Resume for D. James Weis
Born
- Portage, Wisconsin – 1955
Admitted to Bar
- 1980 Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin
- 1984 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Admitted to Practice in Michigan
- Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- 1980 Marquette University, J.D.
- Recipient of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Distinguished Achievement Award
- 1977 University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A.
- Elected to the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society in Economics
Memberships
- Oneida-Vidas-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 Tri-County Bar Association
- The National Board of Trial Advocacy
- The American College of Trial Lawyers
- Mr. Weis is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys
- American College of Trial Advocates and is on the AAJ Board
Professional Organizations
- Mr. Weis has served in several leadership roles with the Wisconsin Association for Justice
- Including President, President-Elect, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
- Mr. Weis has also served on the Board of Directors of that organization
- He is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Mr. Weis has served as the Program Chair for the College of Trial Advocacy, 1985-1986
Personal Information
- In 2004, Mr. Weis received the Robert Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Wisconsin Association for Justice
- He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America and is listed in the “Superlawyers of Wisconsin”
Location
- Mr. Weis practices in the Rhinelander office.
