Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions
Negligence
Wis. JI—Civil 1023.5 (11/2025)Professional Negligence: Legal-Status of Lawyer as a Specialist is Not in Dispute
Last revised in 11/2025.
| Renumbered to: Wis JI-Civil 1023.5A
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- Auric v. Continental Cas. Co.
111 Wis.2d 507, 331 N.W.2d 325 - Denzer v. Rouse
48 Wis.2d 528, 180 N.W.2d 521 - DeThorne v. Bakken
196 Wis.2d 713, 539 N.W.2d 695 - Duffy Law Office v. Tank Transport
194 Wis.2d 674, 535 N.W.2d 91 - Glamann v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.
144 Wis.2d 865, 424 N.W.2d 924 - Gustavson v. O'Brien
87 Wis.2d 193, 274 N.W.2d 627 - Helmbrecht v. St. Paul Ins. Co.
122 Wis. 2d 94, 362 N.W.2d 118 (1985) - Helmbrecht v. St. Paul Ins. Co.
122 Wis.2d 94, 362 N.W.2d 118 - Hicks v. Nunnery
253 Wis.2d 721, 643 N.W.2d 809 - Klingbeil v. Saucerman
165 Wis. 60, 160 N.W. 1051 - Kraft v. Steinhafel
364 Wis.2d 672, 869 N.W.2d 506 - Lewandowski v. Continental Casualty Co.
88 Wis.2d 271, 276 N.W.2d 284 - MacLeish v. Boardman Clark LLP
386 Wis.2d 50, 924 N.W.2d 799 - Milwaukee County v. Schmidt, Gardner, and Erickson
43 Wis.2d 445, 168 N.W.2d 559 - Nowatske v. Osterloh
198 Wis.2d 419, 543 N.W.2d 265 - Olfe v. Gordon
93 Wis.2d 173, 286 N.W.2d 573 - Pence v. Slate
388 Wis.2d 658, 933 N.W.2d 495 - Pierce v. Colwell
209 Wis.2d 355, 563 N.W.2d 166 - Seltrecht v. Bremer
214 Wis.2d 110, 571 N.W.2d 686 - Skindzelewski v. Smith
2020 WI 57, 392 Wis. 2d 117, 944 N.W.2d 575 - Tallmadge v. Boyle
300 Wis. 2d 510, 730 N.W.2d 173 (2007) - Tensfeldt v. Haberman
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This instruction is also found in the print edition of the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions, volume 1.
Cite this instruction as: Wis. JI—Civil 1023.5 (11/2025)
The Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions are created and edited by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference. Instructions include contributions from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and are used with its permission.