In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Jason F. Abraham, Marquette 1992, has become a
shareholder in Michael F. Hupy & Associates S.C., Milwaukee. He
practices exclusively in plaintiff personal injury law.
John M. Christenson, U.W. 1995, and Mark
H.T. Fuhrman, U.W. 1993, have joined Bell, Gierhart & Moore
S.C., Madison, as associates. Christenson will practice in bankruptcy
and business law. Fuhrman will practice in estate planning, business
law, and real property.
Tara Bohling, U.W. 1996, has joined Godfrey &
Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, on the estate planning practice team. Previously
Bohling was with Garvey, Anderson, Johnson, Gabler & Geraci.
Brett T. Bowlin, U.W. 1999, has joined Sandfort,
Zalewski & Klinner LLP, Wausau, as an associate. The firm has a
statewide practice emphasizing insurance defense.
Robert J. Brill, Marquette 1992, has joined Wildman
Harrold Allen & Dixon, Chicago, in intellectual property practice.
Brill previously prosecuted patents with intellectual property law firms
and a corporate patent department.
William F. Brown, Harvard 1980, has become the
general counsel and director of compliance for SASI, a third-party
administration firm in Milwaukee. SASI focuses on recordkeeping and
other administrative issues for qualified plans and cafeteria plans.
Brown formerly was with Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue LLP.
 Kenneth J. Hansen, Harvard 1987 magna cum laude,
has become a partner in Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison. Hansen
practices in general corporate, securities law, and mergers and
acquisitions, focusing on software and other high technology companies.
He previously served as general counsel for a software development
company. |
Mark Burns, William Mitchell 1999, has joined
Wilhelm Law Service S.C. as an associate. Burns formerly worked in the
patent department of Unisys Corporation and as an engineer for 3M
Company in its research department. Burns' focus is intellectual
property law, especially the procurement of foreign and domestic patents
and associated rights to inventions.
Steven C. Brist, U.W. 1982, Marci A.
Paulsen, Akron 1996, Daniel P. Koval, Depaul
1990, and Robert C. Procter, Boston 1999, have joined
the Madison city attorney's office. Paulson also is licensed in the
state of Ohio and Koval also is licensed in Illinois. They will
concentrate on prosecution of City of Madison ordinance violations.
Molly E. Hall, Washington and Lee 1988, has joined
Davis & Kuelthau S.C. as an associate focusing on environmental
litigation. Hall previously was an assistant U.S. attorney in the
Eastern District of Wisconsin and a trial attorney with the U.S.
Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. She is a contributing author
to Germany and Transition: A Unified Nation's Search for
Identity and author of "A Haven for Polluters? Comparing German and
American Environmental Permitting Procedures."
Tara K. Kleinhans, U.W. 1998, has joined Kelly &
Kobelt, Madison, as an associate practicing labor and employment law and
developing the firm's family law practice.
Thomas H. Koch, Marquette 1990, has joined Wille,
Gregory & Lundeen, Milwaukee, practicing in product liability
defense, personal injury, insurance defense and coverage, ERISA
litigation, subrogation, and alternative dispute resolution. Koch
previously was employed by Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner S.C.
Jennifer D. Konz-Alt, U.W. 1998, has joined Baker
& McKenzie, London, England, as an associate practicing
international securities law focusing on Germany and Eastern Europe.
This follows completion of a scholarship with the German Academic
Exchange Service Young Lawyers Program in Cologne, Germany.
Michael J. Lokensgard, U.W. 1993, has joined the
corporate practice team at Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Appleton. Lokensgard
was previously a senior staff attorney with the Oneida Tribe of
Wisconsin, where he practiced corporate, environmental, and real estate
law.
Heather L. MacDougall, Marquette 1994, has joined
McGuiness, Norris & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., as an associate
practicing labor and employment law. She formerly was with Krukowski
& Costello S.C., in Milwaukee and then in Washington, D.C.
McGuiness, Norris & Williams manages the Equal Employment Advisory
Council.
Catherine M. McGinn, Franklin Pierce 1992, has
joined Bell, Gierhart & Moore S.C., Madison, as an associate
practicing primarily in insurance defense medical malpractice.
