Vol. 73, No. 10, October
2000
In the News
New Hires, Promotions
Mergers, Relocations,
New Associations
Elections, Appointments
Awards, Degrees,
Honors
Authors, Speakers
In Memoriam
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Kimberly A. Shaul, U.W. 1989, and David C. Holman,
Hamline 1985, have been named assistant generals counsel in the
corporate legal division of American Family Insurance, Madison.
William F. Bock, U.W. 1972, has been named chief
counsel of the Phoenix, Ariz., city attorney's office, supervising
operations and legal staff for the civil division. He formerly was the
deputy city attorney for Racine, and corporation counsel of Racine and
Walworth counties.
Juliet Brodie, Harvard 1991 magna cum laude, has
joined the clinical faculty of the Frank J. Remington Jr. Center at the
U.W. Law School in its Neighborhood Law Project. The project provides
community lawyering services and representation to residents of south
Madison neighborhoods.
Paul J. Callan, Marquette 1982, has joined Community
Bank & Trust as senior vice president of the trust department. He will
oversee all aspects of trust services with an emphasis on personal
trusts, estate planning, and employee benefit plans. Callan previously
was employed by Firstar Bank and Gray & End, Milwaukee.
Phillip J. Dahlberg, Marquette 2000, has joined
McLario, Helm & Bertling S.C., Menomonee Falls, as an associate focusing
in business, contracts, family law, real estate, and general civil and
criminal litigation.
Duffy Dillon, U.W. 2000, has joined Nowlan & Mouat
LLP, Janesville, as an associate practicing in family law, insurance
defense, personal injury, and civil litigation.
Leslie A. Even, William Mitchell 1992, has been
appointed assistant general counsel at American Family Insurance,
Madison.
Matthew I. Fraidin, U.W. 1993, has joined The
Children's Law Center, Washington, D.C., as legal director. CLC provides
free legal services to children, low-income families, and foster and
kinship caregivers, and provides training and technical assistance in
special education, foster care, adoption, custody, government benefits,
delinquency, and mental health. Fraidin previously served as supervising
attorney at the Legal Aid Society of D.C. and associate counsel to Vice
President Albert Gore.
Jason S. Gerlach, U.W. 1996, has joined Howard,
Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, as a litigation
associate. Gerlach previously was with Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, in
civil litigation.
Michael T. Hopkins, Marquette 1981, has joined
Domnitz, Mawicke & Goisman S.C., Milwaukee, concentrating in
intellectual property litigation. He has an LL.M. in intellectual
property.
Joseph S. Goode, Syracuse 1994 cum laude, and
Karen L. Tidwall, Creighton 1993 cum laude, have been
elected shareholders in Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner S.C., Milwaukee, a
boutique litigation firm.
Melissa L. Greipp, Marquette 1999 cum laude, former
judicial clerk for Justice N. Patrick Crooks, has joined the firm as an
associate. She practices in general civil litigation, with an emphasis
in commercial disputes.
Timothy E. Kronquist, DePaul 1995, has joined the
Milwaukee office of Davis & Kuelthau S.C. as an associate and member of
the business and corporate law section. His practice focuses on
commercial real estate transactions, financing and developments,
structuring §1031 tax deferred exchanges, zoning and subdivision
matters, general business law, and federal election and campaign issues.
He is an advisor to and legal counsel for Congressman Paul Ryan and the
Ryan for Congress Committee.
Donald E. (Del) Laverdure, U.W. 1999, has joined von
Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the Indian
law and business practice groups.
Erika L. Leuffen, Drake 1996, and Timothy B.
Anderson, Marquette 2000, have joined Herrling, Clark,
Hartzheim & Siddall Ltd., Appleton, as associates. Leuffen practices in
divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, adoption and municipal
law. Anderson practices in business, real estate, estate planning, and
corporations.
Mark A. Miller, Marquette 1983, a shareholder in
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Manitowoc, has been elected a managing
director of the firm and a member of the management committee. Miller
practices in corporate and health care law, government relations, and
trust and estate planning.
