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    February 01, 1997

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    Brian L. Anderson, U.W. 1980, N.Y.U. 1982 LL.M. (Taxation), has joined the Madison law firm of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., practicing primarily in employee benefits but also in tax-exempt organizations and business. He currently chairs the Employee Benefits Committee of the State Bar's Business Law Section. He also is a CPA.

    Faith L. Anderson, Marquette 1988, has been named director of legal and compliance for American Airlines Employees Federal Credit Union and has been admitted to the Texas Bar. She previously was in private practice and a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

    A worldwide survey conducted by Managing Intellectual Property ranked Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, Milwaukee, as one of the top 10 law firms in the central United States practicing intellectual property law.

    William M. Conley, U.W. 1982, a partner at Foley & Lardner, Madison, W. Stuart Parsons, Harvard 1967, a partner at Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, and Brian L. Pierson, U.W. 1983, an attorney at von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, prepared the 1996 edition of The Attorney's Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which is copublished by the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Seventh Circuit Bar Association.

    Stephen E. Bablitch, U.W. 1979, has become vice president and general counsel for United Wisconsin Services Inc., a publicly held subsidiary of Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin. He is a former partner of the Madison law firm DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.

    James T. Barry III, Chicago 1989, CCIM, principal of James T. Barry Co. Inc./Colliers International, has been named chair of the Commercial Industrial Committee of the Wisconsin Realtorsr Association. Licensed as both an attorney and real estate broker in Wisconsin, Barry also chairs the ABA's Broker and Brokerage Committee and the Real Estate Forms Committee for the Southeastern Wisconsin Commercial Association of Realtors.r

    Michael D. Bernstein, U.W. 1985, has joined Buc & Beardsley of Washington, D.C., as an associate. He will concentrate in food, drugs and medical devices, advertising and trade regulation law. He formerly was a staff attorney with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel. While at USDA, he served twice as acting deputy assistant general counsel for food and nutrition programs.

    Linda Roberson, U.W. 1974, and Linda S. Balisle, U.W. 1979, of the Madison law firm Balisle & Roberson S.C., are again listed in the Best Lawyers in America for the 1997-98 edition.

    The Board of Bar Examiners has elected the following officers for 1997: chair - Hon. Daniel W. Klossner; and vice chair - Celia M. Jackson.

    Dennis Boyer, West Virginia 1978, of AFSCME (AFL-CIO), is author of Driftless Spirits (Prairie Oak Press, Madison, WI, 1996), a folklore account of Southwest Wisconsin.

    Curt Pawlisch, U.W. 1994, and Elise Clancy, U.W. 1995, have become associated in the Madison law firm of Cullen, Weston, Pines & Bach. Pawlisch practices in employment and public utilities law. Clancy practices in family law.

    Denise R. Burkett, Illinois 1988, and Steven R. Schilke, St. John's University 1975, have joined the Fox Valley law firm of Di Renzo and Bomier as associates. Burkett practices in corporate and business law, estate planning and real estate. Schilke practices in personal injury litigation.

    Herbert H. Fisher, U.W. 1952, was reelected chair of the board of directors of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives. Fisher practices in Chicago.

    Daniel T. Flaherty, U.W. 1986, has joined Godfrey & Kahn S.C. as a shareholder in its Milwaukee office. His practice concentrates primarily in business litigation. Flaherty formerly was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Before that, he practiced in the Washington, D.C., office of Kutak Rock & Campbell.

    Fifteen partners in Foley & Lardner's Madison office have been listed in the 1997-98 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The attorneys, along with the area of law for which they are listed, include: Michael H. Auen, labor and employment; Christopher S. Berry, employee benefits; Harry C. Engstrom, intellectual property; S. Richard Heymann, environmental; Joseph P. Hildebrandt, corporate; Bradley D. Jackson, public utility; Allan R. Koritzinsky, family law; Thomas G. Ragatz, corporate, real estate, tax, trusts and estates; David W. Reinecke, trusts and estates; John S. Skilton, business litigation, intellectual property; Leonard S. Sosnowski, tax; Gisele M. Sutherland, employee benefits; Harvey L. Temkin, real estate; Michael Van Sicklen, bankruptcy; and David G. Walsh, bankruptcy, business litigation, corporate and family law.

