handled more than 40 appeals in Wisconsin and federal courts and argued seven cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Much of his appellate work involves consumer class actions, including a case over medical records fees under Wis. Stat. 146.83 that led to a $43 million settlement. His other reported results include a $12 million slip-and-fall verdict and a wrongful death judgment of more than $9 million for an estate and minor children.
He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his law degree at Marquette University Law School, where he served on the Marquette Law Review. In 2012 he attended the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming. He has been selected to Super Lawyers for personal injury and class actions every year since 2008, was named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and has served as an elected AAJ state delegate for Wisconsin. He also teaches other lawyers and is on the faculty for TLU Live Huntington Beach 2027.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- J.D., Marquette University Law School (Marquette Law Review)
- B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Licensed to practice in Wisconsin
- Licensed to practice in California
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 2012
Practice Areas
- American Association for Justice (Elected State Delegate, Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Waukesha Bar Association
- Dane County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Super Lawyers, Personal Injury and Class Action, Milwaukee, 2008-present
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- $43 Million Settlement: Class action settlement after he argued to the Wisconsin Supreme Court that health care providers and their business associates illegally charged fees for patient medical records under Wis. Stat. 146.83.
- $12 Million Verdict: Jury verdict in a slip-and-fall case.
- $9,098,251.28 Judgment: Wrongful death judgment on behalf of an estate and minor children.
- $2.4 Million Verdict: Verdict for a client rear-ended by a commercial truck.
- $1.3 Million Recovery: Recovery for the children of a wrongful death victim.
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