New Hires, Promotions, Partners
James J. Carrig, Notre Dame 1994, has been named a
partner in Niebler, Pyzyk, Klaver & Wagner LLP, Menomonee Falls,
continuing in real estate, civil litigation, and municipal law.
Ryan M. Benson, Minnesota 2000, has become an associate
with the firm, focusing on employment relations, business law and
transactions, and general litigation. He previously was with Anderson,
Shannon, O'Brien, Rice & Bertz, Stevens Point.
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Thomas G. Boyer, Marquette 1969, has joined The
Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, focusing on corporate and business law,
banking transactions and regulations, securities law, and real estate
law. He previously was in private practice in Milwaukee and was general
counsel for Bank One, Wisconsin and its predecessor banks.
Susan Collins, U.W. 1995 cum laude, has rejoined
Boardman Law Firm LLP, Madison, as an associate, practicing in trusts
and estates and real estate law. She previously was with the Madison
office of Foley & Lardner and was a legal editor for the State
Bar.
Kurt D. Dykstra, Marquette 1998 summa cum laude, has
become an associate with the Holland, Mich., office of Warner, Norcross
& Judd LLP, practicing in general litigation, including product
liability defense, securities litigation, and consumer protection
litigation. He previously was with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.,
Milwaukee, and was a law clerk for the Hon. Ann Walsh Bradley on the
Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Michael T. Cyrs, Marquette 1994, has been named a
partner in Williams & McCarthy, Rockford, Ill., where he will
continue focusing on estate planning and administration, business and
corporate law, and real estate law. He also is a certified financial
planner.
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Deborah S.R. Hoffmann, New England School of Law
1984, has joined Houseman & Feind LLP, Grafton, concentrating in
municipal law, real estate, and litigation, with a special emphasis on
real estate tax assessment challenges. She previously was with Crivello,
Carlson & Mentkowski, Milwaukee, and served as Wauwatosa assistant
city attorney and as an adjunct professor of law at Marquette.
Joshua T. Keleske, Marquette 1999 with honors, has
joined the Tampa and Lakeland, Fla., offices of GrayHarris, providing
estate planning services including estate and trust administration, tax
minimization, marital property considerations, charitable gift
strategies, and personal consulting. He previously was an associate with
Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee.
Jennifer (Deming) Jacobsen, U.W. 1992, has become a
partner with Stein & Baydaline LLP, Sacramento, Cal., concentrating
in common interest real estate subdivision and community association
law. She previously was a shareholder with Weintraub Genshlea Chediak
Sproul, Sacramento.
Brent Johnson, William Mitchell 1994, has been
elected a shareholder of Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg P.A.,
concentrating on litigation, real estate, and business law in the Hudson
office.
Tammy W. Levit-Jones, U.W. 1995, has become an
associate with Crooks, Law & Connell S.C., Wausau, engaging in
general practice with a focus on family and criminal law. She previously
was the Marathon County family and judicial court commissioner.
Margaret Watt McKenna, Marquette 1992, has joined
Siesennop & Sullivan, Milwaukee, bringing a family law,
collaborative divorce, and real estate practice to the firm's
established professional liability and employment defense practice.
Christina Plum, U.W. 1995 cum laude, has become
Marathon County judicial court commissioner, focusing on family law,
small claims, and other matters.
Cindy S. Semrau, U.W. 2001, has joined Weld, Riley,
Prenn & Ricci S.C., Eau Claire, as an associate.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Philip R. O'Brien, Marquette 1984, has established
Benefit Plan Legal Services S.C., 700 W. Virginia St.,
Suite 602, Milwaukee, which focuses on ERISA multiemployer fund
collection and contract enforcement matters. Margaret A.
Fischbach, Hamline 1997, has joined the firm as an associate.
O'Brien also practices general ERISA, business, and real estate law. He
and Fischbach were previously with Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz,
Miller & Brueggeman S.C., Milwaukee, O'Brien as a shareholder and
Fischbach as an associate.
Deborah A. Blommer, U.W. 1991, and James M.
