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Charles E. Hanson

Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp, & Sleik
Wisconsin
Personal Injury LitigationWorker's Compensation LitigationWrongful Death Litigation
505 King Street Suite 300, La Crosse, WI 54602-1927

Charles E. Hanson

Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp, & Sleik
Wisconsin
Personal Injury LitigationWorker's Compensation LitigationWrongful Death Litigation
505 King Street Suite 300, La Crosse, WI 54602-1927
608-784-3540
ceh@haleskemp.com
www.HaleSkemp.com
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Bio

After serving as a JAG in the United States Air Force, Chuck joined the firm in 1977, where he has practiced law for over 36 years. He concentrates his law practice in the areas of personal injury litigation, worker’s compensation, and mediation. He is an honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin law school. Chuck is recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyer and has an AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell, the highest professional rating that can be given to a lawyer.

 

Acknowledged as an effective problem solver, Chuck’s integrity and judgment are respected by people on both sides of an issue that make him a valued mediator. His negotiation and litigation skills successfully serve clients injured in car and motorcycle accidents, dog bites, slips and falls, and many other injury-producing accidents. For people injured at work, Chuck brings recognized state-wide expertise in the area of Worker’s Compensation law essential to maximizing benefits for injured employees. As a founding board member and past-president of the Wisconsin Association of Worker’s Compensation Lawyers and after hundreds of successful hearings on behalf of injured workers, Chuck has an excellent working relationship with and the respect of the Administrative Law Judges who conduct Worker’s Compensation hearings.

 

Chuck is a past-president of the La Crosse County Bar Association. He was a founding board member and served as president of the Wisconsin Association of Worker’s Compensation Attorneys. Chuck recently completed six years on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Wisconsin and served as liaison to the Litigation Section.

 

Chuck is a respected community leader who has served as the founding president of many community organizations including: Freedom Honor Flight, Inc., which sends WW II Veterans to Washington, D.C. to be honored; the Riverside International Friendship Gardens, Inc., the La Crosse Associations for our sister cities in Dubna, Russia; Luoyang, China; Bantry, Ireland; and Forde, Norway. He is also the founding and current president of The Brain Game, Inc. devoted to healthy early childhood development. An active Rotarian, Chuck served as District Governor for Rotary International.

 

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

 

Bar Admissions:

Wisconsin, 1973

U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1973

 

Education:

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973

Juris Doctor

Honors: Cum Laude

Honors: Order of the Coif

Honors: Award of Advocacy

Honors: National Moot Court Team

St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1970

B.A. degree

Honors: Cum Laude

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

 

Honors and Awards:

Air Force Commendation Medal, 1975

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, 1977

Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow

La Crosse Area Rotary Four-Way Test Award

Elected Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation, 2006-Present

Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2007-Present

Cambridge Who's Who in America, 2008

Super Lawyer designation by peers from 2008 to present

Wisconsin Law Foundation Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award

AV rated by Martindale Hubbell

 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Wisconsin, 1973-Present

Litigation Section, General Practice Section, Senior Lawyers Division

Board of Governors, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2009-2013

Governance Committee, Executive Committee, Policy Committee, Board Liaison to Board of Bar Examiners Review Committee, Board Liaison to Litigation Section

La Crosse County Bar Association, 1977-Present

President, 1998-1999

Wisconsin Association for Justice

Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys

President, 2007; Corporate Secretary, 2008-2011; Founding Board Member, 2002-2011

American Bar Association, 1979-Present

American Association for Justice, 1983-Present

National Trial Lawyers

Wisconsin Bar Foundation

American Bar Foundation

 

Past Employment Positions:

U.S. Air Force, Captain, 1973-1977,

Chief of Military Justice, March Air Force Base;

Staff Judge Advocate, Taipei: Air Station, Taiwan

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