Vol. 73, No. 9, September
2000
New Hires, Promotions,
Partners
Christopher Ashley, U.W. 1991, has
joined the U.W. System as system legal counsel. He formerly was
assistant general counsel to the National Science Foundation in
Arlington, Va.
Michael D. Bernstein, U.W. 1985, has
joined Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn PLLC, Washington, D.C.,
continuing his representation of manufacturers of food, drugs, medical
devices, and dietary supplements. He previously was at Buc & Beardsley,
Washington, D.C.
Donna L. Billmann, Marquette 1998, has
joined Adelman & Hynes S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate focusing in
corporate, employment, and family law.
Ronald J. Buchholz, Marquette 1981, has
been promoted to colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S.
Army. He recently was reassigned to the office of national drug control
policy in the executive office of the president, Washington, D.C., to
serve as assistant general counsel. Buchholz previously was with the
Army Chief of Staff office at the Pentagon.
Debra E. Kuper, Marquette 1997, and
Kenneth L. Haydock, U.W. 1983, have joined CNH Global,
N.V., Racine. Kuper formerly was with Godin, Geraghty & Buratti S.C.,
Kenosha, and taught legal writing at Marquette. Haydock previously was
in-house attorney at First Bank System, Minneapolis, and a vice
president of the First National Bank of Chicago. Both will work in
corporate lending and maritime finance activities.
Paul W. Connell, Marquette 1998 magna
cum laude, has joined Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., as
an associate. Connell previously served as law clerk to the Hon. J.P.
Stadtmueller, Chief U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin.
Kerry
E. Dwyer, Boston College 1994, has joined O'Neil, Cannon &
Hollman S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate practicing in employment and
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Diana M. Felsmann, U.W. 2000, has
joined the appellate division of the Wisconsin Public Defender's office,
Milwaukee, as an assistant state public defender. Felsman previously was
with the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Project and the
Claims of Innocence Project at U.W. Law School, the Death Penalty
Project through Godfrey, Kahn, LaFollette & Sinykin, and the Defender
Project at the Milwaukee Trial Division office of the State Public
Defender.
Lynn M. Galbraith-Wilson, Hamline 1993,
has joined Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., Janesville. She
previously was with Bolgrien, Rentz, Mineau, Koepke & Kimes S.C. and
Kitto Law Offices S.C., both in Beloit.
William F. Grady IV, Marquette 2000,
has joined Fox, O'Neill & Shannon S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate
practicing in business related areas.
Susan Hedman, U.W. 1987, has joined the
legal services branch of the United Nations Compensation Commission
(UNCC) in Geneva, Switzerland, as first legal officer and team leader
for the environmental claims unit. The UNCC is the UN Security Council
body that handles claims arising from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Hedman
formerly was with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, Chicago,
Ill.
Michael P. Russart, U.W. 1994 cum
laude, has become a partner in the Milwaukee office of Hinshaw &
Culbertson.
Paul R. Jacquart, Marquette 2000 cum
laude, has joined Jacquart & Lowe S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate
focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice, and products
liability.
Peter C. Stomma, Drake 1991, has become
a shareholder in Jansson, Shupe, Bridge & Munger Ltd., Racine, where
he's been an associate for two years. He has worked in patent and
trademark law for nine years.
Edward R. Antaramian, Marquette 1984,
has joined the firm as an associate practicing in trademark prosecution
and litigation.
Agatha K. Kresa, U.W. 2000, has joined
the Milwaukee office of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C. as an
associate practicing in insurance defense litigation.
Michael L. Laufenberg, Marquette 1995,
has joined Laufenberg Law Offices S.C., Milwaukee. He formerly was with
Guelzow & Laufenberg Ltd., Eau Claire, and is a member of the board of
directors of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. He continues to
represent clients injured as a result of medical negligence, product
defect, and other negligence.
Maria
E. Milano, Marquette 1995 cum laude, has joined Metzler and
Hager S.C., Green Bay, as an associate in estate planning, probate, and
corporate/business law.
