Erik M. Gustafson

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Contact

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Email: egustafson@borgelt.com

Phone: 414-287-9176

Fax: 414-276-0172

Assistant: Lori Boyles

Education

Marquette University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, and Certificate in Litigation Practice, 2017

Creighton University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2014

Areas of Practice

Court Admissions

  • All Wisconsin State Courts
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (General Bar Only)
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Organizations

  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin Defense Counsel
  • Federalist Society

Verdicts and Notable Appellate Decisions

  • Hughes v. Allstate, 2019AP1234, 2019 WL 6205101 (Wis. Ct. App. Nov.21,2019)
  • Katirius Johnson v. Jessica Torrez, 2022AP166 (Wis. Ct. App. July 25, 2023), rev. denied (Dec. 12, 2023)

Publications

  • Bringing Unpublished Opinions into the 21st Century, WDC Journal (Spring 2021), available here: http://wdc-online.org/wdc-journal/archived-editions/bringing-unpublished-opinions-21st-century-1
  • Avoiding the Question Presented: Thoughts on Wisconsin Supreme Court practice through the lens of Secura Supreme Insurance Company v. The Estate of Huck, WDC Journal (Summer 2023), available here: https://wdc.memberclicks.net/avoiding-the-question—presented-thoughts-on-wisconsin-supreme-court-practice-through-the-lens-of-secura-supreme-insurance-company-v–the-estate-of-huck
  • Fire and Property Insurance, Anderson on Insurance Law ch. 6 (9th ed. 2022)

Other

  • Technology Editor – Marquette Law Review Vol. 100
  • Law Clerk to the Hon. Michael Gableman, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2017-18
  • WIAA Licensed High School Football and Basketball Official
  • Awards:
    • Wisconsin Defense Counsel Insurance Law Committee Award 2023