Personal Mentions

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Indianapolis 1956, delivered the 1997 Louis Caplan Distinguished Lecture in Law at the Pittsburgh School of Law in April. During her lecture, "All the World's a Courtroom: Judging in the New Millennium," she explored whether lawyers and judges disserve the legal system by limiting themselves to considering only case law in their own states and ignoring the wealth of persuasive precedents in other jurisdictions and legal systems.

James L. Adashek, Vanderbilt 1979, has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner, focusing in bankruptcy law and litigation.

Renee A. Bamford, Marquette 1996, has become an associate in the Houston office of Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. Bamford, formerly an in-house attorney with Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, will practice in banking, finance, corporate and securities.

Anthony Bottino, Marquette 1995, has joined the Tarrytown, N.Y., law firm of Sprung Horn Kramer & Woods as an associate practicing in intellectual property law.

Michael B. Brennan, Northwestern 1989, has accepted a position with the Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office.

George C. Brown, formerly the State Bar of Wisconsin Public Affairs Director, has joined Quarles & Brady in the government relations group as a government relations advisor. He joins attorneys Peter C. Christianson, Anthony H. Driessen and Anthony S. Earl, and government relations advisor Scott E. Stenger in representing the firm's business, industry and association clients before the state Legislature and government agencies.

The Chippewa County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Kristina M. Moelter, Eau Claire; secretary/treasurer - Peter J. Weidenheim, Chippewa Falls; and social chair - Harold Stafford, Chippewa Falls.

Stephen M. Compton, Marquette 1992, has joined the law firm of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., focusing primarily in litigation and appellate practice.

Jennifer Darling, U.W. 1996 cum laude, has joined the State Bar of Wisconsin staff as a legal editor in CLE Books. She also will continue to administrate the State Bar Clients' Security Fund.

Dwight Darrow, Marquette 1982, an attorney with Darrow, Dieterich and Hawley S.C., Sheboygan, was elected board president at the annual meeting of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Sheboygan County.

Robert A. Downing, U.W. 1956 cum laude, has joined Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy Ltd., Chicago, as of counsel. Downing is a trial lawyer in insurance coverage disputes and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He will oversee the firm's associate development program and counsel clients in coverage and other liability matters.

Justin L. Goldner, U.W. 1957, has been named of counsel at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman LLP, Beverly Hills, Calif. Goldner is a certified specialist in taxation law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He formerly was a trial attorney in the regional counsel's office of the IRS in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Los Angeles, Calif.

Oscar A. Herasme, U.W. 1995, was elected president of the Dominican-American Professional Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in New York City. The organization promotes educational and economic empowerment within the Dominican-American community in New York and elsewhere. Herasme continues as assistant district attorney at the Manhattan DA's office in New York.

Jesse S. Ishikawa, Michigan 1980, a partner in the Madison office of Michael, Best & Friedrich, has been elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He practices in all areas of commercial real estate, and has been particularly active in legal issues involving land development.

Thomas M. Jacobson, U.W. 1962, has left Jacobson & Hupy S.C., to establish his own practice at the Law Offices of Thomas M. Jacobson S.C., 100 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1680, Milwaukee. Jacobson will focus on personal injury and serious work injuries.

Bruce A. Keyes, U.W. 1990, has joined Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office as an associate practicing in the environmental practice group and in the cross-disciplinary brownfields working group being formed.

Rodney W. Kimes, Creighton 1992, has become a shareholder in Bolgrien, Rentz, Mineau & Koepke S.C., Beloit. The firm will be known as Bolgrien, Rentz, Mineau, Koepke & Kimes S.C. Kimes practices in personal injury, civil litigation, collections, criminal, family law and bankruptcy.

Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, spoke at the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys conference in Atlanta, Ga. He spoke on "Transition Issues: Small to Large Firm Marketing." He also spoke at the 67th Annual Chicago Conference on behalf of the Commercial Law League of America. Kohn participated in a panel entitled "Creative Marketing for the 90s." Kohn practices in commercial and retail collections.

Christopher Lummis, Vermont 1996, has joined Redfield Law Offices in Stevens Point as an associate participating in all areas of general practice.

Cheryl R. Lutz, U.W. 1996, has joined Behling Law Office, Cambridge, as a general practitioner with an emphasis in family and juvenile law.

Thomas F. McDonald, Marquette 1995, has joined Krukowski & Costello S.C., Milwaukee. His practice involves labor and employment litigation.

