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Published on: 3/6/2009
Last Visited: 3/6/2009
DOUGLAS P. DEHLER
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DOUGLAS P. DEHLER is a Partner of the firm.
He is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Wisconsin, as well as the District Courts for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Western District of Wisconsin, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
In addition to these courts, Doug has worked on cases with local counsel throughout the country.
Doug received his undergraduate degree from Washington University (B.S.B.A cum laude 1987) in St. Louis, Missouri, and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D. cum laude 1991) in Madison, Wisconsin.
Upon graduating from law school, Doug joined the law firm of Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he concentrated his practice on commercial and insurance litigation.
In 1998, Doug became a partner with Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP, and served as the chair of the firm's Insurance and Risk Management Focus Group.
Doug left the law firm in 2002 to take an in-house counsel position with Fortis Insurance Company, a national health insurance company with its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
While at Fortis Insurance Company, Doug was Vice President - Legal Risk Management, responsible for supervising a staff of in-house attorneys, paralegals and local attorneys around the country.
These attorneys defended and prosecuted lawsuits on behalf of Fortis Insurance Company throughout the nation, and Doug was responsible for reporting to the company president and other senior management regarding the outcome of these lawsuits.
In addition to his litigation responsibilities, Doug advised senior management regarding risk management and operational issues arising in the claims and underwriting units of the company.
Doug left Fortis Insurance Company in 2004 to return to private practice.
He now focuses his practice on representing consumers and policyholders in class action lawsuits in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
In addition, his practice includes bringing bad faith claims and coverage lawsuits against health and disability insurance companies that have wrongfully denied benefits.
Doug also handles a number of other commercial and personal injury lawsuits.
Doug is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association.
He makes his home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, where he lives with his two children.
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