Patrick is a general practice lawyer, whose areas of expertise include: Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate and Business Law, Litigation, Collections, Banking Law and Title Insurance.
Patrick 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 LaRowe Gerlach & Roy, LLP as an Associate Attorney. In 2001, Patrick became a Partner of the law firm. The firm was subsequently re-named LaRowe Gerlach Taggart LLP in March of 2013. In 2017, he was appointed as a Court Commissioner for Sauk County, Wisconsin. In 2021, Patrick founded Taggart Law LLC.
Since 2011, Patrick Taggart II has annually been 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 was selected as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent in Trusts & Estates and Real Estate by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC). From 2016 through 2019, he was 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.
- Marquette University Law School
- J.D. (1997) | Law
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.A. (1993) | Comparative Literature
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- Attorney and Owner
- Taggart Law LLC
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- Partner
- LaRowe Gerlach Taggart, LLP
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- Court Commissioner
- Sauk County
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- General Counsel
- Colsac Skiers Inc.
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- Partner
- LaRowe, Gerlach & Roy, LLP
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- Estate Planning: Basic to Advanced, Edward Jones Estate Planning Event
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Nation's Top One Percent
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- 2015-2019
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2011-2023; Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence.
- Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Wisconsin
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- 2016-2019
- Client Distinction Award
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Sauk County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Former President
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- Dane County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce
- Member
- Current
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- Wisconsin State Bar # 1029734
- Member
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- Wisconsin
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- 7th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern & Western Districts of Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- General Civil
- English
- French