In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Thomas Arnon Allen, U.W. 1982 cum laude, has been named an officer of
RMT Inc., Madison, where he is senior counsel. Allen, a registered patent
attorney, is responsible for the legal aspects of RMT's technology development.
David G. Been, Marquette 1987, has been named assistant corporation
counsel for Winnebago County. He previously was with Bachman, Cummings,
McKenzie, McIntyre & Wilson S.C., Appleton.
David J. Farley, Marquette 1984, has become a shareholder in Borgelt
Powell Peterson & Frauen S.C., Milwaukee, practicing in insurance defense,
product liability, and tort law.
Paul Kelly, Marquette 1982, and Timothy Strattner, Marquette
1974, also have joined the firm, practicing in medical malpractice defense,
product liability, and insurance defense. Both previously were with Schellinger
& Doyle S.C., Waukesha.
Monica Burkert-Brist, U.W. 1987, has been appointed executive
assistant in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison. She has been
an assistant attorney general with the department since 1994. In 1999
she was made director of the department's contracts, commercial, and property
unit, handling the state's property, contract, and commercial litigation
practice. She later was promoted to administrator of the division of management
services, which handles the DOJ budget, personnel, and information technology.
Susan Anderson-Clayton, Marquette 1985, and Mark P. Andringa,
Marquette 1992, have joined Cramer, Multhauf & Hammes LLP, Waukesha, as
associates. Anderson-Clayton practices probate law, marital property,
guardianship, and trusts. Andringa practices corporate, real estate, estate
planning, and probate.
Cornelius G. Andringa, U.W. 1958, joins the firm as of counsel,
practicing estate planning and probate.
Mary E. Eberle, Marquette 1999, has joined Boyle Fredrickson Newholm
Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate focusing in patent, trademark,
and copyright law. She previously was a patent attorney in Madison.
Michael P. Erhard, Cincinnati 1973, has joined Neider & Boucher
S.C., Madison, continuing in commercial litigation including trade secret
misappropriation, intellectual property, information technology, business
tort, and shareholder disputes. He previously was a shareholder at Reinhart,
Boerner, Van Duren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., and a partner with Foley
& Lardner.
Thomas A. Fessler, Pepperdine 1983, has been named general counsel
of Buck Consultants Inc., a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp., New
York. He previously was senior counsel to International Paper Company
and vice president and general counsel for Dover Elevators, Memphis, Tenn.
Michael J. Aprahamian, Yale 1992, Ann I. Mennell, Michigan
1990, Eric C. Nelson, Yale 1992, and Todd A. Rathe, Iowa
1992 high distinction, have been elected to partners with Foley & Lardner,
Milwaukee.
Aprahamian focuses on commercial litigation, product distribution matters,
legal ethics, and professional responsibility, and is in the litigation
department.
Mennell advises employers on labor and employment law matters and provides
assistance with problem prevention and dispute resolution. She is in the
labor and employment group.
Nelson focuses on product distribution and commercial law issues, and
is in the business law department.
Rathe practices in the intellectual property department's consumer and
industrial products group and counsels on protecting, managing, and enforcing
intellectual property assets. He previously was with a patent law firm
in Minneapolis.
Daniel A. Kaplan, Marquette 1992 cum laude, and Mark A. Kassel,
Valparaiso 1993 summa cum laude, have been elected partners in the firm's
Madison office. Kaplan is in the labor and employment group, where he
counsels employers in employer-employee relationships, and works with
employers on training and union organizing, collective bargaining, grievance
processes, and arbitration. Kassel, a member of the pharmaceutical practice
group, focuses on biotechnical and chemical patent matters, trademark,
copyright, and licensing.
Thomas R. Hrdlick, Georgetown 1988, Michael A. Kallas,
Iowa 1994 high distinction, Jennifer G. Karron, Marquette 1993
summa cum laude, and David G. Leuttgen, Texas 1995, have joined
the firm's Milwaukee office as associates.
Hrdlick focuses on corporate and regulatory insurance law. Kallas, previously
with Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., focuses on regulatory insurance
law and mergers and acquisitions of insurance companies. Both are in the
insurance practice group.
