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    Vol. 75, No. 8, August 2002

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    New Hires, Promotions, Partners

    Christopher M. Anderson, William Mitchell 2000, has joined Heywood & Cari S.C., Hudson, as an associate. He is a general practitioner and also is licensed in Minnesota.

    Dawn Sturdevant Baum

    Baum

    Dawn Sturdevant Baum, U.W. 2001 cum laude, has been named a permanent staff attorney to the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, chambered in Window Rock, Ariz., on the Navajo Reservation.

    Aaron J. Bernstein, Marquette 2002, has joined Warshafsky, Rotter, Tarnoff, Reinhardt & Bloch S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in personal injury law.

    Susan A. LaBudde, Columbia 1990, DePaul 1998 LL.M.-Taxation, and Lee M. Seese, U.W. 2000 cum laude, have joined the Milwaukee office of Cook & Franke S.C. as associates. LaBudde, previously with Foley & Lardner and Briggs & Stratton Corp., will concentrate in tax, general corporate, and estate planning matters. Seese, previously with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison, will concentrate in business litigation.

    Teague D. Devitt, U.W. 2002, has joined Clifford & Raihala S.C., Madison, as an associate, concentrating on personal injury and civil litigation.

    Todd C. Dickey, John Marshall 2000, has joined Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm S.C., Green Bay, concentrating in civil litigation.

    Stephen Dries, U.W. 2001, has become law clerk to the Hon. William Griesbach in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay division. Dries previously was with Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago.

    Matthew R. Falk, U.W. 1994, has joined Falk Johnson LLC and will head the Milwaukee office. The firm concentrates in business law, commercial litigation, insurance law, including subrogation, and real estate.

    Michelle Bergholz Frazier

    Frazier

    Michelle Bergholz Frazier, Minnesota 1998, has joined von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the health care practice group. She previously was with Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, and also clerked for Judge Marianne D. Short, Minnesota Court of Appeals.

    Byron B. Conway, Marquette 2002, Jennifer A. Lino, Valparaiso 1993, and Christopher L. Strohbehn, Marquette 2002, have joined Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, Milwaukee, as associates. Lino will practice in family law and civil litigation, and Conway and Strohbehn will practice in criminal law and civil litigation.

    Ryan J. Harrington, Marquette 1995, has joined D'Angelo & Jones LLP, Waukesha, as an associate, continuing his practice in personal injury, civil, criminal, traffic, and bankruptcy law.

    George W. Jonas, U.W. 1998, has joined 3M Corp., St. Paul, Minn., as intellectual property counsel. He previously was with Kinney & Lange P.A., Minneapolis.

    Melissa Brooke Joos, William Mitchell 2001, has joined Collins & Henderson, Beloit, as an associate, in general practice emphasizing family law, real estate law, and criminal law.

    Bradley J. Kalscheur, Marquette 1995 cum laude, has joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, as an associate in the estate planning practice area, practicing estate and succession planning, taxation, and employee benefit planning. He previously was an associate at Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP.

    Kelly J. Klick, Marquette 2002, has joined the Milwaukee office of Wessels & Pautsch P.C., focusing on representing management in labor and employment law matters.

    Patricia A. Lauten

    Lauten

    Patricia A. Lauten, Marquette 2000, has joined The Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, focusing on employment law with an emphasis on disability discrimination. She previously was with Krukowski & Costello S.C., Milwaukee.

    James S. Levin, Columbia 1962, has rejoined the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as a partner in the land and resources practice area, focusing on real estate law. He previously was chief executive officer of the Sidney Kohl Co., Palm Beach, Fla.

    John F. Luetscher, U.W. 1984 cum laude, has become Brown County deputy district attorney. He previously was a Brown County assistant district attorney.

    Benjamin A. Menzel, Marquette 2002, has joined Beck, Chaet & Bamberger S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate, practicing labor and employment law and general litigation.

    R. Michael Waterman, Hamline 1995, and Lisa A. Wiebusch, Marquette 1990, have become partners in Mudge Porter Lundeen & Seguin S.C., Hudson. Waterman will continue to practice in civil and criminal litigation and appeals. Wiebusch will continue to practice in worker's compensation, employment discrimination, and social security disability.

    Bradley D. Myska

    Myska

    Bradley D. Myska, Marquette 2002, has joined Jerome A. Maeder S.C., Wausau, focusing on personal injury and worker's compensation claims.

