In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
April Rockstead Barker, Harvard 1995, has joined
Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., Green Bay, focusing on
litigation, insurance coverage, media, and First Amendment law. She
previously was with North-eastern Wisconsin Legal Services, Oshkosh.
Deric P. DuQuaine, Marquette 2001, has joined the
firm as an associate practicing estate planning, trusts, tax law, and
general corporate matters.
Carolyn Lazar Butler, U.W. 1979, has been named an
assistant dean at the U.W. Law School. Her focus will be on external
communications and career services. Butler was the director of
Assessment 2000, the law school's curriculum evaluation project, and the
initial phase of its strategic planning. She previously was the director
of State Bar CLE Books and practiced law with Stafford Rosenbaum,
Madison.
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Ann S. Jacobs, U.W. 1992, and Rebecca S.
Lindner, Marquette 2001, have joined Warshafsky, Rotter,
Tarnoff, Reinhardt & Bloch S.C., Milwaukee, as associates. Jacobs
practices personal injury law and previously was with the Kenosha office
of the State Public Defender; Lindner practices in personal injury.
Joel S. Aziere, Creighton 1997, Jonathan E.
Sopha, U.W. 2001, and Karen R. Steil,
Marquette 2001, have joined Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Milwaukee, as
associates. Aziere and Steil are members of the labor and employment
section. Sopha is a member of the business and corporate section
focusing his practice on real estate matters. Aziere previously was a
member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he worked
on employment litigation, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining
agreements, arbitration, and contract negotiations.
Brent H. DeBord, Marquette 2001, has joined Chaplin
Law Office, Marinette, as an associate in general practice, and is
interested in mediation and general litigation.
James P. End, Marquette 2001 cum laude, has joined
First, Blondis, Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak S.C., Milwaukee, as an
associate. He will practice in personal injury, civil rights,
employment, and worker's compensation law.
Mark A. Frankel, U.W. 1973, has joined LaFollette
Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, as a shareholder, focusing his practice on
dispute resolution and corporate problem solving. He previously was a
Dane County circuit court judge and vice president, general counsel, and
secretary of Madison Gas & Electric Co.
Timothy B. Gifford, Marquette 2001, has joined
Olsen, Kloet, Gunderson & Conway, Sheboygan, as an associate
focusing in civil litigation, business law, and appellate practice.
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Denise Harron, Marquette 1988, has joined Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, focusing her practice in worker's
compensation and labor and employment law. Harron is a registered nurse
with experience in medically complex cases.
Liza Gillespie, John Marshall 1997, has joined the
State Bar of Wisconsin as a CLE program attorney. She previously was an
associate with Guttormsen, Hartley, Guttormsen & Wilk LLP,
Kenosha.
Benjamin C. Grawe, Vermont 2000, has joined Frazer
& Schapiro, S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate, focusing on tax, tax
controversy, estate planning, probate, and environmental compliance and
litigation. Grawe previously was a staff attorney with the Dane County
circuit courts.
Gabriel S. Gross, U.W. 2001, has joined LaFollette
Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, focusing in litigation and intellectual
property law.
Holly D. Jensen, U.W. 1999, has joined Consigny,
Andrews, Hemming & Grant S.C., Janesville, as an associate. Jensen
previously was a court commissioner and law clerk for the Oneida and
Vilas county circuit courts.
Rita Knauss, U.W. 1996, has joined the State Bar of
Wisconsin's CLE books department as legal editor. She previously was
litigation associate for Axley Brynelson, Madison; staff attorney for
Judges Fiedler and Foust; and most recently law clerk for Judge David
Deininger, Court of Appeals, District IV.
Chad Koplien, Marquette 1997, has joined Sigman,
Janssen, Stack, Wenning, Sewall & Pitz, Appleton. He previously was
an associate at Terschan, Steinle & Ness, Milwaukee.
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Phillip R. Maples, U.W. 1992, has been made
shareholder of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Manitowoc. He is a member
of the trusts and estates and business practice groups, and emphasizes
estate, tax, and succession planning. He also practices in business and
real estate transactions and planning. He has lectured frequently on
estate and business succession topics and is an adjunct faculty member
of the U.W. Law School's general practice - trusts and estates
program.