    Thirty-eight partners in Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office also have been listed in the 1997-98 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. They are: William J. Abraham Jr., corporate; Benjamin J. Abrohams, real estate; David E. Beckwith, business litigation; Linda E. Benfield, environmental; Michael M. Biehl, health care; Robert J. Bonner, trusts and estates; Michael A. Bowen, business litigation;John W. Brahm, labor and employment; Richard H. Casper, bankruptcy; Jon P. Christiansen, business litigation; Keith A. Christiansen, trusts and estates; James R. Clark, business litigation; James P. Connelly, health care; John C. Cooper, intellectual property; George D. Cunningham, labor and employment; John R. Dawson, business litigation, First Amendment; Lloyd J. Dickinson, employee benefits; George A. Dionisopoulos, trusts and estates; Robert A. DuPuy, bankruptcy, business litigation; Stephen M. Fisher, trusts and estates; Mark F. Foley, bankruptcy; Timothy C. Frautschi, tax; Richard S. Gallagher, tax, trusts and estates; Benjamin F. Garmer, corporate; Michael W. Grebe, banking, corporate; Michael W. Hatch, real estate; Stanley S. Jaspan, labor and employment; Joan F. Kessler, family law; Bernard S. Kubale, corporate; Ralph H. Lane, intellectual property; Wayne R. Lueders, trusts and estates; Jere D. McGaffey, corporate, tax, trusts and estates; Maurice J. McSweeney, business litigation, corporate; Greg W. Renz, employee benefits; Thomas L. Shriner Jr., bankruptcy, business litigation, First Amendment; Mark A. Thimke, environmental; Edwin P. Wiley, banking, corporate; and Allen W. Williams Jr., environmental, public utility.

    Thirteen associates have joined Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office; they are: Sandy M. Ballou, Michigan 1996 with honors, in the health law department; Carol B. Chesley, Pennsylvania 1996 cum laude, in the real estate group; Daniel A. Lee, U.W. 1996 cum laude, in the business law department; Elaine H. Lo, Northwestern 1996, in the intellectual property department; David B. Moyer, Illinois 1996 magna cum laude, in the litigation department; Timothy J. Saviano, DePaul 1985 with honors, in the litigation department; Stephen W. Sawyer, Notre Dame 1996 cum laude, in the business law department; Scott H. Schroeder, Marquette 1996 with honors, in the tax and individual planning department; Michael G. Sem, U.W. 1996 cum laude, in the estates and trusts group; David W. Simon, UC-Boalt Hall 1994, in the litigation department; Peter C. Underwood, Harvard 1996 cum laude, in the business law department; John K. Wilson, Georgetown 1996 magna cum laude, in the business law department; and Julie A. Zavoral, U.W. 1994, in the intellectual property department.

    Two partners in the firm's Milwaukee office have earned inclusion in Who's Who of American Women 1997-98. They are: Joan F. Kessler, Marquette 1968 cum laude, head of the Milwaukee office section of the family law group; and Maureen A. McGinnity, U.W. 1982 cum laude, a partner in the firm's litigation department.

    James D. Friedman, Notre Dame 1972, a partner in the law firm of Quarles & Brady, has been elected to the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors and appointed to the City of Mequon's Board of Ethics. He also was certified recently for admission to practice law in Illinois. Friedman practices in financial institutions, corporate finance, securities, corporate, international and health-care law. He is the coordinator of the firm's financial institutions law practice group and is listed in Who's Who in American Law.

    The law firm of Godfrey, Neshek, Worth & Leibsle S.C. has changed its corporate name to Godfrey, Neshek, Worth, Leibsle & Conover S.C. Robert Conover, Cincinnati 1969, has been a shareholder/director of the law firm since 1979. He is admitted to the state bars of Ohio, Wisconsin and New York.

    Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, was presented with the U.S. Justice Department's Executive Director's Award by U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in recognition of his outstanding performance as an assistant U.S. attorney. Since 1991, Gruel has been assigned to the Organized Crime Strike Force in San Francisco.

    Kwame S. Green, U.W. 1995, has become an associate at Peterson, Johnson & Murray S.C., Milwaukee.

    Dennis M. Grzezinski, Yale 1975, has relocated his law office to 312 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 210, Milwaukee, where he continues to practice civil litigation and environmental law.

    Don S. Harnack, Harvard 1953, received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award honoring him for having distinguished himself in his chosen profession of law and for his many community activities. Harnack, a senior tax partner in McDermott, Will & Emery, of Chicago, retired from the firm on Dec. 31.

    Eric B. Fonstad, U.W. 1973, and Kim Robert Kodousek, U.W. 1979, have been appointed associate general counsels of Harnischfeger Industries Inc., Milwaukee. Fonstad concentrates in securities, antitrust and corporate law. Kodousek practices in commercial law and has primary responsibility for the company's global acquisition and divestiture work.

