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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    December 01, 2002

    In the News

    Wisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 75, No. 12, December 2002

    In the News


    New Hires, Promotions, Partners

    Edward E. Beckmann, U.W. 1999, has joined the St. Paul, Minn., office of Murnane, Conlin, White & Brandt as an associate, practicing primarily in commercial, environmental, and employment litigation.

    Lorna Hemp Boll, U.W. 1988, M.B.A., has joined Thompson Plumb Trust Co., Madison, as vice president and trust officer, working with existing trust clients and consulting with prospective individual and institutional clients. She previously was a vice president with the M&I Trust Co.

    Mary S. Gerbig, Marquette 1994 cum laude, and Cathy Priebe Hertzberg, U.W. 1994 cum laude, have been named shareholders at Davis & Kuelthau S.C. Gerbig is a member of the labor and employment, school law, and municipal law sections in the Green Bay office. Preibe Hertzberg is a member of the estate planning section in the Milwaukee office. James M. Kalny, Marquette 1981, has joined the Green Bay office as a shareholder in the labor and employment law section, focusing on grievance and interest arbitration, contract negotiations, labor relations, leave and wage and hour laws, fair employment issues, and consolidation of governmental services. He previously was director of the combined city/county human resources department for Green Bay and Brown County.

    Susan K. Deschler, John Marshall 2001, has joined Slattery & Lee Ltd., Waukesha, as an associate, focusing on complex personal injury litigation, including products liability, malpractice, and wrongful death.

    Scott Andrew Farrow, Marquette 1988, has become a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Las Vegas. He previously was a shareholder with von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee.

    Sara L. Gehrig

    Gehrig

    Sara L. Gehrig, Minnesota 1993 cum laude, has joined Nowlan & Mouat LLP, Janesville, as an associate. She previously was a prosecutor in Alaska and Idaho.

    Arthur Gollwitzer, U.W. 1994, has been named a partner in Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, continuing to focus on intellectual property and commercial litigation.

    Edward J. Vopal, Valparaiso 1994, has been made a shareholder in the Fox River Valley office of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. Brian P. Beisenstein, Drake 1995, and Rebecca S. Lindner, Marquette 2001, have joined the firm as associates, Beisenstein in the Appleton office and Lindner in the Green Bay office.

    Hilary A. Hurt, Vermont 2001, has joined Carlson Koeck Kirk & Bruni Ltd., Prairie du Sac, as an associate. She previously was a law clerk for the First Judicial Branch of Iowa, Dubuque.

    Robin S. Jacobs, American Univ. 1986, has joined Cooke & Franke S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate, focusing on civil litigation and insurance defense. She previously was a clerk for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

    Jennifer A. Joyce

    Joyce

    Kevin J. O'Connor

    O'Connor

    Alan S. Oglivie
    Ogilvie

    Jennifer A. Joyce, Marquette 2000, has joined The Schroeder Group S.C., Attorneys at Law, Waukesha, as an associate, focusing in estate planning, corporate, and tax law. She previously was with Arthur Andersen LLP, Milwaukee.

    Kevin J. O'Connor, Harvard 1976, has joined LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, as a partner, chairing the antitrust and trade practices group. He previously was the assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust enforcement with the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Alan S. Ogilvie, U.W. 1990 cum laude, has joined the insurance practice group as special counsel. He previously was vice president of legal and e-commerce for Caliber One Indemnity Co., Yardley, Pa.

    Marcia Y. Lucas, Notre Dame 1993, has joined the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as an associate, focusing on general corporate, securities, and venture financing matters. She previously was an associate with Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP.

    Mark D. Munson

    Munson

    Kathryn M. Buono

    Buono

    Ann M. Murphy
    Murphy

    Mark D. Munson, South Dakota 1999, has joined Hess, Dexter, Reinertson & Brunner S.C., Wausau, as an associate, practicing in estate planning and administration, business and corporate law, real estate, and municipal law.

    Joseph C. Mrazek, Georgetown 1997, has joined Midwest-Interstate Realty Corp., Racine, as legal counsel, advising on commercial real estate development and leasing issues. He previously was an assistant city attorney in Madison.

    Kathryn M. Buono, Marquette 1986, has been named chair of the Quarles & Brady LLP corporate services group, which includes more than 60 attorneys who practice in Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, Phoenix, Tucson, and Naples, Fla. Her practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital and project finance services, and general corporate work. Ann M. Murphy, U.W. 1979, has been named to the newly created position of managing partner of the firm's Milwaukee office, overseeing operations of the approximately 200 attorneys who work there. She focuses on tax-exempt finance and commercial lending.

    Rebecca J. Smith, Marquette 2002, has joined Runkel, Ansay & Haggenjos S.C., Port Washington, as an associate, practicing in family law, probate, and estate planning.

