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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.
 George K. Steil Sr.,
U.W. 1950, has been named chair of the
board of directors at Westland Savings Bank in Tomah. He has
served on the board since 1987. Steil is the president of Brennan,
Steil, Basting, and McDougall S.C., Janesville. He is a past
president of the U.W. Board of Regents, the State Bar of Wisconsin,
and the American Bar Association. He also is a life fellow of
the American Bar Foundation and a fellow of the American College
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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.
 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. |
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Mergers, Relocations,
New Associations
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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.
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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