Peterman, Marquette 1986, have changed the name of their
Brookfield firm from Blommer Law Office to Blommer Peterman
S.C. They continue to focus on foreclosure, real estate, and
creditor bankruptcy. Mark R. Cummisford, Marquette
2001, has joined the firm.
Daniel S. Davis, Kansas 1994, and John J.
Gelshenen Jr., Hamline 1997, have formed Davis &
Gelshenen LLP, 735 N. Water St., #1440, Milwaukee. Davis,
formerly with Michael F. Hupy & Associates, Milwaukee, will continue
practicing in civil litigation with an emphasis on plaintiffs' personal
injury. Gelshenen, formerly with Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee,
will continue practicing in civil litigation with an emphasis on
employment and business disputes. Davis & Gelshenen LLP and Robert
B. Corris S.C. are mutually of counsel to each other. Corris, Boalt Hall
1970, concentrates in complex business litigation. The firms are
affiliated but are not a partnership.
J.D. Thorne, De Paul 1973, has relocated the
Employment Law Managers Law Firm to 225 E. Mason St.,
Suite 502, Milwaukee, where Thorne will continue to practice management,
labor relations, human resources, and employment law representing
business interests. He also has written A Concise Guide to
Successful Employment Practicesand teaches employment law at the
University of Phoenix, Milwaukee campus.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has opened an
office in the Two Riverwood Place office building, Pewaukee. The
20-attorney staff, which forms the largest law office in Waukesha
County, focuses on construction law, corporate and business law, estate
and financial planning, intellectual property law, labor and employment
law and employee benefits, land and resources law, litigation, and tax
law.
The Kenosha office of von Briesen & Roper S.C.
has moved to 5027 Green Bay Rd., Suite 120.
Appointments, Elections
The nomination of Steven M. Biskupic, Marquette
1987, as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has been
approved by the U.S. Senate. Biskupic previously was assistant U.S.
attorney in the Eastern District.
Charles S. Blumenfield, U.W. 1974, has been
reappointed as temporary reserve municipal judge by the Hon. Kathryn
Foster, chief judge of Wisconsin's third judicial district. Blumenfield
substitutes in the municipal courts of Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha,
Jefferson, and Milwaukee counties. He is a partner in Dowling &
Blumenfield LLP, Milwaukee, and was municipal judge for the village of
Bayside from 1986 to 2000.
Daniel J. Brink, Georgetown 1979 cum laude, has been
elected chair of the Wisconsin chapter of the March of Dimes. He is a
shareholder in Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., where he is chair of
the international team and a member of the corporate and securities
team, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and financing.
The Door County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Jennifer Ament Moeller, Sturgeon Bay; vice
president/president-elect - Evan Kjellenberg, Sister
Bay; treasurer - Richard A. Hauser, Sturgeon Bay; and
secretary - James Downey, Sturgeon Bay.
The U.S. Senate has approved the nomination of William
Griesbach, Marquette 1979, as judge for the U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Griesbach will serve in a newly
created position in Green Bay. He is a Brown County circuit court
judge.
Daniel G. Jardine, U.W. 1991, has been reelected
president of the John Jardine Scholarship Fund board of directors.
Jardine is with Murphy & Desmond S.C., Madison.
Alan M. Levy, Chicago 1965, has been elected
national vice president of the board of governors of the University of
Chicago Alumni Association. Levy is with Lindner & Marsack S.C.,
Milwaukee, and is adjunct professor of labor and employment law at
U.W.-Milwaukee.
Michael J. Modl, Texas 1987, has been named editor
of the monthly Wisconsin Employment Law Letter, produced and
distributed by M. Lee Smith Publishers. Modl is a partner with Axley
Brynelson LLP, Madison.
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Randy S. Nelson, Marquette 1977, has been promoted
to adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, where he has
taught since 1984. He is a partner in the Milwaukee and Delafield law
firm of Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, focusing on estate planning, family
business planning, advising service corporations and partnerships, tax
planning, trust administration and probate, and also is a certified
public accountant.
Claire Ann Resop, U.W. 1993, has been elected to the
Downtown Optimists Club's board of directors. Resop is with Murphy &
Desmond S.C., Madison.
