Murphy & Prachthauser is a leading injury firm in Wisconsin representing individuals and families in injury and death cases arising in motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability and products liability, In the 2000-2001 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, judges and lawyers credited attorneys at the firm as "the best legal talent" in Wisconsin. Town & Country Magazine has identified Jim Murphy as one of "The Best Lawyers in the US," and since 1985, several attorneys at the firm have been recognized as the city's best lawyers in the Milwaukee Magazine survey.
Since 1979, the firm has routinely obtained multimillion-dollar and six-figure verdicts and settlements for clients. Jim Murphy has developed a national reputation for representing individuals and families in injury and death cases especially with regard to cases arising from the failure of vehicles to be crashworthy and enhanced injury. Such crashworthiness litigation has focused on catastrophic injuries and death caused by roof crush, rollovers, defective restraints and lap and shoulder seat belts, interior padding, window protection, and gasoline and fuel tank integrity. The firm's reputation for obtaining fair compensation for clients has brought its lawyers to courts throughout Wisconsin and within Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
Don Prachthauser has earned a state-wide reputation for excellence in representing individuals and families in injury and death cases, especially those who are victims of medical malpractice. Including personal injury cases involving motor vehicle collisions and premises cases, Mr. Prachthauser has achieved multi-million dollar and six-figure verdicts and settlements in cases involving failure to diagnose and treat life-threatening diseases and illness, surgical and obstetric malpractice cases. Mr. Prachthauser is a past president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Lawyers, past president of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, and an active member of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