    Therese M. Henke, Marquette 1994 cum laude, has opened a law practice at 1001 W. Glen Oaks Lane, Suite 231, Mequon. She practices family law, accepts guardian ad litem appointments, and provides private and court-ordered mediation services.

    Frances J. Hill, U.W. 1980, recently was elected president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. ALSB is an international organization of about 1,000 law professors in undergraduate and graduate colleges of business. She also received the 1995 Service Award from the College of Business & Economics at U.W.-Whitewater.

    Carl D. Holborn, U.W. 1996 cum laude, has joined the Kenosha and Twin Lakes law firm of Guttormsen, Hartley & Guttormsen as an associate.

    Christopher J. Jaekels, U.W. 1986, has been named to the Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council Special Committee on Land Use Policy. He is a shareholder at Cook & Franke S.C., where he practices environmental, municipal and land use law.

    John G. Jartz, Washington University 1978, has been promoted to vice president - general counsel and business development at the Quaker Oats Co., Chicago, Ill.

    Melanie N. Aska Knox, U.W. 1983, a shareholder with Godfrey & Kahn S.C., and Joan Gucciardi, an enrolled actuary and president of Gucciardi Benefit Resources Inc., have published Pension Distribution Answer Book: Special Supplement/Forms & Worksheets Book (Panel Publishers, Aspen Publishers Inc., 1996). The publication provides information to business professionals in pension planning and compliance and benefits management. This is the fourth book that Knox and Gucciardi have co-authored together.

    Kohn Law Firm raised more than $600 during the holiday season for the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee through the MATCH (Milwaukee Attorneys Together Combating Hunger) program. Employees paid $3 for every Friday they wished to dress casually during the holiday season. Their total donations were matched by the firm.

    Jay D. Koritzinskey, U.W. 1980, and Nanette L. Karls, U.W. 1991, have formed a partnership known as Koritzinsky & Karls, located at 414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 300, Madison. Their practice will continue to emphasize real estate, family law, estate planning, debt collection and landlord/tenant law.

    The second edition of Ellen M. Kozak's, U.W. 1969, Every Writer's Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law has just been published by Henry Holt & Co.

    The Langlade County Bar Association recently elected the following officers: president - Robin J. Stowe, U.W. 1989; vice president - Michael B. Winter, Valparaiso 1995; and secretary/treasurer - John B. Rhode, Marquette 1995.

    Douglas G. Lemke, Marquette 1996 cum laude, has joined the law firm of Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., practicing in estate planning, taxation and corporate law. Lemke also is licensed to practice in Arizona.

    Michael Lim, U.W. 1988, has become a shareholder in the Oshkosh law firm of Reff Baivier Bermingham Zierdt & Lim S.C. He will continue to concentrate his practice in general litigation, real estate, criminal, family and corporate law.

    Clearesia Lovell-Lepak, U.W. 1994, has opened a law office at 402 S. Gammon Pl., Madison. The office serves all general practice areas, emphasizing services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

    Daniel M. Lowndes, DePaul 1995, has joined the Madison office of Beck, Chaet, Loomis, Molony & Bamberger S.C. He recently was a special assistant attorney general in the Illinois Attorney General's Office, Welfare Litigation Bureau. He will concentrate in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, employment defense and general litigation.

    Malcolm D. MacArthur, U.W. 1959, is the author of a book entitled Associations and the Antitrust Laws, recently published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a partner in Keller and Heckman, Washington, D.C., where he practices antitrust and trade regulation law.

    Molly Crooks McGee, U.W. 1991 cum laude, has become a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia. The position involves analysis of pro se appeals, including prisoners' cases, and appeals in insurance cases. She formerly practiced insurance defense with Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan in Princeton, N.J., and intellectual property and civil rights litigation at Keck, Mahin & Cate in Chicago.

    Robert E. Meldman, Marquette 1962, a shareholder in the tax division of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. has again been included in the 1997-98 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

    MicroLaw Inc., Milwaukee, announces that John Wilets, U.W. 1994, has joined the staff as a legal technology consultant; and Ross Kodner, Marquette 1986, has been appointed as assistant editor of the ABA's Network 2d newsletter and also interest group coordinator and member of the Techshow planning committee for the organization's Law Practice Management section.

    Daniel J. Miske, DePaul 1985, has joined the Milwaukee law firm of Petrie & Stocking S.C. as a shareholder. He formerly was associated with Fiorenza & Hayes S.C. He will continue to practice principally in commercial litigation, collections, business law, real estate and condominiums.

