Madison, WI

Lester A. Pines

Lester A. Pines is a Retired Senior Counsel and one of the firm's founders. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he specializes in civil and criminal trials, arbitrations, and civil appeals, with extensive experience in state and federal courts. He has a strong commitment to justice, representing clients in cases involving constitutional interpretation, discrimination, voting rights, and employees' rights. He is also counsel to Madison's teachers' union and other labor organizations.

Jason F. Abraham

Attorney Jason Abraham was thanked by a client for representing them in a car/pedestrian accident lawsuit. He explains that Hupy and Abraham operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients only pay if the firm wins. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers, settling or trying cases with a combined value of $400 million.

Stephen J. Eisenberg

Stephen J. Eisenberg is a Madison personal injury lawyer and a founding member of Eisenberg Law Office, S.C. He has more than 40 years of experience providing representation to clients in the Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan area, focusing on plaintiffs’ personal injury, car accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, and wrongful death cases. He obtained his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1983. He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 7th and 10th Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has received an AV Preeminent peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, and Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

Gregory R. Wright

Gregory R. Wright is a highly experienced civil trial attorney in Wisconsin, dedicating 100% of his practice to plaintiffs' personal injury work. He represents individuals seriously injured or who have lost loved ones due to negligence. Greg is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist (since 1996) and a Civil Pre-Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. His practice covers complex injury and death cases, including defective products, trucking accidents, farming accidents, industrial injuries, and motor vehicle crashes. Known for his cunning, diligent, professional, and dedicated approach, Greg provides individualized service to each client. He has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2008-2009, 2020-2024) and a Top 100 Civil Trial Attorney in Wisconsin (2011-2017). With a successful practice since 1978, Greg has also served as Court Commissioner and Guardian Ad Litem.

Mark L. Thomsen

I was born in Blair, Nebraska, during the winter of 1954. I grew up in Nigeria, Africa, until 12 years old, dropped out of high school at age 17, and when the Inland Steel mill department in East Chicago, Indiana, shut down in 1984 (where I had proudly worked as a steelworker for nearly eight years and was elected as a Local 1010 USWA union representative), I moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with my wife, Grace, and our daughter, Sonja. I started law school at Marquette University and after graduating cum laude in 1987, served as law clerk to the Hon. John L. Coffey, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. My 35 years as a practicing lawyer, in both state and federal courts, have been, and remain, primarily devoted to personal injury (e.g. car and truck crashes), civil rights (Sec. 1983 claims), medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and legal malpractice claims. I strive to create a legal infrastructure designed to expand justice and protect people and their individual rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. During my tenure, whether by settlement or trial whenever necessary, I have successfully obtained millions of dollars for those individuals, families and clients I’ve been honored to represent. I am a member of the American Association for Justice, past-president (2009) and board of directors member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ), member of the WAJ Amicus Committee, Wisconsin Chapter member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (2019 - present), and a member of the American Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, and Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. I have also been recognized by Super Lawyers (2005 - present), a distinction awarded to a handful of outstanding attorneys; Best Lawyers (2009 - present), recognized for excellence in legal practice; and Martindale-Hubbell, AV rated, the highest rating for professional ethics and legal ability. Additionally, I was honored as the 2022 WAJ Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year, the 2023 Marquette University Law School Alumnus of the Year, and the 2023 Milwaukee Bar Association Lawyer of the Year. In addition to my extensive involvement in the legal community, I served on the board of directors for the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District (2004-2022) and was the organization’s board secretary. I’m also a commissioner on the Wisconsin Elections Commission (2016 - present), the agency charged with maintaining the integrity of voting in state and federal elections in Wisconsin, serving as the agency’s first chairperson from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, I’m a board member and president of the Ascension Lutheran Church Endowment. Grace and I have been married for 45 years. Our daughter Sonja is a brilliant artist and our son, Jens Theodore Thomsen, was born on December 4, 1987 and died on October 31, 2015 (at the end of the second week of my three week medical malpractice trial). Grace and I have been blessed with five beautiful grandchildren - Orjan, Sienna, Aiden, Michael and Liv. Favorite Book: “The Savage Detectives” by Roberto Bolaño Favorite Quote “Never give in-never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” -Winston Churchill

Michael Hupy was selected for the NBTA President's Award and Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is recognized for his philanthropy, including gifts to the Medical College of Wisconsin for breast cancer research. He was recommended by a client after a motorcycle accident.

Keith R. Clifford

KEITH R. CLIFFORD is the senior shareholder of Clifford & Raihala. His trial practice focuses in the areas of personal injury, professional malpractice and general civil litigation. Keith was the first Dane County Attorney to be awarded “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Wisconsin Association for Justice and remains one of only a select few lawyers given that honor. Keith is a Charter Fellow of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys. A board certified attorney has demonstrated skill and expertise in a particular field and has proven it through trial experience, rigorous examination and testing, and peer review. He is a Past President and current Director of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), which awards national board certification to attorneys based on high standards of excellence, competence, integrity and ethics. Keith is nationally double board certified by the NBTA as a Civil Trial Specialist and in Civil Pre-Trial Practice Advocacy. He has been routinely rated among Madison, Wisconsin’s Top Lawyers in personal injury and professional malpractice law by the Madison Magazine Attorneys Poll and recognized in “Best Lawyers in America.” He is ranked among the top 5% of all Wisconsin lawyers as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer and is nationally rated as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Keith received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. He is a frequent lecturer on medical-legal issues and trial skills and advocacy. Among other professional appointments, Keith has served on the Wisconsin State Legislature Special Committee on Jury Service, the District 9 Subcommittee of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility. He was Chair of the City of Madison Board of Ethics where he served for 17 years.