Frank M. Doherty, Attorney

Frank has practiced with the firm since 2000. He focuses his practice on litigation matters including personal injury, business litigation, insurance coverage, and insurance defense. Frank is licensed and actively practices in both Wisconsin and Minnesota and is also licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Minnesota Federal District Court, Western Wisconsin Federal District Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and all U.S. Military Courts-Martial.

Before joining the firm, Frank served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy as a JAG and was stationed in Washington, DC and overseas. In addition to his Juris Doctor, he earned a Master of Laws degree with highest honors in Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Representative Experience

• A military member was severely injured in an automobile collision and was permanently disabled, resulting in his discharge from the service and loss of educational and healthcare benefits. Additionally, his earning capacity outside of the service was dramatically reduced. We fully investigated the facts and prepared for trial, should there be one because we do not believe in accepting a settlement offer unless it is fair and reasonable. In this Personal Injury matter, we were able to settle for the other driver’s insurance policy limits. We also assisted the client in securing educational, medical, financial, and training benefits from the Veteran’s Administration and other government institutions, ensuring his future is protected.
  
• The client had purchased new semi-trucks for his business, but they had mechanical problems related to a new type of transmission being used. The client approached us after being unable to resolve the matter. We took an aggressive approach toward this Business Litigation and were able to quickly impress upon the manufacturer the nature of the defects and their significant exposure for its breaches of warranty and violations of the Wisconsin Lemon Law. The case was quickly resolved, and we obtained for our client a settlement figure that exceeded the downtime losses and litigation expenses.

• Weber v. Tuck 2000

• United States v. Myers 1999

• United States v. Muirhead 1999

• Mellenthin v. Berger 2003