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Kelly J. McKnight, U.W. 2000, has
joined Wachowski & Johnson S.C., Eau Claire, as an associate
concentrating in criminal defense and family law.
Amy Algiers Anderson, Marquette 2000
cum laude, has joined Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., Milwaukee,
practicing in corporate law, tax law, and estate planning.
Jorge A. Gomez, U.W. 1986, Eric
M. McLeod, U.W. 1993, and Cynthia E. Smith,
Marquette 1993, have been made partners in Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee. Gomez represents businesses in commercial litigation,
including construction, systems integration, health care, and white
collar matters. He previously worked in the Milwaukee County District
Attorney's office as a felony prosecutor and was assigned to the
homicide, sensitive crimes, and drug enforcement units.
McLeod will continue practicing in business litigation including
antitrust and unfair competition, real estate disputes, and contract
disputes. He has experience representing clients before the State of
Wisconsin Elections Board, state trial courts, and appellate courts.
Smith focuses her practice on environmental law including compliance
auditing, remediations of contaminated sites, and environmental
insurance litigation. She also counsels real estate developers and
contractors on environmental issues.
Marsha L. Mortensen, U.W. 2000, has
joined Lund & Petkovsek S.C., De Forest, as an associate focusing on
estate planning, probate, personal injury, real estate, and family
law.
Michael D. Orgeman, Marquette 1992, has
been named partner in Lichtsinn & Haensel S.C., Milwaukee. He will
continue in general business and commercial law, real estate, and
banking.
Lisa E. Soronen, U.W. 2000 cum laude,
has joined the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, as a law clerk
assisting Judge Richard S. Brown in researching and drafting judicial
opinions.
Awards, Degrees,
Honors
Mary A. Brauer, U.W. 1975, was made a
charter fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
(college). Brauer was one of 172 employee benefits attorneys selected
from several hundred nominees nationwide. She is a shareholder in the
Denver office of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach.
The college evaluates the standards and advances the public's
understanding of employee benefits law practice.
Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall
S.C., Janesville, has been recognized in The 2000 Bar Register
of Preeminent Lawyers, 84th Edition, published by Martindale-Hubbell.
The register is limited to those law firms that have achieved the AV
rating.
Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C. handle legal needs of
businesses and individuals.
Lt. Col. Paul E. Conrad, U.W. 1981,
Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army, recently completed the first
phase of the Army War College distance learning course at Carlisle
Barracks, Penn., and received the Meritorious Service Medal for
outstanding work as a law professor at the Judge Advocate General's
School. Conrad also was elected to the board of directors of the
national Judge Advocate's Association. He is legal counsel for the
Chief, Army Reserve, Washington, D.C.
Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee,
Appleton, and Green Bay, was named among the top 20 law firms nationally
for mutual fund organization according to The American Lawyer magazine's
"Corporate Scorecard."
E. Michael McCann, Georgetown 1962,
Milwaukee County District Attorney, was a member of the U.S. delegation
to China for the ABA's Asia Law Initiative Council's symposium in
Beijing. The symposium was cosponsored by the Legal Aid Center of the
Chinese Ministry of Justice and focused on accessibility of justice by
those of limited means.
The following received the President's Awards at the
State Bar's Annual Convention: Benjamin M. Adams,
Marquette 1985 cum laude, Gary L. Bakke, U.W. 1965,
Raymond M. Dall'Osto, Marquette 1977, Hannah C.
Dugan, U.W. 1987, Robert L. Elliott, U.W.
1970, Howard B. Eisenberg, U.W. 1971, James D.
Friedman, Notre Dame 1972, Franklyn M. Gimbel,
Marquette 1960, William C. Hess, U.W. 1970,
Emory Ireland, Stanford 1969, James A.
Jaeger, Georgetown 1975, Thomas L. Shriner
Jr., Indiana 1972, Susan R. Steingass, U.W.