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| Quarles & Brady LLP has promoted the following
attorneys in the Milwaukee office to partner: Jean C. Baker, U.W. 1990
with honors, focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright law. George J.
Marek, Harvard 1990 with honors, is a member of the firm's environmental
practice group. Joseph E. Puchner, Stanford 1986 with distinction,
focuses on real estate, international law, and immigration. Puchner
previously served as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department
of State. Walter J. Skipper, U.W. 1990, magna cum laude, focuses his
practice on corporate and corporate finance/securities law. He is a
C.P.A. and a certified management accountant. Rebecca A. Speckhard, U.W.
1990, focuses her practice on public finance and municipal law.
Speckhard is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and is
admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Wisconsin. |
Yolanda Y. McGowan, U.W. 1993, and Thomas J.
Donnelly, Marquette 1995, have joined Emile Banks &
Associates LLC, Milwaukee, as associates. They will concentrate in
insurance defense litigation.
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. has added
the following associate attorneys in the Madison office: Amy F.
Copeland, Hamline 1998 magna cum laude, in the real estate
department. Formerly, she served as a judicial law clerk for Justice N.
Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In the Milwaukee office:
Todd M. Cleary, Cornell 1999, in the employee benefits
department; Elizabeth M. Drew, U.W. 1999 cum laude, in
the labor and employment department. Kurt D. Dykstra,
Marquette 1998, in the litigation department. He previously served as a
judicial law clerk to the Hon. Ann Walsh Bradley of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court. Michael T. Flynn, Marquette 1999 cum
laude, in the litigation department. Flynn formerly served as
chief-of-staff to Sen. Carlotta Leon Guerrero of the Guam (U.S.A.)
territorial legislature. Daniel S. Galligan, Marquette
1999 cum laude, in the tax and business organizations departments.
Mark D. Griepentrog, Marquette 1999 cum laude, in the
real estate department. James J. Killean, Vanderbilt
1999, in the international and business organizations departments.
David E. Osswald, Virginia 1999, in the labor and
employment department. Marcus A. Payson, Notre Dame
1999, in the tax department. Payson's previous experience includes eight
years of law enforcement at the state and local levels in New York and
New Mexico. Thomas E. Ravn, Marquette 1999, in the
business organizations department. Amy B. Schoeffel,
Boston 1999, in the trusts and estates department. Meredith P.
Steinberg, Marquette 1999 cum laude, in the litigation
department. Shawn K. Stevens, Marquette 1999, as an
associate in the litigation department. James S.
Swiderski, U.W. 1999 cum laude, as an associate in the business
organizations department.
Ruder, Ware & Michler, Wausau, announces the addition of
Mary Sue Anderson, Marquette 1998 cum laude,
Janice M. Grant, Marquette 1999, Alan L.
Hougum, Minnesota 1999 cum laude, Kerry A.
Jung, U.W. 1999 cum laude, and Harvey W.
Sernovitz, U.W. 1999, to the firm as associates. Anderson
practices in litigation; Grant and Sernovitz in business counseling,
estate planning and probate; Hougum in business counseling and employee
benefits law; and Jung in business counseling, financial institutions
and commercial law, and securities.
Michael W. Salsieder, Notre Dame 1978, has joined
Bucyrus International Inc., South Milwaukee, as vice president and
general counsel. Bucyrus International manufactures surface mining
equipment. He previously was vice president, general counsel and
secretary of Joy Mining Machinery.
Brian Butler, Northwestern 1968, has been elected
managing partner of Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen.
Richard Nordeng, U.W. 1974, has been elected to the
firm's executive committee as administrative partner. Michael Allen,
University of Chicago 1984, has been elected to the executive committee
as financial partner. The firm has offices in Madison and Sun
Prairie.
David M. Sengstock, Creighton 1999, has joined
Poulos, Sengstock & Budny S.C., West Allis and Waukesha, as an
associate, focusing his practice in real estate, family law, bankruptcy,
and traffic/criminal law.
John P. Starkweather, U.W. 1991 cum laude, has
joined Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, as a partner focusing on real
estate transactions. He was previously with Rosenberg & Liebentritt
P.C., Chicago.
