Jason D. LuczakPartner |
Phone: 414-271-1440 Fax: 414-271-7680 Email: sserddA liamE wohS E-Card: E-Card |
Jason D. Luczak is a trial and appellate attorney at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents clients in a variety of practice areas, including criminal and white collar defense, administrative and licensing matters, and civil litigation in the state and federal courts, as well as municipal courts and administrative agencies throughout Wisconsin and Illinois. His experience includes trying serious felonies and other charges in state and federal court and briefing and arguing appeals before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jason is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as before the U.S. District Courts in Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Jason is a 2008 graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a member of the school's nationally recognized trial team. When he was in Chicago, he worked on post-conviction and death penalty cases and appeals through the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent College of Law. While at Chicago-Kent, he received the CALI Award for Trial Advocacy, Legal Writing, Criminal Appellate Advocacy and International Human Rights. Jason graduated summa cum laude from Ball State University in 2005, with a B. A. in Television News and Political Science, where he was an anchor and reporter for a local PBS station.
In addition to his law practice, Jason is currently an adjunct associate professor of law, teaching the trial skills competition course at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee. He also coaches the Marquette National Moot Court Competition team, which won the regional competition and advanced to the national finals in 2013. Jason is a frequent commentator on CourtTV and speaker on numerous criminal law topics for the Milwaukee Bar Association.
Jason is a past President of the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (MYLA), a current Board Member for Sharp Literacy and has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star for the past several years. He was also honored by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of Wisconsin's Up and Coming Lawyers.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2008
- Illinois, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2010
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2011
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 2008
- Ball State University
- B.A. summa cum laude - 2005
Honors and Awards
- Named in 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Young Lawyers Division Mentoring Award
- Kuchler-Nicholson-Stilling Sensitive Crimes Award, 2023
- Wisconsin Law Journal, Legal All-Star
- BizTimes Media, Rising Stars in Law
- Lead Counsel Verified
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2011 - 2012, 2014 - Present
- Wisconsin Law Journal Up and Coming Lawyer - 2012
- CALI Award (Highest Grade in Law School Class) in Trial Advocacy, Legal Writing: Criminal Appellate Advocacy, and International Human Rights
- Featured on Court TV
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Marquette University Law School, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy 1
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Member, 2008 - Present
- Milwaukee Bar Association, Member
- Chair, Criminal Defense Section
- Criminal Defense CLE Committee
- Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association, Former President
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Member
- Waukesha County Bar Association, Member
Classes/Seminars
- "The 43rd Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law"
- "The 41st Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law"
- Moderator for "Milwaukee County Criminal Court Operations re: Pandemic"
- "The 40th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law"
- "The 39th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law"
- The Rise of CBD in Wisconsin: Pitfalls and Considerations
Pro Bono Activities
- Board Member, SHARP Literacy