James M. Sosnoski


 

sjm@mtfn.com

111 East Kilbourn Avenue, 19th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

James M. Sosnoski is an attorney in Meissner Tierney’s litigation practice group. He represents businesses and insurers in a wide variety of matters, including insurance coverage, environmental litigation business and corporate disputes, and employment disputes and non-competition agreements. James also specializes in handling all aspects of civil appeals.

Prior to joining the firm, James served as Term Law Clerk to Justice Rebecca G. Bradley, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the Honorable Brian Hagedorn on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II prior to Justice Hagedorn’s election to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. He is a 2015 graduate, magna cum laude, of Liberty University School of Law where he finished 3rd in his class and also served on the Liberty University Law Review as Symposium Editor.

Honors


  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022 – Present)
  • First Place in the 40th Annual Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition

Professional Organizations


  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Liberty University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2015, Symposium Editor, Liberty University Law Review

Liberty University, B.S., Western Legal Traditions, magna cum laude, 2012

  • Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

  • Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition, Marquette Law School, Judge (2021 – Present)

Speeches & Publications


  • Speaker, Proceed with Caution: Strategies for Securing Your Innovation, BizTimes Media Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum (December, 2022)
  • Speaker, Successor Liability Coverage, We’ve Got You Covered: Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin 2022 – State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE (October, 2022)

Articles & Videos


PODCAST: Up For Review – March 2023 Update

Taxation is the theme of this month’s supreme court update. The court decided two tax cases in the past month,...
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PODCAST: Esports – Legal Implications of Streaming

Join Shareholder Adam J. Tutaj and Associate Attorneys James M. Sosnoski and Mark R. Hamilton Jr. as they discuss an...
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PODCAST: Up For Review – February 2023 Update

The court handed down a few decisions in civil cases this past month. We take a look at those decisions...
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PODCAST: Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law – Part 3

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PODCAST: Up for Review – January Update

There’s only one date on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s January oral argument calendar, but it packs a pair of interesting civil...
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Shareholder Scott T. Reigle and Associate Attorney James M. Sosnoski present at BizTimes Media’s Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum 2022

You can now watch the breakout session "Proceed with Caution: Strategies for Securing Your Innovation" by Shareholder Scott T. Reigle...
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PODCAST: Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law – Part 2

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols s.c. shareholders Thomas J. Nichols, Randal J. Brotherhood and Adam J. Tutaj discuss Wisconsin’s New...
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What is “Dicta” in Wisconsin’s Appellate Courts?

James M. Sosnoski The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, as well as the circuit courts, are bound by previous published appellate...
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PODCAST: Wisconsin Supreme Court Update – December 2022

With the state’s high court issuing its first decisions of the year, what had been a monthly “preview” column now...
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PODCAST: Wisconsin Supreme Court Preview – November 2022

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MTFN BizCast: Wisconsin Supreme Court Preview – October 2022

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols s.c. attorneys James M. Sosnoski and Caleb R. Gerbitz sit down to discuss the upcoming...
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The 2023 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 13 MTFN Attorneys

Best Lawyers in America recognizes nine Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. shareholders in their 2023 edition. Additionally, two shareholders...
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The 2022 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 13 MTFN Attorneys

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is proud to announce that nine of its shareholders were recently selected for recognition...
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Handling a Civil Appeal in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Once you have reached the end of a trial in the circuit court, the case is not necessarily over.  A...
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MTFN Attorneys Achieve Critical Appellate Victory in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Mueller v. TL90108, LLC, 2017AP1962

In 2001, an extremely rare 1938 Talbot Lago sports car was stolen from a Milwaukee business in what the supreme...
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Meissner Tierney Welcomes James Sosnoski as an Associate Attorney

Meissner Tierney is pleased to welcome James Sosnoski as an Associate Attorney. In his new position, James will focus his...
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