Shareholder / Social Security Disability Attorney
Attorney David Zoeller is a Madison social security disability attorney and a wage and hour lawyer, who has a passion for representing workers. He is an experienced litigator who will fight for your wages and benefits.
Attorney Zoeller is a Shareholder at Hawks Quindel. His practice focuses on helping employees recover unpaid wages, including overtime wages, through both individual and class action cases. Beyond this, he is an experienced Madison social security disability attorney, who regularly represents disabled workers at all levels of the SSI and/or SSDI application and appeals process, including claims in federal court.
Madison Social Security Disability Attorney
At Hawks Quindel, we strive to offer clients personal, thorough, and highly effective legal representation. As a social security disability client, you will work with a team of Madison staff and attorneys with the depth and breadth of experience needed to see your claim through, from application to approval. Attorney Zoeller will work directly with you at each step of the process, and is an experienced advocate with a track record of success in social security disability hearings. Our Madison social security attorney team has both the compassion and persistence to see your claim through what can be a difficult process.
Madison Wage and Hour Litigator
Attorney Zoeller represents both individuals and classes of employees in recovering wages. Through class and collective actions, Attorney Zoeller has helped thousands of workers recover millions of dollars in unpaid overtime wages. Additionally, Attorney Zoeller frequently litigates wage and hour claims on behalf of one or a handful of individuals. Because wage and hour laws provide a right to recover attorney’s fees, Hawks Quindel is typically able to take these claims without any upfront payment of attorney’s fees or costs, and with no recovery of attorney’s fees unless we recover wages for you.
Recognition & Experience
Attorney Zoeller has been selected as a Super Lawyer every year since 2016, and was selected as a Rising Star from 2011 to 2016. He has also been named a Best Lawyer every year since 2016. Attorney Zoeller was also recognized by the Wisconsin Lawyer as an Up and Coming Lawyer in 2012 and by Best Lawyers as a Lawyer of the Year in 2021.
Attorney Zoeller has served as class counsel in numerous successful class action wage and hour claims (see below). He has spoken on wage and hour issues at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Marquette University Law School, and on behalf of the Wisconsin State Bar. Attorney Zoeller is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, and has brought Social Security disability cases to hearing throughout the state of Wisconsin. He has helped countless individuals gain approval of social security disability benefits, both at hearing and, in some cases, without the necessity of a hearing. Attorney Zoeller graduated with honors from Colgate University in 2002, and received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School with honors in 2007.
Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School — JD - Juris Doctor (2007)
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Colgate University — B.A. (2002)
Certifications:
National Employment Lawyers Association
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National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
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Economic Justice Institute
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Western District Bar Association of Wisconsin
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American Inns of Court
Services:
Employment Attorney
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Family & Divorce Attorney
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Labor Law Attorney
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Social Security Attorney
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Employment Benefits Attorney
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Wage and Hour Attorney
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Worker's Compensation Attorney
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Short and Long-Term Disability Attorney
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Employment Contracts Attorney
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Duty Disability Attorney
