Wisconsin Lawyer
Vol. 79, No. 7 July
2006
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
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| Baker |
Eric A. Baker, Michigan 2002 cum laude, has joined Boardman Law
Firm LLP, Madison, as an associate and focuses on general and commercial
litigation. He previously practiced in Washington, D.C.
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| Baxter |
Deheck |
Two attorneys have joined the intellectual property law firm of
Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee.
Keith L. Baxter, Georgetown 1984, is a shareholder, and
Kirk L. Deheck, Marquette 2003, is an associate. Baxter
previously was with Quarles & Brady. Deheck previously was with
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group.
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| Dillon |
Beier |
Duffy Dillon, U.W. 2000, has become a shareholder in
the Janesville office of Brennan, Steil & Basting S.C. and
concentrates in business and other civil litigation, personal injury,
insurance defense, and criminal defense. Matthew M.
Beier, U.W. 2000, has joined the firm's Madison office and
focuses on employment law, insurance defense, bankruptcy, commercial
litigation, and creditors' rights and collections.
Tina Burnside, U.W. 1996, has been promoted to
supervisory trial attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission's Charlotte (N.C.) District Office.
Ryan C. Cari, St. Thomas 2004, has become a partner
with Heywood, Cari & Anderson S.C., Hudson, and continues to focus
on estate planning, probate, business planning and incorporation, and
civil litigation.
Scott S. Cramer, Houston 1980, has been appointed
vice president and general counsel for Bucyrus International Inc., South
Milwaukee. He previously was with Regal-Beloit Corp.
Jason Hanson, U.W. 1998, and Anton
Jamieson, U.W. 1997, have become Dane County Circuit Court
commissioners. Hanson previously was with the Dane County District
Attorney's Office. Jamieson previously was a Dane County assistant
corporation counsel.
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| Domer |
Charlie Domer, U.W. 2002 magna cum laude, has become
a partner in Domer Law S.C., Milwaukee, which practices exclusively in
representing injured workers in worker's compensation cases.
Ryan Kautzer, Drake 2005, has joined Darrow,
Dietrich & Hawley S.C., Sheboygan and Random Lake, as an associate,
focusing primarily on criminal and traffic defense.
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| Feldhausen |
Timothy J. Feldhausen, George Washington 2001 with
honors, has joined the corporate practice group in the Green Bay office
of Godfrey & Kahn S.C. and focuses on general corporate matters,
mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. He previously practiced in
the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area.
Matthew Kim-Miller, U.W. 2000, has joined the real
estate department of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman &
Nagelberg LLP, Chicago. He previously was with the Orange County,
Calif., office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.
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| Kuss |
Rudolph J. Kuss, Marquette 2005, has joined the Law
Office of Daniel W. Stevens LLC, Brookfield, as an associate, and
focuses on representing homeowners and home improvement contractors.
Thirteen attorneys have been elected to partnership at Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP. In the Waukesha office: Dereck R.
Brower, William Mitchell 1998 magna cum laude, is a member of
the land and resources practice group. Richard L.
Kaiser, U.W. 1999, focuses on intellectual property law. In the
Madison office: Shane A. Brunner, U.W. 1999 cum laude,
is a member of the litigation practice group. Matthew C.
Carlson, Boston Univ. 1998, is a member of the land and
resources practice group. Porter J. Martin, U.W. 1999,
focuses on business and corporate law. Hamang B. Patel,
Yale 1999, is a tax law attorney. In the Milwaukee office:
Gregory J. Hartwig, U.W. 1999 cum laude, is a member of
the intellectual property practice group. Marcia Y.
Lucas, Notre Dame 1993, is a member of the business practice
group. Joseph T. Miotke, Marquette 1999 magna cum
laude, is a member of the intellectual property practice group.
Christopher C. Mohrman, U.W. 1999 with honors, focuses
on complex commercial litigation and administrative and regulatory law.
