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    September 01, 2001

    Wisconsin Lawyer September 2001: In the News

     

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    Appointments, Elections

    Gregory S. Bonney, Hamline 1981, was appointed to an initial three-year term on the Special Investigative Panel of the lawyer regulation system, commencing July 1, 2001, and expiring Sept. 30, 2004.

    Michael J. Gratz, U.W. 1994, has been elected to serve another term as clerk for the New Berlin School Board. Gratz, founding partner in Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee, counsels clients regarding patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and related licensing and litigation.

    Laurie Levin, U.W. 1981, with Baker & Hostetler LLP, Orlando, Fla., was elected to the executive council of the Florida Bar's Health Law Section for a three-year term. She also was reappointed chair of the managed care/payors/IDS division of the substantive law committee of the health law section.

    Steven M. Press
    Press

    Steven M. Press, U.W. 1988, has been named president of the East Downtown Council, a Minneapolis business and professional association. He is with Press Law Office, which represents clients in state and federal criminal defense, estate planning, collections, and family law.

    Peggy L. Podell, Marquette 1986, has been elected secretary of the American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section. She previously chaired the State Bar of Wisconsin's Family Law Section and was a member of the ABA Family Law Section Council. She is a partner with the Law Offices of Podell & Podell, Milwaukee.

    William Sturm, Marquette 1966, was elected president of the board of governors of the Commercial Law League of America. Sturm, with Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik S.C., Milwaukee, practices in creditors' rights. He is a member of the faculty committee of the American Board of Certification, which is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as specialists in creditors' rights, business bankruptcy, and consumer bankruptcy.

    The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has elected these officers: president - Ann T. Bowe, Milwaukee; president-elect - Waring R. Fincke, West Bend; vice president - John A. Birdsall, Milwaukee; secretary - Barry S. Cohen, Elkhart Lake; and treasurer - Charles W. Giesen, Madison.

    Authors, Speakers

    Lawrence G. Albrecht, Valparaiso 1973, recently lectured at the Ahrens Chair advanced torts seminar at Washburn University, published an article in the Washburn Law Journal on human rights remedies for governmental child abuse, published a double review of human rights books in the Wisconsin International Law Journal, and was a commentator for the ABA/CEELI on the draft Slovak Republic act on equal treatment. Albrecht is a shareholder with First, Blondis, Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak s.c., Milwaukee.

    Ronald R. Hofer, Marquette 1981, served on the faculty of the U.S. Supreme Court Summer Institute 2001 at The National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., along with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Stephen G. Breyer.

    Awards, Degrees, Honors

    Susan B. Eisenhauer
    Eisenhauer
    Susan B. Eisenhauer, U.W. 1982, has been admitted as a 2001 Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. Fellows are Bar members recognized for professional, public, and private careers that have demonstrated outstanding legal ability and devotion to the welfare of their communities, state, and nation, as well as advancement of the legal profession. Eisenhauer is the executive director of the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, an independent agency of the Indiana Supreme Court offering confidential assistance to judges, lawyers, and law students.

    Richard Burns, Michigan 1971, and John Kelly, Minnesota 1974, both with the Hanft Fride Law Firm, Duluth, Minn., were selected as "super lawyers" - the top 5 percent of Minnesota's attorneys. The recognition is based on more than 5,000 votes from Minnesota attorneys.

    Thomas K. Mullins, Marquette 1989 cum laude, a shareholder in Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner S.C., Milwaukee, has achieved board certification as a civil trial advocate through the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mullins practices in personal injury, insurance, and bad faith litigation.

    Allen N. Rieselbach, Harvard 1956, has been awarded the 2001 Steimke Award, which recognizes outstanding dedication to the performing arts and the United Performing Arts Fund. Rieselbach, of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee, was recognized for his work with the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and his service on the board of directors and as president of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

    Barry C. Slagle, Indiana U.-Bloomington 1978, received a certificate in alternative dispute resolution from Marquette University graduate school. The degree concentrates research in negotiation, mediation, and theories of dispute resolution, including restorative justice. Slagle is an assistant state public defender, Milwaukee Trial Division, homicide practice group.

    Tony Welhouse, U.W. 1977, of Welhouse Law Office, Appleton, has been included in the 2001-2002 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White Inc. He is distinguished for excellence in worker's compensation practice.

    In Memoriam

    Eli Block, U.W. 1934, Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 25, 1910 - March 19, 2001.

    Lloyd L. Chambers, U.W. 1935, Sun City, Ariz., July 26, 1910 - 2001.

    Robert J. Crane, Loyola 1964, Wausau, Oct. 24, 1936 - Feb. 10, 2001.

    John P. Desmond, U.W. 1954, Madison, June 3, 1908 - May 2, 2001.

    Irene F. Gyzinski, Marquette 1935, West Allis, May 13, 1911 - Nov. 1, 2000.

    Harry F. Gundersen, U.W. 1954, Grantsburg, Nov. 30, 1924 - Nov. 21, 2000.

    Ernest C. Keppler, U.W. 1950, Sheboygan, April 5, 1918 - May 23, 2001.

    Howard F. Smiley, U.W. 1939, Lutz, Fla., July 15, 1914 - March 4, 2001.

    Karl Southworth, John Marshall 1975, Janesville, April 15, 1948 - May 6, 2001.

    John F. Spacek, Marquette 1950, Nov. 14, 1922 - Jan. 30, 2001


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