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Catherine A. Faught

Attorney

Cat is an accomplished litigator with over 20 years of experience. She has served on multiple trial teams and has extensive experience representing corporations and other entities in complex matters. Cat's litigation background is broad and diverse, having handled cases involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, long-term care, and skilled nursing facilities, chemical exposure, toxic torts, asbestos, motorcycles, professional liability, and medical malpractice. Cat advocates for her clients with diligence, organization, loyalty, a personable disposition, and a dedication to acquiring positive results.

Cat supports her Milwaukee community by volunteering and working with groups involved with the arts, including the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University. The Friends of Art support group of the Milwaukee Art Museum honored Cat with its annual Volunteer Service Award in 2006, and she co-chaired Milwaukee's Lakefront Festival of Art with her sister in 2017.

Admitted To Practice:

  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2001

Areas Of Practice:

Professional Activities & Community Involvement:

  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Committee Member, American Bar Association: Products Liability
  • Subcommittee Member, American Bar Association: Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals and Women in Products Liability Litigation
  • Friends of the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Board Member
  • Friends of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum: Board of Directors Member; Governance Committee Chair; Nominating Committee Chair
  • Lakefront Festival of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum: Legal Committee Chair
  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. Guardianship Clinic, Volunteer
  • Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics, United Community Center, Volunteer

Professional & Community Honors And Recognition:

  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Products Liability Litigation – Defendants (2016 to present)
  • Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin's Super Lawyers (Rising Star: 2007-2011; Personal Injury Defense, Products: 2013)
  • Volunteer Service Award, Friends of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2006

Education:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996
  • Certificate in International Business Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996
  • Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude, 2001

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