Personal Mentions
Betsy Abramson, U.W. 1981, has received the 11th
Annual Paul Lichterman Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the
Advancement of Legal Services for Older Persons. The national award is
presented by the four national support centers in law and aging to a
leader in legal services delivery development at the state or local
level. Abramson also was selected by the Kellogg Foundation to receive a
Kellogg National Leadership Program three-year fellowship.
Bruce F. Anders, Illinois 1976, has joined Bell,
Metzner, Gierhart & Moore S.C., Madison, as an associate.
David G. Been, Marquette 1997, has joined Kachinsky
and Petit Law Offices, Neenah, as an associate practicing criminal,
traffic and family law.
Michael M. Berzowski, Marquette 1969, a partner at
Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue, Milwaukee, recently was elected
to a three-year term to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Club. He
also is a certified public accountant and a former career officer in the
U.S. Army Reserve.
The Board of Bar Examiners has elected the following officers for
1998: Celia M. Jackson, chair; and Theodore J.
Poulos, vice chair.
Steven T. Botzau, Marquette 1988, of Habush, Habush,
Davis & Rottier, has been certified in civil trial law by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy.
James J. Casey Jr., Dayton 1988, has become an
advisor to The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at De
Paul University. An article addressing the Wisconsin regional planning
statute and regional attempts at cooperation in southeastern Wisconsin,
entitled "Bridging the Great Divide: SEWRPC, Politics and Regional
Cooperation," is scheduled for publication by the Marquette Law
Review in April 1998 and was featured in The Chaddick Institute
newsletter in January.
Steven T. Caya, Hamline 1989 cum laude, has become a
partner in Fellows, Piper & Schmidt, Milwaukee. Caya also is
licensed to practice law in Minnesota.
Daniel R. Clausz, U.W. 1993 with honors, has become
a member of Robinson, Peterson, Berk & Cross with offices in
Appleton and Green Bay, concentrating in criminal law. He adds depth to
the firm's traffic and criminal law services to clients throughout
northeastern Wisconsin, both in trial and appellate practice.
Three attorneys have joined Davis & Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee.
Ronald M. Carlson, San Diego 1977, joins the commercial
finance, and bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors' rights sections as a
shareholder, focusing on banking, corporate and bankruptcy matters.
Previously, Carlson was a partner at Schoendorf, Sorgi & Carlson
S.C. Felipe N. Gomez has joined the environmental law
section as an associate, focusing on environmental compliance and
litigation. Previously, he served as assistant regional counsel with the
Chicago office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Daniel J. Borowski, U.W. 1990, joins the firm as an
associate in the litigation section, providing representation on
commercial and civil litigation matters. He previously was counsel at
CNA Insurance Companies in Brookfield.
William Drengler, Marquette 1976, has returned to
private practice and formed Drengler Law Firm at 609
Scott St., Wausau. The firm emphasizes personal injury, family, labor,
employment, criminal defense, municipal, personal bankruptcy and
veterans' appeals practice areas. Drengler is a former district attorney
and county corporation counsel, now inactive Army National Guard JAG
officer, charter member of the State Bar Professionalism Committee and a
past president of the Government Lawyers Division.
Sandra Lee Esrael, U.W. 1976, recently was elected
to the National Council of the National Association of Regulatory
Administrators, an association that promotes public education and
advocates for the safeguarding of children, youth and adults through
enforcing standards and regulatory laws. Esrael is an attorney with the
Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Health and Family Services,
Madison, practicing in children and youth services' regulation.
Scott S. Fensin, U.W. 1996, has joined Cook &
Franke S.C., practicing litigation. He previously was a judicial law
clerk for Judges Michael Skwierawski and John DiMotto.
Twelve associate attorneys have joined Foley & Lardner's
Milwaukee office, including: Caroline A. Hogan, U.W.
1995 with honors, Anne Berleman Kearney, Harvard 1990,
Michael Mishlove, Michigan 1992 cum laude, Lori
Ringhand, U.W. 1997 magna cum laude, and Marti L.
Schreier, U.W. 1997 with honors, in the litigation department;
Kristine S. Cherek, U.W. 1997 cum laude, Peter
D. Fetzer, U.W. 1997 with honors, H. Timothy
Lopez, Indiana 1997 and John T. Pienkos,
Harvard 1997, in the business law department; Steven C.
Becker, Syracuse 1997 summa cum laude, and Katharine E.
Wiltuck, Marquette 1997 magna cum laude, in the intellectual
property department; Thomas M. Mullooly, Georgetown
1997 magna cum laude, in the regulatory department. There now are more
than 230 attorneys in Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office.
Jim Fullin, Ohio State 1972, has been appointed an
assistant state public defender. Fullin works in the Madison appellate
office.
