On the Job
Attorney David Hollander’s Practice
Attorney David P. Hollander is a skilled trial and appellate partner in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Madison office. He has represented clients in an array of complex disputes across a dozen states. David’s commercial practice focuses on business, real estate, intellectual property, and administrative or constitutional disputes. As Co-Chair of the firm’s Election and Political Law team, David also litigates ballot access, recount, election administration, voting rights, and democracy cases.
David’s varied client base has included family businesses, manufacturers, software developers, law firms, private equity firms (and other lenders or investors), healthcare institutions, higher education institutions, political parties, and civic organizations. He has also represented local government bodies and elected officials from each of Wisconsin’s three branches of government.
David regularly serves as local counsel for substantial litigation matters pending in state or federal court in Wisconsin. David offers his co-counsel practical insight, strategic thinking, attention to detail, and above-average tours of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
David is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches Trial Advocacy. He also frequently publishes content on legal issues that he finds interesting or important. In addition to Stafford Rosenbaum’s legal blog, David’s writing has been featured on the cover of Wisconsin Lawyer magazine twice, in Law360.com, and in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Books Unbound publication. Two leading legal publications have recognized David’s work: he has been named a “Wisconsin Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine and a “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers.
David’s notable successes include:
- Cross-examined majority shareholder in successful federal shareholder oppression trial, leading to a substantial money judgment against the majority shareholder, appointment of a receiver, and dissolution of the corporation.
- Served as second chair attorney in a successful four-day product liability bench trial on behalf of a U.S. military housing contractor who purchased 1,500+ units of the defective product.
- Obtained dismissal of counterclaims in a trademark infringement suit where the defendant alleged the infringed-upon trademarks were invalid and secured through fraud on the USPTO.
- Represented elected official in successful challenge to opponent’s placement on ballot based on opponent’s constitutional ineligibility to hold office; obtained court order reversing Wisconsin Elections Commission’s decision on emergency basis after Commission unlawfully placed candidate on ballot.
- Conducted 15+ employee-witness interviews on behalf of a higher education institution as part of a successful response to a False Claims Act case and an inquiry by the institution’s accrediting body.
- Contributed to litigation team that enjoined certain Wisconsin election regulations as unconstitutional in light of COVID-19 in April 2020, which resulted in approximately 80,000 ballots counting when they otherwise would have been disqualified.
David’s Court Admissions
- State of Wisconsin
- State of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
David’s Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2017)
- University of Missouri – Columbia (B.A., 2013)
David’s Presentations and Publications
- Co-Author, “The Return of Dicta Under Wisconsin Law?” Wisconsin Lawyer, October 2024
- Speaker, “First Amendment Claims: The Impact of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District on Wisconsin Municipalities,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Municipal Attorneys Institute Mini Reprise, January 2024
- Speaker, “First Amendment Claims: The Impact of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District on Wisconsin Municipalities,” League of Wisconsin Municipalities Attorneys Institute Conference, June 2023
- Author, “Brett Favre’s Hail Mary: Defamation Cases and First Amendment Protections,” Wisconsin Lawyer, May 2023
- Speaker, “Brett Favre v. Pat McAfee Defamation Case,” SERMAPod Podcast, Episode 27, March 2023
- Author, “Five-Year Statute of Limitation Applies to BIPA Claims,” Wisconsin Lawyer, March 2023
- Co-Author, “Wis. High Court Ruling May Open Door To Coverage Exception,” Law360, February 2023
- Author, “Biometrics Outside Borders: Privacy Protection Acts and Wisconsin Lawyers,” Wisconsin Lawyer, November 2022
David’s Awards and Achievements
- 2023 Top Contributor, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, 2023
- Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch® (2023-2024) for Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Insurance Law
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers – Rising Star® (2020-2023) for Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Insurance Coverage, and Higher Education
- Pro Bono Society Inductee: State Bar of Wisconsin (2019-2020, 2022) and University of Wisconsin Law School (2017)
- University of Wisconsin Law School Habush, Habush & Rottier Outstanding Trial Advocacy Award, 2017
- Bruce F. Beilfuss Memorial Award for Service to the University of Wisconsin Law School, 2017
- University of Wisconsin Law School Dean’s List, Spring 2015
- American Bar Association’s Janet D. Steiger Fellowship, 2015
David’s Memberships and Community Involvement
- Tenant Resource Center, Board of Directors
- James E. Doyle American Inns of Court, Programming Committee
- American Constitution Society – Madison Chapter, Vice President of Communications
- Diversity Scholarship Foundation, Mentor to First Year Law Students (2021)
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Election Protection Hotline, Site Captain (2020)
- Mizzou Alumni Association, Chicago Chapter Vice President (2018-2019)
