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New Hires, Promotions, Partners

Brian C. Anderson, U.W. 1992, has joined Hausmann-McNally S.C. practicing plaintiff personal injury law in the firm's new Madison office at 22 N. Carroll St.

Carl K. Buesing, U.W. 1976, has joined Hopp, Powell, Raftery & Bauer, Sheboygan, concentrating in family law, business and probate litigation, and general civil practice. Buesing previously served as district attorney of Langlade County.

Marc S. Cwik, U.W. 1999, has joined Pyatt & Silvestri Chtd., Las Vegas, Nev., as an associate. The firm concentrates in general insurance defense litigation. Cwik's practice also will include family law.

Frank M. Doherty, North Dakota 1994, LLM George Washington 1999, has joined Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse, as an associate. Doherty previously was with the U.S. Navy JAG Corps.

Dan J. Gendreau, U.W. 1993, has been named partner in Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel LLP, Minneapolis, Minn. Gendreau practices in the litigation department in insurance defense and coverage litigation, products liability, commercial litigation, and appellate practice. He previously was in private practice in Milwaukee.

Christine Liu McLaughlin, Marquette 1992, has joined the labor and employment practice group, and Mark E. O'Neill, Drake 1998, has joined the real estate practice group as associates in the Milwaukee office of Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

John P. Higgins, DePaul 1977, has been named the governmental affairs director for the Racine Board of Realtors Inc. and the Kenosha Realtors Association Inc. Higgins previously was counsel in the Milwaukee legal office of Employers Insurance of Wausau. In addition to doing trial work, he acted as legal counsel to the company's representative to the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.

William R. Lamb, Willamette 1989, has joined Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci S.C., Eau Claire, as an associate. Previously associated with Doar, Drill & Skow S.C., Lamb practices primarily in litigation.

Katie Browe Murphy, Marquette 1994, has joined the National Automatic Merchandising Association as midwest manager and counsel, working out of the Chicago headquarters. She previously was at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Budapest, Hungary.

John J. O'Neill, Marquette 1982, has joined Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves S.C., Milwaukee, where he will continue his insurance defense practice. He previously was a partner at O'Neill, Schimmel, Quirk & Carroll S.C.

Bryan L. Pautsch, University of Tulsa 1985, has become a shareholder in Kolb Lauwasser & Co. S.C., Milwaukee. Formerly a tax manager with the firm, Pautsch is a member of the American, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Oklahoma bar associations and the American and Wisconsin institutes of CPAs.

David G. Hanson, U.W. 1992, Benjamin G. Lombard, Cornell 1992, Allen C. Schlinsog Jr., John Marshall 1991 magna cum laude, and Michael R. Miller, University of Chicago 1993 with honors, have become shareholders in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. Hanson and Schlinsog are in the litigation department, and Lombard is in the business organizations department, all in the Milwaukee office. Miller is a member of the business organizations department in the Denver office. Jill D. Hamill, U.W. 1996 cum laude, has joined the firm as an associate in the labor and employment department in the Madison office.

Claire Ann Resop, U.W. 1993, has become an associate of Murphy & Desmond S.C., Madison, practicing primarily in creditor's rights, bankruptcy, collection, and commercial and civil litigation.

Gordon R. Shea, Marquette 1998, has become the law clerk for the Dodge County Circuit Court.

Mark Schneider, Marquette 1976, has been named head of Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel LLP's business department. Schneider is a labor and employment lawyer representing management in all phases of labor law and labor representations before the NLRB and in state and federal courts.

Chad R. Taylor, U.W. 1996, has joined the Milwaukee and Madison offices of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as an associate, concentrating in government relations and lobbying. He also practices in administrative, regulatory, and campaign finance law. Taylor formerly served as chief legal counsel and senior policy director for the speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Catherine A. Thomas, Marquette 1985, has been promoted to managing attorney of Travelers Insurance Company's Staff Counsel Office, Brookfield. Thomas previously was a staff attorney handling worker's compensation cases.

Edmond J. Vaklyes Jr., Marquette 1978, has joined Congdon, Ward & Walden S.C., Waukesha, continuing in real estate, tax, guardianship, probate, estate, and Title XIX planning. He is a member and past president of the Waukesha County Bar Association's probate division.

James McCambridge, U.W. 1984, and Phillip D. Ferris, Marquette 1983, have become Wisconsin assistant attorneys general, working in the civil litigation unit. McCambridge formerly worked in Boston in civil litigation, primarily tort law, with a concentration in medical malpractice. Ferris previously worked for Alliant Energy.

