Born

• Portage, Wisconsin — 1955

Admitted to Bar

• Admitted to Practice in Wisconsin State Courts
• Admitted to Practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• Admitted to Practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Admitted to Practice in Michigan
• Admitted to Practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
• Admitted to Practice before the 7th District Court and Court of Appeals
• Admitted to Practice before the 5th District Court and Court of Appeals

Education

• 1980 Marquette University, J.D.
• 1977 University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. in Economics and Political Science

Memberships

• Oneida-Vilas-Forest County Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Association for Justice
• The American Association for Justice
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• The American Bar Association
• The National Board of Trial Advocacy
• The American College of Trial Lawyers
• American College of Trial Advocates and is on the AAJ Board
• Litigation Counsel of America

Awards and Leadership Positions

• Served in several leadership roles with the Wisconsin Association for Justice, including President, President-Elect, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, Board of Directors and as Chair of the Amicus Committee
• Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Justice
• Recipient of International Academy of Trial Lawyers Distinguished Achievement Award
• Recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2004 from the Wisconsin Association for Justice
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in the “Superlawyers of Wisconsin”
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubble
• Elected to the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society in Economics

Location

• Mr. Weis practices out of the Wausau, Rhinelander and Stevens Point offices, but does work throughout the State of Wisconsin and the United States.

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