RIVER FALLS – Brian Laule, a partner at the person- al injury law firm, Bye, Gou and Rohde Ltd., has won the Best Lawyers 2023 Personal Injury “Lawyer of the Year” for Eau Claire, Wis.

Laule’s practice is exclusively devoted to handling cases on behalf of injured people. He and his team pride themselves on working with their clients on a personal level and crafting the strategy that is right for their specific situation. "Our firm handles nothing but plaintiu's personal injury cases, and Brian is a zealous advocate for his clients. If the insurance company is not compensating our client fairly, he will take the insurance company to task in the courtroom. His trial skills are quite formidable and the insurance companies know it," said Steve Gou, Manag – ing Partner at Bye Gou & Rohde.

Laule was named the 2017 “Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Wisconsin Association for Justice. He has tried more than 75 cases to verdict since 2010, and has been named a Rising Star from the years 2014-2019 and Super Lawyer every year since 2020 by Wisconsin Super Lawyers.

Laule earned his law degree cum laude from the Uni- versity of Minnesota, where he was an editor of the Min nesota Law Review and a recipient of the Public Service Award for legal work in the community. He lives in River Falls with his wife Sarah and three children.

This prestigious award is designated annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region based on extremely high overall feedback from their peers.

“For us, the most important thing is, and always will be, taking the best care of our clients and seeing them through to the other side of a very divcult time for them and their families,” said Laule.

For more than 50 years, Bye, Gou & Rohde has been serving Wisconsin and Min nesota residents. The law firm has achieved an AV Pre –

eminent designation, Martin dale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating for legal skills and ethics. All partners of the firm are Board Certified Civil Trial Specialists by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. With decades of litigation experience, their outstanding team of attorneys and dedicated support stau work diligently to provide personalized legal services on behalf of their clients. To learn more, visit www.bye- gou.com

Submitted by Bye Go & Rohde