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In the News
Awards, Degrees,
Honors
Sen. Brian Burke, Georgetown 1981, received the Voices of Courage
in Public Policy award from the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
J. Michael End, Marquette 1973, received the Robert L. Habush
Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
(WATL) for his compassion and commitment to injured consumers. End is
a partner with Gray & End, Milwaukee, practicing in personal injury.
John H. Heide, U.W. 1987, a shareholder with Everson, Whitney,
Everson & Brehm S.C., has achieved board certification as a family law
trial advocate through the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Heide
also is court commissioner for Brown County Circuit Court, Branch VI.
Certification requires passing a credentials screening for compliance
with board standards and the completion of a day-long examination.
Jennifer Sleik Dewberry, Marquette 1996, passed the California
Bar Exam and is working as a contractor with Bergen Brunswig, Orange,
Calif., in the legal department.
Eric M. McLeod, U.W. 1993 cum laude, a partner with Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Madison, was the only attorney in Madison Magazine's
"50 Worth Watching." McLeod is a litigation attorney with experience
in business litigation including antitrust and unfair competition, real
estate disputes, and contract disputes. He also is experienced in elections
law including campaign financing disputes.
The following Michael Best & Friedrich LLP attorneys are distinguished
for excellence in practice in the 2001-2002 edition of The Best Lawyers
in America, published by Woodward/White Inc.: Jerome H. Kringel,
Yale 1966, Tod B. Linstroth, U.W. 1973, John K. MacIver, U.W.
1955, and Frank J. Pelisek, U.W. 1958, in corporate law; David
J. Cannon, Marquette 1960, in criminal defense; Marshall R. Berkoff,
Harvard 1962, David W. Croysdale, Michigan 1966, Thomas E. Obenerger,
Marquette 1967, John R. Sapp, Duke 1969, and Thomas W. Scrivner,
U.W. 1977, in labor and employment law; Linda H. Bochert, U.W.
1974, and Raymond R. Krueger, U.W. 1972, in environmental law;
Robert A. Schnur, Harvard 1963, Timothy G. Schally, U.W.
1985, and Bret A. Roge, Marquette 1984, in tax law; Richard
Z. Kabaker, Michigan 1959, F. William Haberman, Harvard 1965,
Richard J. Langer, U.W. 1974, and J. Lewis Perlson, U.W.
1969, in trusts and estates; Richard J. Canter, Hofstra 1976, David
J. Hanson, U.W. 1968, and Robyn S. Shapiro, Harvard 1977, in
health care law; David B. Smith, Texas 1973, Joseph A. Gemignani,
Michigan 1958, David R. Price, Michigan 1983, and Michael E.
Husmann, Wake Forest 1976, in intellectual property; Paul J. Dombrowski,
Iowa 1991, and William F. White, Antioch 1976, in real estate law;
John A. Busch, Duke 1976, in business litigation; and Scott
H. Engroff, Michigan 1967, in employee benefits law.
The following Quarles and Brady attorneys are distinguished for excellence
in practice in the 2001-2002 edition of The Best Lawyers in America,
published by Woodward/White Inc.: Anthony W. Asmuth III, Harvard
1967, Quinn W. Martin, Michigan 1973, John S. Robison, Illinois
1978, and Michael J. Spector, Harvard 1965, in corporate law; Wayne
E. Babler Jr., U.W. 1967, Richard C. Ninneman, Marquette 1961,
W. Stuart Parsons, Harvard 1967, and Donald K. Schott, Harvard
1980, in business litigation; John T. Bannen, Marquette 1976,
Kathleen A. Gray, Marquette 1982, David L. Kinnamon, U.W. 1966,
Henry J. Loos, Harvard 1965, Sally C. Merrell, Virginia
1980, and Paul J. Tilleman, U.W. 1978, in trusts and estates; Andrew
M. Barnes, U.W. 1975, and Roy L. Prange Jr., U.W. 1975, in
bankruptcy law; Jeffrey B. Bartell, U.W. 1968, Conrad G. Goodkind,
U.W. 1969, and Patrick M. Ryan, Marquette 1969, in banking and
corporate law; Michael J. Conlan, Harvard 1974, and David D.
Wilmoth, Marquette 1981, in tax law; Gerald E. Connolly, Virginia
1972, John W. Daniels Jr., Harvard 1974, Kevin A. Delorey,
U.W. 1986, and Lawrence J. Jost, U.W. 1969, in real estate law;
Frank J. Daily, Marquette 1968, in personal injury and civil litigation;
Robert H. Diaz Jr., Harvard 1966, and Larry J. Martin, Iowa
1968, in public utility law; Robert H. Duffy, Marquette 1984, Fred
G. Groiss, Cornell 1961, David B. Kern, Michigan 1979, Ely
A. Leichtling, Virginia 1979, and George K. Whyte Jr., U.W.
1965, in labor and employment law; Anthony S. Earl, Chicago 1961,
Michael S. McCauley, Iowa 1977, Thomas P. McElligott, Marquette
1983, Nancy K. Peterson, U.W. 1983, Dennis P. Reis, Minnesota
1981, and Arthur A. Vogel Jr., Notre Dame 1979, in environmental
law; Thomas W. Ehrmann, U.W. 1960, John D. Franzini, U.W.
1983, Barry E. Sammons, Michigan 1969, Carl R. Schwartz, Harvard
1978, and Nicholas J. Seay, George Washington 1977, in intellectual
property; James D. Friedman, Notre Dame 1972, and Kenneth V.