    Dennis L. Simon

    Simon

    Hilary E. Segura, Marquette 2002, has joined Chaplin Law Office, Marinette, as an associate in general practice.

    Dennis L. Simon, Colorado 1973, has joined the Appleton office of Hinshaw & Culbertson as a partner, concentrating in real estate, commercial and banking contracts, business transactions, personal and business financial and succession planning, and real estate litigation.

    Carmen Anderson, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City 1995, Maureen Hegarty, Marquette 1995, Linda Isnard, Marquette 1988, and Susan Lovern, Iowa 1995, have been named shareholders in von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, all in the litigation section. Anderson concentrates in products liability, toxic tort, insurance coverage, and general litigation matters. Hegarty focuses in commercial litigation. Isnard concentrates in general civil litigation and appeals. Lovern focuses in contract and other commercial disputes, employment discrimination defense, land use and zoning, and appeals.

    Carmen Anderson Maureen Hegarty Linda Isnard Susan Lovern David Westrup

    Anderson

    Hegarty
    Isnard
    Lovern
    Westrup

    David Westrup, Michigan 1989, has been named a principal associate, also in the litigation group. He focuses in antitrust litigation and counseling, and practices in intellectual property and white-collar-crime defense.

    Judith Knight, U.W. 1995, has been named to the newly created position of State Bar CLE Books managing editor. She previously was a legal editor for the Bar. Nigel Linssen, American Univ. 2002, Mary Lang Reames, Chicago-Kent College of Law 1995 high honors, and Mike Sanders, U.W. 1998, have joined the Bar as legal editors. Reames previously was clerk for the Hon. Kermit E. Bye, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Fargo, N.D., and Sanders previously was a clerk for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Alan Freed, Univ. of Texas-Austin 1992, has joined the Bar as a seminar program attorney. He previously was a staff attorney at the Montana Advocacy Program, Missoula, Mont., focusing on employment discrimination and special education.

    Janilyn K. Maier, Marquette 2002, and Jeffrey J. Warchol, Marquette 1993, have joined the West Allis City Attorney's Office as assistant city attorneys.

    John Laffey Jay R. Starrett
    Laffey
    Starrett
    Saul Winsten Lisa M. Arent
    Winsten
    Arent
    Eric J. Meier Shailaja Reddy
    Meier
    Reddy
      Michael Sarner
    Sarner

    The following attorneys have joined the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. as shareholders: John (Jack) Laffey, Ohio State 1985, Jay R. Starrett, U.W. 1987, and Saul Winsten, Drake 1980. Laffey and Starrett, previously with Kravitt, Gass, Hovel & Leitner, have joined the litigation group, with an emphasis on transportation law. Winsten, previously a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich, has joined the corporate transactions and business law group.

    Lisa M. Arent, Indiana 1992, has become an associate with the firm. She previously was with Fenwick & West LLP, Palo Alto, Cal. Eric J. Meier, U.W. 2002, has joined the business and commercial finance team as an associate. Shailaja Reddy, U.W. 2001, and Michael R. Sarner, Marquette 1998, have joined the information technology team as associates. Reddy previously worked in management information positions and Sarner previously was with Marsh & McLennan, a national risk management and consulting firm.

    Ralph E. Johnson, Capital 1986, has become managing attorney at the United Auto Workers (UAW) Legal Services Plan Office, Janesville, replacing Donald R. Goldberg, Marquette 1975, who has become managing attorney at the UAW Legal Services Plan Office, Milwaukee. Jason H. Klimowicz, U.W. 1995, and Heather M. Rasmussen, U.W. 2001, have joined the Janesville office as staff attorneys.

    Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

    Judith Sperling-Newton, U.W. 1981, Carol Gapen, U.W. 1988, and Lynn Bodi, U.W. 1987, have opened The Law Center for Children and Families at 434 S. Yellowstone Drive, Madison. Theresa Roetter, Marquette 1993, and Jason Smith, New England 1998, have joined the firm as associates. The five attorneys were previously members of the Children's Law Center at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison. They focus on issues affecting children and families, including adoption, guardianship, visitation, custody, grandparent and foster parent issues, and assisted reproduction.

    Patricia K. Hammel, U.W. 1980, has opened the Law Office of Patricia K. Hammel, 122 W. Washington Ave., Suite 740, Madison, practicing in debtor bankruptcy, family law, and estate planning. She previously was a member of the King Street Law Collective.

    James G. Nowakowski, Marquette 1983, and Stephen J. McManus, Arizona 1993, have formed Nowakowski & McManus LLP, 620 N. Mayfair Rd., Milwaukee, concentrating in worker's compensation defense, military defense, and professional licensing matters.

    The Stevens Law Office and Mallery & Zimmerman S.C. have merged. John Stevens, U.W. 1964, will be resident shareholder in the Cedarburg office, now known as Mallery, Zimmerman & Stevens.

