Jill M. Patzner, J.D., M.D.

Of Counsel

Dr. Jill Patzner draws on her background in perioperative medicine and environmental biology to provide intellectual property legal counsel to clients operating in the life sciences. Her practice focuses on all stages of patent protection for life-science innovations, including U.S. and foreign patent prosecution and strategic counseling, patentability and freedom to operate analyses, IP strategy and portfolio management, and licensing agreements. Her priority is to work with all types of clients to optimize their IP programs to create the most value­ – whether they are startup companies seeking investors or larger institutions maintaining their competitive edge.

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Dr. Patzner brings deep experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biomedical sectors, drawing on more than 15 years of clinical practice as a board-certified anesthesiologist. She has worked on a wide variety of technical areas, including antibodies, biologics, medical devices, immunotherapy, gene editing, epigenetics, stem cells/organoids, ChIP sequencing, and precision agriculture. Her background also includes collaborating and innovating with surgical specialties to optimize patient outcomes, fostering strategic relationships between private and academic entities, and working with federal government agencies.

Outside of work, Jill loves spending time with her family and enjoys playing golf, watching all levels of hockey, and supporting local farmers.

  • Attorney, Casimir Jones, S.C., 2026-present

  • Summer Law Clerk, Casimir Jones, S.C., 2024 & 2025

  • Judicial Intern, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet, 2023

  • Clinical Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin 2011-2022; 2025-present
  • Locum Tenens General Anesthesiologist, Hayes Locums, 2023-2024

  • Medical Director, Madison Surgery Center, 2015-2022

  • General Anesthesiologist, Mercy Health, 2010-2011

  • Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Vermont Health, August 2009-January 2010

  • Anesthesiology Residency, Department of Anesthesiology of UWSMPH and UW Health, 2005-2009
  • J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School, 2025
  • M.D. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2005
  • B.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Environmental Biology, 1998
  • State Bar of Wisconsin

Jill M. Patzner