PKSD (Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice)

PKSD: Personal Injury Lawyers in Milwaukee and Wisconsin

PKSD (Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice) is a law firm based in Milwaukee that specializes exclusively in personal injury law. Founded in 1999, the firm has grown to include nine trial attorneys dedicated to this area, including a team specializing in nursing home abuse and neglect. The firm presents itself as a practice with extensive trial and appellate experience to handle complex injury cases throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Practice Areas

The firm's work focuses on representing individuals injured by negligence. Its list of services includes:

• Car accidents, with specific sections for common injuries, drunk driving, distracted driving, and questions about what to do after a crash.
• Motorcycle and truck accidents, the latter involving issues arising from federal regulations and multiple liable parties.
• Nursing home abuse and neglect, with resources on pressure sores, choking, falls, malnutrition and dehydration, medication errors, physical or chemical restraints, physical or sexual assault, sepsis, signs of abuse, understaffing, and wandering.
• Brain injuries, with information on their impact and types.
• Defective products, including defective vehicles and specific cases such as DePuy hip replacements, Medtronic power morcellator, and Takata airbags.
• Dog bites, slip and falls, and wrongful death.

Track Record and Results

Since its founding in 1999, the firm has recovered more than $500 million in compensation for its clients, according to the data it publishes. Among the results it highlights are cases of $11 million for wrongful death, $3.4 million for nursing home wrongful death, $2.15 million for a pedestrian accident, and $2 million for a construction accident. The firm reports a 98% success rate and operates on a contingency fee basis: the client pays no legal fees unless compensation is recovered.

Attorney Team

The team consists of nine trial attorneys. Among the partners are Jeffrey A. Pitman, Howard S. Sicula, M. Angela Dentice, and Richard G. Kalkhoff. Pitman, with more than 28 years of practice, is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, has served as president of the Wisconsin Association of Justice, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin; he is also a member of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. Sicula graduated Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his law degree Cum Laude from Marquette University. Dentice has been called a "trailblazer" by the Waukesha Freeman and the Oconomowoc Enterprise. Kalkhoff has been a partner with the firm since 2002. The team is rounded out by Rebecca L. Domnitz, Luke Mayefske, Patrick C. O'Neill, Adam M. Fitzpatrick, Samuel M. Killian, and Ronald Cresswell.

Areas We Serve

The firm serves clients throughout Wisconsin. Among the locations it lists are Milwaukee, West Allis, Appleton, Wauwatosa, Madison, Brookfield, Green Bay, Menomonee Falls, Eau Claire, Kenosha, Wausau, Racine, Waukesha, and New Berlin.

Client Service and Guarantees

The firm offers a free, no-obligation initial consultation and maintains phone support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each client meets with one of the attorneys during that first consultation. The firm guarantees that the client will work with a dedicated attorney and receive clear updates about their case. For litigation preparation, PKSD relies on a network of private investigators—former members of law enforcement—professional medical staff, and accident reconstruction specialists.

Location and Contact

1110 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr #320, Milwaukee, WI, US · Phone: (414) 333-3333 · Hours: Phone support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week