2023 Publication Award 

Daniel Finerty, Lindner & Marsack, S.C., and Adam M. Fitzpatrick, Corneille Law Group, LLC

Congratulations to Daniel Finerty and Adam Fitzpatrick for being selected by the WDC Journal Editor and Board of Directors as the recipients of the 2023 Publication Award! The Publication Award recognizes a well-written cutting-edge article written for the Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal. Daniel and Adam receive the award for their article, “Defending Native American Clients and Their Carrier Partners – The Impact of Wisconsin’s Tribal Gaming Compacts,” which appeared in the 2022 Summer Issue of the Journal.

Daniel practices employment law with Lindner & Marsack, SC, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he defends EPLI claims for national and regional, public-sector carriers and their third-party administrators (TPA). He regularly counsels and trains claim professionals on best practices in handling EPLI claims. For over 23 years, Daniel has partnered with EPLI carriers, TPAs, and their respective claims professionals to defend EPLI claims in litigation, arbitration, mediation and during pre-filing, post-tender stage. Daniel is admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin, the State Bar of Illinois (pending), and he is admitted to practice in several federal district courts as well as numerous Native American tribal courts in Wisconsin and Michigan. Daniel is an active member of the Wisconsin Defense Counsel, an active member of The Gavel, Your Claims Defense Network© (www.thegavel.net) and its Workplace Matters Group, and is a member of the Defense Research Institute’s Native Nations Law Task Force.

Adam is a Partner with Corneille Law Group, LLC in Madison, Wisconsin where he defends medical malpractice claims, nursing home and long-term care litigation matters, alleged abuse and neglect and related claims against providers, and a wide range of general liability defense cases, including personal injury, large construction losses including construction defect and delay matters, product liability claims, premises liability and insurance coverage matters. Most recently, Adam successfully completed a rigorous application and testing process to achieve Board Certification as a civil practice advocate from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), a distinction only achieved by approximately three percent of attorneys.

Thank you, Daniel and Adam, for your contribution to the WDC’s Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal! To see more from Daniel, check out his article in this issue, “Employment Law for Defense Attorneys and Insurance Professionals: A Process-Oriented Approach.” This is Daniel’s sixth article published in the Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal!