Personal Mentions
James G. Budish, Western New England College School
of Law 1980 cum laude, and Richard E. Ceman Jr.,
Marquette 1984, will join Timothy A. Bascom, Marquette
1982 magna cum laude, as shareholders in the firm of Bascom,
Budish & Ceman S.C., located at 250 E. Wisconsin Ave, Suite
1040, Milwaukee. The firm concentrates in products liability, personal
injury, worker's compensation, and insurance defense.
Barbara L. Burbach, U.W. 1975, and Carlton
D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction, have opened a new law
firm, Burbach & Stansbury S.C., at Two Plaza East,
Suite 1275, 330 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee. The firm will concentrate
its practice in family law. Both attorneys were formerly with Chernov,
Stern & Burbach S.C.
Joy M. Burkholder, U.W. 1998, has joined Davis &
Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the firm's labor and
employment and school law sections. She formerly was an associate at
Krukowski & Costello S.C.
David J. Carlson, Marquette 1979, has joined Schober
& Radtke S.C., with offices in New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Dousman, and
Milwaukee. Carlson has practiced in Waukesha county for 20 years as a
general practitioner, which he will continue, with an emphasis on estate
planning.
Bruce A. Chesshire, Iowa 1980 cum laude, has joined
Argus Technical Services Inc., Milwaukee, as senior vice president and
general counsel. He previously was a partner at Shneidman Myers in
Milwaukee and remains of counsel with the firm.
Kathryn K. Shebiel, U.W. 1978, and Mark E.
Robinson, U.W. 1991, have become shareholders in the Janesville
firm of Consigny, Andrews, Hemming & Grant S.C. Shebiel practices in
estate planning, probate, and family law. Robinson practices in
business/corporate, real estate, collections, and estate planning.
Daniel P. Duffy, Notre Dame 1993, has joined the
Chicago law firm of McBride Baker & Coles. Duffy was previously with
Cassiday Schade & Gloor. He concentrates his practice in civil
litigation and computer law.
Thomas E. Gausden, Marquette 1977, has been named
vice president and general counsel of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball
Club.
Steven J. Ziesmann, Chicago-Kent 1997, joins Godfrey
& Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, on the environmental practice team, and
Rebecca L. Himmelspach, U.W. 1997, joins the firm on
the tax practice team. Ziesmann formerly was with Abbott Laboratories,
and Himmelspach was with Arthur Anderson LLP in Milwaukee.
Thomas R. Homberg, Marquette 1996 cum laude, has joined
the firm as an associate on the financial institutions practice team. He
formerly was an attorney at Firstar Corporation.
Dawn Marie Harris, Marquette 1993, has joined Parke
O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse, practicing in employment law and civil
litigation. She has been practicing in La Crosse since 1993.
Barbara S. Hughes, U.W. 1986, has become a partner
at Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger, Reiley & Zimmer of Madison, in the
general practice of law. Hughes continues to practice in elder law,
marital property, estate planning, probate, and trust administration.
The firm has changed its name to Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger, Reiley,
Zimmer & Hughes.
Thomas C. Iskalis, University of Toledo 1982,
recently became a vice president at the Northern Trust Company, Chicago.
He is a relationship manager in division A of the personal fiduciary
client services group. He most recently was a vice president at Old Kent
Bank in Elmhurst.
George W. Jonas, U.W. 1998 cum laude, has joined the
Minneapolis law firm of Kinney & Lange as an associate practicing in
patent, copyright, and trademark law.
Robert R. Kanuit, William Mitchell 1993 cum laude,
has become a shareholder in Maki, Durst, Ledin, Bick, Lehr & Kanuit
S.C., Superior. Kanuit practices in business law, banking, real estate,
probate, estate planning, appeals, and personal injury law.
Tracey L. Klein, Marquette 1984 cum laude, has
joined Reinhart, Boerner, Van Duren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.,
Milwaukee, as a shareholder in the health-care department. Klein was
previously a partner in the health law department of the Milwaukee
office of Foley & Lardner.
Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1955, has incorporated his
Milwaukee practice under the name of Kohn Law Firm S.C. Kohn also
recently addressed the National Association of Retail Collection
Attorneys at its meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, on "Collection Manager
Issues." Mark R. Raddatz, Marquette 1997, has joined
the firm.
Milwaukee corporate attorney Harold A. Laufer, U.W.
1974, has authored Fundamentals of Buying and Selling a Business: A
Roadmap for the Business Owner. A shareholder at Davis &
Kuelthau S.C., Laufer has 25 years of experience in corporate law. He
has counseled privately held and publicly traded companies, commercial
lenders, and business executives on a wide variety of transactional
matters. The guide is available from the firm.
Paul A. Loraas, North Dakota 1994 cum laude, has
joined Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick P.A., Duluth, Minn.,
as an associate. He will concentrate in real estate, commercial
litigation, and lender support.
Steven J. Cottingham, George Washington University 1987
with high honors, and Jeffrey M. Kipfmueller, Marquette
1993, have been promoted within Marquette University's office of the
General Counsel. Cottingham was promoted to assistant vice president and
counsel while Kipfmueller was promoted to associate general counsel. The
office of the General Counsel is the principal representative for legal
matters involving Marquette University.
Teresa J. Welch, Ph.D., U.W. 1987 cum laude, and
Grady J. Frenchick, U.W. 1997, join the Madison office
of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as partners; and Karen B.
King, U.W. 1995, joins the firm as an associate. Welch formerly
was a partner and head of the intellectual property practice of a
Madison-based law firm, and served as a tenured professor and chair of
the Edgewood College physical science department. Frenchick previously
was a partner with another Madison-based law firm and held positions as
senior patent counsel and staff patent attorney. King formerly was an
intellectual property associate with another Madison-based law firm.
