Wisconsin Lawyer
Vol. 79, No. 8 August
2006
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Aaron E. Alt, Harvard 1997, has been promoted to
senior vice president - corporate development at Sara Lee Corp.,
Chicago. He previously was vice president and senior corporate
counsel.
Brian W. Mullins, U.W. 1980, and Carl A.
Sinderbrand, U.W. 1978, have joined Axley Brynelson LLP,
Madison, as partners. Mullins focuses on construction law. Sinderbrand
focuses on environmental law. Saul C. Glazer, U.W.
1990, has joined the firm as a senior associate and concentrates in
construction, contract, and employment law. The attorneys previously
were with Wickwire Gavin P.C., Madison.
Gregory J. Babcock, Marquette 2006, has joined
Sommer, Olk, Schroeder & Payant LLP, Antigo, as an associate.
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| Miller-Watson |
Noonan |
Felicia Miller-Watson, Thomas M. Cooley 2005, and
Daniel J. Noonan, U.W. 2006, have joined Borgelt,
Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C., Milwaukee, as associates.
Miller-Watson focuses on worker's compensation, employment law, and
civil litigation. Noonan focuses on civil litigation.
Captain Robert B. Blazewick, Marquette 1987, has
been appointed director of the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Appellate
Defense Division, Washington, D.C. He previously was deputy director of
the general litigation division of the U.S. Navy Office of the Judge
Advocate General.
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| Bosshard |
Andrew R. Bosshard, Northwestern 2000, cum laude,
has joined Bosshard Parke Ltd., La Crosse, and focuses on business and
tax planning. He previously was with Cades Schutte LLP, Honolulu.
Bennett Myers, U.W. 2004, also has joined the firm and
focuses on civil litigation and family law. He previously was with
Parker, Satrom & Donegan P.A., Cambridge, Minn.
William E. (Bill) Connors, U.W. 1989, has become
director of the Continuing Legal Education Department at the State Bar
of Wisconsin. He previously was Evansville city administrator.
Amy J. Wilkinson, U.W. 2002, and Anthony J.
Steffek, Marquette 2006, have joined Denissen, Kranzush,
Mahoney & Ewald S.C., Green Bay, as associates and will focus on
general civil litigation and insurance defense.
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| Eich |
David Patrick Eich, Columbia 1992, has been
appointed senior partner of Kirkland & Ellis's Hong Kong office,
which will open in the fall of 2006, pending regulatory approval. He
will continue to focus on transnational mergers and acquisitions and
other complex transactions.
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| Holmes |
Waple |
Rea Holmes, UCLA 2005, has joined LaFollette Godfrey
& Kahn, the Madison office of Godfrey & Kahn S.C., in the
corporate practice group. Karen A. Waple, George
Washington 2001, has joined the litigation practice group in the
Milwaukee office. She previously was with Jenner & Block LLP,
Chicago.
Susan Kalbach, Iowa 2002, and Greg
Melgares, Loyola-Chicago 1996, have joined the Milwaukee office
of Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman. Kalbach focuses on health law
and litigation. Melgares focuses on corporate transactions.
Tim Kiefer, Harvard 1998, a U.S. Department of State
foreign service officer, has been transferred to the U.S. Embassy,
Baghdad, Iraq. He previously was with the U.S. Consulate, Ciudad Juarez,
Mexico.
Kevin King, Oklahoma City 1977, has become general
counsel for the Wisconsin Realtors Association. He previously was
executive vice president of the Realtors Association of South Central
Wisconsin.
Ann M. Meyer, San Diego 1989, has joined the West
Bend City Attorney's Office as an assistant city attorney and focuses on
prosecution and collection cases. She previously was with the Ozaukee
County District Attorney's Office.
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| Rickert |
Teresa L. Rickert, Drake 2004, has joined Schmidt,
Rupke, Tess-Mattner & Fox S.C., Brookfield, as an associate and
focuses on civil litigation and corporate law. She previously was
corporate counsel for Menard Inc.
Lacie L. Shook, Marquette 2006, has joined
Schmidlkofer & Toth LLC, Wauwatosa, as an associate and focuses on
business law.
Lila Sljivar, Marquette 2001, has joined Wilens
& Baker P.C., Manhattan, as a senior associate leading the federal
court litigation practice, primarily in immigration law matters.
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| Lazzaretti |
Wagner |
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| Gulick |
Kelly |
Four attorneys have joined von Briesen & Roper s.c., Milwaukee.