Appointments, Elections

John C. Albert, U.W. 1974, has been appointed Dane County Circuit Court judge by Gov. Thompson. Albert takes the seat vacated by retiring Judge P. Charles Jones.

The Ashland-Bayfield County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - John P. Anderson, Washburn; vice president - Michael J. Gableman, Ashland; and secretary/treasurer - Joseph C. Crawford, La Pointe.

The Brown County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - Patricia H. Brzezinski, Green Bay; president-elect - James R. Sickel, Green Bay; secretary - Brick N. Murphy, Green Bay; and treasurer - Marc A. Hammer, De Pere.

Dennis Cook, Marquette 1971, has been appointed Milwaukee County Judicial Court commissioner. Cook formerly was with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office and most recently practiced civil litigation in private practice.

Hon. Russell A. Eisenberg, Marquette 1961, has been reappointed to another 14-year term as bankruptcy judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

The Fond du Lac County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - David J. Colwin; president-elect - Hon. Dale L. English; secretary - Isabell M. Mueller; and treasurer - Kathryn M. Bullon; all of Fond du Lac.

The Green County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Dan D. Gartzke, New Glarus; president-elect - Joseph Pecora, Monroe; and secretary/treasurer - Todd W. Schluesche, Monroe.

The Green Lake County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - Michelle L. Walters, Ripon; vice president - Matthew G. Chier, Berlin; and secretary/treasurer - Christopher J. Vaughan, Berlin.

The La Crosse Area Young Lawyers Association has elected the following officers: president - Fabio A. Burgos; vice president - Brian G. Weber; and treasurer - Megan L. DeVore; all of La Crosse.

The Legal Association for Women has elected these officers: president - Jennifer Scott Mirus; president-elect and secretary - Elise Clancy Ruoho; and treasurer - Lara M. Herman; all of Madison.

The Ozaukee County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Sandy A. Williams, Port Washington; president-elect - Jane E. Miller, Grafton; vice president - Darcy E. McManus, Port Washington; and secretary/treasurer - Eric E. Eberhardt, Port Washington.

The Portage County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - David G. Keefe, Marshfield; president-elect - David A. Ray, Stevens Point; and secretary/treasurer - Nadine I. Davy, Stevens Point.

The Sheboygan County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Richard B. Hahn; vice president - Stephen M. Seymour; and secretary/treasurer - Kathie Z. Norman; all of Sheboygan.

W. Ted Tornehl, U.W. 1979, of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates.

The Tri-County Bar Association (Buffalo, Pepin, Jackson, and Trempeleau counties) has elected the following officers: president - Bruce J. Kostner, Arcadia; vice president - Robert C. Longwell, Galesville; secretary - Mark R. Franklin, Independence; and treasurer - Lawrence J. Broeren, Mondovi.

The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers has elected these officers: president - Kevin Lonergan, Appleton; president-elect - M. Angela Dentice, Brookfield; vice president - Keith R. Clifford, Madison; secretary - Susan Rosenberg, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Bruce R. Bachhuber, Green Bay.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association has elected the following officers: president - Robert L. Kaplan, Milwaukee; vice president and treasurer - Scott D. Gerardin, Oak Creek; and secretary - Jacqueline Hatter, Madison.

The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association has elected these officers: president - E. Michael McCann, Milwaukee; vice president - Diane M. Nicks, Madison; and secretary/treasurer - Sandy A. Williams, Port Washington.

The Wood County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - John R. Hutchinson, Wisconsin Rapids; president-elect - Ann E. Stevning-Roe, Marshfield; secretary - Timothy S. Gebert, Wisconsin Rapids; and treasurer - Frances A. Washington, Marshfield.

Awards, Degrees, Honors

Katherine Charlton, Vermont 1983, a partner in the Milwaukee/Madison firm of Shneidman Myers, has received the Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Charlton worked to expand the resources available to the ACLU in the Milwaukee legal community. She has served as a member of the ACLU Lawyers Committee since 1986, participates in fundraising for the organization, and served one term on the Milwaukee Chapter's Board of Directors.

Michael F. Hupy, Marquette 1972, Milwaukee, has been certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocates.

Laurie J. Levin, U.W. 1981, of counsel in the Orlando, Fla., office of Baker & Hostetler LLP and a member of the firm's national health care team, was presented the Best Healthcare Attorney in Orlando award by Florida Medical Business. Nominees are evaluated in leadership, healthcare market savvy, quality health care, and cost efficiency. Levin also was elected to a second term as president of the Seminole County unit of the American Cancer Society.

