Personal Mentions
Kathleen Anne Barrett, Marquette 1983, is the author
of an amateur sleuth mystery series set in Milwaukee. Milwaukee
Winters Can Be Murder, the first in the series, was released in
October 1996. Milwaukee Summers Can Be Deadly was released in
May 1997. She currently is finishing Milwaukee Autumns Can Be
Fatal. Barrett writes full-time, no longer practicing law.
Thomas J. Basting Jr., Vermont 1992, has joined
Fetterly & Gordon P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., practicing in general
civil litigation, with emphasis on fire-related cases. He previously was
associated with Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee.
Kimberly K. Baxter, U.W. 1994, previously an
associate with Palmatier, Sjoquist, Helget & Voight P.A.,
Minneapolis, Minn., has joined the intellectual property law firm of
Patterson & Keough P.A., Minneapolis. She will practice in patent
and trademark law with a focus on electrical patent prosecution.
Jeffrey A. Berens, Marquette 1996 cum laude, has
joined the law firm of Dyer Donnelly in Denver, Colo. The firm practices
in class action securities fraud and consumer class actions. Berens
formerly was an associate with Beck, Chaet, Loomis, Molony &
Bamberger S.C., Milwaukee.
Frank L. Bernstein, U.W. 1984, an intellectual
property attorney and partner in Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
PLLC in Washington, D.C., will open his firm's first California office
in Menlo Park in September.
Corporate Practices Institute Inc. recently elected the following
officers: president - Kathy L. Nusslock, Cook &
Franke S.C.; vice president - Michael T. Hart, Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.; treasurer - Robert E. Bellin,
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.; and
secretary - Keith A. Christiansen, Foley & Lardner.
CPI provides continuing legal education on issues of corporate law.
The Dodge County Bar Association recently elected these officers:
president - Joseph G. Sciascia, Juneau; president-elect
- Daniel L. Vande Zande, Waupun; and
secretary/treasurer - Karl A. Green, Columbus.
Michael P. Dunn, Notre Dame 1985 cum laude, has
joined Michael, Best & Friedrich as a partner in the firm's
Milwaukee office, where he will continue his practice of environmental
law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation.
He formerly was a partner with Davis & Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee.
Kathleen Falk, U.W. 1977, resigned as an assistant
attorney general in the Wisconsin Department of Justice upon being
elected Dane County Executive in April for a four-year term.
Mary Sue Feldmeier, U.W. 1988, has been appointed an
assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona where she prosecutes
narcotics and money laundering cases. She previously was an Illinois
assistant attorney general.
Mel Flanagan, Circuit Court Branch 4, Milwaukee
County, has been appointed the Midwest director of the National
Association of Women Judges for a two-year term. NAWJ recently held a
regional meeting in Milwaukee and hosted judges from municipal, circuit,
appellate, state supreme and federal courts from Wisconsin, Illinois,
Missouri and Iowa. Judge Mel Flanagan and Judge Maxine
White, of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, were in
Washington, D.C., recently to present Attorney General Janet Reno an
award from NAWJ for her outstanding achievements in law.
Three attorneys have joined Foley & Lardner's Milwaukee office:
Michael D. Rechtin, Chicago Kent 1983 with honors,
formerly of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren Norris & Rieselbach, joins
the firm as an intellectual property partner; Joseph C.
Monahan, U.W. 1993 cum laude, Order of the Coif, formerly of
Portland, Ore., practices as a commercial litigation associate; and
Leigh Riley, Pennsylvania 1995 magna cum laude, arrives
from Philadelphia as an associate in the employee benefits group.
Douglas H. Frazer, Northwestern 1985, and
Karen M. Schapiro, Northwestern 1985, have joined their
law practices as Frazer & Schapiro S.C. The firm is
at 135 W. Wells St., Suite 604, Milwaukee. Frazer's practice continues
to emphasize civil tax litigation and criminal tax defense. Schapiro's
practice concentrates on environmental law.
Jennifer A. Garvey, U.W. 1976, has joined the legal
staff of KPMG (Maputo) concentrating in energy, natural resources, tax
and investment. She previously worked as legal counsel in the Mozambican
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy.
Philip E. Harris, Chicago 1997, began a leave of
absence from U.W.-Madison to serve as the director of the Small Business
Resource Center, a division of Total Administrative Services Corp.,
Madison. The center provides continuing education for professionals who
serve small businesses.
Gerardo (Jerry) Hernández, Marquette 1993, has
joined the William Estrella Law Offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as an
associate. Hernández will practice in civil litigation, employment
law and sports and entertainment law in local and federal courts.
Steven D. Hitzeman, Marquette 1988, has become a
shareholder in Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller &
Brueggeman S.C., Milwaukee. Hitzeman operates the firm's Green Bay
office and practices in personal injury, worker's compensation and
Social Security disability law.
