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Domnitz lends a helping hand

Domnitz lends a helping hand

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Noah   Domnitz - Domnitz & Skemp SC (WLJ Photo by Kevin Harnack)
Noah   Domnitz – Domnitz & Skemp SC (WLJ Photo by Kevin Harnack)

Noah Domnitz meets people at their worst.

His clients typically have been in an accident or are hurt and and aren’t sure what to do next.

“I view my job as helping people get their lives back on track,” said Domnitz, an attorney with Domnitz & Skemp SC, Milwaukee.

“People are facing a lot of uncertainty and it’s hard,” he admitted, before adding he enjoys his job and helping people. “I try to instill confidence in them and let them know they can trust us.”

Although he joined the firm in 2008, Domnitz has been around the law his whole life. His father, Merrick Domnitz, is a partner in the firm.

“He’s been doing this for 35 years and I really appreciate the opportunity to learn from him,” Domnitz said. “We are a small firm so we all work together and I’m gaining a lot of experience from doing crash scene reconstructions to mediations.”

In addition to his work on personal injury and wrongful death cases, Domnitz, a University of Miami School of Law graduate, also has written several articles for “The Verdict,” a periodical for the Wisconsin Association for Justice. He also presented two statewide CLE seminars and is active in the WAJ’s New Lawyers’ division, the American Association for Justice New Lawyers’ division and Centro Legal.

What is the hardest part of your job?

Clients come to me at a time a crisis and they are entrusting me to help them and it can be stressful to live up to that expectation.

Where would you like to be in five years?

On the first tee at Augusta in the Master’s. Besides that, which probably is not going to happen, I want to be doing what I’m doing: helping others and making a difference in the community.

Are there any words or phrases that you tend to overuse?

When looking at proposed settlements from opposing attorneys for my clients, I often use the phrase ’woefully inadequate.’

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

Hank Aaron. He sits at the intersection of sports and civil rights. I would love to hear him talk about what he went through during the 1950s and 1960s and hearing how everything went down.

What trait do you like most in others?

A sense of humor. Laughter is a great elixir.

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

I could spend unlimited hours on a golf course. It’s peaceful, challenging, humbling all at the same time.

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