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Lisa A. Mazzie, U.W. 1999, has joined Solheim
Billing & Grimmer S.C., Madison, practicing in general business law,
estate and probate, and litigation.
Douglas W. Lehrer, Creighton 1993, has become a
shareholder of Mohr & Anderson S.C., Hartford, practicing insurance
liability and coverage litigation, worker's compensation defense,
general civil and criminal litigation, and appellate practice.
Michael P. Maxwell, Marquette 2001, joined the firm
as an associate, practicing insurance liability and coverage litigation,
worker's compensation defense, civil litigation, appellate practice,
subrogation, and business organizations.
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Elizabeth G. Rich, Illinois 1984 cum laude, has been
named a shareholder of von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., and will
head the firm's newest office at 435 E. Mill St., Plymouth. Rich is a
general business practitioner, emphasizing estate planning and
counseling small- and medium-sized businesses, including farm and
business succession planning. She also provides mediation services.
Burt P. Natkins, U.W. 1973, has joined Goldberg
& Connolly, Rockville Centre, N.Y., focusing on construction and
government contracts law. He previously practiced as a sole practitioner
in Oregon, Wis.
Heather Pantoga, Marquette 1998, has joined the
Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago,
Ill., as assistant general counsel.
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Sheila Reynolds, Michigan 1985 cum laude, has joined
Children's Health System (CHS), Milwaukee, as corporate vice president
and general counsel, responsible for all legal guidance and regulatory
approvals for CHS and its subsidiaries. She previously was a partner
with Quarles & Brady LLP.
Jennifer R. D'Amato, U.W. 1989 cum laude, LL.M.
DePaul, and Troy Hilliard, U.W. 1993, have joined
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee.
D'Amato is in the trusts and estates department. Hilliard is in the
business organizations department.
Thomas P. Schneider, U.W. 1972, has become executive
director of Children's Outing Association (COA) Youth & Family
Centers, Milwaukee. COA provides after-school and summer youth
development programs, summer camp, child care, early childhood
education, a family center, adult basic education, and computer literacy
training. He previously was a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin.
Richard C. Thompson, U.W. 1971, has joined Moen
Sheehan Meyer Ltd., La Crosse, practicing in business organizations,
business transactions, estate planning, taxation, and real estate.
Thompson previously was in private practice at Thompson Law Office, La
Crosse.
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Michael T. Schoendorf, Colorado 1987, joined The
Schroeder Group S.C., Attorneys at Law, Waukesha, focusing in collection
law, secured transactions, real estate foreclosure, corporate, probate,
and banking.
Ann Marie Smith, U.W. 1998, has joined the Office of
Statewide Prosecution, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., as an assistant statewide
prosecutor and was admitted to the Florida Bar. She previously was a
staff attorney with the Wisconsin State Public Defender.
Gary Freyberg, U.W. 1984, and Charlotte
Gibson, Michigan 1999, have joined the Wisconsin Department of
Justice as assistant attorneys general. Freyberg is an experienced
criminal trial lawyer, and has worked for the Wisconsin State Public
Defender's office since 1984. He most recently served as first assistant
state public defender in a 10-county region in northern Wisconsin. He is
assigned to the criminal litigation and antitrust unit. Gibson clerked
for law firms in California, Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wis., as
well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Dallas, Tex. She is
assigned to the contracts, commercial, and property unit.
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Mark A. Miller, Marquette 1983, has been appointed
chief executive officer at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee. He
previously served as managing officer of the firm's Manitowoc office. He
is a member of the firm's management committee and will continue to
advise his Manitowoc area clients. Miller is responsible for the firm's
direction and future growth, a responsibility he inherits from
Frederick A. Muth Jr., Marquette 1964, who will
continue as the firm's chairman. Muth has been involved with the firm's
management for 30 years.
Gerald Flanagan, Marquette 1954, J. Richard
Sendik, Marquette 1963, and Thomas Fahl, U.W.
1965, have joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Menomonee Falls, all
previously of Flanagan Sendik & Fahl LLC, Wauwatosa. Flanagan and
Sendik will continue practicing in corporate law and trusts and estate
law. Fahl will continue to focus his practice in litigation.
