Creative, tireless and resourceful litigator 

Patrick Nolan is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who has represented companies and individuals throughout the United States and Canada. Advising clients on all phases of the litigation process, from initial claim and fact investigation to civil discovery, trial and appeal, Patrick focuses on litigation claims involving:

• Product liability, including personal injury, premises liability and toxic tort matters
• Insurance coverage
• Indemnity agreements
• UCC Article 2 sales and warranty claims
• Professional liability

Patrick provides strategic recommendations to his clients in the early stages of a claim, delivering and implementing a broad strategy for resolving a matter in keeping with their legal and business objectives. His clients know him to be an aggressive advocate for their interests, working with experts in a variety of disciplines to make thoughtful and persuasive arguments before judges and juries.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• Boston College (B.S., 1993)
  • Honors Economics program

• Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1997)
  • Marquette Law Review, managing editor (1996–1997)

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (1992)
  • General Course

• University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (Certificate of Executive Management, 2013)

• "2014 Wisconsin Insurance Law Update"
• "2015 Wisconsin Insurance Law Update"
• "2016 Wisconsin Insurance Law Update"
• "2017 Wisconsin Insurance Law Update"
• "An Update on Wisconsin Insurance Law and a Look Ahead"
• "Procurement Contract Training - Top 10 Signs Your Contract Might Fail You and the Company"
• "Solace For Wis. Suppliers Over Defective Components"
• "State Bar of Wisconsin CLE - 2022 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review"
• "Understanding and Avoiding Pitfalls with First Party Property Casualty Claims"
• "Will Wisconsin Courts Interpret Indemnity Agreements and Additional-Insured Endorsements Differently in Light of Deepwater Horizon?"
• "Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review – 2016"
• "Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review – 2017"
• 2012 Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review
• 2014 ​Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review
• 2016 Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review
• 2017 Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review
• 2018 Insurance Coverage Case Law Year in Review
• 2018 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review
• 2019 Insurance Coverage Case Law Year in Review
• 2019 Insurance Law Series: 2018 Insurance Coverage Case Law Year in Review
• 2019 Insurance Law Series: Insurance Coverage for Business Torts & Related Claims
• 2020 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review
• 2022 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review
• 2022 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review
• 2023 Wisconsin Insurance Case Law Year in Review
• A Primer on Common Insurance and Indemnity Issues
• Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law, 9th Edition
• Claims Made Policies
• Claims-Made Policies May Cover Claims Submitted Outside the Reporting Period
• Claims-Made Policies May Cover Claims Submitted Outside the Reporting Period
• Common Tort Issues for Construction Contractors
• Coverage Delayed, Coverage Denied
• COVID-19 Raises Novel Business Interruption Insurance Questions: Are You Covered?
• Insurance Policy Basics: Understanding Different Types of Policies
• Legal Considerations for Product Safety
• Product Liability Desk Reference, A Fifty-State Compendium: State of Wisconsin Chapter
• Product Liability for Alcohol Beverages: The Legal Landscape Before, During and After Cook v. MillerCoors LLC
• Recent Decisions Underscore Importance of Communication With Carriers
• Reservation of Rights Letters and Defense Handling After Maxwell
• The Duty to Defend from the Policyholder's Perspective
• The Legal World of PFAS – Insurance Coverage Implications
• Tribes Win Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Business Losses
• Wisconsin Case Law Year in Review 2023
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals - Insurance Coverage For Use of Wrong Ingredient
• Wisconsin Insurance Coverage Law: Recent Trends and Developments
• Wisconsin Insurance Coverage Law: Recent Trends and Developments
• Wisconsin Insurance Coverage Law: Recent Trends and Developments
• Wisconsin Insurance Coverage Law: Recent Trends and Developments
• Wisconsin Insurance Coverage Law: Recent Trends and Developments in 2013
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Provides Sobering Lesson on the Limits of Standard Commercial Crime Policies
• ​2015 Wisconsin Insurance Law Year in Review
• ​The Duty to Defend from the Policyholder’s Perspective
• ​Wisconsin Supreme Court Update
• “Considerations for when you’re asked to hold someone else harmless: Indemnity Contracts and Additional Insured Status”