Joseph M. Fasi II

Biography

Joseph M. Fasi II, Equity Partner and Co-Chair Litigation Group, is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  Mr. Fasi has been lead counsel in over 80 jury trials in Wisconsin, Florida, and Federal Courts with numerous defense verdicts. Mr. Fasi’s practice includes product liability, medical product liability and pharmaceutical defense, defense of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, food contamination issues, transportation law, professional malpractice, and medical malpractice defense. Mr. Fasi serves as general counsel for several corporations, and he has been selected as national counsel for a major appliance company and a health care provider.

Mr. Fasi is a frequent lecturer and author on legal issues and trial techniques.  He is a member of the select Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) where he serves as Chair of the Drug, Device, and Biotechnology Section (2009-2012). He is also Vice Chair of the Diversity Initiative Committee, Professional Liability Section, and the Contracts Committee. Mr. Fasi is active in DRI, where he is the Past Board Member Liaison to the Drug and Medical Device Committee (2008-present), was elected to the Board of Directors (2001-2004), and served as Chair of the Medical Liability and Health Care Committee (1999-2001).

Mr. Fasi has been selected for inclusion on the Wisconsin Super Lawyers® list each year since 2005. He enjoys an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Fasi is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin, Florida, United States Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida. He received a B.A. from Marquette University and an M.A., with honors, from Seattle University. Mr. Fasi received a J.D. from Stetson University, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Stetson Law Review and a member of the National Mock Trial Team.

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

• Stetson University, J.D.
• Marquette University, B.A.
• Seattle University, M.A., with honors

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

In the News

• 5/17/2012 – Joseph M. Fasi II Presents “Avoid Slaps in Your FaceBook: How to Mitigate Social Media Risks”
• 5/14/2012 – Joseph M. Fasi II – Trial Win
• 11/14/2011 – Five Milwaukee Attorneys Named 2011 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• 3/1/2011 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented “ Get your Facebook out of My Space: The Risks and Rewards of Social Media”
• 2/28/2011 – Joseph M. Fasi II presents “100 Days Before Trial- The Hard Work of Sitting: Thinking about the Case and the Law”
• 11/12/2010 – Edward (Ned) B. Witte and Joseph M. Fasi II selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010.
• 10/15/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II presents at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
• 9/21/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II has been appointed by the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) as Vice Chair of the Diversity Initiative Committee
• 8/9/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II reappointed to Chair the Drug, Device and Biotechnology Section of the FDCC
• 7/30/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II spoke at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) in Munich, Germany
• 6/10/2010 – Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan attorneys and staff, led by Joseph M. Fasi, volunteered at Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force
• 3/8/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II spoke at the winter meeting of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) in Orlando, Florida
• 1/7/2010 – Joseph M. Fasi II to speak in three sessions of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida
• 12/7/2009 – Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP Attorney Awards
• 9/11/2009 – Joseph M. Fasi II and Marcella Spoto spoke at the 32d Annual Torts Update for the Wisconsin Bar
• 8/26/2009 – Joseph M. Fasi II appointed FDCC Chair of the Drug, Device, and Biotechnology Section
• 8/20/2009 – Joseph M. Fasi II and Marcella S. Spoto presenting annual legal update on Nursing Home Law
• 5/15/2009 – Joseph M. Fasi II is a past board member of DRI’s Drug and Medical Device Committee and has served as the Committee’s Liaison from 2008 to the present.
• 2/7/2009 – Joseph M Fasi II spoke at the winter meeting of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• 12/2/2008 – Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Attorneys Honored
• 9/22/2008 – Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel names Joseph M. Fasi, II as Vice Chair
• 7/18/2008 – Joseph M. Fasi II authors “Take it Back, or We”ll See you in Court. Avoiding Potential or Ordered Recalls.”
• 7/15/2008 – Joseph M. Fasi II named Vice Chair of the Professional Liability Committee
• 6/28/2008 – Joseph M Fasi II spoke at the 4th Annual Foot & Ankle Symposium
• 6/12/2008 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented “Anticipating and Dealing with FDA Recalls- A Proactive Approach”
• 2/28/2008 – Joseph M. Fasi II spoke at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting
• 10/19/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds for the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
• 9/29/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented “Jury Instructions and the Thinking Lawyer”
• 7/9/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair
• 4/13/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds for the Department of Physical Medicine
• 4/5/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic in Madison
• 3/14/2007 – Joseph M. Fasi II presents at Good Samaritan Hospital