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Jynine A. Strand, Marquette 1991, also joined the
firm, focusing her practice in corporate law. She previously was with
Niebler, Przyk, Klaver & Wagner LLP, Menomonee Falls.
Gilbert L. Southwell III, U.W. 1981, has joined
Strong Capital Management Inc., Milwaukee, as associate counsel,
representing the Strong fixed income/bond funds including corporate and
municipal high yield funds, international bond funds, and other matters.
He previously was a partner in Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee.
Brian H. Zygo, Texas 1997, has become a clerk for
the Hon. Tony A. Lindsay in the 280th Civil District Court, Houston,
Tex. He previously was a staff attorney in the Indian Law Office of
Wisconsin Judicare Inc.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Anne Berleman Kearney, Harvard 1990, has formed
Appellate Consulting Group, which focuses on appellate
matters before state and federal courts in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Kearney was formerly with Foley & Lardner, where she was part of the
firm's appellate practice group. She also participated in the formation
of the State Bar's Appellate Practice Section in 1998.
Bob Brill, Marquette 1992, has joined Mark
Grossman and Carmen Patti to form
Grossman, Patti & Brill, 300 W. Washington St.,
#1200, Chicago. The firm's practice covers all intellectual prop-erty
and commercial litigation matters, including patent, trademark and
copyright litigation, U.S. and international patent and trademark
preparation and prose-cution, and licensing. The patent prosecution
practice has experience with electrical and software technologies. The
litigation practice has experience with creative fee arrangements,
including contingent fee patent litigation.
Hansen, Dordell, Bradt, Odlaug & Bradt PLLP, has
opened an office at 1700 Tainter St., Menomonie. The existing office is
at 3900 Northwoods Dr., Suite 250, St. Paul, Minn.
Robert A. Slattery, Marquette 1960, and
Darryl J. Lee, U.W. 1986, have formed Slattery
& Lee Ltd., Waukesha, and continue to practice in
plaintiffs' personal injury and general civil litigation.
Michele A. Tjader, Marquette 1996, and Corey
Chirafisi, CUNY 1998, have left the law firm of Kalal &
Associates to form Tjader & Chirafisi LLC, at 409
E. Main St., Suite 2L, Madison. They will continue to focus on criminal
and traffic defense.
Appointments, Elections
Randall E. Bennett,U.W. 1988, has been elected to
the board of the State Bar's Intellectual Property Law Section. Bennett
is associate general counsel for American Medical Security Inc. in Green
Bay.
The Calumet County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president -Kenneth R. Kratz; president-elect
- Michelle L. Birschbach; and secretary/treasurer -
Troy R. Schneider; all of Chilton.
The Jefferson County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president -Colleen J. Locke, Jefferson; president-elect
- Jacob W. Gobel,Jefferson; and secretary/treasurer
-Jennifer L. Weber, Johnson Creek.
The La Crosse County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president -Roger W. LeGrand, La Crosse;
president-elect - Michael W. Gill, La Crosse; and
secretary/treasurer -Christine C. Duval, Onalaska.
The Leander J. Foley Jr. Matrimonial Chapter of the American Inns of
Court has elected the following officers: president - Barbara L.
Burbach; president-elect - John P. Savage;
counselor-administrator - Julie L. Cabou; treasurer -
Sandra A. Edhlund.
Erika S. Baurecht,Marquette 1996, an associate at
Cook & Franke S.C., has been appointed to the board of the Wisconsin
Commercial Real Estate Women (WCREW) and named director of membership.
WCREW is a member organization of the International Commercial Real
Estate Women Network, a nonprofit organization formed to further the
success of its members in the commercial real estate industry.
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Association (WBA) announced the
appointment ofDewitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison,
as executive director. Ron Kuehn,U.W. 1971, and Jim
Leohnart, Dewitt government relations specialists, were named executive
vice presidents. One of WBA's goals is to strengthen its relationship
with the business, scientific, and educational communities as well as
political leaders to advance policy and economic development for the
biotechnology community.
