Martin P. Gagne, Boston 1981, and Julie A. O'Halloran, Marquette 1989, have formed Gagne & O'Halloran LLC, 735 N. Water St., Suite 610, Milwaukee. The firm will practice family law including divorce, maintenance, division of assets, child support, child custody and placement, interstate custody disputes, paternity, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative divorce. Gagne previously was with Hansen, Gagne & Foley, and O'Halloran was with Margolis & Cassidy.

Lowell E. Sweet, U.W. 1955, formerly of Sweet & Reddy S.C., will practice as The Law Office of Lowell E. Sweet S.C., continuing at 114 N. Church St., Elkhorn, practicing in business and corporate law, condominium and real estate law, estate planning, probate and trusts, and taxes.

Palmer & Finerty S.C., Waukesha, and von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, have allied to establish an Internet legal resource at www.laborlogic.com. von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C. will contribute information on health care, technology, immigration, and Indian law to the site. Palmer & Finerty S.C. established the site and provide information on OSHA and EEO compliance, litigation, defense, collective bargaining, hiring, and executive employment contracts.

Awards, Degrees, Honors

Haley

J. Thomas Haley, U.W. 1974, has been certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a shareholder in Haley Palmersheim S.C., Madison.

Bradley C. Thorsen, Minnesota 1974, and Daniel R. Tyson, Marquette 1978, received annual Pro Bono Publico awards from the Hennepin County Bar Association for distinguished service to the community.
      Thorsen, a sole practitioner, received the distinguished service award. He served as student director of Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners while in law school. In the Volunteer Lawyers Network for 25 years, he has served on the board of directors, helped in fundraising and volunteer recruitment, and worked as a volunteer attorney educating, advising, and representing low-income individuals.
     Tyson, who practices real property law with Openheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, received the excellence by a private sector attorney award. He has chaired the board of directors of Volunteer Lawyers Network and led efforts to combat predatory real estate schemes in Hennepin County.

Debra L. Holewinski, U.W. 1997, has earned a Certified Public Accountant license. Holewinski is with Schober & Ulatowski S.C., Green Bay, practicing in general business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and estate planning.

Theresa L. Roetter, Marquette 1993, has been admitted to the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Roetter is with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison, practicing in municipal and children's law including termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianships, and guardian ad litem representation.

Appointments, Elections

Daniel T. Dennehy, Marquette 1979, has been appointed a Milwaukee civil court commissioner by Hon. Timothy G. Dugan. Dennehy is a senior shareholder of von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, advising health care clients on employment, personnel, and labor.

David G. Miron, Marquette 1983, was appointed Marinette County circuit court judge, Branch I, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Charles D. Heath. Miron previously was the Marinette County district attorney and was in private practice with Kopish, Miron & Boyle S.C., Marinette.

Diestelmeier

Mark S. Diestelmeier, Iowa 1991, has been appointed recruiting shareholder with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, and will develop and direct the firm's law school recruiting program. Diestlelmeier advises health care clients on compliance, confidentiality and privacy issues, and transactional matters. He has represented providers and business clients in a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution matters.

Paul M. Anderson, Marquette 1995, assistant director of the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, has been appointed editor of the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (Society for the Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Education).
     Anderson recently finished writing Major League Leases: An Overview of Major League Facility Leases and How They are Negotiated (Front Office Publications 2001), with William S. Miller, Marquette 1996, executive vice president/professional sports for the Leib Group LLC, Mequon.

Robert E. Meldman, Marquette 1962, an international tax attorney and shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected chair of the Taxation Standing Committee of LAWASIA, an association of bar councils, law associations, lawyers, law firms, and corporations principally from the Asia Pacific region.

Bruce J. Rosen, U.W. 1971, a partner in Pellino, Rosen, Mowris & Kirkhuff S.C., Madison, has been appointed to the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) special investigative panel by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Rosen, a criminal defense attorney, practices in federal and state courts. Rosen previously was a staff attorney to the Legal Services Center, the predecessor to the State Public Defender's Office.
      The special investigative panel was created to help ensure the integrity of the OLR, which replaced the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility.

In Memoriam

Robert G. Axt, U.W. 1941, Milwaukee, March 7, 1914 - Feb. 20, 2001.

Bernard Berk, U.W. 1939, Green Bay, Oct. 13, 1915 - Jan. 21, 2001.

Roger W. Cheever, U.W. 1938, Superior, Oct. 15, 1912 - Feb., 2001.

Robert G. Evans, U.W. 1958, Eau Claire, April 18, 1930 - Feb. 22, 2001.

David A. Graves, Miami 1941, Tallahassee, Fla., April 27, 1915 - Dec. 5, 2000.

Sidney Gray, Marquette 1967, Milwaukee, Aug. 14, 1933 - Sept. 1, 2000.

Fred Hartley, U.W. 1947, Kenosha, July 10, 1919 - Dec. 28, 2000.

Lawrence J. Hayes, Loyola 1950, St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 10, 1926 - Feb. 19, 2001.

Thomas P. Maroney, Marquette 1940, Wauwatosa, July 25, 1915 - April 5, 2001.

Harvey G. Odenbrett, Marquette 1947, New Berlin, Jan. 2, 1919 - Dec. 16, 2000.

John J. Tyson, Marquette 1949, Madeira Beach, Fla., Feb. 17, 1922 - Dec. 1, 2000.

Harold M. Wolfson, Marquette 1937, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 27, 1913 - May 17, 2000.