    John H. Murphy, Marquette 1934, a retired Milwaukee attorney, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in November. Murphy became active at MSOE in 1941. He served as Regent until 1979; secretary to the Board of Regents; and legal counsel to the university. He also taught business law at MSOE and helped recruit the support that resulted in the construction of the university's Walter Schroeder Library.

    Alice A. Nejedlo, U.W. 1991, has become a shareholder in the Racine law firm of Hanson & Gasiorkiewicz S.C., which has relocated its office to 2932 Northwestern Ave., Racine. The firm formerly was known as Hanson, Gasiorkiewicz & Weber S.C.

    Kristen Neyhart-Halliden, Thomas M. Cooley 1996 cum laude, has joined the Law Offices of Michael S. Sperling in Milwaukee. She practices in personal injury, criminal defense and general practice.

    David J. O'Leary, Marquette 1988, of O'Leary Law Office, Janesville, has been elected to the office of Rock County District Attorney.

    Thomas G. Schmitzer, Hamline 1996, has become an associate with Hippenmeyer, Reilly & Moodie S.C., Waukesha, in the general practice of law.

    Bonnie L. Schwid, certified forensic document examiner, presented a paper to the Fifth European Conference of Police and Government Handwriting Experts in November in The Hague, Netherlands. The paper was entitled "Medical Malpractice in the United States." She also was a visiting expert to the University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, to discuss research on motor control and writing complexity issues and their influence on forensic handwriting identification.

    Randall J. Shelp, U.W. 1994, has become an associate with the law firm of Greenhalgh & Hoffman S.C., Baraboo. He will engage in the general practice of law, concentrating initially in civil litigation and real estate.

    Sinitz Law Office Ltd has moved to 7000 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa. John Sinitz III, Drake 1993, has joined the firm as an associate.

    Stephen P. Sinnott, Loyola 1976, has been appointed as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. He served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1987 to the present, serving most recently as chief of the general crimes section. Prior to his government service, Sinnott was in private practice in Chicago.

    Peter M. Sommerhauser, Northwestern 1968, has been named to the 1996 Examining Committee of Policyowners for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. He is one of five appointees by Northwestern to offer an impartial look at the company's operations. Sommerhauser is a shareholder and member of the Godfrey & Kahn S.C. Management Committee. His corporate law practice covers a broad range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions.

    Cody Splitt, U.W. 1949, now attorney emeritus, was elected to the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors, serving on the Legislative/Audit Committee. She also serves on the County Health and Human Services Board.

    Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990, and Nina M. Vitek, Nebraska 1986, spoke to the ABA Family Law Section during its Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. The program was entitled "Jurassic Park Technology: Establishing Parentage after Death." Stansbury is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Maier & McIlnay Ltd. Vitek is an associate with the Law Offices of Podell & Podell, Milwaukee.

    Walter R. Stewart, U.W. 1982, has been appointed by ABA president N. Lee Cooper to the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyer's Title Guaranty Funds. He currently serves on the steering committee for Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund of Wisconsin.

    Kristine M. Strodthoff, U.W. 1989, has become an associate in the intellectual property practice group of Godfrey & Kahn S.C. in the firm's Milwaukee office. She previously was an associate with Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt P.A. in Minneapolis, where she handled domestic and international chemical and biotechnical patent prosecution.

    C. Thomas Sylke, U.W. 1985, an intellectual property attorney with nearly 12 years of experience in patent and trademark counseling, prosecution, licensing and litigation has joined Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office as a partner in the intellectual property department. He had practiced with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, since 1985.

    Barry W. Szymanski, Marquette 1973, has been appointed as legal advisor to the Wisconsin EMS Association. He is a police officer and former EMT who concentrates in EMS law.

    William H. Theis, Northwestern 1970, LL.M. 1977, J.S.D. 1982 Columbia, has become a member of Milwaukee's Shellow, Shellow & Glynn S.C. A former tenured professor of law at Louisiana State University Law Center, he has been practicing law in Chicago since 1981. He has taught admiralty law at Northwestern University Law School as an adjunct professor since 1982.

    Kris J. Thomas, U.W. 1991, T. Christopher Kelly, U.W. 1980, Alan G. Habermehl, U.W. 1976, and Tracey A. Wood, U.W. 1992, have formed the law firm of Thomas, Kelly, Habermehl & Wood S.C., with offices at 145 W. Wilson St., Madison.

    Paul R. Van Grunsven, Marquette 1986, LL.M. (health law) De Paul 1995, of Techmeier & Van Grunsven S.C., Milwaukee, recently was appointed as a member of the adjunct faculty at Marquette University Law School. He will teach a course on health care provider liability.

