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    November 01, 2000

    Wisconsin Lawyer November 2000: In the News


    In the News


    *New Hires, Promotions
    *Mergers, Relocations,
    New Associations


    *Elections, Appointments
    *Awards, Degrees, Honors
    *In Memoriam


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    Louise Trubek, Yale 1960, received the 2000 Marygold Melli Achievement Award.

    Louise TrubekTrubek is clinical director and senior attorney for the Center for Public Representation, and a clinical professor in the U.W. Law School.

    Trubek returned to Madison from Connecticut in 1973 with the vision of starting a public interest law firm that would represent clients who could not afford representation, and would teach law students about representing clients at governmental hearings. Over the last 25 years, the Center has investigated the practice of red-lining in mortgage loans and insurance, promoted the rights of women and the poor in health care and welfare, and taken a leadership role in creating the Citizen's Utility Board. The Center also has been part of writing a patient's bill of rights, providing assistance to pro se litigants in family court, and providing nonprofit groups access to technology.

    Trubek also has received the Human Rights Award by the Association of Trial Lawyers, 1987 and 1994, and was named as one of the 10 people in Wisconsin who made a difference in the past decade by The Milwaukee Journal.

    The Marygold Melli Achievement Award was established by the Legal Association for Women to honor Professor Melli, one of the first women law professors in Wisconsin, upon her retirement from the law school.


    New Hires, Promotions, Partners

    Faith Lleva Anderson, Marquette 1988, has been promoted to vice president and general counsel for American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Ft. Worth, Texas. She formerly was director of legal and compliance.

    Shunette Campbell, U.W. 1996, Chris R. Larsen, Valparaiso 1985, and William H. Ramsey, U.W. 1998, have joined the Wisconsin Attorney General's office. Campbell was with the State Office of the Public Defender and at the Department of Health and Family Services as a client rights specialist. She is assigned to the Criminal Appeals Unit.

    Larsen previously was an assistant U.S. attorney in Milwaukee and a law clerk to the Hon. John L. Coffey, a circuit judge with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is assigned to the Criminal Appeals Unit.

    Ramsey previously was with Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman S.C., practicing in labor and employment law. He is assigned to the Employment Litigation Unit.

    William S. Cole, U.W. 1990, has become a shareholder in Reuter & Whitish S.C., Madison, continuing his practice in civil litigation, real estate, appeals, and municipal law. The firm is now Reuter, Whitish & Cole S.C.

    Gregory J. Cook, Marquette 1976, a shareholder in Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, has relocated to the firm's Wausau office, where he'll continue practicing in personal injury litigation.

    Arnold D. Fielkow, U.W. 1981, has joined the New Orleans Saints as director of administration, overseeing all aspects of administration, marketing, finance, governmental affairs, and public relations. Fielkow formerly was with the Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs and the Continental Basketball Association.

    Cynthia Haney Flynn, Cooley 1989, has joined Alpert & Fellows LLP, Manitowoc, focusing on personal injury and family law litigation. She previously was with Kaftan, Van Egeren & Gilson.

    Laura A. Guy, U.W. 1986, has joined Schaper, Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc., Neenah, as vice president and managing director. Guy previously was with Associated Trust Company N.A.

    Linda Harfst, U.W. 1992, has become a partner in Cullen, Weston, Pines & Bach, Madison. She's been with the firm since 1991, practicing in employment law.

     

    Stephen Hayes
    Hayes

    Stephen W. Hayes, Illinois 1969, has joined the Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha. He is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and serves on its Board of Trustees. Hayes also practices in will contests and municipal tax law. He formerly was with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C.

     

    Geraldo J. Hernandez, Marquette 1993, has been named corporate counsel for Wal-Mart Puerto Rico Inc., overseeing Wal-Mart's legal department in Puerto Rico. Hernandez formerly was with William Estrella Law Offices, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Gonzalez, Saggio, Birdsall & Harlan, Milwaukee.