David G. Hanson,U.W. 1992, a shareholder in
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., was elected
to the board of directors of the State Bar's Intellectual Property
Section. Hanson is in the firm's litigation department and is an adjunct
professor of law at Marquette University.
Michael H. Simpson, U.W. 1975, a shareholder in
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee,
was elected chair of the State Bar's Environmental Law Section.
Allan Joseph,U.W. 1962, of Rogers, Joseph, O'Donnell
& Phillips, San Francisco, has been elected treasurer-elect of the
American Bar Association for a one-year term, and then will serve as
treasurer for three years. As treasurer of the 400,000-member ABA, he
will serve on the executive committee of the board of governors.
Stephen G. Katz,U.W. 1973, has been appointed
counsel to Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan's Commission on Revising the
School Code of Illinois. Katz practices labor and employment, employee
benefits, and school/education law with Dowd, Bloch & Bennett,
Chicago. The commission will update and rewrite the statutes that govern
public education in Illinois.
Bruce A. Olson, Marquette 1981, has been reappointed
to the ABA Techshow 2002 board of directors, and will chair the
conference's litigation track. ABA Techshow is the largest annual legal
technology conference of its kind in the country. Olson is a shareholder
of Davis & Kuelthau S.C. in the Green Bay office.
John C. Schober, Marquette 1976, a shareholder in
Schober Schober & Mitchell S.C., New Berlin, Oconomowoc, and
Hartland, has been appointed to the State Elections Board. The board
administers the state's election and campaign laws and investigates
alleged violations of those laws.
William C. Sturm,Marquette 1966, of Rausch, Sturm,
Israel & Hornik S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected president of the
Commercial Law League of America (CLLA). The league, founded in 1895, is
an organization of bankruptcy and commercial law professionals. Sturm
will preside over all meetings and will represent CLLA in meetings with
other organizations.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed the following to the Office
of Lawyer Regulation's Special Investigative Panel: John P.
Runde, U.W. 1979, Wausau, to an initial three-year term;
Richard G. Niess, Duke 1978, Madison, to an initial
two-year term; and Carl A. Sinderbrand,U.W. 1978,
Madison, to an initial one-year term. All terms commenced July 1,
2001.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed the following new chief
judges:L. Edward Stengel, Sheboygan County Circuit
Court, has been appointed to judicial administrative District 4.
Stengel, Marquette 1975, has been on the bench since 1985, and replaces
Robert A. Haase. Michael N. Nowakowski, Dane County
Circuit Court, has been appointed to District 5. Nowakowski, U.W. 1974,
has been on the bench since 1985, currently in the civil division. He
replaces Daniel R. Moeser. Michael J. Rosborough,
Vernon County Circuit Court, has been appointed to District 7.
Rosborough, Illinois 1973, has been on the bench since 1986, and
replaces Robert W. Radcliffe.
The Winnebago County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Gregory A. Petit,Neenah; president-elect -
Karen L. Seifert, Oshkosh; and secretary/treasurer -
Brenda Bann, Appleton.
Authors, Speakers
Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, recently lectured on
"Asian Organized Crime and the Trafficking of Women for Prostitution,"
at the annual California Department of Justice Investigations and
Intelligence Conference in Sacramento. Gruel is a federal prosecutor in
San Francisco.
David Satola, U.W. 1986, coauthored the chapter,
"Telecommunications Reform in Emerging Markets," in
Telecommunications Law,Walden, I. and Angel, J., eds.,
Blackstone Press, London, April 2001. Satola is senior counsel in the
legal department of the World Bank concentrating in telecommunications
sector legal reform in the developing world.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Kathleen Bray, Minnesota 1991, has been named to the
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 50 for Minnesota leadership program, which
offers a select group of Minnesota business people the opportunity to
positively impact the state's business climate. Bray is with Hanft
Fride, Duluth. Richard Burns, Michigan 1971, a
shareholder with the firm, was named one of the top 20 vote getters
among Minnesota estate planning attorneys in a survey of state lawyers
by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine.
