Jason R. Meehan

Contact
Tel | 414.276.5000
jason.meehan@wilaw.com


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Bio

Education

  • University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D.)
  • Northern Illinois University (B.S., Business Marketing)

Jason R. Meehan

Jason is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and assists clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters. Jason has experience litigating and negotiating resolutions in an array of subject matters in small claims and large claims courts. He has assisted clients in matters involving breach of contracts, business shareholder disputes, property disputes, renovation and construction disputes, insurance claims, and landlord tenant disputes.

Before moving into civil litigation, Jason practiced criminal defense law. There, he gained extensive experience trying cases before a jury and arguing contested motions on behalf of misdemeanor and felony defendants in the Milwaukee courts. Jason’s criminal defense experience includes representing and defending clients in general misdemeanor and felony cases, including OWI cases.

Prior to practicing law, Jason attended Northern Illinois University as a student athlete where he played defensive end for NIU’s football team. There, he received First Team All Mid-American Conference honors as a defensive end and for academics. Jason is known for applying the same tenacious work ethic that made him successful on the football field to representing his clients in the courtroom.

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Professional Associations and Affiliations

  • Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Board of Director
  • Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers, Treasurer
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee Bar Association


Awards/Distinctions

  • WAAL VelanDale Scholarship Award
  • National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
  • St. Louis County NAACP Jackie Robinson Award for Leadership and Community Service
  • Sales Excellence Award (NIU Professional Sales Program)


Articles and Publications

  • “Wisconsin Appellate Court finds Wisconsin’s Statutory Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Unconstitutional” ABA Section of Litigation Health Law Litigation Newsletter, (Summer 2017 Edition)