Christine Bremer Muggli

Bremer & Trollop Law Offices, S.C.
2100 Stewart Avenue, Suite 140
P.O. Box 539
Wausau, WI 54401
715.849.3200
chris@bremer-law.com

Christine Bremer Muggli was born in Chicago, Illinois, and now resides in Wausau, Wisconsin with her husband Paul. She is the mother of two daughters Hannah and Rachel. She practices primarily in personal injury, accidents, professional malpractice, product liability, and worker’s compensation, with offices in Wausau, Stevens Point, Marshfield, Minocqua and Antigo.

Education:

	B.A. History & Political Science, magna cum laude Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Illinois State Scholar 1971-1975
	Juris Doctor Loyola University School of Law Chicago, Illinois Recipient, Law School Scholarship Award 1975-1976

Legal Licensures:

	Illinois Supreme Court U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit U.S. Supreme Court
	Wisconsin Supreme Court U.S. District Court; Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

Professional Involvement:

Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation, Inc. - President (Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009)

Member of The Supreme Court Historical Society, 2007

Federal Nominating Commission, Commissioner for Senator Kohl (2005 - present)

Governor Doyle’s Advisory Council on Judicial Selection, Member, Appointed June, 2007

Wisconsin Association for Justice (formerly known as Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers)

Treasurer (12/2003 - 12/2004) Secretary (12/2004 - 12/2005) Vice President (12/2005 - 12/2006) President-Elect (12/2006 - 12/2007) President (12/2007 - Present) Board of Directors (1991 - Present) Contributing Editor to The Verdict (1992 - 2000) Co-Editor of The Verdict (2001 - Present) Executive Committee Legislative Committee Regional Officer

American Trial Lawyers Association

Wisconsin Delegate (1994) Sustaining Member Women's Caucus

American Bar Association

Wisconsin Bar Association

Marathon County Bar Lincoln County Bar Association (President 1987 - 1988)

Wisconsin Law Foundation

Fellow (2006 - Present)

American Bar Association

Fellow (2006 - Present)

State Bar of Wisconsin

Board of Directors of the Litigation Section (2011 - Present)

National Trial Lawyers

Member (2011 - Present)

Civic Involvement:

1985 - 1989	Board Member, Wausau Festival of the Arts
1988	Chair, Wausau Festival of the Arts
1989 - 1997	Board Member, Wausau Performing Arts Foundation
1993	Chair, Wausau Performing Arts Fund Drive
1994 - 1996	President, Wausau Performing Arts Foundation
1995 - 1996	President, Maine Elementary School PTO
1994 - 1995	Member, Site Council, Maine Elementary
1996 - 1997	Member, Site Council, Horace Mann Middle School
1997 - 2002	Co-Chair, Performing Arts Foundation, Arts Block Committee
1998 - 2005	Board Member, Wausau School Board
2000 - 2002	President, Wausau School Board
2000 - 2010	Military Academy Board for Representative Dave Obey
2007 - Present	Vice Chair, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy & Service Advisory Board
2008	Delegate to the Democractic National Convention, Denver, CO
2008	Presidential Elector, Democratic Party of Wisconsin for Barack Obama
2012	Elected to the Democratic National Convention representing the State of Wisconsin

Employment:

2002 - Present	Bremer & Trollop Law Offices, S.C. Formerly known as The Law Office of Christine Bremer & Associates, S.C. Shareholder Wausau, Wisconsin
1989 - 2002	Grischke & Bremer, S.C. Shareholder Wausau, Wisconsin
1982 - 1989	Rogers & Bremer Attorney Merrill, Wisconsin
1980 - 1982	Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon Attorney Chicago, Illinois
1978 - 1980	Illinois Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities, Special Assistant Attorney General Chief, Litigation Unit Chicago, Illinois

Publications:

When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Practical Ideas for Lawyers Counseling the Grieving Client, The Verdict, Summer 2002, Trial, Volume 39, No. 4, April 2003

Colossus, General Information and Practice Pointers, The Verdict, Winter 2002

Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability, A First Look, The Verdict, Summer 1999

Special Verdicts: Should Jurors Be Informed of the Legal Effect of Their Answers in Comparative Negligence Actions?, The Verdict, Winter 1994, and The Verdict, Fall 1996

