Knobloch willing to go to trial for his clients

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For the past several years, Eric Knobloch has gotten to do something he truly enjoys: “helping injured people put their lives back together.”

As a personal injury attorney with Warshafsky Rotter Tarnoff and Bloch SC, Knobloch has worked on eight trials in the past four years.

“It is a very high number for someone just four years out of law school,” acknowledged Knobloch, 31. “But I’ve had the good fortune to have cases that go to trial. A lot of cases settle at mediation. But you have to go to trial if you feel strongly about your case and your client and mediation might not work. There are not a lot of [lawyers] left that will to go to trial.”

Going to trial gives the injured clients he represents a little bit of hope, peace and justice, he said.

One case that stands out was aiding a Spanish-speaking man from the Dominican Republic who was severely injured and relied on Knobloch for help.

“He had lost his job and I was his sole way to help him get a little bit of money and get him back on his feet,” Knobloch said. “I was able to do that at trial.”

— Shayna Miller

What was your most useful law school course?

Civil procedure

What was your worst law school course?

Business associations

What is the best part about being an attorney?

Having the opportunity to right wrongs

If you hadn’t become a lawyer, what would you have done?

Journalist

Who are your favorite writers?

George R. R. Martin

What trait do you like most in others?

Honesty

What is your most prized possession?

My dog

What would you never wear?

A bowtie

What was your favorite toy as a child?

My baseball glove

What profession would you not like to participate in?

School administration

What famous person would you like to have a drink with?

Muhammad Ali

What words/phrases do you overuse?

Are you serious?

Finish this sentence: Happiness is…

Having just the right amount of everything you need

What in this world do you least desire?

Losing

How would your mother describe you in one word?

Compassionate

Where would you like to live?

On a lake

If you could be a superhero, who would you be?

Superman

What can you spend hours doing that’s not law-related?

Sit at a Brewers game