Michael D. Golden, Marquette 1991, has become
associated with Yakes, Bauer, Kindt & Phillips S.C., Oshkosh,
practicing throughout the Fox Valley in corporate, business and
employment law, real estate and estate planning. He formerly was with
Robinson, Peterson, Berk & Cross LLP, Appleton.
David L. Ham, U.W. 1994, has joined Kalal &
Associates, Madison, as an associate practicing in the defense of
criminal and traffic offenses.
Paul Hinkfuss, U.W. 1985, order of the coif, has
joined MLG-Mooney LeSage Group, Milwaukee, as assistant general counsel,
concentrating in leasing, real estate development and construction law.
He formerly was a shareholder with Cook & Franke.
Hostak, Henzl & Bichler S.C., Racine, announces that
Barbara A. Kuhl, Marquette 1991 magna cum laude, has
become a shareholder with the firm; and Kristin M.
Cafferty, Marquette 1994, has joined the firm as an associate.
She formerly was with Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik S.C., Milwaukee.
Thomas E. Johnson, Dayton 1997 with honors, has
joined Williams, Schultz, King & Edelstein, Oshkosh, as an associate
practicing in worker's compensation, Social Security and personal injury
law.
Susan B. Kaplan, U.W. 1991, previously a staff
attorney with the Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor in
Washington, D.C., has become assistant director of the Harvard
Electricity Policy Group at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University in Cambridge, Mass. She also is a freelance writer whose most
recent piece appeared in the Washington Post.
Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, of the Kohn Law Firm,
Milwaukee, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National
Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA). NARCA serves
membership with educational seminars, lobbying for creditors' rights
legislation, and by offering debt collection and litigation services.
The Kohn Law Firm concentrates in retail and commercial debt collection
throughout Wisconsin.
Carrie L. Kundinger, Northern Illinois 1997, has
joined Stellpflug, Janssen, Nell & Hammer S.C., De Pere, as an
associate practicing health, corporate and tax law.
La Fleur Law Office S.C. has relocated to 525 E.
Wells St., Suite 250, Milwaukee. The firm concentrates in civil
litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense. Linda M.
Gogan, Marquette 1997, has joined the firm as an associate. She
previously clerked for the Hon. Charles B. Schudson of the Wisconsin
District I Court of Appeals.
Richard Lavers, Michigan 1972, has become general
counsel of Coachmen Industries Inc., headquartered in Elkhart, Ind. He
remains affiliated with Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek S.C. as counsel on
international business matters. He formerly was vice president,
secretary and general counsel of RMT Inc., Madison.
Joan Humphrey Lefkow has been appointed to a 14-year
term as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge to the Northern District of Illinois,
headquartered in Chicago. She has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for
the Northern District of Illinois since 1982.
The following attorneys have joined Legal Action of Wisconsin:
Jessica Barwig, U.W. 1996, formerly a law clerk for
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lee M. Jackwig, joined the family law team in the
Milwaukee office through VISTA; Michelle Brook, U.W.
1995, previously staff attorney for UAW-GM Legal Services and an
attorney in private practice, has joined the SeniorLAW program;
Larry DuPuis, N.Y.U. 1996, previously a law clerk with
Judge Robert W. Sweet of the Southern District of New York, joined Legal
Action on a Skadden Fellowship. He will work on public benefits and
economic development issues; Kay Pechin, Indiana 1994,
joined the Kenosha office to practice in public benefits and Social
Security.
The following attorneys have joined Legal Action through the National
Legal Service Corps-sponsored project, "Breaking the Cycle of Violence,"
a project that will bring expanded services to victims of family
violence in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha counties:
Cyrus Behroozi, Marquette 1997, a recipient of the
Woolsack Society Dean's Award, joined the Milwaukee office;
Patricia Cal Baker, U.W. 1996, a past marketing
representative for Universal Studios, joined the Milwaukee office;
Bobbi Moe, Marquette 1997, has joined the Kenosha
office; and Michelle R. Wagner, Minnesota 1997 cum
laude, member of the International Moot Court, joined the Racine family
law office.
The following attorneys also have joined Legal Action of Wisconsin:
Krystal Williams Oby, U.W. 1992, has joined the Madison
office. She previously was in private practice with Herrick, Kasdorf,
Dymzerov & Vetzner, Madison; Jack Longert, Illinois
1978, returns to the Madison office after a year with Legal Services of
Northeastern Wisconsin; and Kara Puklich Morgan,
Hamline 1997, has joined SeniorLAW, a program of Legal Action.
Jennifer Dienstag Levine, U.W. 1994, has become a
claims attorney with Monitor Liability Managers, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
She formerly was with Pretzel & Stouffer Chartered, Chicago.
Nancy K. Lynch, U.W. 1996, has become associate
university legal counsel with the U.W.-Madison Office of Administrative
Legal Services. She will focus on employment law, student affairs and
public records, and open meetings issues.