Thomas R. Revnew, Marquette 1994, has joined the
Minneapolis office of Littler Mendelson P.C., as an associate. The firm
exclusively represents management on labor and employment issues.
Scott P. Richardson, Marquette 1994, LL.M. New York
University 1995, has joined Richardson Financial Group Inc., Menomonee
Falls, where he provides comprehensive wealth planning services to
individuals and families. He previously was a manager in the Great Lakes
regional estate planning practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Miguel A. Ruiz, U.W. 1992, has joined Pretzel &
Stouffer, Chartered. He will continue his practice in medical negligence
defense.
Stephanie A. Schantz, U.W. 1996, has joined Manwell
& Milton, San Francisco, as an associate. She practices corporate,
business, and securities law.
Ben J. Schulenburg, U.W. 2000, has joined the Legal
Services Program of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW),
Milwaukee, practicing in estate planning, landlord/tenant, disability,
bankruptcy, and discrimination matters. ARCW provides free legal
representation to persons living with HIV or AIDS throughout
Wisconsin.
Paul "Jay" Sturm, John Marshall 1979, has joined
Omholt & Forsythe S.C., Manawa, as an associate. He previously was with
Sturm & Sons, Manawa, as in-house counsel.
Steven S. Stein, Marquette 1995, has been named
regional sales manager for JURITAS.com, an Internet start-up company
based in Chicago, Ill. JURITAS.com enables law firms to search and
retrieve actual trial court documents filed throughout the U.S. Stein
previously was a trial lawyer with the Law Offices of Robert A.
Levine.
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Sandra L. Hupfer, U.W. 1984, Peggy L.
Miller, Marquette 2000, Jon D. Anderson,
Marquette 1994, and Evan Y. Lin, U.W. 1998, have joined
Stellpflug, Janssen, Nell, Hammer, Kirschling & Bartels S.C., De Pere.
Hupfer previously was with Marie Stanton Law Offices, Green Bay, and
practices in insurance defense, business litigation, and personal
injury. Miller is an adjunct faculty member at Northeast Wisconsin
Technical College, and practices in divorce, child placement,
litigation, and collections. Anderson has an LL.M. Taxation from New
York University and focuses on business law, individual planning and tax
services, and real estate law. Lin is a CPA and concentrates in
individual planning and business law. Lin previously was a tax
consultant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
James A. Wendland, Marquette 1974, has joined Murray
& Cross, Milwaukee, as an associate practicing in employment, labor, and
business dispute resolution and litigation. Wendland formerly was a
circuit court judge in Dunn County.
Theresa M. Hottenroth, U.W. 1995 cum laude, and
Michael W. Taibleson, Chicago-Kent 1990 with honors, have been promoted
to shareholders in Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Hottenroth practices in
health care, government relations, litigation, and white collar
compliance and defense in the Madison office. Taibleson practices in
employee benefits, taxation, and corporate law in the Milwaukee
office.
George R. Wood, William Mitchell 1985, has joined
Littler Mendelson P.C., Minneapolis, as a shareholder, concentrating in
employment law, ERISA litigation, and shareholder disputes. He formerly
was with Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, Minneapolis.
Mergers, Relocations, New
Associations
Andrew S. Caulum, U.W. 1994, has moved. Caulum Law
Office S.C. is now located at 10 East Doty St., Suite 515, Madison.
Michael J. Devanie, Vermont 1979, and Keith
A. Belzer, Loyola 1992, have formed Devanie & Belzer S.C., 300
N. Second, #310, La Crosse. The firm concentrates in criminal law, civil
rights litigation, personal injury, and trial consultation.
Lisle W. Blackbourn, Marquette 1982, and Kim
A. Howarth, U.W. 1980, shareholders in Godfrey, Neshek, Worth,
Leibsle & Conover S.C., Elkhorn, have been added to the firm's name. The
firm is now Godfrey, Leibsle, Conover, Blackbourn & Howarth S.C.
Elections, Appointments
James C. Alexander, U.W. 1974, has been named
president and chair of the board of directors of the Association of
Judicial Disciplinary Counsel (AJDC). Alexander is executive director of
the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. The AJDC is a national organization
of lawyers and investigators engaged in the work of judicial discipline
and judicial ethics.