    Jeffrey C. Thompson, William Mitchell 1992, has formed Howse & Thompson P.A., Plymouth, Minn. He concentrates on contract, construction, and real estate dispute litigation. He previously was with Vest & Howse P.A., Brooklyn Center, Minn.

    Appointments, Elections

    Among the newly elected officers of the Dominican High School board of directors are Mark Darnieder, Marquette 1978, chair, and Phil Halley, Ohio State 1981, vice chair. Darnieder is with West, Davis & Geraghty, and Halley is with Whyte Hirschboeck & Dudek S.C., both in Milwaukee.

    Steven F. Gruel

    Gruel

    Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, has been selected chief of the Major Crimes Section, United States Attorney's Office in the Northern District of California, San Francisco. Gruel previously was acting chief of the Organized Crime Section.

    Joel Hirschhorn, U.W. 1967, has been named president of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, a national honorary legal society for outstanding criminal trial lawyers. Hirschhorn, a founder of Hirschhorn & Beiber P.A., Coral Gables, Fla., focuses on criminal and civil white-collar defense of corporations, business executives, elected public officials, and private individuals. He also has been appointed to the board of the State Bar's Nonresident Lawyers Division.

    The Leander J. Foley Matrimonial Inn of Court, Milwaukee, has selected the following officers: president - John P. Savage, Milwaukee; president-elect - Sandra A. Edhlund, Milwaukee; counselor/administrator - Ernesto Romero, Milwaukee; treasurer - Mark E. Sanders, Milwaukee; program director - Dennis H. Milbrath, Cedarburg; and facilities director - Eric W. Zaeske, Wauwatosa.

    Robert Michelson, Duke 1972, has been appointed Wisconsin state chair of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is with Michelson Attorneys-at-Law, Racine and Kenosha, and limits his practice to representing debtors in bankruptcy.

    Michael J. Pfau, Marquette 1964, and Anne Willis Reed, Cornell 1981, have been reappointed as court commissioners by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge John J. Di Motto. Pfau is a partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson, and Reed is a partner with Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren S.C., both in Milwaukee.

    Dennis R. Nolan, Harvard 1970, has been named by President George W. Bush to the presidential board of inquiry on the West Coast ports labor dispute. He is Webster professor of labor law at the University of South Carolina Law School.

    The Rock County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Kayla K. Hiller; vice president - Eugene R. Dumas; treasurer - Anne T. Nack; and secretary - Jonathan W. Groessl, all of Janesville. Kellie M. Krake, Jody L. Cooper, James H. Fowler III, Beth M. Kugler, and John P. Tedesco, all of Janesville, have been chosen to serve on the executive committee as members at large.

    Among the officers elected by the Wisconsin chapter of the Tax Executive Institute are Daniel J. Wenzel, U.W. 1985 cum laude, president, and Laura L. Vogel, Hamline 1985, treasurer. Wenzel is international tax counsel for S.C. Johnson, Racine, and Vogel is with Datex-Ohmeda Inc., Madison.

    The Wisconsin School Attorneys Association has chosen the following officers: president - James M. Ward, Eau Claire; vice president - Jon E. Anderson, Madison; and secretary - Ken Cole, Madison.

    At the annual Wisconsin judicial conference, state judges selected six circuit court judges to serve on two court system committees. Judge Steven D. Ebert, Drake 1976, Dane County; Judge Donald J. Hassin Jr., Marquette 1981, Waukesha County; and Judge Annette K. Ziegler, Marquette 1989, Washington County, will serve on the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee, which prepares model jury instructions for judges to tailor for use in criminal cases. Judge Dorothy L. Bain, U.W. 1989, Marathon County; Judge Andrew P. Bissonnette, Wyoming 1975, Dodge County; and Judge Dennis G. Montabon, John Marshall 1972, La Crosse County, will serve on the Legislative Committee, which reviews pending legislation and may take positions supporting or opposing bills.

    Pro Bono, Public Service

    Murphy Desmond S.C., Lawyers, Madison, was a sponsor of the Dane County American Heart Walk, held in Madison in October.

    Authors, Speakers

    von Briesen & Roper S.C. presented a health law conference for health care executives on Oct. 22 in Green Lake. Issues covered included regulatory issues, compliance, risk management, labor and employment, and analysis of strategic and operational options.

    Judge James Andrew Wynn Jr., Marquette 1979, who sits on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, addressed the National Hispanic Bar Association in Atlanta in October on the topic of judicial independence.

    Awards, Degrees, Honors

    The following attorneys at Cook & Franke S.C. have been included in the 2003-04 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Francis R. Croak, U.W. 1953, business litigation and criminal defense, and Thomas J. Drought, U.W. 1959, trusts and estates.

    Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan L.L.P. has been ranked in the top five firms in Wisconsin for bond counsel volume by The Bond Buyer, a daily newspaper for the municipal bond industry. The firm, which focuses on representing major corporations and governmental entities, is headquartered in Milwaukee and has other offices in Chicago, Indianapolis, Merrillville, Ind., West Des Moines, Iowa, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C. has been recognized by the Milwaukee Safety Commission for providing free bicycle helmets to Wisconsin children. The firm and the Habush Habush & Rottier Charitable Foundation donate an average of 4,000 to 5,000 helmets each year to ensure child safety.

    Hon. Daniel L. Konkol, Marquette 1976, was presented the Polish American Heritage Appreciation Award by Woodrow Wilson Post #11, Polish Legion of American Veterans, Milwaukee. The award recognizes community service to the Polonia and in the public good.

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP was ranked as the best firm to work for in Milwaukee, according to a survey of mid-level associates published in the Oct. 2002 issue of The American Lawyer.

    James J. Podell, Michigan 1967, has received the Outstanding Family Law Practitioner Award, given by the State Bar Family Law Section board of directors. He is a partner in Podell & Podell, Milwaukee.

    The following attorneys at von Briesen & Roper S.C. have been included in the 2003-04 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Randall D. Crocker, Marquette 1979, Robert J. Loots, Iowa 1958, Gordon J. Smith, Jr., University of Michigan 1953, and Scott W. Taebel, American University 1986. Loots practices in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law and trusts and estates. He has been in each of the twenty editions of the publication. Crocker is a commercial trial lawyer and chairs the firm's banking, bankruptcy, and business litigation practice group. Smith practices estate planning, trust and estate administration, and planning for closely held businesses. Taebel is a member of the firm's health care law practice group.

    In Memoriam

    Joseph E. Baley, Marquette 1952, Milwaukee, Sept. 8, 1923 - May 12, 2002.

    Edward T. Berkanovic, U.W. 1933, Greendale, Sept. 1, 1909 - Oct. 22, 2002.

    Thomas Brenner, U.W. 1961, Waukesha, Sept. 2, 1935 - Sept. 8, 2002.

    Richard B. Chernov, Marquette 1975, Minong, July 27, 1945 - Dec. 16, 2001.

    Frank S. Chittero, Marquette 1960, Wauwatosa, March 10, 1923 - Feb. 11, 2002.

    John E. Crass, U.W. 1978, Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 1954 - July 15, 2002.

    Martin L. Croak, U.W. 1940, Madison, Dec. 5, 1915 - Aug. 23, 2002.

    Robert Daniel Dietz, U.W. 1984, La Crosse, Dec. 13, 1951 - Aug. 17, 2002.

    Elizabeth L. Erasmus, Marquette 1938, Milwaukee, May 9, 1915 - Sept. 11, 2002.

    Frank W. Evans Jr., 1950, Greendale, March 3, 1922 - Nov. 3, 2001.

    Solomon Gad, Marquette 1952, Whitefish Bay, May 29, 1921 - May 6, 2002.

    Bernard Goldstein, U.W. 1956, Naples, Fla., March 10, 1930 - Oct. 26, 2002.

    Glenn L. Henry, U.W. 1947, Madison, Aug. 25, 1921 - 2002.

    Roger W. Hoffman, U.W. 1960, Nekoosa, March 25, 1935 - March 24, 2002.

    Quentin Johnson, U.W. 1941, Leesburg, Fla., Sept. 28, 1918 - Jan. 12, 2002.

    Edward J. Kulig, Marquette 1938, Independence, April 20, 1913 - Dec. 11, 2001.

    Hon. F. Lawrence Lenz, Notre Dame 1949, Freeport, Ill., July 9, 1925 - Sept. 8, 2002.

    Milton D. Lory, U.W. 1946, Janesville, Feb. 21, 1914 - May 14, 2002.

    William P. McGovern, Marquette 1941, Milwaukee, Dec. 9, 1915 - June 14, 2002.

    Gary C. McGregor, Capital Univ. 1979, Hartford, Sept. 27, 1950 - May 25, 2002.

    Francis Mintz, U.W. 1954, Los Angeles, Aug. 16, 1922 - Oct. 18, 2001.

    Richard R. Mybeck, Indiana 1953, Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 5, 1928 - May 8, 2002.

    Walter T. Norlin, Chicago-Kent College of Law 1934, Iron River, Oct. 24, 1909 - July 6, 2002.

    James Plier, U.W. 1941, Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 21, 1916 - Sept. 12, 2002.

    Michael Jay Shapiro, U.W. 1994, Chicago, Sept. 7, 1967 - Oct. 5, 2002.

    George Solsrud, U.W. 1934, Holcombe, April 14, 1906 - Feb. 2, 2002.


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