1976 magna cum laude, Gregory Van Rybroek, U.W. 1990,
and Christopher D. Walther, Marquette 1985. The award,
presented this year by President Leonard Loeb, acknowledges people who
have made outstanding contributions to the legal profession.
John E. Donahue, U.W. 1975, and
Sherwin C. Peltin, U.W. LL.B 1952, New York LL.M. 1955,
and George Washington S.J.D. 1962, of Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue
LLP, Delafield, have earned inclusion in the 2001 edition of Marquis'
Who's Who in America. Donahue focuses on employee benefits law, and
Peltin practices in tax planning, tax litigation, and business and
corporate law.
Robert L. Habush, U.W. 1961, and
Robert W. Lutz, U.W. 1951, were among the first class
of attorneys to achieve national certification as trial advocates.
Sixty-two attorneys were honored for their commitment to the betterment
of the trial bar and their dedication to the cause of attorney
certification.
Habush is with Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier S.C., Milwaukee. Lutz is
with Lutz, Burnett, McDermott, John & King LLP, Chilton.
Mergers,
Relocations, New Associations
Michael J. Fitzgerald, Marquette 1985,
formerly with Fitzgerald & Strang S.C., Milwaukee, has joined
Stephen M. Glynn, U.W. 1970 cum laude, and
Craig W. Albee, U.W. 1990 cum laude, both formerly with
Shellow, Shellow & Glynn S.C., Milwaukee, to form the law firm of
Glynn, Fitzgerald & Albee S.C., 526 E. Wisconsin Ave.,
Milwaukee.
Carol S. Josten, Georgetown 1981, joins
the firm as an associate. The firm will defend persons and companies
involved in criminal investigations and state and federal court
proceedings.
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David J. Lisko, Marquette 1980, and
Paul M. Erspamer, Marquette 1984, are celebrating their
association. Lisko & Erspamer S.C. is located at W229 N1433 Westwood
Dr., Sunset Plaza, Ste. 201, Waukesha, and focuses on plaintiffs'
personal injury, worker's compensation, social security disability, and
lemon law litigation.
David C. McCormack, Loyola 1987, has
formed McCormack Law, located at 2001 S. Prairie Ave., Waukesha.
McCormack practices in environmental and employment law, and commercial
litigation. He formerly was a partner in Hinshaw & Culbertson and leader
of the firm's environmental regulations and compliance practice
group.
Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee and
Madison, West Palm Beach and Naples, Fla., and Phoenix, Ariz., merged
with Streich Lang PA, Ariz. The merger adds 89 attorneys to Quarles &
Brady's Phoenix office, and adds a 10-attorney office in Tucson,
strengthening the firm's presence in the southwest and nationwide.
Pro Bono, Public
Service
Harambee Community School, Milwaukee, has established
the "Hugh Braun Reading Fund" in honor of the volunteer efforts of
Hugh Braun, Michigan 1956. Braun, an attorney with
Godfrey, Braun & Frazier, Milwaukee, has played a major role in the
success of the school by helping Harambee purchase its building and
property; providing legal representation for the school, parents, and
employees; introducing corporate board members to the school; and
financially supporting the school.
Authors,
Speakers
Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with
distinction, spoke at the ABA Family Law Section's annual meeting in New
York City as part of the "Hot Tips from Experts" program. Stansbury
spoke on preparing clients for financial mediation. He is a shareholder
in Burbach & Stansbury S.C., Milwaukee.
J.D. Thorne, DePaul 1973, has authored
A Concise Guide to Successful Employment Practices, published by CCH of
Chicago, in an expanded and updated third edition. Thorne is with
Employment Law Managers, Milwaukee.
Elections,
Appointments
The State Bar appellate practice section has elected the
following officers: chair – Ted E. Wedemeyer Jr.;
chair-elect – Howard B. Eisenberg; secretary
– Patricia S. Curley; treasurer –
Jeffrey O. Davis; past chair – Donald L.