Victor A. Lazzaretti, Marquette 1993 cum laude, is a
shareholder and focuses on real estate acquisitions, development, and
finance. Roy E. Wagner, Marquette 1978, is a
shareholder and focuses on business formation, construction law, and
business and construction litigation. P. Greg Gulick
Jr., Indiana 2001, is an associate and focuses on health care
regulatory compliance issues. Scott T. Kelly, Marquette
2006 cum laude, is an associate and focuses on transactions, mergers and
acquisitions, governance, and tax issues.
John A. Griner IV, Drake 1984, and R. Scott
Ritter, Marquette 1975, have been promoted to practice group
leader at Nada K. Sizemore & Associates, Brookfield, the Wisconsin
staff counsel office of the St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co. Griner
leads the worker's compensation team, and Ritter leads the liability
team. Nada K. Sizemore, Pace 1981, is new managing
counsel for the office. She previously managed the company's southern
Connecticut office.
Nicholas J. Vivian, Hamline 2003 magna cum laude,
has joined Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff & Vierling P.L.L.P.,
Stillwater, Minn., as an associate and focuses on business and municipal
law. He previously was with Bakke Norman, New Richmond.
Eido M. Walny, Boston Univ. 2001, has joined Schott,
Bublitz & Engel s.c., Brookfield, as an associate and will continue
to focus on all aspects of estate planning and business law.
J. Mark Wilkinson, Tulsa 1998, has joined the
Richardson, Texas, office of Haynes & Boone LLP as an associate and
focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He previously
was with Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group S.C., Mequon.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
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| Budzinski |
Corneille Law Group has opened a branch office at
325 W. Jefferson St., Green Bay. Leading the office is Mark
Budzinski, U.W. 2000, who focuses on general liability, medical
malpractice, and construction litigation. He recently rejoined the firm
after serving with the Marines in Iraq.
Appointments, Elections
Betsy J. Abramson, UW, 1981, has been appointed to
the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging. Abramson has
been involved in public interest law for the elderly for more than 20
years, has served on three Legislative Council committees involving
elderly issues, has represented the elderly on issues before the
Wisconsin legislature, and is an advisor to the State Bar's Elder Law
Section.
The Association of Women Lawyers of Brown County has elected the
following officers: president - Jodi L. Akers, Green
Bay; vice president of membership - Jennifer M. Gaecke,
Green Bay; vice president of meetings & special events -
Christina L. Peterson, De Pere; and treasurer -
Sarah S. Malcore, Green Bay.
Winn S. Collins, U.W. 2003, has been elected to the
Wisconsin District Attorneys Association executive board. He is an
Outagamie County assistant district attorney.
Daniel Conley, U.W. 1985, has been elected president
of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association. He is chair of the commercial
litigation group in the Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
The Dane County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - John R. Sweeney; president-elect -
Marta T. Meyers; secretary - Valarie Bailey
Rihn; and treasurer - David R. Friedman, all
of Madison.
The Door County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Jon R. Pinkert, Sturgeon Bay;
president-elect - Collin J. Dahl, Sister Bay; secretary
- Rodney Duquaine, Sturgeon Bay; and treasurer -
Richard A. Hauser, Sturgeon Bay.
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| Gray |
Kathleen A. Gray, Marquette 1982, has been elected
chair of the State Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
board. She is a partner with the Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady
LLP and focuses on estate planning and probate and trust
administration.
The Door-Kewaunee County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Andrew P. Naze, Kewaunee;
president-elect - Jeffrey R. Wisnicky, Sturgeon Bay;
and secretary/treasurer - Gina M. Schmitz, Sturgeon
Bay.
The Eau Claire County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Christopher M. Seelen;
president-elect - Stephen C. Nick; secretary -
Teresa E. O'Halloran; and treasurer - Brian M.
Nodolf, all of Eau Claire.
Susan A. Hansen, Marquette 1981, has been named
president of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
She practices family law with Hansen & Hildebrand S.C.,
Milwaukee.
The La Crosse County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - David B. Russell; president-elect
- Ellen M. Frantz; secretary - Mary C.
Lansing; and treasurer - Scott A. Kissinger,
all of La Crosse.
The League of Municipalities-Municipal Attorneys has elected the
following officers: president - Linda U. Burke,
Milwaukee; and secretary - Dean R. Dietrich,
Wausau.
The Lincoln County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Gerald J. Hersil; and
secretary/treasurer - Dawn R. Lemke, both of
Merrill.
The Manitowoc County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Lee H. Kummer; president-elect -
Richard P. Mozinski; and secretary/treasurer -
Jeremy T. Gill, all of Manitowoc.
The Marathon County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Gregory J. Strasser;
president-elect - Peter C. Rotter; secretary -
Cari L. Westerhof; and treasurer - Virginia L.
