Personal Mentions
In October Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson
received the Rose Award from St. Rose Residence as it celebrated the
150th anniversary of its founding. St. Rose Residence is the oldest
child care institution and social service agency in Wisconsin. Chief
Justice Abrahamson was honored for her leadership in the Wisconsin
Supreme Court's initiative entitled "Wisconsin Families, Children and
Justice."
Kevin D. Anderson, Michigan 1981, has rejoined Foley
& Lardner as a partner in its Chicago office, practicing primarily
in federal income tax law. He recently left the U.S. Treasury
Department, where he served as an associate tax legislative counsel and
was actively involved in developing legislation and regulatory guidance
in S and C corporation taxation, cost recovery, alternative minimum tax,
and tax accounting.
William C. Bertrand Jr., U.W. 1989, has relocated to
the new corporate headquarters established for Pharmacia & Upjohn in
Bridgewater, N.J. He will continue to practice as litigation counsel in
product liability and insurance-related matters.
F. Anthony Brewster, U.W. 1955, has established his
own law office at Brewster Law Office, P.O. Box 55418,
Madison, Wis.
Stephen Brigham, U.W. 1998, has become an associate
of von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, in its business
practice group. He will practice in business formation, general
corporate law and transactional matters, and related tax issues.
Dennis P. Coffey, U.W. 1972, of Coffey & Coffey
Ltd., Milwaukee, has been elected president-elect of the American Board
of Criminal Lawyers (ABCL). Founded in 1978, the ABCL works to preserve
the adversary system of justice and ensure justice and due process for
persons accused of crime.
Domingo G. Cruz, Chicago 1998, has become an
associate of Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, on the real estate
practice team.
John W. Daniels Jr., Harvard 1974, a partner and
member of the management committee at Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee,
has been elected national president-elect of the American College of
Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). He served this past year as the national
vice president, and the prior year as national treasurer of ACREL.
Daniels practices in real estate, corporate law, and commercial
finance.
Davis & Kuelthau S.C. was selected by a
multinational organization, ADP, to present a seminar addressing
compliance with wage and hour laws. The seminar was conducted in 27
states this fall. Shawn D. Guse, U.W. 1995, and
Mary L. Hubacher, U.W. 1991, presented "Complying with
Wage and Hour Issues" in Sheboygan earlier this month.
Sarah J. Elliott, U.W. 1984, a shareholder with von
Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, has been appointed by the
firm's board of directors to be the new health practice group leader.
She will lead a team of 30 health-care attorneys. Elliott's practice
focuses on physician relations, labor and employment, risk management,
and patient care issues in the health-care industry.
Mark A. Ruppelt and James Gatzke,
both Marquette 1994 graduates, have opened Gatzke & Ruppelt
S.C., a Milwaukee-area law firm with offices in Whitefish Bay
and New Berlin. The attorneys are general practitioners, concentrating
in criminal and traffic law, and personal injury.
David J. Hanus, Drake 1996 with honors, and
Werner Erich Scherr, Marquette 1998, have joined
Hannan, Siesennop & Sullivan in Milwaukee.
Johannah K. Hebl, Hamline 1998, has joined Hesslink
Law Offices S.C., Verona, as an associate.
Gregg M. Herman, U.W. 1977, has been named as
contributing editor in matrimonial practice to FairShare, a
matrimonial law monthly, published by Aspen Law and Business, New York
City. Herman is a shareholder in Loeb & Herman S.C., Milwaukee,
which practices exclusively in family law. He is a former chair of the
State Bar Family Law Section and currently is president of the Milwaukee
Bar Association.
Wm. Pharis Horton, Georgetown 1963, has relocated
the Horton Law Office to 222 N. Midvale Blvd., Suite 7,
Madison.
John J. Kalter, Minnesota 1994, has joined Godfrey
& Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate on the labor and employment
practice team. He previously was with Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP.
