
Profile
Steve Caya grew up in Janesville, the proud son of a General Motors factory worker. Steve’s initial career path found him working for a large law firm in St. Paul where he represented insurance companies and defended personal injury claims on their behalf. Steve’s prior experience as an insurance lawyer provided him with the perfect training and experience to combat insurance company tactics when representing his own clients.
Steve has handled a variety of claims in both state and federal courts including arising out of car crashes, truck crashes, motorcycle crashes, ATV crashes, premises liability cases, construction defects, faulty use of firearms and a variety of other types of cases.
The Nowlan Personal Injury Law team has represented thousands of clients and has achieved multiple seven figure jury verdicts and settlements, as well as high six figure recoveries.
Community
• President, Board of Directors, Friends of Noah Animal Rescue
• Board of Directors, GIFTS Men’s Shelter
Education
• Hamline University-St. Paul, J.D., 1989, with honors
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, B.A., 1986
Bar Admissions
• State of Wisconsin
• State of Minnesota
Awards & Recognitions
• Named a ‘Wisconsin Super Lawyer’ by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2009 — an honor awarded to only the top five percent of attorneys in their practice area. Steve has also been included in the 2025 publication of “Best Lawyers in America”.
• “Top 100 trial lawyer by the National Trial Lawyer’s Association.
• “Top Ten Lawyer for Client Satisfaction” by the American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers.
• “Top One Percent of Lawyers” by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
• “Best Car Accident Lawyer in Rock County” by Expertise.com.
• In 2006, Steve was invited to join the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Steve is the first and only lawyer in the history of Rock County to be asked to join this prestigious group. Of the over 18,000 lawyers in Wisconsin, less than 80 qualify for membership in the chapter.
Get in Touch
The service you expect, the solutions you need.
Janesville
Address
100 South Main StreetJanesville, WI 53545
Phone
(608) 755-8100Hours
M-TH: 7:30AM – 5:30PMF: 7:30AM – 5PMSat: ClosedSun: ClosedView Location
Beloit
Address
604 Pleasant StreetSuite 120
Beloit, WI 53511
Phone
(608) 313-8100Hours
M-F: 8AM – 5PMSat: ClosedSun: ClosedView Location
Sun Prairie
Address
1777 W. Main StSuite 205
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone
(608) 313-8100Hours
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