    Christopher D. Walther, Marquette 1985, has been elected secretary of the State Bar Family Law Section for 1996-97.

    William J. Weigel, Marquette 1984, has been appointed as litigation counsel to the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility in Madison. Weigel will leave his position as shareholder in the Milwaukee law firm of Eisenberg, Weigel, Carlson, Blau, Reitz & Clemens S.C., but will remain the municipal prosecutor for the Village of Whitefish Bay.

    William G. Weiland, U.W. 1985, has opened Weiland Legal Services at 410 Daly Ave., Wisconsin Rapids. The firm will engage in the general practice of law.

    John E. Donahue, U.W. 1975, Randy S. Nelson, Marquette 1997, and Robert M. Weiss, Marquette 1953, have been honored with listings in the 1997-98 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. All three are partners in the Milwaukee law firm of Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue.

    Tony W. Welhouse, U.W. 1977, has relocated his office to 100 W. Lawrence St., Fourth Floor, Appleton, where his practice continues to emphasize worker's compensation and social security disability law. Welhouse has been included in the 1997-98 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

    Richard B. Jacobson, U.W. 1983, and James C. Murray, U.W. 1993, formerly of Jacobson & Macaulay, have joined the Madison firm of Wendel & Center. Their practices concentrate in civil and criminal work and appeals, bankruptcy and family law.

    Jacqueline L. Wheeler, Marquette 1996, has been made a partner in Goldberg & Wheeler Law Offices L.L.C., Milwaukee, practicing in business association, criminal defense, estate planning, bankruptcy, family law, personal injury and general practice.

    Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., a Milwaukee-based law firm, recently elected two associates to shareholders. Ann M. Maher, Marquette 1988 cum laude, joined the firm in 1988. She practices in commercial litigation, employment litigation and professional liability defense. Daniel W. Gentges, Syracuse 1988 magna cum laude, also joined the firm in 1988. He practices in real estate, commercial finance, and bankruptcy and creditors' rights.

    George C. Wilbur, Marquette 1996 cum laude, was elected the district attorney of Vernon County in November. He previously was in general practice with solo offices in Richland Center and LaFarge.

    George Graf, of Murphy, Gillick; George Cunningham, of Foley & Lardner; and Fredric R. Dichter, arbitrator, were the guest speakers for the opening luncheon of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association. Their topic was "The Nuts and Bolts of Labor Arbitration."

    Jeffrey R. Zirgibel, Drake 1996, has become an associate with Karp Law Offices S.C., Milwaukee, practicing personal injury litigation and family law.

    In Memoriam

    Joseph J. Attwell, Chicago 1935, Laurel, Md., Oct. 9, 1911 - Dec. 21, 1996.

    Walter J. Bruhn, U.W. 1958, Brookfield, Oct. 2, 1932 - Dec. 19, 1996.

    John W. Calhoun, Virginia 1948, Madison, March 13, 1918 - Sept. 25, 1996.

    William S. Clark, Marquette 1943, Milwaukee, Aug. 7, 1919 - Dec. 7, 1996.

    William F. Double, Marquette 1934, Milwaukee, June 12, 1910 - Dec. 28, 1996.

    Leander J. Foley, Marquette 1948, Milwaukee, June 8, 1922 - Dec. 26, 1996.

    Patrick J. Foster, Marquette 1963, Milwaukee, June 7, 1935 - Dec. 18, 1996.

    Welker W. Henderson, U.W. 1954, Lincoln, Ill., Jan. 16, 1912 - 1996.

    Arnold Hintzman Jr., Marquette 1952, Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 5, 1923 - Dec. 14, 1996.

    Elmer A. Jestila, Marquette 1950, Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 9, 1922 - March 15, 1996.

    Charles C. Lubcke, U.W. 1938, Middleton, Oct. 3, 1910 - Sept. 26, 1996.

    Earl C. Mann, Marquette 1939, Poy Sippi, Sept. 4, 1911 - Sept. 12, 1996.

    Nicholas J. Meeuwsen, U.W. 1970, Oshkosh, Dec. 6, 1942 - Oct. 27, 1996.

    Richard J. Smrz, Marquette 1934, Milwaukee, Jan. 1, 1911 - Nov. 19, 1996.

    Eldore F. Stanelle, Marquette 1956, Milwaukee, Aug. 1, 1922 - Dec. 19, 1996.

    Ralph D. Wood, U.W. 1955, Roscoe, Ill., Aug. 1, 1929 - July 2, 1996.

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