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Jason T. Studinski, U.W. 1998, has been appointed
chair-elect of the New Lawyers section of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial
Lawyers. He is with Kammer & Studinski Chartered, Portage, where he
focuses on nursing home abuse and neglect and personal injury law.
Joe Tomasetti, George Washington 1971, a partner in
Italy's largest law firm, Studio Legale Tributario, was recently
selected to chair the Ernst & Young worldwide law mergers and
acquisitions committee, which includes law practices in 60
countries.
The Western District Bar Association has chosen the following
officers: president - Leslie K. Herje, Madison; vice
president/president-elect - Todd Smith, Madison; past
president - Thomas W. Bertz, Stevens Point; treasurer -
James R. Troupis, Madison; and secretary -
Michael J. Modl, Madison.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently made the following appointments:
Five new members have been chosen for the court's Appointment Selection
Committee, a 12-person group that recruits and recommends candidates for
service on court-related boards and committees. The new members are:
Philip J. Freeburg, U.W. 1981, a partner with Tlusty,
Hittner, Kennedy & Freeburg, Schofield, and a Wausau municipal court
judge; R.L. McNeely, Marquette 1994, a professor at
U.W.-Milwaukee; Mary Lou Munts, U.W. 1976, Madison;
Richard D. Weymouth, U.W. 1979, a partner with Nash,
Podvin, Tuchscherer, Huttenburg, Weymouth & Kryshak, Wisconsin
Rapids; and Richard I. Doolittle, Madison.
Judge Dennis P. Moroney, Marquette 1973, and
Frank R. Terschan, U.W. 1975, have been appointed to
the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee. Reserve Judge Arnold K.
Schumann, U.W. 1966, has been reappointed to the committee,
which helps judges comply with the Code of Judicial Conduct by issuing
formal advisory opinions and giving informal advice to judges who
request guidance on whether actions they are contemplating would be
appropriate.
Moroney is currently in the Civil Division of the Milwaukee County
Circuit Court and previously was in private practice. Terschan is
president of Terschan Steinle & Ness (previously Terschan &
Steinle Ltd.), Milwaukee, focusing on negligence, products liability,
personal liability, and professional malpractice actions. Schumann
retired in 1995 after spending 13 years on the Jefferson County Circuit
Court. He previously was in private practice.
Michael S. Anderson, Washington Univ. 1980, has been
appointed to the Preliminary Review Committee, which determines whether
investigations into possible lawyer misconduct should move forward.
Anderson is a partner with Axley Brynelson, Madison, focusing on
insurance coverage disputes and products liability defense, and is a
member of the District 9 Professional Responsibility Committee.
Judge Clare L. Fiorenza, Marquette 1983, has been
appointed to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Trust Account
Foundation Inc. (WisTAF), which makes grants to Wisconsin groups that
provide civil legal services to poor people. Fiorenza currently sits in
the felony division of Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Trempeauleau
County Circuit Court Judge John A. Damon, Marquette
1983, has been reappointed to the WisTAF board.
Authors, Speakers
Carl W. Gilmore, U.W. 1994, has written Illinois
Parentage Law, published by the Illinois State Bar Association. He
is a general practitioner with Rupp & Youman, McHenry, Ill.,
concentrating on family law.
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Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, lectured at the 24th
Annual International Asian Organized Crime Conference, held in Chicago
in March. Gruel, a federal prosecutor in San Francisco, lectured on his
recent wiretap prosecutions concerning worldwide importation,
transportation, and exploitation of women from Malaysia, Korea, and
Thailand for prostitution.
The following authors contributed to the 2002 edition of the State
Bar's Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law: Susan E.
Alesia, U.W. 1991, assistant state public defender in the
Madison Appellate Office; Paul Bargren, U.W. 1994,
Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Linda H. Bochert, U.W.
1974, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; James M.
