JOE THRASHER obtained his law degree at the University of Wisconsin Law School, having graduated Order of the Coif. He practices in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, commercial and real estate litigation and civil appeals. He also provides mediation services. He is admitted to practice in all state and in federal courts in Wisconsin and the United States Courts of Appeal for the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits.

Joe has served on the State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is an advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Membership in this organization is by peer invitation only. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Wisconsin Defense Council, the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Barron County Bar. He is a past member of the Wisconsin Judicial Council, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and has been named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer by Milwaukee Magazine. He has on numerous occasions presented at seminars and mock trials presented by ABOTA and the State Bar, and has taught weeklong litigation courses at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

He is a former Vice-President and President of the University of Wisconsin-Barron County Foundation and is also President of the Long Lake Preservation Association. Other interests include most usual “up north” activities, photography, summertime flower gardening and “anything that floats.”