    Todd Podell, Marquette 1993, has joined McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., as director of worldwide technology acquisitions.

    Serena Pollack, Denver 2000, has become an associate in the asset and risk management services practice in the Milwaukee office of Hinshaw & Culbertson, focusing on personal injury litigation, insurance, and medical malpractice.

    Gregory A. Fedders, Iowa 1992, John N. Kurowski, U.W. 1994 cum laude, James A. Pellegrini, U.W. 1993, and Allen C. Schlinsog Jr., John Marshall 1991 magna cum laude, have been named shareholders in Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.

    Fedders is with the business organizations and bankruptcy departments in the firm's Madison office. Kurowski is with the business organizations and securities department, Pellegrini is with the business organizations department, and Schlinsog is with the litigation department, all in the firm's Milwaukee office.

    Bradley D. Myska

    Schipper

    Cari L. Westerhof, Marquette 1994, has been named a shareholder of Ruder, Ware & Michler, a L.L.S.C., Wausau, continuing her practice in business and employment litigation and employment law. David J. Fenlon, U.W. 2002, has joined the firm as an associate, practicing in business counseling, trusts and estates, and small business.

    Alice F. Schipper, Marquette 2002, has joined Skyberg Law Offices Inc., Manitowoc, as an associate. The firm concentrates on bankruptcy, criminal and traffic defense, family law, and personal injury.

    Charles David Schmidt, Marquette 2000 cum laude, has joined Cannon & Dunphy S.C. as an associate. He previously was with the Milwaukee office of Hinshaw & Culbertson.

    Charles G. Maris

    Maris

    Brian C. Sadjak
    Sadjak

    Charles G. Maris, Marquette 1984 cum laude, has joined the Milwaukee office of Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP as a partner in the estate planning, real estate, and business law practice groups, focusing on estate planning, real estate, business, and family law. He previously was with Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik S.C., Milwaukee. Brian C. Sadjak, Marquette 2001, also has joined the firm's Milwaukee office, as an associate in the real estate practice group.

    Tamara M. Skoglund, Hamline 2001, has joined the New Berlin office of Schober Schober & Mitchell, focusing on land development and zoning issues and litigation.

    Robert L. Striker, U.W. 1994, has been named a shareholder in Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, where he will continue to focus on real estate development and finance and energy trading and brokerage.

    Elisabeth (Lisa) Townsend                       Bridge

    Bridge

    Thomas P. Gehl
    Gehl
    Andrew A. Jones
    Jones
    Andrew J. Schlidt
    Schlidt
    Kristine M. Strodthoff
    Strodthoff

    The following attorneys have been elected shareholders in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.: Elisabeth (Lisa) Townsend Bridge, Nebraska 1981, concentrates on copyright, unfair competition, advertising and licensing law, and related litigation and trademark and patent work. Thomas P. Gehl, Marquette 1986, chairs the firm's environmental, health, and safety law practice group and also is director of the in-house laboratory for the Kohler Co., Kohler. Andrew A. Jones, U.W. 1994, is a member of the firm's litigation, labor and employment, and municipal law and civil rights groups and represents parties in commercial, civil rights, employment, and land use litigation matters. Andrew J. Schlidt III, Marquette 1995, is a commercial transactions attorney and practices primarily in telecommuni-cations, information technology and e-commerce, and real estate law, including representing clients in the purchase, sale, leasing, and development of commercial properties. Kristine M. Strodthoff, U.W. 1989, a registered patent attorney, is a member of the intellectual property and private equity practice groups and counsels clients, particularly in medical, biotechnical, and chemical industries, in all phases of intellectual property rights.

    Daniel F. Miller, U.W. 1985, has joined the firm as a partner, continuing to practice in health care litigation on behalf of hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers with an emphasis on reimbursement matters. Miller previously was with von Briesen & Roper S.C.

    Daniel F. Miller

    Miller

    Bronwyn M. Woyach (nee Baldwin), Marquette 2002, has joined Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse, as an associate, focusing on general litigation. Jeffrey R. Zirgibel, Drake 1996, has become a shareholder in Karp Law Offices S.C., Milwaukee. The firm has been renamed to Karp, Karp & Zirgibel S.C.

    Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

    Sharon K. Iggens, St. Louis 1993, has joined William G. Ladewig, Marquette 1975, and Richard A. Rechlicz, Marquette 1977, as a partner, continuing to practice in civil litigation, real estate, family law, and probate. The firm is now called Ladewig, Rechlicz, & Iggens, and is located in Menomonee Falls.

    Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik, S.C. has relocated to 2448 S. 102nd St., Milwaukee.

    Appointments, Elections

    The Dane County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Kathleen Reiley; president-elect - Michael R. Davis; secretary - Leslie B. Griffith; and treasurer - David R. Friedman, all of Madison.

    David B. Kern, Michigan 1979, has
    been named chair of the national labor and employment practice group of Quarles & Brady LLP. Kern's practice emphasizes discrimination litigation, employer counseling, and collective bargaining.

    The Door-Kewaunee County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Troy C. Dalebroux, Kewaunee; president-elect - Jeffrey A. Jazgar, Green Bay; and secretary/treasurer - D. Todd Ehlers, Sturgeon Bay.

    The Eau Claire County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Michael J. Happe; president-elect - Peter E. Grosskopf; secretary - Christopher M. Seelen; and treasurer - Daniel R. Freund, all of Eau Claire.

    Paul Griepentrog, Marquette 1996, has been elected president of Citizens Against Drug Impaired Drivers (C.A.N.D.I.D.), which supports and provides programs to help reduce injuries and fatalities caused by drivers impaired by illegal drugs, prescribed medications, and over-the-counter products. Griepentrog is an associate on the corporate team in the Milwaukee office of Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

    Jonathan T. Levy, U.W. 1995, has been chosen chair-elect of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Young Lawyers Section. He also has become a shareholder in Rosenthal & Weissman, West Palm Beach, where he represents plaintiffs in personal injury suits.

    The Lafayette County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Lance A. McNaughton, Shullsburg; vice president - Ralph E. Farrell, Blanchardsville; and treasurer - Eldon R. Hird, Blanchardsville.

    The League of Municipalities - Municipal Attorneys Section has chosen the following officers: president - James W. Conway, Kenosha; and secretary - Judith Schmidt Lehman, De Pere.

    The Lincoln County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Robert R. Russell, Merrill; president-elect - Dawn R. Lemke, Merrill; and secretary/treasurer - Steven D. Robinson, Wausau.

    The Manitowoc County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Jean L. Willis; president-elect - Katherine M. Reynolds; and secretary/treasurer - Christopher R. Bandt, all of Manitowoc.

    The Marathon County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Michael K. Moran; president-elect - James B. Connell; secretary - Sarah L. Ruffi; and treasurer, Carolie Balder Kuehn, all of Wausau.

    The Milwaukee County Bar Association has chosen the following officers and directors: president - Donald J. Christl; president-elect - Daniel D. Blinka; vice president - Margaret Wrenn Hickey; secretary/treasurer - Patricia A. Hintz; and directors - Joan Kessler, Pamela Pepper, and the Hon. Michael Skwierawski, all of Milwaukee.

    The Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association has elected the following officers: president - Bradley I. Dallet, Milwaukee; president-elect - Mark P. Jungers, Mequon; secretary - Michelle A. Ackerman, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Scott B. Franklin, Milwaukee. These officers, along with Susan Spoerk, past president, and John Emory Jr., Paul R. Jacquart, James Odda, David E. Osswald, and Stephanie Richers, all of Milwaukee, also are on the association's 2002-2003 board of directors.

    Patrick F. Norris, Marquette 1986, has been named executive director of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation (WisTAF).

    The Oneida-Vilas-Forest County Bar Association has selected the following officers: president - Andrew P. Smith, Rhinelander; president-elect - Jon M. Cassady, Hazelhurst; secretary - Keith K. Kost, Rhinelander; and treasurer - Ginger L. Murray, Crandon.

    The Outagamie County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Daniel J. Hoff; president-elect - Deborah L. Agate; secretary - John E. Thiel; and treasurer - Robert T. Kemps, all of Appleton.

    The Racine County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Michael R. Phegley; president-elect - Steven T. Botzau; secretary - Giulio Fornary; and treasurer - Bernard J. Powers, all of Racine. Judge Dennis Barry and Wynne Laufenberg, both of Racine, were elected to the association's board of governors.

