Ted M. Warshafsky
Ted M. Warshafsky (December 6, 1926 – October 14, 2012) was a personal injury lawyer and activist best known for establishing the successful Warshafsky Law Firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and nominating Julian Bond as the first African American major-party candidate for Vice President of the United States. Early life. The son of two immigrants, Ted Warshafsky was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Ida and Israel Warshafsky. His parents divorced by the time he turned 4 years old. When Warshafsky turned 18, he joined the Marines and later attended the University of Wisconsin Law School on the  GI Bill. Warshafsky later lived on the upper east side of Milwaukee in the Murray Hill neighborhood after graduating from college. He went on to build a reputation for winning multi-million dollar lawsuits, mostly against big name drug companies. During his professional career, he spent his time in both local and national politics. Warshafsky Law Firm. After leaving law school, Ted M. Warshafsky struggled to find footing in the legal world until he founded the Warshafsky Law Firm. Based out of Wisconsin, Warshafsky Law Firm has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Milwaukee area . In competition with firms such as Foley and Lardner LLP and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Warshafsky Law Firm has a history of specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Lawsuits. Book Series. While developing his professional career with Warshafsky Law Firm, Ted M. Warshafsky wrote a book series with his colleague called The Trial Handbook for Wisconsin Lawyers. This collection contained multiple volumes of information regarding issues of Wisconsin civil and criminal law. Printed by Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, the series of guides gives readers instruction, information, and advice for legal cases and trials, including how lawyers should conduct themselves  during trials, how to handle circumstantial evidence, and the course of actions one should take once a final judgement has been made by the court. Philanthropy. The Warshafsky Law Firm reflects the advocacy and passion Ted M. Warshafsky has always had for helping communities. The Warshafsky Law Firm formed a charitable foundation, known as Venice Arts, to distribute scholarships to young people in Milwaukee who are needy and deserving. Many groups are supported through donations made by Warshafsky Law Firm, including the Holton Street YMCA, Pearls for Girls, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Acknowledgements. In 2008, Ted M. Warshafsky  was included in the Wisconsin Super Lawyers and received a Lifetime Achievement Award of Wisconsin Leaders in Law from the Wisconsin Law Journal. Later in 2009, Warshafsky was also selected as one of the top 100 lawyers in Wisconsin by the State Bar of Wisconsin and was recognized by the American Association for Justice as being one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the United States. During his lifetime, Warshafsky served as a member and diplomat for a number of professional associations, including the American Board of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of  Trail Lawyers, the New Democratic Coalition, and the International Society of Barristers. Ted M. Warshafsky also gave time as the national secretary for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and as President of both the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and Trial Lawyers Doing Public Justice. Illness and Death. After suffering from a stroke in November 2011, Warshafsky died on October 14, 2012, at the age of 85, in his Jefferson County home.