James L. Bartells
Email: jlb@bartellslaw.com

Jim was born and raised in Portage, Wisconsin. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained a BBA degree with honors in 1971. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1974.

He was elected District Attorney of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, in 1974 and 1976. From 1977-1984, he was a trial attorney for Wausau Insurance, traveling the northern two-thirds of Wisconsin, handling worker's compensation and personal injury cases. Since 1984, Jim Bartells has exclusively represented injured people.

Jim has been elected to the "Best Lawyers in America," and has lectured for numerous groups and seminars on worker's compensation law. Jim has also been elected to Best of the U.S. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin and the Federal District Courts of Wisconsin.


Jim and his wife Rosy have two children, Carey, a paralegal, and Jamie, a Doctor of Chiropractic practicing in the Wausau area. also. Jim has 6 grandchildren, 4 boys and 2 girls.


Jim is an avid fisherman and hunter, and has taken up golf.