Charles David Schmidt
At a Glance

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice in the areas of:

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Business and Corporate Law
• Civil Rights Law
• Commercial Law
• Construction Law
• Consumer Protection (including Consumer Class Action) Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Coverage Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Real Estate Law

Education

• Marquette University Law School, J.D., 2000, cum laude
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 1995

Court Admissions

• State of Wisconsin (all Wisconsin state courts)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Representative Decisions

• Heritage Farms, Inc. v. Markel Ins. Co., 2009 WI 27, 762 N.W.2d 652
• Metropolitan Ventures, LLC v. GEA Assocs., 2006 WI 71, 717 N.W.2d 58
• Pitts v. Revocable Trust of Dorothy Knueppel, 2005 WI 95, 698 N.W.2d 761
• Peronto v. Case Corp., 2005 WI App 32, 693 N.W.2d 133
• Hunt v. Clarendon Nat'l Ins. Serv., Inc., 2005 WI App 11, 691 N.W.2d 904
• Pietroske, Inc. v. Globalcom, Inc., 2004 WI App 142, 685 N.W.2d 884
• Kozlik v. Gulf Ins. Co., 2003 WI App 251, 673 N.W.2d 343

Presentations

• Trends in Bad Faith Law and Ethical Issues in Representation
  National Business Institute Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes Seminar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2011)
  
  
• The ABCs of Personal and Business Liability Insurance
  Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals Seminar, New Berlin, Wisconsin (2010)
  
  
• The Economic Loss Doctrine: Below v. Norton
  Wisconsin Association for Justice Tort and Technique Update Seminar, Madison, Wisconsin (2008)
  
  
• Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Wisconsin: Emerging Issues and Current Laws
  National Business Institute Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Wisconsin Seminar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2006)
  
  
• Joining the UIM Carrier in the Liability Lawsuit
  Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers 2005 Spring Seminar, Green Bay, Wisconsin (2005)

Publications

• Letter to the Editor, Response to "Three UIM Cases Remanded to Appeals Court" Article, Wis. L.J., Oct. 8, 2003, at 6A (co-author)
  
  
• His Honor, 86 Marq. L. Rev. 390 (2002)
  
  
• Liability Issues Related to Breast Cancer, Cancer of the Breast 975 (William L. Donegan & John S. Spratt, eds., 5th ed. 2002) (co-author)
  
  
• Comment, But What of Wisconsin's Exclusionary Rule? The Wisconsin Supreme Court Accepts Apparent Authority to Consent as Grounds for Warrantless Searches, 83 Marq. L. Rev. 299 (1999) (winner of the Silver Quill Award for Student Writing in the Marquette Law Review, 2000; winner of the Burton Award for Legal Achievement Special Honorary Mention for Legal Writing, 2000; submitted to the American Bar Association Ross Essay Contest as the best student article in the Marquette Law Review for 1999)

Professional Activities

• American Association for Justice (AAJ), Current Member
• Maritime Law Association of The United States, Current Member
• Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ), Current Member
• Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Amicus Curiae Brief Committee, 2005-2007
• Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2003-2004
• Marquette Law Review, 1998-2000 (Note and Comment Editor, 1999-2000)

Honors & Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
• Wisconsin "Super Lawyers" Rising Star, 2008, 2010, 2011

Charitable & Civic Activities

• Sweet Water Foundation Inc., Co-founder and Board of Directors, 2009-2010

Special Interests

• Traveling, scuba diving, running, reading, fiction writing, and snowboarding.