Nate Cade | Milwaukee Personal Injury Lawyer

Nate is the owner of Cade Law Group LLC, which he started on March 1, 2013. Prior to forming his own law firm, Nate was a partner and the general counsel in a large multi-office law firm based in Milwaukee, and previously a partner at Michael best & Friedrich LLP, one of the largest firms in Milwaukee.

The focus of Nate's practice is on all aspects of civil and appellate litigation, with an emphasis on products liability and complex commercial and business disputes. Nate also handles trusts and estate matters.

In addition to his products liability and commercial litigation work, Nate also represents Wisconsin lawyers charged with ethics and professional misconduct violations by the Office of Lawyer Regulation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court governing body with responsibility for regulating and disciplining lawyers in the state.

Nate served on the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, which is tasked with writing ethics opinions and suggesting changes to the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Responsibility. In addition, Nate previously served on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Standing Committee on Professional Ethics for seven years, including three years as chair. Nate also served a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Ethics 2000 Commission, which proposed revisions to the State's Rules of Professional Conduct in July 2004.Nate currently serves as the interim Wisconsin State Delegate in the ABA House of Delegates where he chairs the Technology Committee, and previously served on the Board of Governor's for the State Bar of Wisconsin. Nate is an active member of the ABA's Litigation Section, serving as a Division Director, and previously chaired the Products Liability Committee.

Nate has conducted and had involvement in numerous trials, mediations and arbitrations throughout Wisconsin and the United States. He lectures extensively on ethics, and also has done so on products liability, environmental law and construction insurance law.

Nate is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan School of Law.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner/Attorney	Cade Law LLC	Milwaukee, WI	February 2013 – Present
Partner	Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan, LLP	N/A	2011–2013
Partner	Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP	N/A	1996–2011

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	Law School	1996
University of Pennsylvania	Bachelor of Arts	Economics and Political Science	1993

State / Court	Date
Wisconsin	1996

• American Bar Association | Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility | 2010 - 2013
  American Bar Association | Delegate | House of Delegates | 2009 - 2015
  American Bar Association - Section of Litigation | Co-Chair | Products Liability Committee | 2009 - 2012
  Product Liability Advisory Council | Member | 2008 - 2013
  American Bar Association (ABA) - Section of Litigation | Chair | AP Leadership Committee | 2007 - 2009
  American Bar Association | Section of Litigation - Young Lawyers Leadership Program | 2005 - 2007
  State Bar of Wisconsin | Member and Former Chair of Professional Ethics Committee | 2000 - 2007
  Defense Research Institute | Member | 1999 - 2008
  Milwaukee Forum | Member and President (2004) | 1999 - 2005
  Future Milwaukee | Member and President | 1997 - 2001

• Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2005 | 2014-2015
  Leading Lawyers | M Magazine | 2012 | 2014-2015
  President's Award | State Bar of Wisconsin | 2011
  Leader in the Law | Wisconsin Law Journal | 2007
  AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2000

• Jimmy Harris v. Officer Santiago Froilan, City of Milwaukee, et al.
  Jury verdict on March 4, 2020 for Plaintiff Harris for $1,670,000. With legal fees, the total verdict is $1,945,000.

• Lamont v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.
  Judgment rendered for Winnebago, client of Nate Cade.

• Wisconsin Law Journal | Monthly Columnist | 2015
  American Bar Association publication | Wisconsin chapter for 50 State Survey on Legal Malpractice Litigation | 2010

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1996) Juris Doctor, UMICH Law School. Verified with DegreeVerify.	October 08, 2014
(1993) Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania. Verified with DegreeVerify.	October 08, 2014
(1996) Licensed as Attorney in Wisconsin. Verified with State Bar of Wisconsin.	October 08, 2014

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