Karron joined the business law group, assisting corporations with international
finance matters such as export credit insurance, forfeiting, and factoring.
Luettgen joined the intellectual property group, bringing experience in
patent prosecution, litigation support, and opinion work.
William F. Grady IV, Marquette 2000, has joined Meissner Tierney
Fisher & Nichols S.C., Milwaukee, practicing in corporate and business
organization and governance, business transactions, qualified and nonqualified
retirement plans, tax planning, and contract matters. He previously was
an associate at Fox, O'Neill & Shannon S.C., Milwaukee.
Jennifer J. Hanneman, U.W. 1997, has joined Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
in the tax and corporate practice groups, working out of both the Milwaukee
and Waukesha offices. She previously was a senior tax consultant with
Ernst & Young LLP.
John D. Leary, U.W. 1988, has become a shareholder with Garvey,
Anderson, Johnson, Geraci & Mirr S.C., Eau Claire, continuing in corporate,
business, and creditor law.
John Barone, Hamline 1994, and John McBride, Hamline 1977,
have joined Lommen Nelson Law Firm, Hudson. Barone focuses on small and
closely held businesses, including DOT-regulated enterprises, business
formation, general corporate matters, and tax and business succession
planning, and will continue to work with substance abuse testing. He previously
was with Industrial Health Services Network Inc., Hudson. McBride provides
commercial litigation and risk management services including business
and contract disputes; products, premises, and professional liability;
and insurance coverage. He is a Minnesota State Bar certified civil trial
specialist.
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Edward B. Matkom, Marquette 1995, has joined von Briesen, Purtell
& Roper S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the real estate and business
law practice groups.
Glorily A. Lopez, U.W. 2000, has joined Hestad Law Office, Madison,
as an associate practicing in personal injury and social security law.
Matthew S. Mayer, Marquette 1990, has joined Mallery & Zimmerman
S.C., Wausau, practicing civil litigation, family law, and criminal law.
He previously was with Grischke & Bremer LLSC, Wausau.
Stephen Nick, U.W. 1995, has been promoted to Eau Claire city
attorney from assistant city attorney. He previously was with Bye, Goff
& Rohde Law Firm, advising western Wisconsin villages, towns, and the
city of River Falls.
Johanna Novak, U.W. 2000, has joined Foster, Swift, Collins &
Smith PC, Lansing and Farmington Hills, Mich., as an associate in the
business and tax department. She previously was with the Consumer Law
Litigation Clinic at the University of Wisconsin.
Michael G. Goller, Marquette 1993 cum laude, Laura A. Brenner,
California-Hastings 1991 magna cum laude, and Gregory A. Fedders,
Iowa 1992, have become shareholders in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren,
Norris and Rieselbach. Goller joined the tax department and Brenner joined
the litigation department in the firm's Milwaukee office; Fedders joined
the business organizations department in the Madison office.
Stephen J. Liccione, Northwestern 1980, joins the firm as a shareholder
in the Milwaukee office in the litigation department. He previously served
as counsel for Ameritech and as assistant U.S. attorney.
Bryan E. Tillman, Hamline 2000, has joined the Michael Ablan Law
Firm, La Crosse, as an associate focusing on commercial transactions and
civil litigation.
Steven J. Vatndal, Marquette 1984, has been elected a partner
in Gislason & Hunter LLP, Mankato, Minn., practicing in business, real
estate, and estate planning. He is a Minnesota State Bar certified real
property law specialist.
Frederick W. (Ted) Fischer, U.W. 1963, has joined Weld, Riley,
Prenn & Ricci S.C., Eau Claire, practicing in municipal and administrative
law. He formerly was Eau Claire city attorney.
Thomas B. Rusboldt, U.W. 1972, joined the firm as a shareholder,
practicing in labor and employment, municipal, administrative and family
law, and civil litigation.
Maria E. Milano, Marquette 1999 cum laude, and David P. Dewick,
Washburn 1996 dean's honors, have joined Metzler & Hager S.C., Green
Bay, as associates.
Terry J. Finman-Pince, U.W. 1982, has relocated to the Madison
office of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., from the firm's Janesville
office, continuing to practice exclusively family law for southcentral
Wisconsin. She will now focus on building a family law practice in Dane
County.
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