Liza Kessler, U.W. 1997, has taken a leave of
absence from her position as an associate with the Jeff Scott Olson Law
Firm to serve as the staff attorney for the Educational Fund to End
Handgun Violence and the National Coalition to Stop Gun Violence,
located in Washington, D.C. She will be coordinating the national
firearms litigation clearinghouse. Kessler also will conduct educational
programs for attorneys and for victims of gun violence, and advocate for
better federal and state laws in these areas.
The Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee recently installed its new officers and
directors, among them: Harvey Kurtz, Chicago 1975, as
president-elect; John Keck, U.W. 1957, as secretary;
and Michael Gehl, U.W. 1974, as treasurer; and
Eric Robinson, U.W. 1996, and Michael
Pierski, Marquette 1990, as directors.
Aurene Martin, U.W. 1993, has become director of
congressional and public affairs of the National Indian Gaming
Commission's Washington, D.C., central office. The Commission is an
agency of the Department of Interior. Martin formerly is of the Oneida
of Wisconsin's legal department.
Stephen E. Mays, Thomas M. Cooley 1995, has joined
Thomas, Kelly, Habermehl & Wood S.C. The firm's new name is
Thomas, Kelly, Habermehl & Mays S.C. The firm
offices remain at 145 W. Wilson St., Madison.
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is
celebrating its 150th anniversary of continuous service. The Milwaukee
firm serves clients on the local, state, and national levels in tax and
environmental law, and business and corporate organization and
governance.
Daniel P. Merline, Marquette 1998, has joined Beck
Law Office S.C. in Hartford. Merline is a former business owner/builder
and City of Milwaukee police officer. He will practice in divorce/family
law, tax planning, construction defect litigation, and real estate
development.
The Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and
Public Policy Studies has updated its officers and named a board of
directors. James T. Barry III, Chicago 1989, will serve
as cochair, along with Michael B. Brennan, Northwestern
1989. Brennan will serve as president; Donald A. Daugherty
Jr., Northwestern 1990, as vice president; and David W.
Simon, U.C.-Berkeley 1994, as secretary-treasurer. Named to the
board of directors are Terrence Berres, Larry J. Bonney, Karl
Dahlen, Daniel Gentges, Gordon P. Giampietro, Michael E. Hartmann,
Daniel Kelly, Paul Langer, Stephen D. Rogers, Theodore R.
Rolfs, and David Tolan.
Joseph C. Mrazek, Georgetown 1997, has been
appointed an assistant state public defender in the Racine office,
representing indigent defendants in misdemeanor cases.
Gerald M. O'Brien, U.W. 1959, has been board
certified as a civil trial advocate through the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. He is a partner in the Stevens Point law firm of Anderson,
Shannon, O'Brien, Rice & Bertz.
Barbara H. Patterson, U.W. 1974, recently joined
Advanced Healthcare S.C., Milwaukee, as vice president of human
resources. Advanced Healthcare is one of the largest multi-site
physician-owned group medical practices in southeastern Wisconsin.
Curtis A. Paulsen, Marquette 1985 cum laude, a
shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., has
been appointed the Wisconsin chair of the newly formed Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar Association. The section oversees all ADR projects within the
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Paulsen also chairs the Milwaukee Bar
Association ADR Section. Paulsen concentrates his practice in
litigation, ADR, construction and public contracts law, and food
regulation law.
Five attorneys have been promoted to partner status within Quarles
& Brady: Margaret C. Kelsey, Georgetown 1989,
practices in product liability defense litigation; Sally C.
Merrell, Virginia 1980, practices in estate planning and
trusts; Dana L. O'Brien, Northwestern 1984, practices
in employee benefits law matters; Michael J.
Ostermeyer, Vanderbilt 1989, practices in real estate law
matters; and Charles M. Weber, UCLA 1989, practices in
the corporate finance/securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general
corporate law areas.