Michael F. Hupy, Marquette 1972, has repurchased his
former partner's shares in the law firm formerly known as Jacobson &
Hupy S.C. and renamed the law firm Michael F. Hupy &
Associates S.C. The firm's address and phone number remain the
same. All associate attorneys, Dale R. Nikolay, Timothy J.
Rymer, Jason F. Abraham and Thomas K. Houck
remain with the firm. Michael F. Hupy and Dale
R. Nikolay recently passed the Illinois Bar exam and were
admitted to practice in Illinois.
Phillip B.C. Jones, Kentucky 1992 cum laude, a
scientist and attorney, has joined Foley & Lardner's Madison office
as an associate in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical group. Formerly of
the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he practiced intellectual
property law, Jones focuses on prosecuting and protecting biotechnology
patents for domestic and international companies, universities and
government institutions.
Carl Jordan, U.W. 1994, has joined Lewis, Clay &
Munday P.C., Detroit, Mich., as an associate in the firm's litigation
department. Previously, he was an assistant attorney general with the
Wisconsin Department of Justice where he served as the AG's designee on
Wisconsin Act 292.
Darlene Jozwiak-Boylan, U.W. 1988, has established
Boylan Law Office at 9330 W. Lincoln Ave., Suite 2,
West Allis. She will continue as a general practitioner with emphasis on
small business matters, estate planning, probate, consumer and
commercial collections, real estate, tax and litigation.
John D. Kelly, a shareholder with the Hanft, Fride
Law Firm of Duluth, Minn., has become a member of the Minnesota Chapter
of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Kelly is president of the
firm's litigation practice group, president of the Minnesota Board of
Law Examiners and a frequent instructor in trial advocacy programs.
Kelly is listed in the Best Lawyers in America and in the
Business Guide Book to Law and Leading Attorneys.
Patricia A. Koppa, U.W. 1984, has been appointed
Manitowoc County juvenile court commissioner/court commissioner and
register-in-probate. Koppa has been in private practice in Manitowoc
since 1985.
Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic, U.W. 1988, has been awarded
the Order of the Croatian Crest by Republic of Croatia President Franjo
Tudjman. This is the highest nonmilitary civilian honor given by the
Croatian government to non-Croatian citizens. The award is given for
outstanding individual contributions to Croatia's independence and
recognition and for the promotion of democratic values in Croatia. He is
a partner in the Milwaukee office of Hinshaw & Culbertson.
John MacIver, U.W. 1955, senior partner in the law
firm of Michael, Best & Friedrich's Milwaukee office, received an
Honorary Doctor of Laws and Economic Development from the Milwaukee
School of Engineering (MSOE). He serves as a regent, secretary and
general counsel for MSOE.
W. Scott McAndrew, Minnesota 1987 cum laude, has
been named a director at Bell, Metzner, Gierhart & Moore S.C.,
Madison. He has worked in the firm's litigation department since
1988.
John V. McCoy, Drake 1984, has joined Bode,
Schroeder & Carroll S.C., Waukesha, as a shareholder.
The Milwaukee Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board
recently put "on board": Percy Courseault III, U.W.
1996; Brian Oppeneer, Marquette 1996, Law
Review; J. Edward Castillo, U.W. 1996; and
Nichole Hoover Cook, Minnesota 1997 cum laude, Law
Review.
The Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association has elected the following
officers and directors for 1997-98: president - Christopher J.
Stawski, McGranaghan & Stawski Ltd.; president-elect -
Elizabeth L. Wolf, Foley & Lardner; past president
- Michael D. Rosenberg, Kravit Gass & Weber S.C.;
secretary - Bradley I. Dallet, Domnitz, Mawicke,
Goisman & Rosenberg S.C.; and treasurer - Patricia A.
Hintz, Quarles & Brady. Directors are: Julie C.
Bretz, U.W. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
Grant C. Killoran, Michael, Best & Friedrich;
Karene S. Marchan, von Briesen, Purtell & Roper
S.C.; Todd M. Podell, Richard J. Podell &
Associates S.C.; and Ann M. Rieger, Cook & Franke
S.C.
Lisa M. Arent, Foley & Lardner, was elected to
the Milwaukee Judicial Selection Committee. Liz Wolf
received a Service Award for her outstanding contribution to MYLA and
the community. Past president Mary Leonard received a
Special Recognition Award for her hard work, commitment and dedication
to MYLA and to the community.
Mark R. Prichard, Hamline 1990, has opened the
Mark R. Prichard Law Office at 411 Jefferson St.,
Wausau. The firm handles civil litigation matters with emphasis in
divorce and family law, Social Security and estate planning.
Cheryl M. Prince, U.W. 1988, has been elected
president of the Eleventh District Bar Association. She is a shareholder
with the Hanft, Fride Law Firm in Duluth, Minn.