    Stephen J. McManus, Arizona 1993, has joined Halling & Cayo S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate practicing in worker's compensation and civil litigation. McManus previously was with the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's department and has taught aviation law at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

    Mike Jones, Marquette 1984, has been made vice president-deputy general counsel of Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee. Jones previously was associate general counsel and assistant secretary at Miller. Karen Ripley, U.W. 1981, has been named associate general counsel and previously was senior assistant general counsel with the company. Kristin Kaplan Wolfe, Marquette 1992, has been named assistant general counsel for Miller. She previously was senior counsel with the company.

    Richard A. Crespo, U.W. 1998, and Jennifer M. Krueger, U.W. 2000, have joined Murphy & Desmond S.C., Madison, as associates. Crespo will practice primarily in health law, regulatory compliance, business, and commercial transactions. Crespo previously was a sole practitioner. Krueger will practice primarily in immigration, family law, taxation, and business law.

    Daniel Nienhuis
    Nienhuis
    Daniel G. Nienhuis, U.W. 1990, has been named a shareholder in von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee. Nienhuis represents clients in contract, construction, commercial fraud, consumer fraud, trade secret, partnership dissolution, insurance coverage, environmental, noncompete, landlord-tenant, replevin, personal injury, mechanic's lien, and mortgage foreclosure actions.

     

    Brian F. Pagel Jr., U.W. 1998, has joined Krekeler Law Office S.C., Madison, as an associate practicing in civil litigation, family law, and criminal defense.

    Angela M. Pavlick, U.W. 1999, has joined David F. Grams & Associates S.C., Madison, as an associate practicing in estate planning, probate, corporate and business planning, general corporate law, and real estate. She previously was with Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., Green Bay.

    The following attorneys have joined Reinhart, Boerner, Van Duren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.'s Milwaukee office: Sandra Z. Brown, Northwestern 1984, Thomas D. Miller, Marquette 2000, Sarah B. Shive, Notre Dame 2000, and Sarah A. Huck, Boston College 2000, in the litigation department; Evelyn L. Brown, Marquette 2000, CPA, in the trusts and estates department; John M. Thompson, Marquette 2000, and Erin E. Hansen, U.W. 2000, in the employee benefits department; Robert B. Teuber, Marquette 2000, in the tax department; Kristin A. Goetz, U.W. 2000, in the labor and employment department; Daniel E. Kattman, Marquette 2000, in the intellectual property department; John H. Wink, U.W. 2000, in the banking department; and Daniel D. Hub, Marquette 2000, in the business organizations department.

    Meg S. Pekarske, U.W. 2000, joins the firm's Madison office in the health care department.

    John Skilton, U.W. 1969, has joined Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Skilton formerly was with Foley & Lardner.

    David Sienko, Marquette 1994, has joined Bell, Boyd and Lloyd LLC, Chicago, in the corporate and securities department.

    Rebecca Salawdeh
    Salawdeh
    Rebecca L. Salawdeh, U.W. 1996, has joined Urban Taylor & Stawski Ltd., Milwaukee, as an associate practicing civil and employment rights and personal injury litigation. She formerly was with First, Blondis, Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak S.C., Milwaukee. Salawdeh is co-chair of the NAACP's legal redress committee.

     


    Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

    Gerald (Jerry) Neal, Yale 1968, is managing partner of the new Detroit office of Foley & Lardner. Fred Feldkamp, Michigan 1971, a business law partner, and Salvatore Barbatano, U.W. 1973, a partner in the firm's Los Angeles and Chicago offices, join Neal in the Detroit office. The firm currently represents Detroit-based companies in the automotive and related industries.

    Michael R. Miller, Chicago 1993, a shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., has moved his practice from the firm's Denver, Colo., office to its Madison office. He is a member of the business organizations department and focuses his practice on general corporate law, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general contract, and debtor-creditor issues.

    Sindic Law Offices S.C. has relocated to 757 N. Broadway, Ste. 700, Milwaukee. The firm practices in civil and business litigation, personal injury, real estate, and commercial transactions.

    Elections, Appointments

    Ralph Johnson, Capital 1986, has been elected president and Cynthia Tuczynski, U.W. 1981, has been elected secretary of AFSCME Local 3357, the organization that represents more than 160 UAW legal services attorneys nationwide. Both are with UAW Legal Services, Janesville.