Michael J. Masnica, Marquette 1988, has joined the
Kenosha firm of Rizzo & Vignali S.C., practicing in criminal defense
and the general practice of law.
Truman Q. McNulty, Marquette 1948, of Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, has been appointed as a commissioner
to the ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly in Washington,
D.C. He also has been honored by the Armed Forces Law Committee, an ABA
Standing Committee representing the five military services, for his
"Commitment to the Advancement of Military Law." He also was formally
recognized for outstanding service as representative to the Committee
from the ABA Board of Governors during 1994-97.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP recently jumped 13
places in the National Law Journal's (NLJ) "Annual Survey of
the Nation's 250 Largest Law Firms," moving to the 146th largest firm
nationally and the third largest in Milwaukee. Seven associates have
joined the firm's Milwaukee office: Stacie J.
Andritsch, Marquette 1997 cum laude, practices all aspects of
labor and employment law; Daniel S. Jones, U.W. 1997
cum laude, practices in intellectual property law; Brenda S.
Kasper, U.W. 1997 cum laude, focuses on labor and employment
law; Amy D. Katarincic, Marquette 1997 summa cum laude,
practices all aspects of labor and employment law; Sandip S.
Minhas, Franklin Pierce 1997, practices intellectual property
law, emphasizing patent, trademark and copyright law; Kathleen
A. Rinehart, Marquette 1993, practices public and private
sector management and labor law, litigation and school law. She served
two terms as the law clerk for Justice Janine P. Geske; and
Kristina E. Somers, Boston College 1995, focuses in
taxation law.
The firm also expanded its Madison office with several new
associates: Michael S. Green, U.W. 1997, practicing
business and real estate law; Dr. J. Mitchell Jones,
Vanderbilt 1997, practicing in biotechnology; and Ian A.
Pitz, practicing in civil litigation and white-collar
crime.
William E. Morgan, U.W. 1992, has been appointed
corporation counsel for Green County.
Sarah A. Volpone, Marquette 1997, and Miann
B. Navarre, U.W. 1996, have joined the Milwaukee regional
office of the National Labor Relations Board.
Laura J. Naus, Marquette 1996, has become an
associate with Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen, with offices in
Madison and Sun Prairie.
Jeffrey L. Olin, Marquette 1987, De Paul
LL.M.-taxation, an international tax practitioner with expertise in
computerized software applications for global tax planning and
compliance, has joined Arthur Andersen's international tax practice team
in the firm's Chicago office.
Therese M. Pautz, Hamline 1989, has left King &
Hatch P.A., where she was one of the founding shareholders, and has
formed a new company, NeuVest, at 1769 N. Lexington
Ave., Suite 330, Saint Paul, Minn. The company conducts neutral
investigations of employment claims.
Carl J. Pellegrini, U.W. 1992, has joined the
Washington, D.C. firm of Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas PLLC,
practicing in patent prosecution and intellectual property
litigation.
Rob Petershack, U.W. 1994 cum laude, formerly of
LaFollette & Sinykin, Madison, has joined Epic Systems Corp.,
Madison, as corporate counsel. Epic Systems Corp. is a leading developer
of software for the health-care industry.
Daphne M. Query, U.W. 1997, has joined the Milwaukee
firm of Hochstatter, McCarthy & Rivas S.C., as an associate
practicing immigration law.
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach
S.C. has added two new shareholders and nine new associates.
Ralph A. Weber, Columbia University 1982, has joined
the litigation department in the Milwaukee office, heading up the
product liability litigation group and newly created trial services
division; and William C. Niemann, U.W. 1973, has joined
the business organizations and securities departments in the Milwaukee
office.
The new associates are: Andrew W. Erlandson, U.W.
1997, is a member of the litigation department in the Madison office;
John G. Pawley, U.W. 1994 cum laude, is a member of the
firm's labor and employment department; Rosemary L.
Flint, Texas with honors, has joined the firm's litigation
department and will work out of the Denver, Colo., office;
Thomas F. Walker Jr., U.W. 1994 cum laude, also a CPA,
has joined the business organizations department; Sandra L.
Botcher, Minnesota 1990 cum laude, is a member of the firm's
litigation department; Allen C. Schlinsog Jr., John
Marshall 1991 magna cum laude, is a member of the litigation department;
Amelia L. McCarthy, Marquette 1994, has joined the
litigation department; Thomas J. McAdams, U.W. 1987, De
Paul LL.M.-taxation, is a member of the firm's tax department; and
Troy A. Hilliard, U.W. 1993, is a member of the firm's
business organizations department.
Kathleen B. Schrader, Georgetown 1978, has been
elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
(ACTEC). ACTEC is dedicated to the excellence and improvement of trust,
estate and tax laws. Schrader is a shareholder with the business and tax
practice group at von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee.