Cynthia K. Thurston, William Mitchell 1995 cum laude, was named a 1999 "Rising Star" by her peers in the legal profession. Thurston is an associate of McCollum, Crowley, Vehanen, Moschet & Miller Ltd., with offices in Rice Lake, Wis., and Minneapolis, Minn. She practices in insurance defense representing employers and insurers in worker's compensation matters.

Pro Bono, Public service

Ernesto Romero, U.W. 1990, has digitized all family law legal forms into free Web pages. Unrepresented litigants in divorces, annulments, legal separations, child support, and custody cases may download the forms anytime from his Web site. Romero also is digitizing paternity, restraining orders, and national legal forms.

Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

Michael D. Leffler, Marquette 1988, and Steven C. Gabert, West Virginia 1986, personal injury attorneys, have opened Action Law Offices S.C., 2675 N. Mayfair Rd., Ste. 110, Milwaukee. Their Racine office is at 1020 W. Boulevard in the Newport Building. Leffler previously was with Daniel P. Kondos S.C., Milwaukee, and Capwell & Berthelsen S.C., Racine. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Milwaukee Bar Association. Gabert previously was with Daniel P. Kondos S.C. and served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.

James F. Boyle, Marquette 1984, John P. Fredrickson, DePaul 1985, Michael J. Gratz, U.W. 1994, Timothy E. Newholm, George Mason 1992, David D. Stein, Detroit 1991, and Timothy J. Ziolkowski, Marquette 1993, have formed Boyle, Fredrickson, Ziolkowski S.C., with offices at 250 Plaza, 250 E. Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1030, Milwaukee. The firm practice is limited to intellectual property, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition law, and related licensing and litigation. Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, and Stein formerly were with Nilles & Nilles S.C.; Gratz and Ziolkowski formerly were with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.

Susan R. Tyndall, Marquette 1985, Ned J. Czajkowski, U.W. 1972, and Steven W. Martin, U.W. 1973, have formed CMT Legal Group Ltd., P.O. Box 708, Waukesha. All formerly were with Hinshaw and Culbertson.

David A. Hudec, Marquette 1988, and Victoria A. Oleniczak, University of Dayton 1992, formerly of Hudec Law Offices S.C., have joined Linda L. Gray, Northern Illinois-Dekalb 1982. Their practice now is known as Gray, Hudec & Oleniczak LLP and is located at 2847C Buell Dr., East Troy. The firm concentrates in family law, real estate, personal injury, worker's compensation, social security, and municipal law.

The Milwaukee law firm Hausmann-McNally S.C. has opened a Madison branch office. The office is located on the Capitol Square at 22 N. Carroll St. The firm practices exclusively plaintiff personal injury law.

Robert E. Leib, Boston 1976, will serve as president, CEO, and lead consultant of the newly formed Leib Group LLC, Mequon. The company will provide services to international major and minor league sports teams, private and public ownership groups, facility operators, and entertainment groups. Leib, also a CPA, formerly was with Arthur Anderson LLC. William S. Miller, Marquette 1996, joins the firm as vice president/professional sports, and April R. Anderson, Marquette 1999, as a consultant.

Sager & Pavlick S.C. and Colwin Law Office have merged their practices. The new firm is Sager, Colwin, Pavlick & Associates S.C., practicing at 201 S. Marr St., Fond du Lac.

In Memoriam

Joseph E. Gronowski, Marquette 1942, Elm Grove, March 10, 1918 - Dec. 20, 1999.

Sydney Jacobson, U.W. 1941, Appleton, Aug. 27, 1917 - Nov. 2, 1999.

Irving Lowe, Marquette 1941, Paradise Valley, Ariz., Nov. 12, 1917 - Dec. 22, 1999.

Jacqueline R. Macaulay, U.W. 1983, Madison, Aug. 2, 1932 - Jan. 2, 2000.

Harry A. Travanty, Marquette 1940, Kenosha, Sept. 12, 1913 - 1999.

Joseph E. Tierney, Marquette 1941, Milwaukee, July 17, 1917 - Dec. 3, 1999.

Clair H. Voss, Marquette 1948, Oconomowoc, Sept. 16, 1920 - Aug. 10, 1999.

Donald P. Zedler, U.W. 1951, Milwaukee, Jan. 4, 1923 - Sept. 21, 1999.

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