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MAUSTON OFFICE Ph: (608) 847-7363 Fax: (608) 847-4155 111 Oak Street P.O. Box 140 Mauston, Wisconsin 53948-0140 DELLS/DELTON OFFICE Ph: (608) 253-7363 Fax: (608) 253-4155 P.O. Box 370 140 E. Adams Street Lake Delton, Wisconsin 53940 |
PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Juneau, Marquette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, Waushara, and Wood Counties. |
John R. Orton
John R. Orton
Admitted to Practice
Wisconsin Bar: 1981
"A-V Rated" by Martindale-Hubbell
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin: 1981
Western District of Wisconsin: 1981
Primary Areas of Practice
John Orton focuses most of his practice on municipal law and tort law. John has represented counties, cities, villages and towns, as well as individuals and developers, in a wide variety of municipal matters, for more than 20 years. John has also represented a wide variety of clients in litigation (plaintiffs and defendants, individual and insurance companies), in product liability cases, auto accident cases, medical malpractice cases, construction cases, and land use cases.
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
The Personal Side
John is married to Catherine (also a lawyer in this firm) and together they have 3 children. John is an avid hunter, and especially enjoys hunting ducks in the sloughs and swamps of the Wisconsin River. John has been active in youth sports, by serving as a basketball coach, and by helping to establish tax exempt status for the local hockey club and the High School athletic booster club.
Education
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, J.D.: 1981
Law Review Member: 1980 - 1981
Published works: Review of Rush v Savchuk, 64 Marq. L. Rev. 374: 1981
Moot Court Team: 1980
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN., B.A. Political Science: 1978
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Attended: Oxford University, Oxford, England: 1977
Professional Associations and Memberships
Wisconsin Bar Association (WBA)
Member: 1981 - Present
Litigation Section Member: 1981 - Present
Litigation Section Board of Directors: 1989 - 1992
Admin & Local Gov. Section Member: 1999 - Present
Admin & Local Gov. Section Board of Directors: 2003 - Present
Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (WATL)
Member: 1984 - Present
American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA)
Member: 1984 - Present
American Bar Association (ABA)
Member: 1981 - Present
Positions Held
Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton, S.C., Mauston, WI., attorney: 1984 - Present
City of Mauston, WI., city attorney: 1984 - Present
Several Villages in Juneau County
Village Attorney: 1990 - Present
Significant Cases Handled
Heitman v. City of Mauston, 226 Wis.2d 542 (Ct. App. 1999) (Municipal law)
Hagen V. Labor & Industry Review Commission, 201 Wis.2d 51 (1996)
(Workers' Compensation law)
Betthauser v. Medical Protective Company, 172 Wis.2d 141 (1992) (Medical Malpractice law)
Winslow v. Brown, 125 Wis.2d 327 (Ct.App. 1985) (Tort of civil conspiracy)
Community Involvement
St. Patrick School: Gala Fund Raising Committee: 1999 - Present
Mauston High School: Athletic Booster Club Founder and Director: 2001 - 2003
Boys' Club Basketball Coach: 2002 - Present
St. Patrick School Basketball Coach: 2004 - Present