Patrick W. Brennan

Wisconsin

Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C.
710 N. Plankinton Ave
Suite 500
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Tel: 414-290-7581

Email: pbrennan@crivellolaw.com
Web: www.crivellolaw.com

Professional Biography

Pat is a shareholder and member of the board of Crivello, Nichols & Hall. With state and federal practice throughout Wisconsin, he has demonstrated expertise in commercial and bodily injury litigation, professional liability, construction disputes, and insurance coverage issues. Maintaining the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, he has achieved the AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbel Award, was invited into the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel organization, and elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Having tried to verdict over 75 cases, Pat’s experience in the courts has been recognized by his peers with election to the Chair position of the State Bar of Wisconsin Litigation Section and President of the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, now the Wisconsin Defense Counsel, and a Super Lawyers designation since 2010. He has been selected as a Fellow of both the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Foundation and has received the singular honors of Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar by the Milwaukee Bar Association, Best’s Lawyer of the Year for personal injury in 2022 and 2024, and he has been recognized as one of the top 100 Irish Lawyers in the country.

The Trial Attorneys Guide selected Pat as the exclusive and recommended attorney in Wisconsin for 2023/2024.

An award-winning author, Pat has published widely in the legal, insurance and corporate press, and has spoken on litigation topics of interest to professional and industry groups including RIMS, CPCU, the State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Defense Counsel and numerous other organizations. He co-authors a chapter of the Wisconsin Trial Practice manual.

Honors & Awards

  • AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell ratingTop Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, Martindale-Hubbell
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section Board of Governors (Chair 2007-2008)
  • ‘Super Lawyer,’ designation 2010 – present
  • Best Lawyers – 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Best Lawyers In America – Commercial Litigation 2014
  • Recipient, Lawyer of the Year/Legal Scholar Milwaukee Bar Association (1990)
  • The Trial Attorneys – 2023/2024 Recommended Attorney and Firm in Wisconsin
  • President, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin (2001-2002)
  • Irish Legal 100

About Crivello, Nichols & Hall

At Crivello, Nichols & Hall our clients get more than a promise when they need representation in the courtroom. They get solid performance from a law firm whose members have successfully represented industry, government, insurance companies and individuals for over 60 years. They also receive the services of lawyers with state-of-the-art facilities and who are uniformly recognized by their peers and the judiciary as leaders in the profession.

No amount of experience, or even superior ability, is sufficient if the performance of an attorney or law firm is inconsistent. We understand that consistency is the basis for most long-term business relationships. Therefore, whether our clients are coming to us for the first or fiftieth time, they are provided the same level of dedication and performance. Our consistency is evidenced by the growing list of corporate and business clients who have been with us for two, three and even four decades.

The integrity of a law firm is the thread that ties together all aspects of the relationship between client and lawyer. Successful legal representation is based as much on the integrity with which the legal services are rendered as on the proficiency of the attorney. Strict adherence to this belief has earned Crivello, Nichols & Hall its reputation as a law firm that deals honestly and fairly with clients, peers and judiciaries. Over the years, in response to the needs of our clientele, our firm began to assume a national character. Today, Crivello, Nichols & Hall manages and directly provides legal services in almost every state in the United States.