Stuart B. Eiche
Stuart Eiche received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1978, where he served on the editorial board of the Wisconsin Law Review. Mr. Eiche concentrates his practice in civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense. His experience includes automobile, homeowners, commercial liability, fire, real estate and business practice litigation and insurance coverage matters, including appeals to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Eiche has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocary and has been named as a top 5% “Super Lawyer” in personal injury defense litigation.
EXPERIENCE
- Founding partner, Eiche & Frakes, S.C.
- Principal counsel in over 1200 contested matters resolved through settlement, arbitration, trial and appeal in state and federal courts
- Arbitrator and mediator in over 100 contested matters
EDUCATION
- B.A., with distinction, University of Wisconsin, 1975
- J.D., University of Wisconsin, 1978
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Certified Civil Trial Specialist
- Selected top 5% “Super Lawyer” in defense litigation
- Awarded AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, demonstrating preeminent professional achievement and ethical standards
- Editorial Board Member, Wisconsin Law Review
PUBLISHED DECISIONS
- Progressive Northern Ins. Co. v. Hall, 288 Wis. 2d 282, 709 N.W.2d 46 (2006)
- Lukowski v. Dankert, 184 Wis. 2d 142, 515 N.W.2d 883 (1994)
- Employers Health Ins. v. General Casualty Co. of Wis., 161 Wis. 2d 937, 469 N.W.2d 172 (1991)
- Brooks v. Hayes, 133 Wis. 2d 228, 395 N.W.2d 167 (1986)
- American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Reciprocal Ins., 111 Wis. 2d 308, 330 N.W. 2d 223 (Ct. App. 1983)
- Mutual Service Cas. Ins. Co. v. Koenigs, 110 Wis. 2d 522, 329 N.W.2d 157 (1983)
- Sommer v. Carr, 99 Wis. 2d 789, 299 N.W.2d 856 (1981)
PUBLICATIONS
- Workers Compensation – Liability of Principal Employer for Injuries to Employees of His Contractors or Subcontractors, 1977 Wisconsin Law Review 185
- The Common Law Treatment in Wisconsin of the Right to Recover for Emotional Harm, 1977 Wisconsin Law Review 1089
- Recent Changes in the Statutory Liability of Wisconsin Dog Owners: How Expensive is Fido? April, 1984 Wisconsin Bar Bulletin
MEMBERSHIPS
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United State Supreme Court