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.,
Milwaukee, has added a shareholder and 10 new associates in its
Wisconsin offices. Mark A. Cameli, Marquette 1985, is a
shareholder in the firm's litigation department and practices in the
Milwaukee and Madison offices in health-care compliance, fraud and
abuse, and civil and criminal government-funded program fraud. He also
defends businesses in product liability and Title VII employment
discrimination. New associates in the Madison office are:
Stephanie L. Mott, U.W. 1993, in the litigation
department; and Amy M. Bates, U.W. 1996, in the real
estate department. New associates in the Milwaukee office are:
Beth E. Hanan, U.W. 1996, in the litigation department;
Jon D. Becker, Harvard 1998, in the health care
department; Masud Khan, Marquette 1998, in the
corporate and international departments; Inna Pullin,
Illinois 1998, in the trusts and estates department; Robert J.
Muten, Valparaiso 1998, in the labor and employment department;
Gregory A. Storm, Notre Dame 1998, in the employee
benefits department; Sherilyn A. Whitmoyer, Ohio State
1998, in the corporate department; and Jeremy T. Whitt,
Vanderbilt 1998, in the real estate department.
Roddy W. Rogahn, U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined
Hodan, Doster & Ganzer S.C., Milwaukee, as a shareholder. The firm
now will be known as Hodan, Doster, Ganzer & Rogahn
S.C. Rogahn concentrates his practice in business, commercial
litigation, and employment law.
Christopher W. Rose, John Marshall 1997, has become
a member of the Kenosha firm of Rose & Rose.
Judge Charles B. Schudson was awarded the 1998 Human
Rights Leadership Award by Freedom Magazine. One of 15
recipients nationally, Judge Schudson was honored for his efforts on
behalf of women, children, and the elderly.
John B. Stadler, U.W. 1988, has joined West Group in
Deerfield, Ill., as an attorney editor. He formerly was with American
Family Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Stupar & Schuster S.C., Milwaukee, has changed its name to
Stupar, Schuster & Cooper S.C. The shareholders in
the organization are Michael P. Stupar, Jeffrey S. Schuster, Herbert
Levine, Mark S. Stern and Jeffrey A. Cooper. Aimée S.
Walsh (formerly St. Louis), Oregon 1995, and Todd R.
Korb, U.W. 1996, have joined the law firm as associates.
Harvey Jay Goldstein, Marquette 1977, has become of
counsel with the firm. He previously was a sole practitioner.
Gary E. Sherman, U.W. 1973, was elected to serve as
Representative for the 74th Assembly District in the Wisconsin Assembly.
The 74th district includes all of Ashland, Sawyer, and Iron counties and
most of Bayfield County. He will continue his private law practice at
Fairview Law Office in Port Wing. Sherman is a State Bar past
president.
Thomas D. Sykes, Ohio State 1979, recently joined,
as a partner, the Washington, D.C., firm of Scribner, Hall &
Thompson LLP. The firm practices in federal tax matters, chiefly
representing large corporate groups in the financial services and
insurance industries. Sykes formerly was with the U.S. Department of
Justice-Tax Division, serving most recently as an assistant chief of the
Division's Court of Federal Claims Section. He also served as an
assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin and the
Barron County DA.
Tami L. Van Straten, Marquette 1997, has joined the
Appleton law firm of Sigman, Janssen, Stack, Wenning & Wilson. Van
Straten previously clerked for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Randall D. Crocker, Marquette 1979, Robert
J. Loots, Iowa 1958, and Clay R. Williams,
Michigan 1960,all shareholders with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper
S.C., Milwaukee, are listed in the 1999-2000 edition of The Best
Lawyers in America. Crocker leads the firm's banking, bankruptcy,
and creditor's rights practice group. He also practices in commercial
transactions and litigation. Loots practices in corporate, securities,
and trust and estate law, particularly in business planning and
ownership succession planning. He chaired a special committee to study
and recommend changes that were enacted into law dealing with hostile
take-over attempts in Wisconsin. Williams practices in corporation,
business, and securities law.
David T. Wilk has been elected treasurer of the
Kenosha County Bar Association, not S. Michael Wilk.
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