Caragher, Illinois 1987, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee;
Kimberly J. Churchill, U.W. 1996, Whyte Hirschboeck
Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; Sarah E. Coyne, U.W. 1995,
Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison; Bradley I. Dallet,
Case Western Reserve 1994, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee;
Shannon L. Day, U.W. 1999, Lathrop & Clark,
Madison; Carl D. Fortner, U.W. 1986, Foley &
Lardner, Milwaukee; Kristin P. Fredrick, Marquette
1999, Schott, Bublitz & Engel S.C., Brookfield; Fred
Gants, Univ. of Chicago 1976, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison;
Michelle L. Atkins Head, Harvard 1999, Quarles &
Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Patricia M. Heim, Marquette 1974,
Parke O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse; Jordan J. Hemaidan,
U.W. 1996, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; Eileen A.
Hirsch, Virginia 1977, assistant state public defender in the
Madison Appellate Office; Christopher B. Hughes,
Indiana 1993, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison; James L.
Huston, Chicago 1984, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee;
James A. Jaeger, Georgetown 1975, Hill, Glowacki,
Jaeger & Hughes LLP, Madison; Nancy B. Johnson,
U.W. 1994, Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., Janesville;
Amanda J. Kaiser, U.W. 1984, Boardman, Suhr, Curry
& Field LLP, Madison; Alyce C. Katayama, Maryland
1984, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Carl R.
Kugler, U.W. 1998, Foley & Lardner, Madison; Dean
P. Laing, Marquette 1983, O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman S.C.,
Milwaukee; Zhu (Julie) Lee, Northwestern 1998, Foley
& Lardner, Milwaukee; Patrick G. McBride, Marquette
1995, O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman S.C., Milwaukee; Maureen A.
McGinnity, U.W. 1982, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee;
Meggin McNamara, Marquette 1998, Michael Best &
Friedrich LLP, Madison; Lauri D. Morris, U.W. 1982,
Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison; Brian R. Mudd, U.W.
1971, Nelson & Schmeling, Green Bay; Richard K.
Nordeng, U.W. 1974, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison;
Charles B. Palmer, Marquette 1990, Michael Best &
Friedrich LLP, Waukesha; Alexander T. (Sandie)
Pendleton, Minnesota 1987, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee;
Erik J. Pless, U.W. 1993, Everson, Whitney, Everson
& Brehm S.C., Green Bay; Edward J. Pronley, U.W.
1965, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; Joseph A.
Ranney, Yale 1978, DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison;
David E. Rohrer, U.W. 1977, Lathrop & Clark,
Madison; Sharren B. Rose, U.W. 1979, Nelson &
Schmeling, Green Bay; Catherine M. Rottier, U.W. 1986,
Boardman, Suhr, Curry, & Field LLP, Madison; Patrick J.
Schott, 1988, Schott, Bublitz & Engel S.C., Brookfield;
Marti L. Schreier, U.W. 1997, Foley & Lardner,
Milwaukee; Carl R. Schwartz, Harvard 1978, Quarles
& Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Raymond P. Taffora, U.W.
1986, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; Marilyn
Townsend, Potomac 1979, Marilyn Townsend Law Office, Madison;
Timothy L. Voigtman, U.W. 1998, Foley & Lardner,
Milwaukee; Adam J. Wiensch, Georgetown 1991, Foley
& Lardner, Milwaukee; Joseph P. Wright, U.W. 1988,
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Christie A. Linskens Christie, Marquette 1987 cum
laude, has earned an M.A. in mass communication from U.W.-Milwaukee. She
is a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc. in the
guardian ad litem division and an associate adjunct professor at
Marquette Law School.
John W. Daniels Jr., Harvard 1974, received the 2002
Special Recognition Award from the Wisconsin Association of
African-American Lawyers for his long-standing commitment and service to
the African-American community. He also has been inducted as a fellow of
the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Daniels is with Quarles
& Brady LLP, Milwaukee, concentrating in transactional real estate,
corporate law, and commercial finance.
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Richard S. Florsheim, Marquette 1974, has
contributed to Inside the Minds: Leading Intellectual Property
Lawyers, published by Aspatore Books, and has been selected by the
Aspatore editorial board as one of the world's leading intellectual
property lawyers. He is a partner in the Milwaukee office of Foley &
Lardner, focusing on litigation of patent infringement cases and
intellectual asset management, and is national chair of the firm's
intellectual property department.