    The Rock County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Kayla Korkow Hiller; president-elect - Eugene R. Dumas; secretary - Jonathan W. Groessl; and treasurer - Anne T. Nack, all of Janesville.

    James A. Rowland, U.W. 1991, has been appointed chief counsel for the Federal Highway Administration by President George W. Bush. He previously was chief counsel for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration.

    The Sauk County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - John C. Hoffman, Baraboo; president-elect - Gretchen G. Viney, Baraboo; vice president - Stephen D. Chiquoine, Reedsburg; secretary - Natalie T. Bussan, Baraboo; and treasurer - Jeffrey M. Blessinger, Baraboo.

    The St. Croix Valley Bar Association (Pierce, Polk, Dunn, and St. Croix counties) has chosen the following officers: president - Sheila JB Paul, Hudson; president-elect - Rose M. Allen, Hudson; secretary - Jason M. Fey, Hudson; and treasurer - Kenneth C. Pletcher, River Falls.

    The State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section has elected the following officers: chair - Brian C. Tyndall, Milwaukee; vice chair - Aaron N. Halstead, Madison; and secretary - John A. Corrigall, Wisconsin Rapids.

    Susan R. Steingass, U.W. 1976, has been named to the board of trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Steingass, who focuses on personal injury and commercial litigation in the Madison office of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., also teaches at the U.W. Law School.

    The U.W. Law School has named two new associate deans. R. Alta Charo, Columbia 1982, is the new associate dean for faculty research and development. Charo, who holds a joint appointment with the law school and the medical school, is a national authority on bioethics. John Kidwell, Harvard 1970, is the new associate dean for academic affairs. He is Haight Professor of Law and focuses on teaching in the areas of contracts, copyrights, trademarks, and remedies.

    David W. Van de Burgt, Southern Illinois 1991, has been named chief of the Industrial Commission Bureau, Chicago, by the Illinois Attorney General. Van de Burgt previously was supervising attorney for the civil prosecutions and administrative law unit of the Illinois Attorney General's Office. He also teaches legal writing and research at the John Marshall Law School.

    The Waukesha County Bar Association has chosen the following officers: president - Brian G. Carroll, Waukesha; president-elect - Paul G. Bonneson, Wauwatosa; and secretary/treasurer - C. Michael Hausman, Delafield.

    The Waupaca County Bar Association has selected the following officers: president - William M. Lennon, Waupaca; president-elect - Vicki L. Taggatz, Waupaca; and secretary/treasurer - Thomas W. Johnson, New London.

    The Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers has elected the following officers: president - Gregory M. Wesley; president-elect - Valarie A. Hill; secretary - Jamila S. Covington; and treasurer - Sherman C. Mitchell, all of Milwaukee.

    The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has chosen the following officers: president - Waring R. Fincke, West Bend; president-elect - John A. Birdsall, Milwaukee; vice president - Barry S. Cohen, Elkhart Lake; secretary - John E. Tradewell, Madison; and treasurer - Charles W. Giesen, Madison.

    The Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association has selected the following officers: president - Adam J. Forman; president-elect - Thomas M. Wozny; and secretary/treasurer - Jason E. Pauls, all of Milwaukee.

    Authors, Speakers

    Thomas M. Domer, U.W. 1983, has written "Winning Worker's Compensation Claims for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome," TRIAL (June 2002). Domer, who focuses on representing injured workers at Domer Law S.C. and teaches at Marquette University Law School, also spoke about worker's compensation case evaluation at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America annual conference in Atlanta.

    Foley & Lardner hosted a National Directors Institute, designed to help boardroom advisors respond to increased scrutiny of the roles, duties, and actions of boards of directors and audit committees. Arthur Levitt, former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered the keynote speech. Participating Foley attorneys included Ralf Boer, U.W. 1974, Steven R. Barth, Michigan 1984, Benjamin F. Garmer, NYU 1967, Patrick G. Quick, Michigan 1984, Jay O. Rothman, Harvard 1985, and Nancy J. Sennett, Northwestern 1979, of the Milwaukee office, and Joseph P. Hildebrandt, Harvard 1969, and Gordon Davenport, U.W. 1983, of the Madison office.

    Liza Kessler, U.W. 1997, spoke to the American Association of School Librarians, addressing the implications of the PATRIOT Act and the new FBI investigation guidelines for schools and school libraries.

