33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Mailing address:
P.O.Box 2038
Madison, WI 53701
Phone:
608.257.7181
Fax:
608.257.2508
Email the Firm    

Since 1931

Attorney Profile

West Legal Directory Profile - Firmsite

David Minko 

phone (866) 461-9674
(608) 807-0262
email dminko@murphydesmond.com

David Minko brings 14 years of first-hand business and regulatory experience combined with his legal expertise to the firm's General Business, Litigation and Health Care practice groups.  David has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including power generation and transmission companies, telecommunications and internet service providers, health care providers, the insurance industry, commercial product manufacturers, real estate developers, general contractors, property managers, telecommunication and computer hardware manufacturers and distributors, food and agribusiness clients, the trucking industry and business and real estate brokers.

David's background includes nine years experience as a nuclear power plant operator and instructor, and five years of service as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force responsible for overseeing human resources acquisition, training, contracting, competitive sourcing, employment law and collective bargaining issues.  David focuses his practice in regulated industries.  A business and employment litigator, his health care practice includes physician recruiting, joint venture structuring, compensation, employment and contract negotiations, physician licensure defense, medical and dental group employment matters, physician malpractice defense and employment litigation. David also advises clients in the areas of construction dispute avoidance, resolution and litigation.

Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 2003
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2006
Education:
William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, VA , 2003
J.D.


Air Force Officer Candidate School, Montgomery, AL, 1995
Officer Commission


New School for Social Research, New York, NY, 1992
B.S., Human Resources Management


Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, West Milton, NY, 1990
License, Nuclear Power Operation and Instruction


Classes/Seminars Taught:
David regularly speaks at state and national health care association functions and employer-sponsored management retreats.


David has lectured to Senior Department of Defense executives regarding compliance with labor and employment laws, resource utilization, workplace process improvement and reengineering.


David is a licensed nuclear power plant operator and instructor. He taught Power Plant Theory, Operation, Maintenance and Regulation for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory from 1988-1992, and operated various Westinghouse and General Electric nuclear reactors and electric distribution plants from 1992-1996.


Honors and Awards:
Awarded Certificate of Commendation from Pentagon for leadership of teams charged with developing strategies to meet conflicting and rapidly-evolving human resource requirements for 35 Global units located throughout Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.


Awarded U.S. Navy's "Master Training Specialist" for reengineering and streamlining its nuclear power instruction program.


Awarded Hughes Scholarship in law school for academic excellence.


Awarded the "Family Law Book Award" in law school for academic excellence.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


State Bar of Wisconsin, Health and Construction Law Section


Dane County Bar Association


American Health Lawyers Association


Assisted Living Federation of Amercia


Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging


Wisconsin Health Care Association


Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
Legislative Committee Member


Madison Area Builders Association


Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin


Society of Human Resources Management (Madison, WI and U.S.)


Optimists International, Cottage Grove Chapter
Past Vice President and Member, Board of Directors


Winfield Estates Owners' Association
Past Secretary and Member of Board of Directors


Habitat for Humanity
Volunteer


Meals on Wheels
Volunteer


Sun Prairie and Tri-County Swim Team
Vice President and Member, Board of Directors



We serve clients throughout the Madison, Wisconsin area, including Dane County, Jefferson County, Rock County, Green County, Iowa County, Sauk County, Columbia County, Dodge County, and throughout Wisconsin.