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Phone: (608)
283-1703
Fax: (608) 283-1709
ccetrangolo@boardmanlawfirm.com
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Interesting Fact: Cathy once appeared
in a Ramones music video.
Primary Area of Practice: Litigation
Cathy conducts all types of litigation with an emphasis on complex
federal court litigation and appellate advocacy.
- Member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin,
Western District Bar Association and the Dane County Bar Association
- Barrister, James E. Doyle Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Served two years as a judicial law clerk to The Honorable Barbara
B. Crabb, United States District Court for the Western District
of Wisconsin
- Graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law, Order
of the Coif, Law Review (Articles Editor); recipient of the prestigious
Frank R. Strong Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy Award and
Prize
- Holds a B.S. from the New York University School of Business
- Has practiced extensively in both federal and state courts,
including the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Seventh
Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts
of Wisconsin, all levels of the Wisconsin state court system
and various other federal district and appellate courts throughout
the United States
- Often serves as local counsel in patent and other disputes
venued in the Western District of Wisconsin
Representative Federal Actions
- Vehicle IP v. GM Corp., et al. (W.D.
Wis.) – local counsel
in patent dispute concerning turn-by-turn navigation software
- Digene
v. Third Wave Technologies (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel
for Digene in patent dispute concerning HPV diagnostic for cervical
cancer
- 3M v. Kerr Corp. (W.D. Wis.) – local
counsel for 3M in patent dispute concerning dental composite
materials that ended in a favorable settlement
- Payday Loans v. City of Madison (W.D. Wis.) – defense counsel
in 14th Amendment lawsuit ending in successful summary judgment
- Baker v. Pro Floor (W.D. Wis.) – defense
counsel in Title VII dispute that ended in successful summary
judgment
- Balogun v.
Capitol Indemnity (W.D. Wis.) – defense counsel
in Title VII dispute that ended in voluntary dismissal after
moving to
dismiss
- O’Hern v. Brown County (E.D. Wis.) – defense
counsel in suit involving due process rights under the Fourteenth
Amendment that ended in favorable settlement
- Baldozier v. American
Family (D. Colo./MDL) – defense counsel
in nationwide collective action brought under the Fair Labor
Standards Act
- Ole Mexican Foods v. Latino Foods (W.D. Wis./7th Cir.) -- successful
summary judgment on 16 claims and $1 million jury verdict, both
upheld on appeal
- Volvo Trucks N.A. v. Reeder-Simco (U.S. Supreme
Court) – authored
amicus brief on behalf of National Automobile Dealers Association
involving antitrust law under the Robinson-Patman Act
- Ovadal v.
City of Madison (U.S. Supreme Court) – authored
brief in opposition to petition for certiorari involving free-speech
rights under the First Amendment
- American Family v. Smith (U.S.
Supreme Court) – authored
petition for certiorari involving class-action rights under the
Fourteenth
Amendment
This is not a comprehensive list; please contact Cathy
Cetrangolo for additional details.
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