Nathaniel Cade Jr., Michigan 1996, an associate at
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, was appointed to the State
Bar's standing committee on professional ethics by President Gary Bakke.
Cade practices in products liability, construction law, insurance
defense, and business litigation.
The Calumet County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Kim M. Rietbrock; president-elect
- Kenneth R. Kratz; and secretary/treasurer -
Michelle L. Birschbach; all of Chilton.
The Eau Claire County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Michael A. Schumacher;
president-elect - Ann W. Johnson; secretary -
John D. Leary; and treasurer - Jeffrey W.
Hart; all of Eau Claire.
Eunice Gibson, U.W. 1973, Madison city attorney, has
been elected regional vice president for the 7th Circuit of the
International Municipal Lawyers Association. She replaces
Frederick W. (Ted) Fischer, U.W. 1963, the Eau Claire
city attorney, who has served as chair of IMLA's Personnel Section.
Warren P. Kraft, Marquette 1982, Oshkosh city attorney,
was appointed to replace Ms. Gibson as state chair. Kraft serves as vice
chair of IMLA's Land Development, Planning and Zoning Section and is
responsible for the section's bimonthly newsletter.
The Hon. Ted. E. Wedemeyer Jr., LL.M. 1961, and
Frank T. Pasternak, J.D. cum laude 1994, have been
appointed co-presidents of The John Marshall Law School Alumni
Association's Wisconsin chapter. Pasternak also joins Judge Wedemeyer on
the association's board of directors. The Wisconsin chapter serves to
increase communication and interaction between the law school and its
alumni. Judge Wedemeyer is presiding judge with the Court of
Appeals-District I, and Pasternak is a litigator with Murphy, Gillick,
Wicht & Prachthauser S.C., Milwaukee.
The Jefferson County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president -Vincent J. Gurrero, Lake Mills;
president-elect - Colleen J. Locke, Jefferson; and
secretary/treasurer - Jacob W. Gobel, Jefferson.
The Juneau County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Rebecca M. Richards-Bria, Mauston; and
secretary/treasurer - Thomas J. McNally, Necedah.
The La Crosse County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Bryant H. Klos; president-elect -
Roger W. LeGrand; and secretary/treasurer -
Jeffrey R. Pawelski; all of La Crosse.
David Leeper, U.W. 1975, a Madison attorney in
private practice, has been chosen for a one-year Central and Eastern
European Law Initiative (CEELI) placement in Kiev, Ukraine. CEELI is a
project of the ABA. Leeper will serve as a rule of law liaison, sharing
his Wisconsin legal experience with legal professionals in Ukraine. The
program's purpose is to strengthen democratic institutions and increase
international understanding.
Paul R. Puerner, Harvard 1955, has been appointed to
a three-member arbitration panel for Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
Inc. v. Medtronic Ave. Inc. The arbitration involves contract and
related issues regarding "Angioplasty Apparatus Facilitating Rapid
Changes." Puerner is with the Law Offices of Paul R. Puerner,
Brookfield. He formerly was with Michael, Best & Friedrich,
Milwaukee.
John P. Savage, Marquette 1967, was elected chair
and Randall L. Nash, U.W. 1979, was elected vice chair of the Wisconsin
State Elections Board, the arm of the State of Wisconsin that monitors
candidate compliance, political candidates, and donor compliance with
state election laws and regulations.
Brian Pierson, U.W. 1983, a shareholder in von
Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected chair of the
State Bar's Indian Law Section. Donald E. (Del) Laverdure, U.W. 1999, an
associate in the firm, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the
Indian Law Section.
The Winnebago County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Daniel J. Bissett, Oshkosh; president-elect
- Gregory A. Petit, Neenah; and secretary/treasurer -
Brenda Bann, Appleton.
The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has elected the
following officers: president - E.J. Hunt, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Ann T. Bowe, Milwaukee; vice
president - Waring R. Fincke, West Bend; secretary -
John A. Birdsall, Milwaukee; and treasurer -
Charles W. Giesen, Madison.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Robert L. Habush, U.W. 1961, has been honored by the
Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (WATL) by naming a new annual award
recognizing the trial lawyer of the year after him. Habush is with
Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier, Milwaukee. WATL instituted the award 38
years ago to identify and recognize the good deeds and important work of
outstanding Wisconsin trial lawyers.