The Winter 1997 edition of Scoreboard ranked Quarles
& Brady 16th among U.S. law firms based on the number of
financial institution mergers and acquisition transactions it handled in
1996. Scoreboard is a publication of SNL Securities which
tracks financial institution mergers and acquisitions. Quarles &
Brady is the only Wisconsin law firm to be listed for 1996.
Stephanie G. Rapkin, California Western 1982, DePaul
1990 LL.M., has published an article entitled "Subchapter S and the
Estate Planner" in the May 1997 issue of Taxes: The Tax
Magazine, a CCH publication.
Three shareholders in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris &
Rieselbach S.C., have been appointed by Gov. Tommy G. Thompson to
leadership positions: Michael H. Simpson, U.W. 1975 cum
laude, chair of the firm's environmental law department, will serve a
three-year term on the Small Business Environmental Council;
Richard W. Graber, Boston 1981, a member of the firm's
business organizations department, will serve an interim five-year term
on the Medical College of Wisconsin Inc.'s Board of Trustees; and
Kristin M. Bergstrom, U.W. 1979, a member of the firm's
employee benefits department and chair of the State Bar Taxation
Section, will serve a three-year term on the Glass Ceiling
Commission.
Jane Schlicht, Marquette 1983 summa cum laude,
recently joined Cook & Franke S.C. as a shareholder concentrating in
business litigation with special emphasis in intellectual property
litigation. She has extensive trial experience in complex business
disputes and trade secret and intellectual property matters.
Robert A. Selk, U.W. 1974, has taken a leave of
absence from his position of assistant attorney general at the Wisconsin
Department of Justice to work on judicial reform projects in Central
America. In June, he headed a team that evaluated the functioning of the
Nicaragua attorney general's office. He currently is a long-term advisor
to the Public Ministry of Honduras as that agency implements a reform of
its criminal procedure code. The work will be done under contract with
the National Center for State Courts. He expects to return to the
Department of Justice in November 1998.
Nancy J. Sennett, Northwestern 1979 cum laude, a
partner in Foley & Lardner, has been named third vice president of
the Wisconsin Alumni Association, the official membership organization
for graduates and friends of U.W.-Madison.
Thomas W. Shellander, U.W. 1990, has become a
shareholder of Eustice, Albert, Laffey & Fumelle S.C., Sun Prairie
and Waunakee. Shellander, a CPA, practices primarily in estate, business
and tax planning, real estate, estate administration and business
organization and structuring. The name of the firm has been shortened to
Eustice, Albert & Laffey S.C.
The St. Croix Valley Bar Association recently elected these officers:
president - Jennifer A. Richardson, Spring Valley;
president-elect - Liesl E. Nelson, Hudson; secretary -
Ronald L. Siler, New Richmond; and treasurer -
Daniel P. Murray, River Falls.
Kristine M. Stampen, Texas 1990, has opened a law
office at 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 202, Madison. She will continue her
civil litigation practice in insurance, business, Lemon Law, employment,
civil rights, warranty, contract, real estate, misrepresentation,
personal injury and property damage.
Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990, authored a chapter
in a recently published ABA book, The Joy of Settlement: The Family
Lawyer's Guide to Effective Negotiations and Settlement Strategies.
The chapter is "Creative Techniques for Breaking the Impasse." Stansbury
is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Maier & McIlnay.
The following attorneys recently completed Basic Mediator Training
with United States Arbitration & Mediation of Wisconsin and are now
certified to facilitate mediations and arbitrations: Julie M.
Buchanan, Milwaukee; Terry L. Constant,
Kenosha; J. Michael Ritty, Madison; and Thomas
D. Wiensch, Rhinelander.
The Washington County Bar Association recently elected these
officers: president - James Pauly, Port Washington;
president-elect - Daniel L. Sargeant, West Bend;
secretary - Timothy J. Algiers, West Bend; and
treasurer - Jerome M. Becker, West Bend.
John G. Wylie, Marquette 1962, has started
Settlement Services, Clintonville, a mediation and
arbitration firm to assist lawyers, judges and other professionals with
difficult cases. He is a former partner in Patterson, Jensen, Wylie,
Silton & Seifert S.C., Appleton.
In Memoriam
John R. Dickerson, U.W. 1938, Manitowish Waters,
Jan. 5, 1910 - April 19, 1997.
Mark H. Holte, U.W. 1995, Rochester, Minn., July 22,
1962 - March 9, 1997.
Allan E. Magee, Harvard 1932, Milwaukee, Aug. 25,
1907 - May 16, 1997.
Robert D. Marth, U.W. 1951, West Bend, March 2, 1925
- May 10, 1997.
Ernest J. Skroch, U.W. 1961, Gold River, Calif.,
Nov. 24, 1907 - March 1, 1997.
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