
Distinguished Lawyer
About Evan
Evan B. Tenebruso is a personal injury attorney at Nowlan Law in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Before turning to representation of injured people, he spent more than a decade representing insurance companies. His jury trial work has covered wrongful death, car crashes and injuries from falls on property. Other matters he has handled include construction defects and accidents at construction sites, as well as claims involving insurance coverage, bad faith and negligent insurance agents.
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Tenebruso earned a bachelor’s degree in history, political science and legal studies. A law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School followed. He worked at Perkins Restaurant throughout his undergraduate and law school years, putting in 40–50 hours a week while studying full time to support his family. His legal education included work with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks as a judicial intern and with the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office as a student practice intern.
Tenebruso wrote portions of the torts chapter in the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law for its 2015 and 2016 editions. In summer 2019, he spoke on deposition defense at a Wisconsin Defense Counsel seminar. Through Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, he has provided free legal representation to people who experienced domestic abuse. He has also taken on pro bono jury trials at the request of federal judges in Madison. Outside his practice, he has volunteered as a coach with the Youth Basketball Association in Sun Prairie.