Reince R. Priebus, Miami 1998 cum laude, is a member of
the litigation practice group. Susan M. Sager, Hamline
1993 cum laude, is a member of the land and resources practice group. In
the Chicago office: Jamie A. Robinson, U.W. 1999 cum
laude, is a member of the litigation practice group.
Don M. Millis, U.W. 1990 cum laude, has joined the
Madison office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. as a shareholder in
the tax department. He previously was chair of the Wisconsin Tax Appeals
Commission.
David Minko, William & Mary 2003, has joined the
health law and business law practice groups of Murphy Desmond S.C.,
Madison.
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| Olson |
Elizabeth R. Olson, Southern Illinois 2003, has
joined Thorpe, Compton & Christian S.C., Delavan, as an associate
and focuses on personal injury, landlord/tenant law, municipal law, land
use and zoning, business law, and appellate matters.
Cydney D. Rabourn, Iowa 2000, has become corporate
counsel and contracts manager for the University of Kansas Medical
Center Research Institute, Kansas City. She previously was with Milberg
Weiss Bershad & Schulman, New York City.
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| Pabellon |
Carlos A. Pabellon, U.W. 2005, has joined Garvey
McNeil & McGillivray S.C., Madison, as an associate, focusing on
entertainment law, civil rights, and employment law.
Joseph S. Rupkey, Houston 1999 cum laude, has joined
the real estate practice at Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth
S.C., Elkhorn. He previously was with a Milwaukee firm.
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| Sheridan |
Adam J. Sheridan, Marquette 2004, has joined Kreis,
Enderle, Callander & Hudgins P.C., Kalamazoo, Mich., and focuses on
taxation, business, and corporate law.
Russell B. Stowers, U.W. 1989, has joined the Law
Offices of Joel Herz, Tucson, Ariz., and focuses on litigation. He
previously was with Snell & Wilmer.
Stacy R. Taeuber, Georgetown 1997, has joined Erich
C. Straub, Immigration Attorney LLC, Milwaukee and concentrates in
deportation defense and family-based immigration.
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| Ratzmann |
Rosin |
Paul M. Ratzmann, Marquette 2004, and Kevin
R. Rosin, Marquette 2004 cum laude, have joined Ziolkowski
Patent Solutions Group SC, Mequon. Ratzmann previously was with GE
Healthcare. Rosin previously practiced in the Twin Cities.
Timothy Westphal, Marquette 1979, has been promoted
to Waukesha County deputy district attorney. He previously was an
assistant district attorney. Mary Brejcha, Marquette
2003, and Denise Greathouse, Marquette 2005, have
become assistant district attorneys with the county. Brejcha previously
was with the Dodge County District Attorney's Office. Greathouse
previously was with Host & Keane.
Nicholas Whitman, U.W. 1998, has been promoted to
executive director of the National Education Association of New York,
Albany. He previously was director of affiliate services and
organizing.
Brian S. Kern, U.W. 1997, has been made assistant
general counsel for the Medmarc Insurance Group, Chantilly, Va.,
focusing on general corporate law and insurance regulatory law.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Mary C. Flanner, U.W. 1987 cum laude, Robert
W. Stack, Nashville 1996, and Thomas R. Fahl,
U.W. 1965, have formed Flanner, Stack & Fahl LLP,
Squires 1, Suite 230, 16535 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield. Flanner
focuses on civil litigation, estate planning and probate, and business
law. Stack practices in estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, creditor's
rights, collections, and business law. Fahl practices in worker's
compensation, civil litigation, real estate, and business law.
Tom Freeman, Harvard 1977, has established a
consulting practice as an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant in
Orinda, Calif. He previously practiced with a firm in San Francisco.
Peterson, Johnson & Murray S.C. has opened an
office at Suite 2900, 20 N. La Salle St., Chicago. Daniel P.
Duffy, Notre Dame 1993, heads the office.
