Wisconsin Lawyer
Vol. 79, No. 5, May
2006
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
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Brookman
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Adam L. Brookman, George Washington 1987, has joined
Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee, as a
partner, and will continue to focus on all phases of intellectual
property law.
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Colón
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Pedro A. Colón, U.W. 1994, has joined von
Briesen & Roper s.c., Milwaukee, as a member of the litigation and
risk management practice group. He also is a member of the Wisconsin
State Assembly.
Therese (Teri) Curro, Marquette 2000, LL.M. (dispute
resolution) Pepperdine, has joined the Southwest Airlines Pilots'
Association, Dallas, as a negotiation consultant, and focuses on labor
relations.
Erin Dickinson, Texas 2000, has joined the Milwaukee
office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as an associate, focusing on
litigation. She previously was with Germer, Gertz, Beaman & Brown
LLP, Austin, Texas.
Shawn Eichorst, Marquette 1995, has been named
senior associate athletic director at U.W.-Madison. He previously was
senior associate athletic director at the University of South
Carolina.
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Ekes
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Elaine Sutton Ekes, Marquette 2000, has been made a
partner at Hostak, Henzl & Bichler S.C., Racine, and continues to
focus on municipal law, particularly zoning, planning and land use, and
land development.
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Colón
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Hatch |
David J. Fenlon, U.W. 2002 cum laude, has joined
Hager, Dewick & Zuengler S.C., Green Bay, as an associate, and
practices in estate planning, wills and trusts, mergers and
acquisitions, business planning, and real estate law.
Ryan E. Hatch, U.W. 2004 cum laude, has joined the
Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and focuses on intellectual
property litigation. He previously was with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman, Los Angeles.
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Irish
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Robert W. Irish, U.W. 1999 cum laude, has joined the
corporate practice group in the Shanghai office of Godfrey & Kahn
S.C. He previously was with Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, D.C.
Ambassador John E. Lange, U.W. 1975, has been named
special representative on avian and pandemic influenza at the U.S.
Department of State, Washington, D.C.
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Blaney
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Townsend
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Patrick Blaney, Georgetown 2004, and Ross
Townsend, U.W. 1987, have joined Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak
& Jerry S.C., Green Bay. Blaney provides general counsel to clients.
Townsend, formerly with a Wichita-based energy company, focuses on
employment and labor law.
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Norman
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Andrew Norman, U.W. 2005 magna cum laude, has joined
the Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP as an associate and
focuses on litigation.
Peter K. Richardson, Minnesota 1991, and
(John) Wesley Warren, Harvard 2002, have joined the law
department at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee.
Richardson is an assistant general counsel and assistant secretary on
the products and distribution team. Warren is a counsel on the products
and distribution team. Both attorneys previously were with Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.
Several attorneys have joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Linda Dawson, U.W. 1984, is a shareholder in the health
care department in the Madison office. She previously was deputy chief
legal counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family
Services. Robert Habich, Marquette 2004 cum laude, is
an associate in the real estate department in the Waukesha office.
Carolyn McAllister, U.W. 2004 magna cum laude, is an
associate in the employee benefits department in the Milwaukee office.
Tiffany Roepsch, Iowa 2002 with distinction, is an
associate in the health care department in the Milwaukee office.
Adam Omar Shanti, Marquette 2001, has joined Mayer,
Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Charlotte, N.C., as an associate in the
finance group.
Robert F. Sullivan, U.W. 1998 cum laude, has been
promoted to shareholder in the New Berlin office of Schober Schober
& Mitchell S.C.
Cheryl L. Wentland, Marquette 1993, has joined the
West Allis City Attorney's Office as an assistant city attorney. She
previously was with Wagner, Falconer & Judd Ltd.
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Williams
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Kelly A. Williams, Marquette 2001 cum laude, has
joined Flaster/Greenberg P.C., Cherry Hill, N.J., as an associate in the
environmental law practice group. She previously was with the
Philadelphia and Newark offices of McCarter & English.
James E. Zorn, U.W. 1981, has been promoted to
executive administrator of the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife
Commission, Odanah. He previously was director of intergovernmental
affairs.
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Zylstra
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Sarah A. Zylstra, U.W. 1998 magna cum laude, has
been promoted to partner at Boardman Law Firm LLP, Madison, and
continues to focus on business and commercial litigation.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
The Madison office of Durrani Law Firm has moved to
2880 Crinkle Root Dr.
Mary C. Flanner, U.W. 1987 cum laude, Robert
W. Stack, Nashville 1996, and Thomas R. Fahl,
U.W. 1965, have formed Flanner, Stack & Fahl LLP,
16535 W. Bluemound Rd., Suite 230, Brookfield, and practice in civil
litigation, estate planning and probate, business law, bankruptcy,
creditors' rights, collections, worker's compensation, and real estate.