Erdman, all of Wausau.
The Milwaukee Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - the Hon. Michael J. Skwierawski;
president-elect - David A. Westrup; vice president -
Maria S. Lazar; and secretary/treasurer -
Patricia A. Hintz, all of Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Young Lawyers Assoc-iation has elected the following
officers: president - Jeaneen J. Dehring, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Jonathan A. Gruhl, New Berlin;
secretary - Gary D. Lippow, Milwaukee; and treasurer -
Bernard J. Westfahl Jr., Elm Grove.
The Oconto County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Edward D. Burke Jr.; and
secretary/treasurer - Aaron M. Krzewinski, both of
Oconto.
The Outagamie County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Valerie J. Goodrich;
president-elect - Christopher G. Sitzmann; secretary -
John D. Claypool; and treasurer - Robert T.
Kemps, all of Appleton.
The Rock County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Jonathan W. Groessl, Janesville; vice
president - Steven T. Caya, Janesville; secretary -
Amy M. Larkey, Janesville; and treasurer -
Matthew T. Roethe, Edgerton.
Terry W. Rose, U.W. 1967, has been elected chair of
the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors. He is a trial attorney with
Rose & Rose, Attorneys, Kenosha.
The Sauk County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - William F. Greenhalgh; and treasurer -
Jeffrey M. Blessinger, both of Baraboo.
Wrede H. "Bud" Smith, Northwestern 1974, has been
appointed to the Oakwood Foundation board. He practices estate planning
and probate, succession planning, business, real estate, and mergers and
acquisitions with DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Madison.
David G. Walsh, Harvard 1970, has been reelected
president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. He is
a partner with the Madison office of Foley & Lardner LLP and is with
the public affairs and government procurement practice and the sports
industry team.
The Washington County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Christine Eisenmann Knudtson;
president-elect - Ryan J. Hetzel; secretary -
Frederick B. Kaftan; and treasurer - Maureen
Murray Volk, all of West Bend.
The Waukesha County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - the Hon. J. Mac Davis, Waukesha;
president-elect - Marjorie A. Wendt, Brookfield; and
treasurer - Daniel J. Habeck, Waukesha.
The Waupaca County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Kaye E. Anderson, Waupaca;
president-elect - Robin L. Koch, New London; and
secretary/treasurer - Brenda S. Freeman, New
London.
The Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association has elected the
following officers: president - Jennifer Sloan Lattis;
president-elect - Gregory T. Everts; secretary -
Robert E. Shumaker; and treasurer - Gregory T.
Everts, all of Madison.
The Wisconsin Asian Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Yer L. Vang, Madison; vice
president - Jini M. Rabas, Madison; secretary -
Arman S. Rouf, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Alia
S. Rouf, Wauwatosa.
The Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers has elected the
following officers: president - Lee R. Jones,
Brookfield; president-elect - N. Lynette McNeely,
Milwaukee; secretary - Antonique C. Williams,
Milwaukee; and treasurer - Nadine N. Hardy,
Milwaukee.
Pro Bono, Public Service
Rebecca M. Orvick, U.W. 1997, and Melissa K.
Warner, U.W. 2001, chaired the second annual By Women for Women
golf outing at the Bergamont Golf Course, Oregon, in June, which
benefited the Madison affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation. Both attorneys are with Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison.
Five Milwaukee law firms will join forces with Habitat for Humanity -
Waukesha County to build a home in Waukesha for a low-income family.
Participating firms are Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP, Quarles
& Brady LLP, Godfrey & Kahn S.C., and
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Authors, Speakers
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| Harrington |
Arthur J. Harrington, U.W. 1975, has authored
Environmental Liability and the Emer ging Art Form of
Transference (Aspatore Books 2006). He a shareholder and cochair of
the environmental and energy law practice group with Godfrey & Kahn
S.C., Milwaukee.
Robert Pasch, U.W. 1972, has authored the revised
edition of Wisconsin Collection Law, now available as part of
West's Wisconsin Practice Series. He is with Murphy Desmond S.C.,
Madison, and focuses on collection and commercial law, creditors'
rights, business law and litigation, and partnership litigation.
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Daniel L. Vande Zande, U.W. 1986 cum laude,
presented a paper on "Sir Edward Coke: Judicial Leadership and the
Glorious Revolution" at Oxford University, England, in May. He has a
solo practice in Waupun.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Foley & Lardner LLP has been
named the best corporate law firm in Milwaukee by Corporate Board
Member magazine. Rankings are made by directors serving on boards
of publicly traded companies.