Appointments, Elections
The Association of State Prosecutors has elected the following
officers: president - Catharine D. White, Shawano; vice
president - Audrey Skwierawski, Milwaukee; secretary -
Lyn C. Opelt, Madison; and treasurer _Gale G.
Shelton, Milwaukee.
Daniel D. Blinka, U.W. 1978 cum laude, has been
appointed a court commissioner by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
John J. DiMotto. Blinka is a professor at Marquette Law School and is of
counsel to Stierman, Steffens & Kuphall S.C.
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| Levit |
William H. Levit Jr., Harvard 1967, has been
selected to serve on the general counsel panel of the International
Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. He is a shareholder
with the litigation practice group in the Milwaukee office of Godfrey
& Kahn S.C.
Mark T. Ehrmann, U.W. 1985, has been elected to the
Wisconsin Technology Council board, which advises the governor and the
legislature on science and technology issues. He is a partner with the
Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
Sheryl A. Haarmann Cahn, Marquette 1983, has been
elected chair of the State Bar Family Law Section. She is with Richard
J. Podell & Associates S.C., Milwaukee, and focuses on divorce,
custody, and support issues.
The Racine County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Wynne P. Laufenberg; president-elect -
Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz; secretary - Carrie R.
Michelson; and treasurer - Bernard J. Powers,
all of Racine.
Erich C. Straub, Marquette 1994, has joined the
faculty of the litigation institute of the American Immigration Law
Foundation. He is with Erich C. Straub, Immigration Attorney LLC,
Milwaukee.
The St. Croix Valley Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Michelle L.W. Heckmann, River
Falls; president-elect - Anne E. Schmiege, New
Richmond; secretary - Angela R. Bennett, New Richmond;
and treasurer - Robert A. Parsons, River Falls.
Roy L. Williams, Loyola 1997, has been appointed to
the Social Development Commission board by Milwaukee County Executive
Scott Walker. He is a principal assistant corporation counsel for
Milwaukee County.
Pro Bono, Public Service
Hupy & Abraham S.C., Milwaukee, is a sponsor of
the Reading Rainbow television series on Milwaukee Public Television,
which recently presented its Reading Rainbow Young Writers and
Illustrators Awards for 2006.
Authors, Speakers
Authors of the new book The Wisconsin Business Advisor Series:
Collections and Bankruptcy (State Bar CLE Books 2006) are
Charles G. Center, U.W. 1968, Catherine J.
(Cate) Furay, U.W. 1980, Brittany S. Ogden,
Syracuse 1999, Robert A. Pasch, U.W. 1972,
James (Jim) Sweet, U.W. 1978, and Jane F.
(Ginger) Zimmerman, U.W. 1985, all with Murphy Desmond S.C.,
Madison. Reviewers were Randy Crocker, Marquette 1979,
von Briesen & Roper S.C., Milwaukee; Jim McNeilly,
U.W. 1981, Lakelaw Wisconsin, La Crosse; Roy L. Prange
Jr., U.W. 1975, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison; Ann
U. Smith, Northwestern 1984, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Madison; Anne Weissmueller, Marquette 2005, von Briesen
& Roper S.C., Milwaukee; and Christine Wolk, John
Marshall 1982, Law Office of Christine Wolk, Oshkosh. Series advisors
are Ralph Anzivino, Case Western Reserve 1971,
Marquette University Law School; Thomas Frenn,
Marquette 1976, Petrie & Stocking S.C., Milwaukee; and Hoyt
Stastney, Minnesota 1997, Quarles & Brady LLP,
Milwaukee.
Authors of the newly revised Wisconsin Condominium Law
Handbook (State Bar CLE Books 3d ed. 2006) are the following:
Michael S. Green, U.W. 1997, RHS Cos., Madison;
Nancy Leary Haggerty, UCLA 1980, and Brent A.
Stork, Marquette 1998, both with Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP, Milwaukee; William Pharis Horton, Georgetown 1963,
Horton Law Office S.C., Madison; Scott L. Langlois,
U.W. 1986, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Gregory J.
