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George Burnett
George Burnett practices in general litigation, concentrating in personal injury, commercial and employment litigation and in the defense of medical malpractice suits. He also handles litigation pertaining
to real estate matters, intellectual property and insurance coverage disputes. George regularly practices in federal courts.
As a past president of the State Bar of Wisconsin, George is frequently invited to lecture at the annual Wisconsin State Bar Convention and at numerous advanced seminars in legal education.
George has served the community as a member of the Board of Directors of Cerebral Palsy of Green Bay, the United Way Allocations Steering Committee, as a corporate member of the Curative Workshop, as President of the Home/School Association for Notre Dame School in De Pere, and as a member of the Parish Council for St. Mary's Catholic Community in De Pere.
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Personal Injury Claims
- Real Estate and Construction Litigation
Education
- J.D. - University of Wisconsin Law
School
- B.A. - Marquette University, magna
cum laude
Admissions
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court of Wisconsin: Eastern and Western District
- U.S. District Courts of Michigan: Western District
- Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
Honors & Recognition
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Wisconsin Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Listed among the Top 100 Wisconsin Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Listed among the Top 50 Wisconsin Attorneys, Wisconsin Super Lawyers® 2008, 2011
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers® 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- AV® Preeminent TM, Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2011, 2012
Affiliations & Memberships
- Member, Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- Member, Eastern District Bar Association
- Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, Brown County Bar Association
- Past President, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Past Chairman of the Board of Directors, Litigation Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Past member, Executive Committee, Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Past member, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Past officer, Robert J. Parins Inn of Court
Publications
- Co-author, Chapter 12, "Verdicts",Wisconsin Trial Practice. Second Edition. State Bar of Wisconsin
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