Bryan J. Cahill

Bryan J. Cahill is a Madison, Wisconsin litigation attorney and shareholder who represents clients in utility, energy, real estate, and commercial disputes. He handles matters from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal in state and federal courts. His practice places particular emphasis on eminent domain, land use, zoning, easement rights, and municipal disputes. He also represents renewable energy developers and utility clients in contested administrative proceedings before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Bryan earned his J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2005, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also received a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After law school, he clerked for Justice David T. Prosser of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. His education and clerkship strengthened his legal analysis, writing, and appellate advocacy skills.

Bryan has represented clients in significant condemnation, easement, and utility matters before Wisconsin trial and appellate courts. His experience includes defending right-to-take challenges, obtaining favorable rulings concerning utility easements, and protecting jury verdicts in just-compensation proceedings. He has also advised renewable energy developers through administrative approval proceedings for major solar generation projects and represented clients in insurance, product liability, class action, and other commercial litigation.

Bryan J. Cahill has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for real estate litigation and land use and zoning litigation. He has also been recognized by Benchmark Litigation and previously named a Wisconsin Rising Star. He is admitted in Wisconsin, the Seventh Circuit, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. His professional involvement includes the American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association, and International Right of Way Association.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Dane County Bar Association
• Member, International Right of Way Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin

Licensed State

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Bachelor’s Degree