Hallett, Harvard 1980, in banking law; Arthur B. Harris, Northwestern
1965, in employee benefits; John A. Hazelwood, Michigan 1963, in
corporate and tax; Alyce C. Katayama, Maryland 1974, in health
care and immigration; and Ralph V. Topinka, U.W. 1980, and Michael
S. Weiden, U.W. 1969, in health care.
Lt. Col. Robert A. Schroeder, U.W. 1984, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve,
has been selected for a six-month assignment to the Pentagon by Headquarters,
U.S. Marine Corps, in a position created for the presidential election
year transition in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Schroeder will
take a leave of absence from his position as assistant state public defender
in the Spooner Trial Office. Schroeder is a Marine reserve judge advocate
with active duty command experience in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations
in Bosnia, Macedonia, and Haiti. He is a former assistant U.S. attorney,
Western District of Texas.
John J. Slein, Hamline 1984, a partner in Hale & Wagner S.C.,
Milwaukee, has achieved board certification as a civil trial advocate
through the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Slein practices in real
estate and insurance agents' errors and omissions defense, trucking and
automobile liability, premises liability, fire loss, and insurance coverage.
Margaret Stafford, U.W. 1972, John D. Neal, U.W. 1972,
Gregory Meyer, U.W. 1972, and Helen L. Schott, U.W. 1976,
all of Stafford & Neal S.C., Madison, have been included in the 2001-2002
edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White
Inc. They are distinguished for excellence in worker's compensation practice.
Robert P. VanDeHey, U.W. 1985, circuit court judge, Branch 1,
Grant County, completed the two-week "general jurisdiction" course at
the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno. His attendance
was supported by a scholarship provided by the State Justice Institute,
a nonprofit organization established by federal law.
Kim Marie Wacek, Hamline 1987, has been granted a mini-pupillage
in the chambers of Lord Thomas of Gresford, Queens Counsel, Temple, London,
England. Wacek, a sole practitioner in Green Bay, is studying to be a
barrister.
Appointments,
Elections
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed the following to the Board
of Bar Examiners (BBE): Robert J. Janssen, Marquette 1988, De Pere;
John O. Olson, U.W. 1963, Lake Geneva; and Catherine M. Rottier,
U.W. 1986, Madison, were appointed to serve the remainders of terms that
had been filled by interim appointees. Their terms expire Dec. 31, 2002,
or upon order of the court. Kevin M. Kelly, U.W. 1991, assistant
dean for Curricular Affairs at U.W. Law School, was appointed to a three-year
term to fill a vacancy.
The BBE is an agency of the court that manages admission to the practice
of law in the state, monitors Wisconsin-licensed attorneys' compliance
with continuing legal education (CLE) requirements, and approves credit
for CLE courses. BBE also conducts character and fitness investigations
for all candidates seeking bar admission by diploma privilege.
Oscar C. Boldt, chair of The Boldt Group Inc., has been appointed
by the Wisconsin Supreme Court as a nonlawyer member of the State Bar
Board of Governors. The Board of Governors manages and directs the affairs
of the State Bar.
Brian G. Figy, Western New England 1991, has been appointed Judicial
Court Commissioner of Outagamie County. He previously was assistant state
public defender in Appleton.
Grace Flynn, Marquette 1992, has been appointed supplement court
commissioner to Judge Kitty Brennan, Branch 6, Milwaukee County Circuit
Court. Flynn practices criminal and traffic defense at Alex Flynn & Associates
S.C., Milwaukee.
Jeong-kee Kim, Marquette 2000, a director of Korea Negotiation
Institute (KNI), has been appointed president and law professor of Korea
Cyber University, Seoul, Korea. He teaches ADR.
Mark S. Poker, Marquette 1988, a partner in Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP, Milwaukee, has been appointed a fellow of the American College of
Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Attorneys are selected based on professional
reputation and ability in trusts and estates and on contributions to these
fields through lecturing, writing, teaching, and bar activities. Poker
practices in family wealth transfers, wealth preservation, and succession
planning.
Thomas D. Sykes, Ohio State 1979, has been elected to a three-year
term on the Board of Governors of the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association.
Sykes, a former assistant U.S. attorney and district attorney in Wisconsin,
is a partner in Scribner, Hall & Thompson LLP, Washington, D.C., where
he practices in federal tax controversies.
Authors,
Speakers
David Patrick Eich, Columbia 1992, recently presented "Examining
Different Types of Private Equity" to the Euromoney Legal Training Executive
Forums Conference on Essential Legal Issues in Private Equity and Venture
Capital, London, England.
Alyce Katayama, Maryland 1974, spoke at the Japanese Society of
Mammalian Ova Research, Tokyo, Japan. She presented on legal and ethical
issues relating to egg donation.
Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, president of Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee,
co-chaired the national conference of the National Association of Retail
Collection Attorneys (NARCA), in Chicago. The conference was attended
by collection firms, creditors, and banking personnel. Kohn is a member
of the board of directors of NARCA.
In Memoriam
Carol E. Kraima, Marquette 1999, Wauwatosa, March 27, 1954 – Sept.
4, 2000.
Stevens L. Riley, U.W. 1956, Eau Claire, Sept. 24, 1932 – Aug.
21, 2000.
Victor T. Wahl, U.W. 1951, Eau Claire, Aug. 26, 1925 – Nov. 30,
2000.
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