The Cochran Firm Wisconsin

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For over 30 years, our experienced personal injury attorneys have worked aggressively and tirelessly to get our clients the compensation they deserve. As one of Wisconsin’s most recognized personal injury law firms, we have focused on providing victims and their families the legal guidance and representation they need during difficult times.

The Cochran Firm Wisconsin provides services in several practices including:

• Dangerous drugs
• Dangerous products
  • DePuy Hip Implant Recall
  • Darvon/Darvocet Recall
  • Triad Alcohol Swab and Prep Pad Recall
• Medical malpractice
• Mesothelioma
• Premises liability
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Aviation accidents

The Cochran Firm Wisconsin is committed to getting you compensation quickly for such things as lost wages and medical bills so that you can move past your claim and return to your life.

Personal Care

We understand that when you or your loved one suffers a serious personal injury, or a family member is the victim of wrongful death, you need someone who cares about your needs. We are a personal injury law firm that takes a personal interest in you and your welfare from the day we take your case. You are not simply a number and we will not rush you through the process. Your understanding what is going on at every step is important to us, and you may reach us at any time for whatever you need.

Cochran Firm Wisconsin founding partner, Will Techmeier, is listed as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer as a top attorney in personal injury law by Wisconsin Super Lawyers®.

If you are in need of an experienced personal injury law firm that will aggressively pursue the compensation you deserve, please contact the Cochran Firm Wisconsin for an initial case consultation today.

Will Techmeier is the senior partner of The Cochran Firm Wisconsin. His practice areas include mass torts, class actions, pharmaceutical products and complex personal injury litigation.  He is the winner of one of Wisconsin's largest cash recoveries in a single injury case, $25.2 million, and has been recognized for handling cases with competence, grace and care.  He has won a number of million dollar + settlements and verdicts in complex tort cases as well as having  negotiated the resolution of  significant mass tort and class action cases.

AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Techmeier is certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, he was its president in 1990 and is past chair of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin.  Named as one of Milwaukee's top personal injury lawyers by Milwaukee Magazine, he was also recently selected as a 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyer.  A graduate of St. Norbert College and Marquette University Law School, he is a frequent speaker on topics related to his areas of practice, most recently having spoken on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.

Year Joined Organization:

1986

Areas of Practice:

Class Action/Mass Torts

Personal Injury Plaintiff

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar Admissions:

Wisconsin, 1970

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1970

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980

U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Education:

Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970
Doctor of Jurisprudence

St Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, 1967
Bachelor of Arts

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Trial Tactics & Techniques That Really Work/Demonstrative Evidence/Courtroom Demonstrations, State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 1999

Resensitizing the Desensitized 90's Juror, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January 1996

Fine Tuning Jury Selection, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Past Presidents' Seminar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 1993

Effective Settlement Tools in the Catastrophic Injury Case, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado, January 1993

Structured Settlements: Are They All They're Cracked Up To Be?, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 1992

Determining the Value of a Case/Hot Tips II: Settlement & Trial Techniques That Work!, State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee/Madison, Wisconsin, November 1992

Damages: Innovations in Evaluation, Settlement and Trial, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, July 1991

Birth Injuries, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Rising Stars Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1990

Signs, Symptoms and Causation of Brain Injury in Infants, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 1989

Frequent Speaker, Professional Groups in his Areas of Practice

Honors and Awards:

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers - Martindale-Hubbell

AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Named as one of "Milwaukee's Best Lawyers", Milwaukee Magazine

Outstanding Public Education Project, 18th Annual Public Interest Awards, 1993 Center for Public Representation

Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1989 - 1990

President

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1988 - Present

Chair, Trial by Jury Committee

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

Director

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1986 - 1988

Co-Editor, The Verdict

American Association for Justice, 1991 - 1994

Member, Board of Governors

American Association for Justice, 1991 - Present

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Wisconsin State Bar

Member

Wisconsin State Bar, Litigation Section

Past Chairman

Milwaukee Bar Association

Member

Milwaukee Bar Association, 1991 - 1993

Judicial Selection Committee

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

Past President

Past Employment Positions:

Techmeier, Sheedy & Associates, Partner, 1980 - 1986

Patrick T. Sheedy & Associates, Associate, 1976 - 1980

Milwaukee WI Personal Injury Lawyer