    Martin J. Greenberg, Marquette 1971, has been elected chair of the board of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School. Greenberg founded the institute in 1989. He also has been elected to the executive committee of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation (Badger State Games) and is chair of the selection committee for the Wisconsin Hall of Fame.

    Stephen Lesavich, Ph.D., U.W. 1995, has been elected senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a grade that reflects significant professional and technical achievements. Lesavich is a partner in McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoiff, Chicago, practicing in intellectual property issues, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and litigation relating to software and the Internet.

    Joseph A. Pickart, Iowa 1990, a partner of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, was appointed to the legal committee of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation. Pickart practices in taxation with specific emphasis on state and local matters and contested tax matters.

    William Sturm, Marquette 1996, of Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik S.C., Milwaukee, was elected president-elect of the board of governors of the Commercial Law League of America. Sturm practices in creditors' rights.
    The Commercial Law League was founded in 1895 for bankruptcy and commercial law professionals.


    Awards, Degrees, Honors

    Brooke J. Billick, Iowa 1979, received the Gwen Jackson Community Service Award 2000 from the United Way of Greater Milwaukee. He has been a United Way volunteer since 1981 and is currently vice chair of the organization's basic needs impact area. He is vice president and securities counsel for Marshall & Ilsley Trust and M&I Investment Management Corp., Milwaukee.

    Burneatta Bridge, Wisconsin Deputy Attorney General, received the President's Award from the National Association of Attorneys General for her leadership in creating a multistate best practice protocol that provides guidance to states in multistate investigations and litigation.

    Terry Peppard
    Peppard
    Terry F. Peppard, U.W. 1973, was chosen as the Central and East European Law Initiative's (CEELI) commercial law liaison to Romania and as a country liaison. As Wisconsin's first country liaison, he will coordinate the work of all CEELI volunteers in Romania and cooperate with other programs and projects sponsored by the European Union (EU). Peppard will spend one year in Romania.
    CEELI is one of the ABA's greatest successes in advancing the rule of law in the world. Since 1990, CEELI - focusing on judicial, legal education, and legal profession reform, as well as legislative drafting - has provided technical legal assistance in 24 countries in central and east Europe and the former republics of the Soviet Union. Program goals include assisting the host country in their legal system reform efforts and in gaining admission to the EU.

    Donald A. Schoenfeld, Marquette 1974, a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, received the Volunteer Lawyers Project Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award for his generous commitment to the legal needs of low-income clients. He also received the award in 1995 and has served as a volunteer lawyer for individuals and organizations combating racism and anti-Semitism, represented low-income clients on a no-fee basis, and assisted student organizations in challenging unfair activity fee allotments.

    John J. Slein, Hamline 1984, has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a certified civil trial advocate. Slein is a shareholder in Hale & Wagner S.C., Milwaukee, practicing in personal injury, real estate agent negligence, and insurance agent negligence.

     


    In Memoriam

    Ray J. Aiken, Marquette 1942, Oconomowoc, Jan. 11, 1920 - Aug. 8, 2000.

    David Charness, USC 1922, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 22, 1901 - Dec. 6, 1999.

    Meyer P. Frank, U.W. 1932, Laguna Hills, Calif., April 27, 1933 - Aug. 10, 2000.

    Carol E. Karima, Marquette 1999, Wauwatosa, March 27, 1954 - Sept. 4, 2000.

    William A. Lubbers, U.W. 1950, Bethesda, Md., Sept. 21, 1924 - Aug. 26, 2000.

    Gerald P. Lucey, Loyola 1958, South Barrington, Ill., Jan. 17, 1935 - July 16, 2000.

    Eleanor Orr, U.W. 1933, Madison, Oct. 1, 1905 - Dec. 14, 1999.

    Jerome J. Papke, Michigan 1954, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 25, 1922 - May 11, 2000.

    Stevens L. Riley, U.W. 1956, Eau Claire, Sept. 24, 1932 - Aug. 21, 2000.


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