The attorneys previously were with Denny & Yanisch Law Offices
LLC.
James W. McNeilly Jr., U.W. 1981, has formed and is
managing director of Lakelaw
Wisconsin, La Crosse and Kenosha, which focuses on
bankruptcy and insolvency, business law, civil litigation, estate
planning, probate, and real estate.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. has created Reinhart
Consulting Services LLC, which delivers state and local tax
consulting services nationwide. Consultants include Nick
Boegel, Indiana 1988, who also is a certified public
accountant.
Ellen Wiesner, U.W. 1992 cum laude, has formed
MedLaw Insights LLC, 2281 Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa, which
provides litigation support and case analysis services for attorneys
handling personal injury and medical malpractice litigation.
Appointments, Elections
Grant E. Birtch, U.W. 1990, has been elected chair
of the Neenah Central City Business Improvement District board. He is a
partner in Hesson & Birtch LLC, Neenah.
Margaret (Peggy) Ahne Herlitzka, Marquette 1989, has
been appointed a supplemental court commissioner for La Crosse County.
She is a partner with Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse, and
focuses on family and personal injury law.
The Kenosha County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Frank J. Parise; vice president -
Donald J. Bielski; secretary - Donna M.
Gilligan Arendt; and treasurer - Jason A.
Rossell, all of Kenosha.
Bob Lightfoot, Hamline 1995, has been chosen
president-elect of the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association. He is a
shareholder with Murphy Desmond S.C., Madison, and focuses on assisted
living and nursing home industry issues.
Francis J. Podvin, Marquette 1965, has been elected
chair of the board of Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. He is with Nash
Podvin Attorneys at Law S.C., Wisconsin Rapids, and focuses on
cranberry-related legal issues, corporate law, corporate succession
planning, estate planning, and probate.
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Vergeront
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Meg Vergeront, U.W. 1993, has been appointed to head
the business law team at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison. She focuses on
employment law and constitutional law.
Anne Taylor Wadsack, U.W. 1971, has been selected as
chair of the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society board. She is a family
law attorney at DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Madison.
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
has elected the following officers: president - Margaret Wrenn
Hickey, Milwaukee; vice president - Daphne
Webb, Madison; secretary - Carlton D.
Stansbury, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Thomas H.
Geyer, Platteville.
Sally Ann Woock (Anderson), Lewis 1979 cum laude,
has been appointed a traffic judge for Brevard County, Fla. She also
provides pro bono services to Brevard County Legal Aid.
André Wright, U.W. 2001, has been appointed
chair of the Legacy Redevelopment Corp. board. He is an associate with
the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. and focuses on
corporate, real estate, and finance law.
Authors, Speakers
The following attorneys contributed to the 2006 edition of Annual
Survey of Wisconsin Law (State Bar CLE Books 2006): Susan
E. Alesia, U.W. 1991, and Eileen A. Hirsch,
Virginia 1977, State Public Defenders Office, Madison; Paul
Bargren, U.W. 1994, James Caragher, Illinois
1987, Carl D. Fortner, U.W. 1986, Cynthia
Franecki, U.W. 1998, James L. Huston, Chicago
1984, Zhu (Julie) Lee, Northwestern 1998, Jodi
L. Malek, U.W. 2001, Maureen A. McGinnity,
U.W. 1982, and Timothy L. Voigtman, U.W. 1998, Foley
& Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Linda H. Bochert, U.W.
1974, Kevin St. John, Chicago 2000, and Raymond
P. Taffora, U.W. 1986, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Madison; Edward A. Corcoran, U.W. 1981, Claire
Ann Resop, U.W. 1993, and Eliza Reyes, John
Marshall 1997, Brennan, Steil & Basting S.C., Madison; Sarah
E. Coyne, U.W. 1995, Lauri D. Morris, U.W.
1982, Kerry L. Moskol, U.W. 2004, and Alexis L.
Pheiffer, Minnesota 2002, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison;
Joanne Harmon Curry, U.W. 2001, and Richard F.
Verstegen, U.W. 1997, Lathrop & Clark LLP, Madison;
Kristin P. Fredrick, Marquette 1999, and
Patrick J. Schott, Marquette 1988, Schott, Bublitz
& Engel S.C., Brookfield; Chad R. Gendreau, U.W.
2003, DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison; Patricia M.
