Eugene M. LaFlamme

EUGENE M. LaFLAMME is a partner at McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC. Eugene primarily works out of the Milwaukee office and is also the managing partner of the Chicago office Eugene has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. 

Eugene has defended clients throughout the country and he serves as national and regional counsel for a number of corporations and insurance companies. His practice focuses on the defense of companies facing catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage claims. He has extensive experience defending complex fire and explosion claims, product liability matters, construction cases, and architectural/engineering negligence matters. Eugene has had his trial victories highlighted in publications issued by the Defense Research Institute and the Wisconsin Law Journal. He has also been consistently recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer.

Eugene was a top 5 finalist for defense counsel of the year with CLM and is the lead co-chair for CLM’s property loss committee. He was also the founding co-chair of CLM’s fire and explosion committee and the past president and current board member of CLM’s Southeast Wisconsin chapter. Eugene is a member and former vice president of the Hearth Patio Barbecue Educational Foundation, a trade organization comprised of companies involved in the fireplace and barbecue industries. Additionally, Eugene is a frequent presenter and author for numerous national and local conferences and publications.

Education

• University of Massachusetts 1999
• Marquette University Law School 2002

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Northern District of Illinois

Representative Cases

Professional Affiliations

• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Defense Research Institute
• Propane Gas Defense Association
• Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
• Claims Xchange
• Wisconsin Defense Counsel