Lorene Duero Mozinski, U.W. 1979, has been appointed
family court commissioner for Manitowoc County. As a full-time judicial
court commissioner, she also handles all small claims trials for the
county, and conducts bail and TPC hearings. She also officiates at
weddings.
Theodore T. Balistreri, Marquette 1992, and
Joseph Berger, John Marshall 1983, have become
shareholders with the firm of Otjen, Van Ert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir
S.C. in the Milwaukee office.
Mark D. Pilon, Minnesota 1993 cum laude, has been
elected as a shareholder at Hanft, Fride, O'Brien, Harries, Swelbar
& Burns Law Firm of Duluth, Minn. He practices business and
commercial law.
James P. Pitz, U.W. 1993, has been named a partner
in the Appleton law firm of Sigman, Janssen, Stack, Wenning &
Wilson. Pitz concentrates in personal injury law.
Michael B. Plaisted, U.W. 1986, has joined the Law
Office of Rollie Hanson S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate. His practice
includes criminal law, employment/discrimination law, and consumer law,
concentrating on the lemon law. He most recently worked as a staff
representative for the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers.
The law firm of Quarles & Brady has merged with
the Chicago firm of Wilson & McIlvaine. The merger allows the new
organization to build on their rich histories to better serve clients,
implement additional growth, and strengthen Quarles & Brady. The
merged firm will retain the Quarles & Brady name. Wayne E.
Babler Jr., U.W. 1967, and Peter C.
Karegeannes, Michigan 1972, of Quarles & Brady LLP have
authored Chapter 10, titled Joinder, Consolidation, and Severance, in
West Publishing's new six-volume business litigation manual:
Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts. The
authors were assisted by Brian W. Blanchard,
Sarah E. Coyne, James M. Brennan, and
Cory L. Nettles, who also are with Quarles & Brady.
Babler is a partner in the firm's Milwaukee office, practicing in
litigation and antitrust and trade regulation matters. Karegeannes, also
a partner in the firm's Milwaukee office, has been litigating and trying
cases for more than 26 years.
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.,
Milwaukee, has elected three attorneys as shareholders of the firm:
Vincent J. Beres, Marquette 1991 cum laude, a member of
the firm's business organizations and tax departments; Peter W.
Becker, Marquette 1991 cum laude, a member of the intellectual
property department; and Dean E. Mabie, U.W. 1991 cum
laude, a member of the firm's litigation department.
Randall Paulson, U.W. 1987, is the new Private Bar
Liaison in eastern Wisconsin for the Assigned Counsel Division of the
State Public Defender. For the last five of his 11 years with the SPD,
Paulson has worked in the Milwaukee appellate office. Christine
Clair, U.W. 1989, is the Private Bar Liaison for western
Wisconsin. She has been an assistant state public defender in the La
Crosse office for the last 10 years. They will serve as SPD resources
for the attorneys in the SPD private bar program.
Lora Sykora, Louisiana State University 1980, has
been named vice president at Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company. Sykora
will manage various types of qualified retirement plans. A licensed
investment professional, she has received the American Jurisprudence
Award for corporations and trusts.
Gov. Thompson has appointed Thomas M. Boykoff,
Michigan 1967, and reappointed Don M. Millis, U.W.
1990, to the three-member Tax Appeals Commission. Boykoff has worked for
the last 14 years as general counsel in the Office of the Commission of
Savings and Loan. Millis has been an associate attorney with DeWitt Ross
& Stevens, a Madison law firm, for the last eight years. Prior to
that, he was the chief aide to Sen. James E. Harsdorf and finance aide
to former Sen. J. Mac Davis. The Tax Appeals Commission decides disputes
between taxpayers and the Department of Revenue. The senate must confirm
their appointments.
Bryce H. Tolefree, U.W. 1990, has joined the
Milwaukee office of Gonzalez, Saggio, Birdsall & Harlan as a
shareholder and member of the firm's litigation group. He previously was
associated with Otjen, Van Ert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir, Milwaukee.
Jay A. Urban, Marquette 1992, an attorney with
Techmeier & Van Grunsven S.C., has been appointed to the board of
directors of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. The association
educates the public about the political and legal process while its
members represent consumers in obtaining just and fair compensation when
they are injured through the carelessness or fault of others.
Mark S. Diestelmeier, Iowa 1991, Kenneth A.
Hoogstra, Michigan 1990, and Lynn A. Sondreal,
Marquette 1991, have been promoted as shareholders at von Briesen,
Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee. Diestelmeier works in the
litigation practice area with an emphasis on commercial, corporate, and
professional liability matters. Hoogstra practices in the compensation
and benefits section. He also maintains an extensive employment and
family-based immigration practice, with emphasis on immigration options
for health care professionals and computer consultants. Sondreal works
primarily in the real estate and financial institutions practice areas,
with an emphasis on real estate transactions, regulatory compliance, and
land use issues.
Daphne Webb, U.W. 1973, a partner with the Madison
law firm of Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen, has been accepted
into the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The academy is an
association of the nation's top matrimonial attorneys from 49 states and
the District of Columbia.
David A. Wolfe, Marquette 1992 cum laude, has become
a shareholder with the Racine firm of Hostak, Henzl & Bichler
S.C.
In Memoriam
Roy. W. Holsten, Minnesota 1964, Stillwater, Minn.,
April 3, 1937-Jan. 13, 1999.
Gregory P. Thibodeau, Marquette 1949, Nekoosa, March
17, 1920-Nov. 23, 1998.
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