Linda S. McPike, Northwestern 1992, has joined the legal department of United Health Inc., Milwaukee, as corporate counsel. She formerly was an associate with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C.

Mihal & Steffens S.C. has moved its offices to Stone Ridge II, Suite 280, N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr., Waukesha.

Steven L. Miller, U.W. 1987 cum laude, and Nancy B. Miller, U.W. 1986 cum laude, have expanded their law offices, Miller and Miller, to include Green Bay and River Falls, with the main office in River Falls. Steve now maintains a strictly appellate practice. Nancy continues her practice in family and juvenile law, concentrating on TPR cases.

Alan C. Olson, Marquette 1989, has become a member in the National Employment Lawyers Association, a professional organization of advocates for employee rights.

Claire Parins, U.W. 1990, has joined the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services in Chicago, Ill., as a staff attorney and editor for the Clearinghouse Review, a bimonthly poverty law journal.

Patterson, Jensen, Wylie, Silton & Seifert S.C., has changed the firm name to Silton, Seifert, Carlson & Gamble S.C. and continues in its present offices in Appleton.

Barbara L. Holly, U.W. 1992, has become a shareholder in the Neenah law firm of Remley & Sensenbrenner S.C. She continues to emphasize family law, litigation, elder law and estate planning. Mark J. Tyczkowski, U.W. 1988, has joined the firm practicing general litigation with an emphasis in family and personal injury law.

Caryl J. Shortridge (formerly Arneson), U.W. 1988 cum laude, has joined the Janesville office of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., practicing in estate planning, business succession planning, family wealth transfer and preservation planning, asset structuring, retirement planning, charitable giving planning, probate, business formations and corporate.

Christopher G. Sitzmann, William Mitchell 1978, has moved his business and environmental law practice to 103 E. College Ave., Suite 301, Appleton.

John David Slavney, Indiana 1987, has joined Interim Technology of Oak Brook, Ill., as a technical communications consultant. He is a former senior editor at West Group, concentrating on document assembly and law practice system product design. He previously practiced with Lee, Kilkelly, Paulson & Kabaker S.C. in Madison.

Capt. Deanna L. Sokolski, Marquette 1996, has been working as an assistant staff judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Department. Stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., she is working as the chief of legal assistance and preventive law and as the claims officer for the base legal office.

Maj. Joseph S. Spence Sr., Washburn 1989, has completed a tour of military duty during "Operation Joint Endeavor" in Bosnia. Spence was the deputy director of Logistics and Installation Transportation Office for the 235th Combat Support Battalion and served as the executive officer for the 417th Base Support Battalion, both in Western Europe. For his exemplary service during "Operation Joint Endeavor," Spence was awarded the Meritorious Service medal from President Clinton and the Army Achievement medal from the Secretary of the Army. Spence, formerly an assistant professor of military science at Marquette University, is an ordained minister and an attorney in Milwaukee.

Christopher T. Starkey, U.W. 1992, has joined the Madison law firm of Coyne, Niess, Schultz, Becker & Bauer S.C., as an associate in the firm's trial practice.

Britt L. Tinglum, U.W. 1989, has become a partner in the Seattle, Wash., law firm of Keller Rohrback L.L.P. She focuses her practice in complex commercial and general civil litigation.

Peter G. Vandenhouten, U.W. 1996, Order of the Coif, has joined Quarles & Brady as an associate concentrating in corporate law, real estate and land use.

Jeffrey S. Ward, Illinois 1984, has joined Lathrop & Clark as a partner in the firm. He formerly was a partner in the Chicago law firm of Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd. He practices patent litigation and prosecution in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields.

Robert K. Weber, U.W. 1972, and Patrick K. Cafferty, Marquette 1994, have opened Weber & Cafferty S.C., at 2932 Northwestern Ave., Racine, practicing in labor and employment law, criminal defense litigation and elder law. Both previously were associated with Hanson, Gasiorkiewicz & Weber S.C.

Joseph M. Welch, U.W. 1990, has joined the Appleton law firm of Sigman, Janssen, Stack, Wenning & Wilson, practicing in commercial, business, real estate and estate planning.

John G. Wylie, Marquette 1962, is now devoted full time to his mediation and settlement services practice, which includes mediation, arbitration, supervised negotiations and neutral evaluations from his office at W8745 Cloverleaf Lake Rd., Clintonville, Wis. He formerly was with Patterson, Jensen, Wylie, Silton & Seifert S.C., in Appleton.

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