Richard T. OrtonAppellate Attorney in Milwaukee, WI

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2012 | J.D. | Honors: Member of the Moot Court Board and Mock Trial Team | Honors: Winner of the Ruby R. Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition | Marquette University, 2007 | B.S. | Honors: cum laude | Minor: Business Administration | Major: Political Science | Full-Enrollment Study Abroad, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, Hilary and Trinity Terms, 2006

Best Lawyers in America, Products Liability Defense and Construction Litigation | Super Lawyers Rising Star | Fellow | Up and Coming Lawyer Award | Ruby R. Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, Best Brief Award

Member, Wisconsin Defense Counsel (WDC) | Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI) | Member, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association | Member, Milwaukee Bar Association | Director, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2019-present | Associate Member, Thomas E. Fairchild Inn, American Inns of Court, 2013-2016 | Member, Illinois State Bar Association | Member, State Bar of Wisconsin; Young Lawyers Division Board Member, 2014-2018 | Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) | Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC), 2022 | Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC), Director, 2017 - Present

Presenter, Annual Wisconsin Legal Update, annually, 2015-2019 (multiple locations/clients) | Moderator and co-organizer, “From the Bench: Practical Tips for Litigants,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 16, 2016 | Co-Organizer, “Common Evidentiary Issues and Pitfalls,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 15, 2017 | Presenter, “Dig Deep and Extract the Truth: How to use the Latest Digital Forensic Technology to Win Your Cases,” State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference, June 21, 2018 | Presenter, “Writing it Right: Avoiding Litigation Risks in Technical Publication Drafting,” 2018 (multiple locations and clients) | Presenter, “Pretrial Techniques,” State Bar of Wisconsin, September 20, 2018 (covering motions to compel discovery, summary judgment and Daubert challenges) | Presenter, “Anatomy of a Products Liability Claim,” annual equipment industry product liability seminar, May 2019 | Author, 2019 and 2021 supplements to Requests for Admissions chapter in Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice, State Bar of Wisconsin Pinnacle books, 5th Ed | Co-Presenter, “Make It Your Exhibit A, Not Theirs: Documentation Strategies for Success at Trial,” DRI Product Liability Conference, New Orleans, February 2020 | Presenter, “Recent Developments in the Evolution of the Economic Loss Doctrine,” Wisconsin Defense Counsel Annual Conference, August 2020 | Presenter, “Discovery in Products Liability Cases,” annual equipment industry product liability seminar, August 2021 | Presenter, “Developing a Proactive Partnership for Discovery Success,” Association of Corporate Counsel-Wisconsin, May 2022