 Kelly J. Schwab, Hamline 1999, has joined the law
firm of Reff Baivier Bermingham Zierdt & Lim S.C., Oshkosh, as an
associate attorney in general practice. |
Lynn A. Welsh-Steinmeyer, U.W. 1999, has joined
Behling Law Office, Cambridge, as an associate. She practices family and
juvenile law in Dane and Jefferson counties, focusing on guardian ad
litem work.
Michael J. Lokensgard, U.W. 1993, has joined the
corporate practice team at Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Appleton. Lokensgard
was previously a senior staff attorney with the Oneida Tribe of
Wisconsin, where he practiced corporate, environmental, and real estate
law.
Douglas B. Wheaton, Marquette 1998, has become
legislative assistant to Wisconsin Senator Mary Luzich. He also has
received the Master of Arts in political science from Marquette
University. His focus was American politics with a minor in
international politics.
Mark P. Jungers, University of Texas 1999, and
Thomas J. Pienkos, U.W. 1999, have joined the Milwaukee
office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. as associates. Jungers will
concentrate in litigation. Pienkos will concentrate in intellectual
property law.
Appointments, Elections
David Patrick Eich, Columbia 1992, has been elected
to partnership at Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago. Eich, on a leave of
absence from the London office where he practices cross-border mergers
and acquisitions, and securities, is currently deputy district attorney
of Outagamie county.
Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Harold V.
Froehlich, U.W. 1962, was elected treasurer of the American
Judges Association, appointed chair of the AJA's budget committee, and
appointed to the organization's nine-member executive committee. Judge
Froehlich previously served on the American Judges Association board of
governors and in its house of delegates.
John R. Kuhnmuench Jr., Marquette 1969, has been
appointed vice president and general counsel at McHugh Software
International, Waukesha. Kuhnmuench will have responsibility for
McHugh's international and domestic legal affairs. He previously was
vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for H.K.
Systems (formerly Harnischfeger Engineers).
The Monroe County Bar Association recently elected these officers:
president - Jack D. Buswell; president-elect -
Kevin M. Connelly; and secretary/treasurer -
Todd L. Ziegler, all of Sparta.
Dan Seibel, U.W. 1988, of Godfrey & Kahn S.C.,
Milwaukee, has been elected president of the Board of Directors of
Easter Seals, Milwaukee; and J.D. Thorne, DePaul 1973,
of Employment Law Managers, Milwaukee, has been elected treasurer for
the organization for 1999-2000.
Chief Bankruptcy Judge James E. Shapiro, Harvard
1954, has been reappointed to another 14-year term when his current term
expires on March 31, 2000. Judge Shapiro is the chief bankruptcy judge
for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He
initially was sworn in as a bankruptcy judge in 1982.
 Jay A. Urban, Marquette 1992, a shareholder with
Urban Taylor & Stawski Ltd., has been appointed cochair of the
Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee's Marketing Committee. The
nonprofit Volunteer Center has served the Milwaukee area since 1972,
connecting volunteers with service opportunities and coordinating
community programs as a United Way Agency. Urban serves as a board
member of the organization. |
William Sosnay, Marquette 1972, has been appointed a
Milwaukee County circuit court judge by Gov. Thompson. He replaces
retiring Judge Michael Barron.
Paul A. Sturgul, U.W. 1973, has been reappointed
chair of the ABA Elder Rights Committee. Sturgul is a fellow of the
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and vice president of the
National Elder Law Foundation. He practices in elder law and maintains
offices in Hurley and Woodruff. He also is licensed in Michigan.
The Wisconsin Association of County Corporation Counsel recently
elected these officers: president - Scott L. Cox, Dunn
County Corporation Counsel; vice president - Todd J.
Liebman, Sauk County Corporation Counsel; secretary -
Joseph P. Guidote, Outagamie County Corporation
Counsel; treasurer - Michael J. McKenna, Portage County
Corporation Counsel.