Lynch, Iowa 1994, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison;
David L. Petersen, Valparaiso 1968, Quarles & Brady
LLP, Naples, Fla.; Thomas A. Shellander, U.W. 1990,
Neider & Boucher S.C., Madison; and Lowell E.
Sweet, U.W. 1955, Sweet & Maier S.C., Elkhorn.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
David J. Cannon, Marquette 1960, is the 2006
recipient of the Judge Myron L. Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award,
presented by the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. He is a
litigation partner in the Milwaukee office of Michael Best &
Friedrich LLP.
Glenn R. Coates, U.W. 1949, was honored as a 50-year
member of the American Law Institute at its 83rd annual meeting, held in
Washington, D.C. in May.
Foley & Lardner LLP has been named to the 2006
BTI "Power Elite" list, a ranking of the 21 law firms with the strongest
market positions as determined by BTI Consulting Group.
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| Garvey |
Edward R. Garvey, U.W. 1969, received the Legacy
Award, presented by the Social Justice Center Inc. and The Capital
Times, in May for his lifetime of work dedicated to social justice
and political change. He is a senior partner with Garvey McNeil &
McGillivray S.C., Madison.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has received the
Trademark Insider award from NameProtect for the fourth consecutive
year. The firm was listed as legal representative on 506 trademark
applications submitted to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in
2005, ranking it first among Milwaukee firms in the number of submitted
applications.
Scott B. Franklin, Marquette 1995, received the
Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association Service Award at the group's annual
meeting in May. He is a tax manager with Kohler & Franklin CPAs,
Glendale.
Larry Phillips, Drake 1960, has received a
certificate of volunteer excellence from the U.S. Air Force chief of
staff. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and has a
private practice in Elm Grove.
William F. White, Antioch 1976, has received the
2006 Wisconsin National Guard Association Recognition Award. He is a
partner in the land and resources practice group in the Madison office
of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
The Hon. James A. Gramling Jr., U.W. 1971, and the
Hon. Ronald J. Wambach, Marquette 1969, have been
recognized by the Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association for their
contributions to the judicial system. Gramling, a Milwaukee municipal
judge, received the Judge of the Year Award. Wambach, who is Franklin
municipal judge, received the Lifetime Jurist Achievement Award.
In Memoriam
David A. Bartkowski, Stanford 1975, Prairie du Sac,
Sept. 26, 1949 - March 22, 2006.
Tom C. Brown, U.W. 1948, Oregon, Nov. 24, 1920 -
Feb. 20, 2006.
Robert L. Clegg III, Indiana Univ. - Indianapolis
1975, Stevens Point, May 9, 1950 - April 15, 2006.
George R. Faller, Marquette 1941, Marinette, April
23, 1917 - May 23, 2006.
Robert L. Hersh, Marquette 1964, Mequon, Jan. 15,
1933 - April 30, 2006.
Gerald M. Jung, Milwaukee, Dec. 4, 1936 - April 22,
2006.
Paul O. Hinshaw, Thomas M. Cooley 1981, Marquette,
Mich., June 17, 1949 - March 26, 2006.
Albert R. Nelson, Missouri - Kansas City 1952, Lake
Mills, Feb. 8, 1923 - Jan. 21, 2006.
Harry O. Olson, U.W. 1950, Green Bay, May 23, 1921 -
May 9, 2006.
William S. Porter, Cornell 1961, Milwaukee, Oct. 9,
1936 - April 21, 2006.
Lyman A. Precourt, U.W. 1952, Milwaukee, Aug. 30,
1926 - Oct. 14, 2005.
Donald B. Rintelman, Michigan 1980, Milwaukee, May
25, 1955 - May 13, 2006.
Conrad J. Shearer, U.W. 1940, Boise, Oct. 20, 1915 -
May 20, 2006.
Albert J. Tarney, Marquette 1940, Milwaukee, May 11,
1917 - March 27, 2006.
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