Patrick J. Taggart II
LaRowe Gerlach Taggart, LLPPatrick Taggart II grew up in Sauk City, Wisconsin. After graduating from Marquette University Law School, he returned to the Sauk City and Prairie du Sac area and joined the law office as an associate attorney. In 2001, Patrick became a partner of the firm. He is a general practice lawyer, whose areas of expertise include: Estate Planning, Probate, Business Law, Litigation and Real Estate Law. In April of 2011, Patrick Taggart II was awarded an AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. This is the highest rating available to an attorney in the United States. He was selected as one of Wisconsin's Top Rated Lawyers™ of 2013 for Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial and General Practice. Avvo has given him its highest rating of 10.0/Superb. From 2015 through 2020, Patrick has been selected as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC). From 2016 through 2019, he has been selected as one of the Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Wisconsin by the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA). He has also appeared on Court TV. Patrick serves on the Board of Directors for many local business and non-profit organizations. He served as President of the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce from 2008 to 2010. He has been a member of the Sauk City Housing Authority Board since 1998 and was a member of the Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation Board from 2008 to 2017. Patrick served on the Merrimac Community Charter School Governance Council as well as the Board of Trustees of the Merrimac Education Foundation, Inc. In 2013, he became a founding member of the Board of Directors for Colsac Skiers, Inc., a non-profit adaptive water ski school for disabled children and adults, including our injured veterans. In 2017, he was appointed as a Sauk Co. Court Commissioner. In 2019, Patrick was appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to the Appointment Selection Committee.
- Marquette University Law School
- J.D. (1997)
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- Partner
- LaRowe Gerlach Taggart, LLP
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- Partner
- LaRowe, Gerlach & Roy, LLP
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- Court Commissioner
- Sauk County
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- Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Wisconsin
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Wisconsin
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Nation's Top One Percent
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Client Distinction Award
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Nation's Top One Percent
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Wisconsin State Bar # 1029734
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- Sauk County Bar Association
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- Dane County Bar Association
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- Wisconsin
- Real Estate Law
- Estate Planning
- Business Law
- Collections
- Probate
- Personal Injury
- General Civil
- French
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