David Hanus focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on all aspects of construction litigation, products liability, professional liability and employment litigation. He also regularly serves as a mediator and aribtrator in construction disputes before the Milwaukee Metropolitan Builders Association.

In the area of professional liability, his experience includes architectural and engineering malpractice, medical and dental malpractice, legal malpractice and accounting malpractice. Mr. Hanus’ published decisions include:

• 1325 North Van Buren, LLC v. T-3 Group Ltd., 2006 WI 94, 716 N.W.2d 822 (2006).
• Hansen v. Degnitz, 283 Wis. 2d 455, 701 N.W.2d 77 (Ct. App. 2005).
• Young v. AuroraMedicalCenter, 272 Wis. 2d 300, 679 N.W.2d 549 (Ct. App. 2004).
• Finnegan v. WisconsinPatients Compensation Fund, 263 Wis. 2d 574, 666 N.W.2d 797 (2003).
• Strasser v. Transtech Mobile Fleet Service, Inc., 236 Wis. 2d 435, 613 N.W.2d 142 (2000).
• Woodward Communications, Inc. v. Shockley Communications Corp., 240 Wis. 2d 492, 622 N.W.2d 756 (Ct. App. 2000).

Mr. Hanus joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in March 2001. He is a member of the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, which he has served as amicus counsel before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Hanus is active in the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections of the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, the American Institute of Architects (Wisconsin), the Milwaukee Metropolitan Builders Association, the Construction Arbitration Board, ACA International and the Wisconsin Collectors Association.

Mr. Hanus was the subject of a profile in Milwaukee’s The Daily Reporter, on July 26, 2010, entitled “Focusing on Philosophy of Law Pays Off.”

In 2007, Mr. Hanus was named as a “Rising Star” in the area of business litigation by Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Hanus is the author of “Individual Supervisor Liability Under Title VII and the ADEA,” 45 Drake Law Review. 999 (1997), and also of the Wisconsin Section of the "American Bar Association Payment Bond Manual – Third Edition."

Mr. Hanus was a contributor to “General Agreement (F) Notice of Legal Proceedings Against Insured – Election to Defend,” a chapter in “Financial Institution Bonds 537-576,” (Duncan L. Clore ed., 3d ed.) 2008.

His presentations include:

• “Current Trends in FDCPA Litigation,” Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Collectors Association and Minnesota Association of Collectors, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, May 2006.
• “Contract Law for Contractors,” Gilbane Inc. Project Manager/Project Executive Peer Group Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 2005.
• "A Construction Contract Overview – Interrelationships Among the Owner, Contractor, and Architect/Engineer," Hinshaw’s seminar, “Legal Issues Affecting the Construction Industry,” Appleton, Wisconsin, September 2004.