William T. Curran

Primary Areas of Practice:

• Business Law
• General Litigation
• Estate Planning and Probate

Education

• J.D., Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI
• B.A., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court of Appeals, 7^th Circuit

Positions Held

• Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton, S.C., Mauston, WI., 1975 – Present
  • Village Attorney
  • Township Attorney
  • Mediator: 1995 – Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Wisconsin Bar Association,
  • Litigation Section,
  • Business Law Section,
  • General Practice Section,
  • Board of Governors, 2009 – 2013
    • Executive Committee, 2010 – 2013
  • Governor’s Advisory Council on Judicial Selection: 1987 – 1992
  • Chairman: 1992 – 2001
  • Resumed as member 2010 – 2018
  • Presided over the screening process by which the Governor appointed Judge

• Federal Judge’s Nominating Commission, 2001-2008; 2012-Present

• Sauk County and Juneau County Bar Associations

Community Involvement

• Greater Sauk County Community Foundation: Director, 2008 – 2020
• Mauston Area Development Corporation: Director & Officer
• St. Patrick Church Finance Committee
• Trustee on several charitable foundations and family trusts

Peer Review and Awards

• American College of Trial Lawyers: 2001 – Present (Admission as a fellow in the college is by invitation only and is limited to the top 1% of all lawyers in the State having a minimum of 15 years of trial experience and having passed peer review in the areas of skill, ability and ethics).
• “AV^®Preeminent^™  (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
• “Super Lawyer” (repeat selection) as published by Milwaukee Magazine.
• Litigation counsel of America: Fellow, 2014-Present  (a peer invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society-its purpose is to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards).

Significant Cases Handled

• Wisconsin Bar Association
  • Litigation, Business Law, General Practice Sections
  • Governor District 7 (nine counties): 2009-Present
• Governor’s Advisory Council on Judicial Selection
  • Statewide Member: 1987 – 2001
  • Chairman: 1992-2001
  • Presided over the screening process by which the Governor appointed Circuit Judges, several Court of Appeals  Judges and 3 State Supreme Court Justices.