Mark A. Frankel, U.W. 1973, has received the first
Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar's Alternative Dispute
Resolution Section for his volunteer efforts in representing the section
as amicus curiae before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
in Borst v. Allstate Insurance Co. He is a shareholder at
LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Madison.
The corporate/mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, real
estate, and litigation/general commercial practices of Godfrey
& Kahn S.C. have been ranked among the top statewide in the
listing of "America's Leading Business Lawyers 2006" compiled by
Chambers & Partners. Individual attorneys recognized for
corporate/mergers and acquisitions were John A.
Dickens, U.W. 1981, Christopher B. Noyes, U.W.
1984, Peter M. Sommerhauser, Northwestern 1968, and
Nicholas P. Wahl, U.W. 1990, all with the Milwaukee
office, and Michael E. Skindrud, U.W. 1975, with the
Madison office, LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn. Attorneys recognized for
real estate were
Michael J. Dwyer, Michigan 1978, and Stephen
L. Chernof, U.W. 1968, both with the Milwaukee office.
William H. Levit Jr., Harvard 1967, was recognized for
commercial litigation, with the Milwaukee office. The firm also has been
listed in Midwest Real Estate News magazine as one of the top
real estate law firms in the Midwest. Rankings are determined by the
number and dollar amount of real estate transactions in the previous
year.
Joel Hirschhorn, U.W. 1967, has been named a "2006
Florida Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics Media Inc. He is with
Hirschhorn & Bieber P.A., Coral Gables, Fla.
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Jonathan O. Levine, Georgetown 1988, has been named
to the list of "Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2006"
compiled by Labor Relations Institute Inc. Inclusion on the list is
determined by the number and outcome of National Labor Relations Board
elections in which the attorney provided representation. He is chair of
the labor and employment relations group in the Milwaukee office of
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
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| Levy |
Jonathan T. Levy, U.W. 1995, has been named a "2006
Florida Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics Media Inc. He is a partner
with Rosenthal & Levy P.A., West Palm Beach, Fla., and focuses on
plaintiffs' personal injury litigation.
Matthew J. Richburg, Thomas M. Cooley 1996, has been
certified as a creditors' rights law specialist by the American Board of
Certification. He is with Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee.
Joseph Spence Sr., Washburn 1989, and other members
of the Trilogy Poetic Team received the 2006 Commemorative Poetry
Ambassador Medal from the International Library of Poetry for their
exceptional poetry performances and public service. Spence is with
Capital Legal Services, Brookfield.
Ken Voss, Marquette 1960, received a meritorious
service award from the Greater Milwaukee chapter of the American
Subcontractors Association, for which he has served as general counsel.
He is with the Brookfield office of DeWitt Ross & Stevens and
focuses on construction law, real estate and land use, and estate
planning and probate.
In Memoriam
Sheldon L. Cohen, Marquette 1952, Miami, Fla., June
7, 1927 - May 5, 2006.
Deborah L. Bundy Ferry, Minnesota 1993, Powhatan,
Va., June 3, 1961 - Dec. 30, 2005.
William J. Haese, Marquette 1952, Fox Point, Dec.
11, 1925 - May 19, 2006.
Harold Harris, Marquette 1948, Leesburg, Fla., Sept.
18, 1920 - Dec. 28, 2005.
Paul E. Ibach, U.W. 1957, Luxemburg, Feb. 14, 1930 -
Aug. 23, 2005.
Robert D. Isaksen, U.W. 1950, Middleton, July 1,
1924 - March 3, 2006.
Richard E. Johnson, U.W. 1939, Waupaca, Feb. 2, 1915
- June 15, 2006.
Hon. P. Charles Jones, U.W. 1963, Spring Green, Dec.
10, 1935 - June 12, 2006.
Phillip K. Koch, U.W. 1959, New Berlin, March 28,
1933 - May 15, 2006.
George E. Rice, Marquette 1949, Muskego, Dec. 17,
1924 - March 27, 2006.
Robert L. Rohde, Marquette 1949, Sheboygan, Sept.
26, 1923 - Oct. 23, 2005.
Bryan Curtis Royce, Thomas M. Cooley 1994, Chippewa
Falls, Nov. 14, 1962 - June 19, 2006.
Larry A. Sieger, U.W. 1939, Viroqua, Nov. 7, 1908 -
Jan. 19, 2006.
Theodore Sosnay, Marquette 1936, Glendale, April 16,
1912 - July 30, 2004.
Edward A. Stierberger, U.W. 1958, Union, Mo., Nov.
2, 1933 - Oct. 14, 2005.
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