Romundson. Marla J. Stephens, Daniel P. Anderson, Beth E. Hanan, Robert
R. Henak, and Christopher G. Wren were elected
to the board of directors.
Robert L. Elliott, U.W. 1970, has been
appointed a court commissioner by the Hon. Michael D. Guolee, Milwaukee
County Circuit Court, Branch 32. Elliott is a sole practitioner,
representing individual and corporate plaintiffs in sexual abuse,
aggravated commercial disputes, personal injury, employment law,
insurance disputes, and admiralty and maritime law.
Kristine A. Euclide, U.W. 1976, has
been elected chair of the State Bar Administrative and Local Government
Law Section. Euclide is a partner in Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison,
and has been practicing local government law for more than 20 years.
Janine Geske, Marquette 1975, was
elected a fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. Geske
also is a faculty member of the National Judicial College and presented
a course on advanced evidence to trial judges from around the country.
Geske is with Marquette University Law School.
Dennis M. Grzezinski, Yale 1975, has
been reappointed as commissioner of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage
District, and elected chair of its operations committee. He also was
recently elected president of the board of the Urban Ecology Center,
Milwaukee. He continues to practice environmental law and litigation as
a sole practitioner in Milwaukee.
Kathryn Hasselblad-Pascale has been
reappointed to a two-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court board of
governors.
Hal Karas, Northeastern 1978, was
elected a director of the State Bar real Property, Probate, and Trust
Law section. A partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, Karas
practices in land use and development, planned communities, lending
transactions, workouts, zoning, and commercial real estate
transactions.
Richard J. Podell, U.W. 1969, became a
member of the American Bar Association board of governors. He began a
three-year term as Family Law Section representative. Podell is founding
member and president of Richard Podell & Associates, Milwaukee.
Michael C. Meyer, Marquette 1978, and
Robert J. Janssen, Marquette 1988, have been appointed to the board of
directors of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers for a two-year term.
Meyer has a law office in Marion; Janssen practices with Stellpflug,
Janssen, Nell & Hammer S.C., De Pere.
Thomas K. Zander, U.W. 1977 cum laude,
has been reelected to a second term as chair of the Milwaukee-area Ryan
White Consortium.
In Memoriam
Marion Davies Anderson, District of
Columbia 1941, Lakeland, Fla., Nov. 6, 1914 – Feb. 2000.
Joan Dalton, Marquette 1954, Milwaukee,
Aug. 12, 1930 – March 17, 2000.
John Frampton, U.W. 1937, Chippewa
Falls, Oct. 9, 1911 – April 11, 2000.
Kenneth L. Grover, U.W. 1952, Stevens
Point, March 17, 1924 – April 17, 2000.
Richard G. Harvey, U.W. 1933, Racine,
July 3, 1910 – Feb. 24, 2000.
Frank E. Huettner, U.W. 1951, Cadott,
Jan. 23, 1927 – April 24, 2000.
Albert E. Koch, U.W. 1942, Lone Rock,
May 7, 1919 – Feb. 7, 2000.
Robert L. Mann, Marquette 1948,
Milwaukee, April 20, 1923 – April 7, 2000.
A.G. Murphy, U.W. 1933, Kewaunee, June
5, 1907 – Feb. 19, 2000.
James F. Pressentin, U.W. 1956, Green
Bay, Nov. 3, 1927 – May 1, 2000.
Robert Spears, U.W. 1939, Washburn,
Dec. 14, 1913 – Jan. 12, 2000.
Romaine D. Thorfinnson, North Dakota
1963, Oshkosh, June 30, 1932 – Nov. 16, 1999.
Norman W. Wegner, Marquette 1948,
Jacksonville, Fla., July 8, 1920 – Dec. 3, 1999.
Amber P. Whitmore, Indiana-Bloomington
1992, June 30, 1967 – March 20, 2000.
Lee J. Wolf, Marquette 1947,
Burlington, March 27, 1915 – Nov. 18, 1999.
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