Authors, Speakers
Herbert H. Fisher, U.W. 1952, recently spoke on
behalf of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives (NAHC) at a
White House breakfast sponsored by the National Council of Farmer
Cooperatives, in Washington D.C., in celebration of October as co-op
month. NAHC is a 49-year-old national trade association of housing
cooperatives and professionals who service them.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Alfred M. Boll, U.W. 1993, was admitted to practice
law in the Australian State of New South Wales in July 1999, and has
joined the Law Society of that state as a non-practicing member. Boll is
the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross for
Australia and New Zealand.
 Julianna Ebert, Marquette 1981, a partner in
Quarles & Brady LLP's Milwaukee office, has been awarded the
National Association of Bond Lawyers' (NABL) Bernard P. Friel Medal for
distinguished service in public finance, the association's highest
honor. Ebert was awarded the medal, named after the association's first
president, for her work representing NABL with the ABA Task Force on
Lawyers' Political Contributions. |
The following Michael Best & Friedrich LLP attorneys were
recognized in a recent issue ofMilwaukee Magazine featuring the
city's top 175 attorneys: John A. Busch, Duke 1976,
business litigation/corporate counseling;Richard R.
Canter, Hofstra 1976, health law; Joshua L.
Gimbel, U.W. 1987, listed as a "rising star;" F.
William Haberman , Harvard 1965, trusts and estates;
Eric E. Hobbs , Cornell 1985, labor/employment
discrimination; Raymond R. Krueger, U.W. 1972,
environmental; Robert A. Schnur, Harvard 1963, tax law;
Robyn S. Shapiro, Harvard 1977, health
law;Robert A. Teper , Marquette 1959, real estate.
Richard Z. Kabaker, University of Michigan 1959, a
partner in the Madison office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, was
recently named as a "Class of '99 Honoree" by the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society. Honorees are selected for their demonstrated
commitment to professional excellence, civic leadership, and community
service. Kabaker practices in estate planning, estate administration,
trusts, and marital property.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Gabert, Williams & Farb has relocated to 2711 N.
Mason St., Suite B, Appleton. The firm concentrates in general insurance
defense including casualty, fire, product liability, surety, life, and
subrogation.
Stephen O. Hart, Florida 1969, and Kristen
E. Falk, Golden Gate 1986, of Edgerton and Janesville,
respectively, have merged their practices with attorneyKarl E.
Huebner, Jefferson. The firm will be known as Hart,
Falk & Huebner and will continue to practice at the three
locations.
William D. Mansell, U.W. 1980, has
openedMansell Law Office S.C. at 415 Division St.,
Wausau. The practice focuses on plaintiff personal injury and criminal
defense. Mansell previously was with Jerome A. Maeder S.C. He is a past
president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Joseph J. Shutkin , U.W. 1952, has returned to
Wisconsin after practicing law in Israel for 12 years.
Pro Bono, Public Service
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
recently contributed $4,000 to support the Racine Family Law Office of
Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. to aid in its services to Racine County
low-income individuals. Legal action provides free civil legal service
to low-income and elderly people.
In Memoriam
Lucius P. Chase, U.W. 1926, Winter Haven, Fla., Jan.
1, 1902 - 1999.
Louis I. Drecktrah , U.W. 1940, Black River Falls,
Aug. 31, 1915 - 1999.
Frederick H. Fowle , Marquette 1944, Crandon, Aug.
21, 1915 - March 27, 1999.
Samuel P. Murray, Marquette 1951, Milwaukee, Dec.
15, 1926 - Feb. 22, 1999.
Howard C. Raether , Marquette 1939, Brookfield, June
12, 1916 - Oct. 6, 1999.
Richard P. Rivard, Marquette 1948, Glenwood City,
Feb. 23, 1915 - May 7, 1999.
Cecil T. Rothrock, Nebraska 1951, Bristol, Nov. 9,
1921 - Sept. 19, 1999.
F. Joseph Schlosser, Marquette 1972, Milwaukee, Jan.
26, 1943 - Sept. 22, 1999.
L.C. Tuttle, Marquette 1942, Frederick, Md., Aug.
24, 1918 - Nov. 29, 1998.
Clair H. Voss, Marquette 1948, Oconomowoc, Sept. 16,
1920 - Sept. 1999.
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