Premise Liability – Part I, Open and Obvious Danger as A Defense to Premise Liability Claims, The Verdict, Summer 1995

Improving Justice for the Refugee Population, The Verdict, Winter 1993

Let’s Call it Like it is…The Adverse Medical Examination - Some Tactical Considerations for Plaintiffs’ Counsel, The Verdict, Fall 1992

Presentations:

Proving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Often Missed Consequence of Trauma, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, November 30, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Joy Cardin Show, November 7, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio: Route 51 with Glen Moberg, October 18, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, October 5, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Joy Cardin Show, September 6, 2012
Protecting Your Loved Ones from Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups 35th Annual State Convention, July 27, 2012
Back to Basics, New Lawyers: Discovery Tactics, State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appellate Practice Institute, Wisconsin Dells, WI, June, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, June 1, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio:  Route 51 with Glen Moberg, May 17, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, January 20, 2012
Don't Stress Me Out! Admissibility of Possible Medical Conditions as an Element of Damages for Emotional Distress, WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 2, 2011
The Case for Tort Law:  Wisconsin Civil Justice System and Scott Walker's Effect On It, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, November 14, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, October 21, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Big Question Debate with Joy Cardin, August 31, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, August 12, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, June 24, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: Route 51 with Glen Moberg, "Wisconsin's Ongoing Budget Woes", March 10, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio: The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, March 4, 2011
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, December 31, 2010
Wisconsin Public Radio:  Route 51 with Glen Moberg, "Analysis of Midterm Election Results"
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, October 1, 2010
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, July 30, 2010
Managing a Contingency Fee Practice: What You Didn't Learn in Law School, WAJ Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, July, 2010
Wisconsin Public Radio:  The Week in Review with Joy Cardin, May 14, 2010
Engineered Animation:  A Tool in Presenting Accident Reconstruction,  WAJ Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, December 4, 2009
Patient Safety and Mental Health Law, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glen Oaks, IL  October, 16, 2009
UWMC Campaigns and Elections Class, October, 2008
Wisconsin Public Radio, Route 51, Glen Moberg, Presidential Election Debate with Kevin Hermaning, September 11, 2008
Wisconsin Public Radio, Joy Cardin, Family Justice Bill, February 26, 2008
Wisconsin Public Radio, Route 51, Glen Moberg, WAJ: A New Mission & A New Focus, February 28, 2008
MIC, Madison's Progressive Talk, Lee Rayburn, WAJ: A New Mission & A New Focus, February 7, 2008
Ensuring High Quality K-12 Public Schools/Solutions to Public School Finding Problems Forum Participant, April 2007
HIT and RUN: Accidents and Uninsured Coverage in Wisconsin, WATL 2006 Tort and Technique Update Seminar, October 2006, with Attorney Lance Trollop
Motion for Summary Judgment – A Change Is In the Air State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention, May 2006
Medical Malpractice and Damage Compensation Limits, American Association of University Women Public Policy Day, October 2005
Guest speaker regarding medical malpractice caps, Wisconsin Public Radio, October 2005
Solving Cases in a Colossus World, WATL Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, July 2005
Guest speaker regarding medical malpractice caps, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 2005, July 2005
First Do No Harm, American Association of University Women, Wausau, WI, January 2005
The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Wausau Insurance Companies, August 2004
Expert Witness Intimidation, WATL Winter Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, 2004
ADR: Attaining Desired Rewards, WATL Summer Seminar, Door County, WI, 2002

Honors & Awards:

Recipient, YWCA Women of Vision Award, 1997

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Patient Safety Initiative Award, 2004

Named to the list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

Women in the Law Honoree, Wisconsin Law Journal, February 2009

President of Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation Award, December 2009

Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2009 Featured Attorney, "Barristers of the Ballot Box", Super Lawyers, 2009

Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, December 2010

Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2011, Top 25 Women Attorneys in Wisconsin

AVVO Superb Rated Attorney, 2012

Martindale Hubbell Rated AV Preeminent Attorney, 2012

Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2012, Top 25 Women Attorneys in Wisconsin and Top 50 Wisconsin Attorney

David R. Obey Person of Principal Award, 2011