Heim, Marquette 1974, O'Flaherty, Heim & Egan Ltd., La
Crosse; Christopher B. Hughes, Indiana-Bloomington
1993, S. Bryan Kleinmaier, U.W. 2000, Richard
K. Nordeng, U.W. 1974, and Joseph P. Wright,
U.W. 1988, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison; James A.
Jaeger, Georgetown 1995, Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes
LLP, Madison; Nancy B. Johnson, U.W. 1994, Brennan,
Steil & Basting S.C., Janesville; Amanda J. Kaiser,
U.W. 1984, and Catherine M. Rottier, U.W. 1986,
Boardman Law Firm, Madison; Alyce C. Katayama, Maryland
1974, Celestina L. Owusu-Sanders, Northwestern 2004,
and Carl R. Schwartz, Harvard 1978, Quarles & Brady
LLP, Milwaukee; Dean P. Laing, Marquette 1983, and
Patrick G. McBride, Marquette 1995, O'Neil, Cannon,
Hollman, DeJong S.C., Milwaukee; Kimberly Churchill
Montgomery, U.W. 1996, Edward J. Pronley, U.W.
1965, Amy Weber Shambarger, U.W. 2003, and
André Wright, U.W. 2001, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
S.C., Milwaukee; Brian R. Mudd, U.W. 1971, and
Sharren B. Rose, U.W. 1979, Nelson & Schmeling,
Green Bay; Daniel O'Callaghan, U.W. 2005, Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Waukesha; Alexander T. (Sandie)
Pendleton, Minnesota 1987, Kohner, Mann & Kailas S.C.,
Milwaukee; Erik J. Pless, U.W. 1993, Everson, Whitney,
Everson & Brehm S.C., Green Bay; Paul R. Riegel,
Illinois 1987, Riegel Law S.C., Brookfield; and Marilyn
Townsend, Potomac 1979, Marilyn Townsend Law Office, Madison.
Attorney Pronley is marking his last year of working on Annual
Survey, to which he has contributed every year since its inception
in 1985.
Lucie V. Miller, Marquette 2001, spoke about
electronic discovery issues at the LegalTech conference in New York in
January and at the International Quality and Productivity Center
E-Discovery Conference in Miami in February. She is an e-discovery
consultant for Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis.
Terry Peppard, U.W. 1973, has authored
Arbitration and Mediation of Business Disputes: A Wisconsin
Practitioner's Guide (State Bar CLE Books 2006). He is a sole
practitioner in Madison.
Ted M. Warshafsky, U.W. 1952, and Frank T.
Crivello II, Marquette 1993, have written Trial Handbook
for Wisconsin Lawyers, 3d, part of the West Wisconsin Practice
Series. They are partners with Warshafsky, Rotter, Tarnoff & Bloch
S.C., Milwaukee, and focus on personal injury litigation.
Pro Bono, Public Service
Attorneys with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. helped create a legal
clinic to assist families of hospital patients with limited financial
means to obtain guardianships for their children. Molly J.
Zillig, Creighton 1989, and Noleta L. Jansen,
U.W. 2003, worked with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. to create
the clinic, which is located at the hospital.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
The Hon. Kitty K. Brennan, U.W. 1977, received a
2006 Mentor of the Year Award from TEMPO Milwaukee. She is chief judge
of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Erik R. Guenther, U.W. 2002, was recognized by
In Business magazine's annual "40 Under 40" report on
noteworthy Madison-area individuals. He is a criminal defense attorney
with Hurley, Burish & Stanton S.C., Madison.
C. Michael Hausman, Marquette 1967, has been named a
"2005 Wisconsin Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics Media Inc. He is
with C. Michael Hausman & Associates Ltd., Delafield.
Thomas R. Hefty, U.W. 1973, will receive an honorary
Doctor of Science degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, at commencement ceremonies in May. He is counsel for the
Waukesha office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. and formerly was
chair and CEO of Cobalt Corp.
David B. Karp, Marquette 1982, has been named a
fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is with Karp,
Karp & Zirgibel S.C., Milwaukee.
Erich C. Straub, Marquette 1994, is included in the
2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is with Erich
Straub, Immigration Attorney LLC, Milwaukee, and focuses on deportation
defense and criminal- and family law-related immigration matters.
Brian E. Butler, Northwestern 1968, and
Daphne Webb, U.W. 1973, are included in the 2006
edition of The Best Lawyers in America. They are partners with
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison.
In Memoriam
Christopher D. Daniels, U.W. 1984, Madison, Nov. 22,
1957 - March 12, 2006.
Ward L. Johnson Jr., U.W. 1950, Madison,
March 19, 1924 - Sept. 21, 2005.
John Hofeldt, U.W. 1947, Madison, Sept. 6, 1920 -
Feb. 28, 2006.
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