    The Hon. Barbara A. Kluka, Marquette 1978, chief judge of the Kenosha County Circuit Court, attended a workshop at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., concerning improving court/media relations. Kluka is also chief judge of the second judicial district, which encompasses Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties.

    Awards, Degrees, Honors

    Allan R. Koritzinsky, U.W. 1966, has received the Morris Slavney Mediator of the Year award from the Dane County Bar Association for his work on the association's case mediation committee and as a pro bono family law mediator for the program. Koritzinsky is a partner in the Madison office of Foley & Lardner, chair of the firm's family law service team, and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

    Marc T. McCrory, U.W. 1986, has been awarded an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register. The "A" signifies the highest level of legal ability, and the "V" denotes very high adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence. McCrory is a shareholder with the Janesville office of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., where he practices in personal injury, constitutional litigation, professional malpractice, and business litigation trial work. He also is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

    Dennis H. Milbrath, New England School of Law 1979, has been elected a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a partner in Levy & Levy S.C., Cedarburg.

    The Milwaukee Bar Association presented its annual awards to the following attorneys: Janine Geske, Marquette 1975, received the Lawyer of the Year Award for serving as interim Milwaukee County Executive, a position in which she provided leadership and direction and helped restore integrity to and confidence in county government. She teaches at Marquette University and is a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Herman John, Marquette 1973, received the Distinguished Service Award for preparing a survey concerning Milwaukee attorneys' opinions of the court systems in which they appear. John is a court commissioner and retired Milwaukee County deputy district attorney. Allen Rieselbach, Harvard 1956, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work developing the real estate department of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach and for his civic contributions, including services to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He is a retired shareholder with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.

    Russell B. Stowers, U.W. 1989, has been named one of the "Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys of Arizona" for 2002 by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education. Stowers, who is with the Tucson office of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., was honored for his work with the Volunteer Lawyers Program in Tucson.

    Kim Marie Wacek, Hamline 1987, has become a member of the Middle Temple Inn of Court, London, England, and has been admitted to the New York Bar. Wacek, a sole practitioner in Green Bay, is studying to become a barrister.

    In Memoriam

    George R. Affeldt, U.W. 1948, West Allis, Jan. 27, 1921 - Dec. 5, 2001.

    Thomas M. Anich, U.W. 1942, Ashland, Aug. 31, 1918 - Dec. 22, 2001.

    Howard B. Eisenberg, U.W. 1971, Milwaukee, Dec. 9, 1946 - June 4, 2002.

    Gilbert Gaynor, Marquette 1929, Plymouth, May 4, 1905 - April 1, 2002.

    Robert M. Gonyo, U.W. 1963, Berlin, Sept. 4, 1934 - March 8, 2002.

    Alexander R. Grant, U.W. 1953, De Pere, Nov. 28, 1925 - July 22, 2001.

    Robert J. Hall, Chicago-Kent College of Law 1941, Aurora, Colo., Jan. 26, 1914 - March 1, 2002.

    Herbert G. Israel, Hamline 1976, Oct. 25, 1951 - April 3, 2002.

    John Kasimatis, U.W. 1958, Oregon, Dec. 28, 1928 - Feb. 4, 2002.

    Urban M. Krier, Marquette 1926, Shorewood, Apr. 20, 1903 - Feb. 25, 2002.

    John M. Langer, U.W. 1960, Baraboo, Dec. 2, 1931 - June 30, 2002.

    Charles A. Orth Jr., U.W. 1937, Brookfield, Nov. 1, 1914 - March 25, 2002.

    Frank J. Pelisek, U.W. 1958, Milwaukee, June 8, 1930 - June 20, 2002.

    Albert A. Silverman, Loyola U. of Chicago 1940, River Hills, Oct. 14, 1908 - Dec. 21, 2001.

    Andrew C. Thompson, U.W. 1957, Oshkosh, Sept. 19, 1932 - May 8, 2002.

    James L. Walt, Marquette 1948, Pewaukee, Dec. 28, 1924 - April 8, 2002.

    Merrick S. Wing, Yale 1963, LaCrosse, Feb. 18, 1927 - March 11, 2002.

    Douglas R. Zilz, U.W. 1965, Hudson, Dec. 23, 1934 - March 23, 2002.


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