Curt obtained his undergraduate training at Loyola University in Los Angeles, CA, and received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Upon graduation from law school, he was appointed judge of the Second Municipal Court for Lincoln County, WI, and served in that capacity until the Court Reorganization Act of 1961 abolished the position.

From 1962 until 1964 Curt was an assistant district attorney for Dane County, WI. In 1964 he entered private practice.

Since 1964, Curt has concentrated his practice in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury, including auto accidents, products liability, medical and legal malpractice and worker’s compensation cases.

One of Curt’s more noteworthy cases involved a six-week jury trial against General Motors. His client was a passenger in a Corvair automobile that went out of control during a low-speed turn and rolled over, causing serious injury to her. The verdict Curt obtained for his client was the only case ever won against General Motors for negligent design of the Corvair.

He is a charter member of the American Board of Trial Advocates; a past president of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; a past member of the board of directors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; and a member of the Negligence Section of the American Bar Association.

Over his legal career, Curt has spoken extensively at trial seminars for other lawyers, taught trial practice at the UW Law School, and lectured medical groups and insurance adjusters on various aspect of personal injury law.

For the last three years he has served as moderator for the American Board of Trial Attorneys’ annual trial seminar held in Milwaukee, WI.

A former United States Marine and combat veteran of the Korean War, Curt embodies a tough generation that values hard work to achieve goals and understands his duty to help people in times of need.

He has been voted one of Madison’s “Best Personal Injury Lawyers” in three separate polls conducted by Madison Magazine over an 18-year period and he is also one of only 1,880 lawyers in the United States who has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for 20 consecutive years since the first publication in 1983.

Curt currently has a state-wide practice in the personal injury and medical malpractice fields. Over his legal career he has achieved millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for injured clients who sought his services.

When he is not settling or trying cases, Curt enjoys spending time with his wife and son, deep sea fishing, and hunting birds with his two English setters.

Contact him via email at ckirkhuff@prmk.com.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION
U.W. Law School, J.D. (1960)
Loyola University, Los Angeles

EXPERIENCE
Judge of the Second Municipal Court for Lincoln County, WI (1960-1961), appointed by Governor Gaylord Nelson
Assistant District Attorney in Dane County, WI (1962-1964)
Private Practice (1964-present)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
American Board of Trial Advocates, Charter Member
Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Past President
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, past member of the Board of Directors
Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
American Bar Association, Member of the Negligence Section

PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
State-wide trial seminars
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Trial Practice
Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Senior Counsel in the College of Masters Advocates Barristers