Foley & Lardner has been recognized by
Intellectual Property Today magazine as a top national patent
firm; it increased the number of patents secured in 2001 by 30 percent
over the previous year and ranked fifth in the volume of patents secured
overall.
Kevin L. Ferguson, Marquette 1996, has been
certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. He is with American Family Mutual Insurance Co.,
Schofield.
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Dominic H. Frinzi, Marquette 1951, has been
appointed Cavaliere All'Ordina del Merito della Republica Italiana -
Knight of the Order of Merit - by the Republic of Italy. Frinzi is a
liaison between Milwaukee's Italian community and the Italian consul
general in Chicago. In August, Frinzi will be presented with the "Vision
for Milwaukee" award by the Milwaukee Ethnic Council. Frinzi is with
Dominic H. Frinzi Law Office, Milwaukee, and is a Milwaukee County
circuit court commissioner.
Joan Kessler, Marquette 1968, and colleagues at
Foley & Lardner have decorated a "Beastie," one of 58 sculptures
displayed in downtown Milwaukee. As a sponsor, Foley contributed a
beastie to the "Beastie Beat," a fundraiser for the educational programs
of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and MSO League. Kessler's
design was chosen from several submitted by Foley staff, and is
displayed on Wisconsin Avenue in front of the firm's Milwaukee
offices.
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Troy A. Mayne, Minnesota 1988, received the Dane
County Bar Association's 2002 Distinguished Service Award. Mayne, a
shareholder with DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Madison, was honored for his
volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, including drafting documents
for and conducting closings on all 57 properties built by the
organization in Dane County since 1990. He also serves as Habitat's
legal counsel.
James N. Graham, U.W. 1995, has received the 2002
James C. Graaskamp Scholarship from the U.W. Business School's
department of real estate and urban development, where he is studying
for a master's degree. He practices real estate law and construction
litigation with Kay & Andersen S.C., Madison.
Eric J. Van Vugt, Marquette 1976, has been inducted
as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a partner
with Quarles & Brady LLP, focusing on business litigation and
professional liability cases involving insurance brokers, actuaries, and
attorneys.
Kathleen Bray, Minnesota 1991, and John
Kelly, Minnesota 1974, have been recognized as among the top 5
percent of Minnesota lawyers by Minnesota Law &
Politicsmagazine, based on the votes of attorneys statewide. Bray
and Kelly are with Hanft Fride, Duluth.
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U.W.-Madison's newly renamed Gaylord Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies honors former governor and three-term U.S. senator
Gaylord Nelson, U.W. 1942. Nelson was the founder of
Earth Day. During his time in state and national government, he called
attention to land protection, wildlife habitat, and environmental
protection issues and championed laws including the Wilderness Act, the
National Trails Act, and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. In
1995 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest
civilian honor.
In Memoriam
Lee N. Burns, Marquette 1952, Jan. 12, 1928 - Jan.
20, 2002.
Richard K. Dubin, U.W. 1957, Milwaukee, June 19,
1933 - Oct. 28, 2001.
Erwin F. Karow, Marquette 1945, Milwaukee, Oct. 6,
1915 - Apr. 11, 2000.
Thomas J. Kay, Marquette 1960, Brookfield, Nov. 11,
1934 - Nov. 26, 2001.
John N. Kramer, U.W. 1937, Fennimore, Sept. 8, 1912
- Dec. 18, 2001.
John W. Pence, Marquette 1964, Oshkosh, March 18,
1936 - April 26, 2002.
James C. Sarafiny, U.W. 1960, Hartford, Jan. 26,
1931 - Dec. 21, 2001.
Bernard Soref, U.W. 1931, Milwaukee, Sept. 30, 1908
- Dec. 14, 2001.
Robert O. Uehling, U.W. 1941, Madison, Apr. 23, 1915
- Nov. 29, 2001.
Robert Veenendaal, Marquette 1940, Milwaukee, Feb.
20, 1915 - Dec. 30, 2001.
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