Joseph D. "Joe" Newbold

Joseph D. "Joe" Newbold

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Litigation - Real Estate Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Litigation - Real Estate Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Joseph D. "Joe" Newbold
Joseph D. "Joe" Newbold
Milwaukee, WI
Works at
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

18 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Joe is the chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He manages a variety of complex cases involving software class actions, real estate, products liability, banking, intellectual property, and anti-trust matters. He has extensive experience representing both large and small plaintiffs and defendants in challenging civil litigation. He has been selected as a member of the Wisconsin Super Lawyers for six years in a row.

Prior to joining O’Neil Cannon, Joe was an associate at the law firm of Freeborn and Peters, LLP, in Chicago, Illinois where he worked on patent prosecution, appellate litigation, and products liability matters. He was a law clerk in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois to the Honorable Joe Billy McDade, and a law clerk in the Southern District of Illinois to the Honorable Donald G. Wilkerson.

Works at
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

18 Best Lawyers awards

O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC logo

Locations

Education

  • Washington University in St. Louis, graduated 2006
  • Grinnell College

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Bar

Court Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin

Affiliations

  • Eastern District Bar Association - Member
  • Lake Park Friends - Member
  • Ride MKE - Member
  • Saint Robert’s Athletic Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
    • Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2013–2023 Law Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® –Commercial Litigation, 2021–2024
    • Washington University, Milton F. Napier Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
    • Selected for inclusion in 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine

Additional Information

  • Articles/Presentations
Speaker, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, 2014 Hot Topics for Small Firm and Solo Practitioners seminar, panel discussion “The Drafting of Business Documents: Perspectives from Transactional and Litigation Attorneys”

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