Milwaukee, WI

Patrick O. Dunphy

Patrick O. Dunphy is a co-founder of Cannon & Dunphy S.C. with over 40 years of trial experience. He has secured record-setting verdicts and awards, including for cases against law enforcement and health systems. He is board-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and by Best Lawyers in America. He is also active in community involvement.

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.

Merrick R. Domnitz

Merrick R. Domnitz is the senior shareholder in the Milwaukee law firm of Domnitz & Domnitz, S.C., and his practice emphasizes general liability, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith litigation. He has taught civil trial practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, served as a lecturer on product liability and trial practice at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is a frequent lecturer throughout Wisconsin on the subjects of tort law and trial advocacy. He has won verdicts ranging from one million to seven and one half million dollars and was part of the team that successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin to remove the statutory cap on damages in medical malpractice actions. He has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1993. He has been consistently listed as one of Milwaukee’s top personal injury trial attorneys by Milwaukee magazine and has been selected by his peers as one of Wisconsin’s Top 50 Super Lawyers every year from 2005 to the present and as one of Wisconsin’s Top 10 Attorneys in 2009, 2011 and 2012. He was nominated and elected to the International Society of Barristers in 1996 and the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2001. In December, 2002, Ric was the recipient of the Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year award. In April, 2003, he was recognized by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of Wisconsin’s Leaders in the Law.

Michael G. Levine

Michael G. Levine received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He went on to receive his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, where he graduated Cum Laude in addition to receiving a Dean’s Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Academic Performance in Substantive Criminal Law, as well as awarded the Dean’s List Honors for the fall and spring semesters in 2001. During law school, Mr. Levine worked as a law clerk for the preeminent criminal defense firm of Hirschhorn and Bieber, P.A. Subsequently, he worked in the Public Defenders’ Offices of both Dade and Broward Counties before returning to Wisconsin in 2005 when he joined as an attorney at the Law Office of Levine Law in Milwaukee. To date, Mr. Levine has tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict in both State and Federal Court and has represented hundreds of clients. In addition to his primary focus of criminal defense, Mr. Levine handles civil matters as well, including real estate transactions, restraining orders and CHIPS cases. Mr. Levine has earned a reputation amongst his peers as a talented and zealous attorney. Mr. Levine is a member of both the Wisconsin and Florida Bars. Mr. Levine is also a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, National Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Levine was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, he was selected as a Super Lawyer in 2022, he has a 10.0 AVVO Rating, was named Top 100 by the National Trial Lawyers in 2015-2022, was given a lifetime achievement recognition by the America’s Top 100 Attorneys in 2020 and he has been recognized as one of the top Criminal Defense Attorneys by multiple local publications including M Magazine and Milwaukee Magazine. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Levine is a real estate developer and commercial real estate broker with experience in real estate law, contract disputes, investment, development, and consulting. He has specialized in commercial tenant representation over the past twelve years and has completed over twenty-five million dollars in real estate related transactions comprising hundreds of thousands of square feet either leased or acquired.

David J. Turek

As most litigators gravitate towards specialization, Dave Turek takes pride in handling a wide variety of cases for diverse clients. Dave has significant experience in both commercial and personal injury litigation, often handling multimillion-dollar cases in Wisconsin and around the country.

Michael J. Jassak

Michael J. Jassak is a Board Certified Trial Lawyer by NBLSC. He has extensive civil jury trial experience and has successfully negotiated thousands of personal injury claims. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School since 1988.

M. Angela Dentice

Called a “trailblazer” by the Waukesha Freeman and Oconomowoc Enterprise, M. Angela Dentice has spent her entire life focused on helping those in need. Ms. Dentice spent her early years living in the Italian neighborhood of the Third Ward in Milwaukee. She attended Holy Angels High School. Before attending law school, Ms. Dentice graduated from Marquette University in 1970 and received a Master’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1974. Ms. Dentice entered law school and graduated cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 1985. She practiced personal injury law at two (2) successful Milwaukee area law firms before establishing her own law firm in 2000. In May of 2010, she joined the firm of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. as a named partner. She continues to devote her law practice to advocating for the rights and needs of injured children and adults.