Michael T. Hopkins, Marquette 1981, received an
LL.M. in Intellectual Property at The John Marshall Law School, Chicago,
in January 2000. Hopkins recently joined Domnitz, Mawicke & Goisman
S.C., Milwaukee, concentrating in intellectual property litigation.
Erik G. Milito, Marquette 1995, was awarded the
Meritorious Service Medal upon completion of service in the United
States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Milito served in assignments
at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Seoul, Korea; and Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland. He served in positions as prosecutor, family law
attorney, defense counsel, and labor counsel. He now works in the
solicitor's office of the Department of the Interior in Washington,
D.C., practicing in personnel litigation and civil rights.
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Michael Lappin, U.W. 1992, and
Mitchell
Moser, Northwestern 1991, received the Young Men's Leadership
Award from the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Both are with Quarles &
Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Lappin practicing in mergers and acquisitions,
corporate law, and closely held businesses, and Moser practicing in
product liability litigation. The award recognizes those who demonstrate
outstanding qualities of leadership and involvement in the federation
and other community activities.
Paul P. Umentum, U.W. 1984, a shareholder in
Wanezek, Umentum & Jaekels S.C., Green Bay, was ordained a permanent
deacon for the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay by Bishop Robert Banks. He
has been assigned to St. Mary of the Angels Parish, Green Bay. Deacon
Umentum will continue to practice law in Green Bay as a general
practitioner.
Authors, Speakers
Barry L. Grossman, American University 1974, an
intellectual property partner in Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office, is
co-editor-in-chief of Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, recently
published by the American Bar Association and the Bureau of National
Affairs.
Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, spoke to the National
Association of Credit Management during its recent collection managers
conference in Milwaukee. His morning presentation, "Compliance is the
Name of the Game," concentrated on federal laws affecting the collection
of debts nationwide. Kohn is president of Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee,
which concentrates in commercial and retail debt collection and
litigation.
David Satola, U.W. 1986, presented "Legal and
Regulatory Aspects of Telecommunications Privatizations" in
Johannesburg, South Africa. Satola is senior counsel in the legal
department of the World Bank, concentrating in telecommunications sector
reform.
Mark Schlei, U.W. 1987, addressed the Community
State Bank Supervisors Annual Legal Conference in New Orleans, La. He
spoke on state bank powers and parity. Schlei is deputy general counsel
for the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
In Memoriam
Samuel Becker, Harvard 1925, Milwaukee, March 16,
1903 - Jan. 19, 2000.
Edward E. Converse, Minnesota 1941, De Pere, July
31, 1913 - June 9, 2000.
Collins H. Ferris, U.W. 1948, Madison, Dec. 20, 1918
- March 31, 2000.
Richard S. Gibbs, Iowa 1940, Milwaukee, Jan. 5, 1916
- May 19, 2000.
Allan J. Gibson, U.W. 1960, Appleton, Dec. 26, 1930
- July 16, 2000.
Charles T. Hanaway, U.W. 1932, Green Bay, Nov. 3,
1908 - May 25, 2000.
Ralph G. Hohenfeldt, U.W. 1953, Milwaukee, Feb. 17,
1918 - March 12, 2000.
Craig R. Kieffer, William Mitchell 1989, St. Paul,
Minn., Oct. 22, 1962 - May, 2000.
Herman E. Koehler, U.W. 1934, Shawano, Sept. 2, 1909
- July 6, 2000.
Milton L. Meister, U.W. 1931, West Bend, April 10,
1908 - July 9, 1999.
Gerald J. Rice, U.W. 1931, Milwaukee, April 12, 1908
- June 24, 2000.
Chester C. Stauffacher, U.W. 1976, Marinette, Aug.
1, 1943 - Aug. 8, 1999.
Cosmas B. Young, Marquette 1931, Nov. 28, 1908 - May
12, 2000.
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