Matthew Van Keulen JD’11 Joins von Briesen’s Madison Office
- Nov. 18, 2025
von Briesen & Roper, s.c., announced that Matthew J. Van Keulen JD’11 has joined the firm’s Madison office. Van Keulen is a shareholder in the Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Section. He focuses his practice on a wide range of coverage issues and draws on his years of experience in private practice and over a decade as a senior litigation attorney for a large insurer. Van Keulen is an adjunct professor at University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches courses on litigation and coaches the mock trial competition teams. He is a member of the Wisconsin Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. Van Keulen received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin and a BA, magna cum laude, from St. John’s University.
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