Mark D. Schubert, U.W. 1991 cum laude, has joined
Silton, Seifert, Carlson & Gamble S.C., Appleton, as an associate
practicing in civil litigation, with primary emphasis on divorce and
family law. He formerly was with Van Hoof, Van Hoof & Cornett,
Little Chute.
Angela L. Sheldon, Marquette 1997, has become an
associate with Terwilliger, Wakeen, Piehler & Conway S.C., Wausau,
as a member of the firm's litigation section.
The Society of Family Lawyers has elected its officers and board of
directors for 1997-98: president - Christopher D.
Walther; president-elect - Sandra S. Ruffalo;
treasurer - Patricia Zeeh Risser; secretary -
Richard R. McGuire Jr.; and directors at large -
Roberta Steiner, Nina Vitek and
Barbara Stippich.
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, Boston College 1985, has been
promoted from the position of staff attorney to managing attorney for
developmental disabilities at the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, a
statewide disability rights organization in Madison. He formerly was
chief counsel at the Board on Aging and Long Term Care and staff
attorney at the Center for Public Representation.
Rick D. Steinberg, Cooley 1997, has become an
associate in Steinberg Law Offices S.C., Brookfield, where he practices
general law with his father, Richard J. Steinberg. Richard J. Steinberg
has been municipal judge for Brookfield for 23 years and serves as a
reserve judge for Milwaukee Municipal Court.
Steven H. Steinglass, Columbia 1967, has been named
the 12th Dean of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland
State University. The College of Law, which has entered its Centennial
Year, is the largest law school in Ohio. Dean Steinglass previously
practiced law in Wisconsin with Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. and its
predecessor legal services organizations.
The Blood Center of Southeast Wisconsin placed Reserve Judge
Michael T. Sullivan on its Donor Honor Roll. His 195 pints
placed him ninth in the top 50 of over 65,000 donors.
Howard A. Sweet, Harvard 1970, has joined Hurley,
Burish & Milliken, Madison, where he continues his 27-year law
practice primarily in estate planning, business, tax and tax exempt
organization law.
Paul H. Ten Pas, Marquette 1982, has been named vice
president-labor relations and senior attorney at Kohler Co. He will be
responsible for collective bargaining and union contract administration
at all locations of the corporation worldwide. He also chairs the
bargaining committee at the Kohler, Wis., plant and manages employment
law matters at all company locations.
Jessica J. Tlusty, William Mitchell 1997, has joined
the firm of Tlusty, Hittner, Kennedy & Freeburg S.C., Schofield, as
an associate practicing primarily in family law and personal injury.
Tammy S. Tremain, U.W. 1994, has been appointed
municipal judge for the Village of Marshall.
Mark W. Vyvyan, U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined
Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, Minn., in its real estate and real
estate dispute resolution departments. Karrie Gemignani
Weaver, U.W. 1997, joined the firm's intellectual property
group, working in all areas of U.S. and international intellectual
property.
David G. Walsh, U.W. 1965, was honored as a
distinguished business alumnus by the U.W. School of Business. The award
is the school's highest honor and is given to recognize lifetime career
accomplishments and outstanding public service. A partner at Foley &
Lardner, Walsh served as partner-in-charge of the firm's Madison office
from 1988-1995. He concentrates in corporate and telecommunications law,
emphasizing mergers and acquisitions and regulatory issues.
He is the owner and operator of several cable television systems in
Wisconsin and is president of the HLM Cable Corporation Inc., Walworth
County Cablevision Inc. and Dodge County Cablevision Inc. Walsh also is
an owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers recently elected the following
officers for 1997-98: president - Don C. Prachthauser,
Milwaukee; president-elect - Randall E. Reinhardt,
Milwaukee; vice president - Kevin Lonergan, Appleton;
secretary - M. Angela Dentice, Milwaukee; and treasurer
- Keith R. Clifford, Madison. Pamela R.
Pelej, Milwaukee, was elected chair of the Paralegal/Legal
Assistants Section of WATL.
The Wisconsin Land Title Association recently awarded its 1997
President's Award to: Louis Andrew, Marquette 1966, for
his work as chair of the organization's Legislation Committee; and James
Ramseyer, U.W. 1988, chair of the group's Technology Committee.
Michael L. Zaleski, U.W. 1966, a partner in the
Madison law firm of Quarles & Brady, recently was inducted as a
Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Zaleski concentrates
in litigation, including products liability, toxic tort, trade
regulation, securities and intellectual property matters.
Frank J. Ziegler, U.W. 1975, was elected a vice
president of Comdisco Inc., Rosemont, Ill., where he is associate
general counsel.
Mark S. Zimmer, U.W. 1985, has become a partner at
Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Reiley, Madison, concentrating in business,
real estate, estate planning and trademark. The firm has changed its
name to Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger, Reiley &
Zimmer.
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