Paul E. Conrad, U.W. 1981, has been awarded a
masters degree in strategic studies by the U.S. Army War College,
Carlisle Barracks, Penn. Conrad, an Army Lieutenant Colonel Judge
Advocate officer, received his degree from U.S. Army Chief of Staff
General Eric Shenseki. Conrad is currently the Legal Counsel for the
Chief, Army Reserve, Washington, D.C.
Foley & Lardner has been named to CIO magazines'
2001 CIO-100, which honors organizations around the world that excel
through innovative practices and products. Michael W.
Grebe,Michigan 1970, chairman and CEO of the firm, was named
honoree. Foley & Lardner was only one of two law firms receiving the
honor.
Eunice Gibson,U.W. 1993, Madison city attorney, has
been designated a local government fellow by the International Municipal
Lawyers Association (IMLA). The award will be conferred at a ceremony at
the IMLA annual conference in New Orleans, La.
Local government fellows are recognized as specialists in the field of
local government law and must be recommended by local government
attorneys, pass a written examination, and write an article for the IMLA
journal, Municipal Lawyer.
Gerardo H. Gonzalez,U.W. 1988, managing partner of
Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee, has been admitted to the
Product Liability Advisory Council, a national nonprofit corporation
that monitors legal developments in product liability, develops national
positions on important issues, and files amicus briefs to advocate its
positions. Gonzales directs the firm's litigation practice.
René Hernández, U.W. 1994, received an MBA
through the University of Illinois-Chicago. Hernández continues to
practice insurance, corporate, and regulatory law as in-house counsel
for Allstate Insurance Company.
Gregg Herman, U.W. 1977, with Loeb & Herman
S.C., Milwaukee, has been recertified as a specialist in family law by
the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is one of seven certified
family law specialists in Wisconsin.
Leonard L. Loeb, U.W. 1952, also with the firm, was
reelected as delegate-at-large from the ABA's 400,000 members to the
house of delegates of the ABA for a three-year term.
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Robert (Rock) Theine Pledl,John Marshall 1980,
received the Robert Bradford Smith Award for advocacy on behalf of
people with mental illness from Transitional Living Services, Milwaukee.
He practices disability law with Schott, Bublitz & Engel S.C.,
Brookfield.
Mark F. Vetter, Marquette 1974, has been elected as
a fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The college
recognizes those who have distinguished themselves in their field with
long and outstanding service. Vetter is only the second Wisconsin
attorney elected to the college. He is a shareholder and president of
Davis & Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee.
Pro Bono, Public Service
TheHabush Habush & Rottier Charitable Foundation
donated 5,000 bicycle helmets to children across Wisconsin this summer.
This is the second year the foundation teamed up with local police
departments and community organizations to distribute the free helmets.
Researchers have found that bicycle helmets can reduce the severity of
brain injuries by 88 percent.
In Memoriam
Johnathan C. Aked, U.W. 1984, Madison, Jan. 2, 1956
- July 9, 2001.
Peter J. Chronus,Marquette 1951, Milwaukee, Feb. 18,
1918 - Oct. 6, 2000.
Fred B. Colman,Marquette 1948, Milwaukee, Sept. 17,
1920 - Oct. 7, 2000.
Robert M. Curley, Marquette 1948, Cudahy, Nov. 23,
1922 - Feb. 12, 2001.
Louis D. Gage,U.W. 1947, Janesville, Feb. 17, 1921 -
March 7, 2001.
James Koconis,Marquette 1967, Milwaukee, Aug. 30,
1927 - Feb. 8, 2001.
Michael J. Laird, Loyola 1969, Janesville, Nov. 1,
1945 - March, 2001.
Gerald D. Lorge, Marquette 1952, Bear Creek, July 9,
1922 - Feb. 14, 2001.
George A. Mayer,Harvard 1941, Hartland, Jan. 10,
1917 - Dec. 15, 2000.
Roy C. Packler,Marquette 1939, West Bend, June 20,
1915 - April 10, 2001.
Paul R. Puerner,Harvard 1955, Port Washington, March
27, 1927 - May 4, 2001.
Donald Zodrow, Marquette 1954, Cudahy, June 21, 1931
- Dec. 26, 2000.
Marla S. Schneiderman,U.W. 1987, Milwaukee, April 5,
1962 - April 27, 2001.
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