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Appointments,
Elections
Randall E. Bennett, U.W. 1988, has been elected to the board of
the State Bar's Intellectual Property Law Section. Bennett is associate
general counsel for American Medical Security Inc. in Green Bay.
The Calumet County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Kenneth R. Kratz; president-elect - Michelle L.
Birschbach; and secretary/treasurer - Troy R. Schneider; all
of Chilton.
The Jefferson County Bar Association has elected these officers: president
- Colleen J. Locke, Jefferson; president-elect - Jacob W. Gobel,
Jefferson; and secretary/treasurer - Jennifer L. Weber, Johnson
Creek.
The La Crosse County Bar Association has elected the following officers:
president - Roger W. LeGrand, La Crosse; president-elect - Michael
W. Gill, La Crosse; and secretary/treasurer - Christine C. Duval,
Onalaska.
The Leander J. Foley Jr. Matrimonial Chapter of the American Inns of
Court has elected the following officers: president - Barbara L. Burbach;
president-elect - John P. Savage; counselor-administrator - Julie
L. Cabou; treasurer - Sandra A. Edhlund.
Erika S. Baurecht, Marquette 1996, an associate at Cook & Franke
S.C., has been appointed to the board of the Wisconsin Commercial Real
Estate Women (WCREW) and named director of membership. WCREW is a member
organization of the International Commercial Real Estate Women Network,
a nonprofit organization formed to further the success of its members
in the commercial real estate industry.
The Wisconsin Biotechnology Association (WBA) announced the appointment
of Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison, as executive director.
Ron Kuehn, U.W. 1971, and Jim Leohnart, Dewitt government relations
specialists, were named executive vice presidents. One of WBA's goals
is to strengthen its relationship with the business, scientific, and educational
communities as well as political leaders to advance policy and economic
development for the biotechnology community.
David G. Hanson, U.W. 1992, a shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner,
Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., was elected to the board of directors
of the State Bar's Intellectual Property Section. Hanson is in the firm's
litigation department and is an adjunct professor of law at Marquette
University.
Michael H. Simpson, U.W. 1975, a shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner,
Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee, was elected chair of
the State Bar's Environmental Law Section.
Allan Joseph, U.W. 1962, of Rogers, Joseph, O'Donnell & Phillips,
San Francisco, has been elected treasurer-elect of the American Bar Association
for a one-year term, and then will serve as treasurer for three years.
As treasurer of the 400,000-member ABA, he will serve on the executive
committee of the board of governors.
Stephen G. Katz, U.W. 1973, has been appointed counsel to Illinois
Gov. George H. Ryan's Commission on Revising the School Code of Illinois.
Katz practices labor and employment, employee benefits, and school/education
law with Dowd, Bloch & Bennett, Chicago. The commission will update and
rewrite the statutes that govern public education in Illinois.
Bruce A. Olson, Marquette 1981, has been reappointed to the ABA
Techshow 2002 board of directors, and will chair the conference's litigation
track. ABA Techshow is the largest annual legal technology conference
of its kind in the country. Olson is a shareholder of Davis & Kuelthau
S.C. in the Green Bay office.
John C. Schober, Marquette 1976, a shareholder in Schober Schober
& Mitchell S.C., New Berlin, Oconomowoc, and Hartland, has been appointed
to the State Elections Board. The board administers the state's election
and campaign laws and investigates alleged violations of those laws.
William C. Sturm, Marquette 1966, of Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik
S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected president of the Commercial Law League
of America (CLLA). The league, founded in 1895, is an organization of
bankruptcy and commercial law professionals. Sturm will preside over all
meetings and will represent CLLA in meetings with other organizations.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed the following to the Office
of Lawyer Regulation's Special Investigative Panel: John P. Runde,
U.W. 1979, Wausau, to an initial three-year term; Richard G. Niess,
Duke 1978, Madison, to an initial two-year term; and Carl A. Sinderbrand,
U.W. 1978, Madison, to an initial one-year term. All terms commenced
July 1, 2001.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed the following new chief judges:
L. Edward Stengel, Sheboygan County Circuit Court, has been appointed
to judicial administrative District 4. Stengel, Marquette 1975, has been
on the bench since 1985, and replaces Robert A. Haase. Michael N. Nowakowski,
Dane County Circuit Court, has been appointed to District 5. Nowakowski,
U.W. 1974, has been on the bench since 1985, currently in the civil division.
He replaces Daniel R. Moeser. Michael J. Rosborough, Vernon County
Circuit Court, has been appointed to District 7. Rosborough, Illinois
1973, has been on the bench since 1986, and replaces Robert W. Radcliffe.
The Winnebago County Bar Association has elected these officers: president
- Gregory A. Petit, Neenah; president-elect - Karen L. Seifert,
Oshkosh; and secretary/treasurer - Brenda Bann, Appleton.
Authors,
Speakers
Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, recently lectured on "Asian Organized
Crime and the Trafficking of Women for Prostitution," at the annual California
Department of Justice Investigations and Intelligence Conference in Sacramento.
Gruel is a federal prosecutor in San Francisco.
David Satola, U.W. 1986, coauthored the chapter, "Telecommunications
Reform in Emerging Markets," in Telecommunications Law, Walden,
I. and Angel, J., eds., Blackstone Press, London, April 2001. Satola is
senior counsel in the legal department of the World Bank concentrating
in telecommunications sector legal reform in the developing world.
Awards,
Degrees, Honors
Kathleen Bray, Minnesota 1991, has been named to the Minnesota
Chamber of Commerce 50 for Minnesota leadership program, which offers
a select group of Minnesota business people the opportunity to positively
impact the state's business climate. Bray is with Hanft Fride, Duluth.
Richard Burns, Michigan 1971, a shareholder with the firm, was
named one of the top 20 vote getters among Minnesota estate planning attorneys
in a survey of state lawyers by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine.
Paul E. Conrad, U.W. 1981, has been awarded a masters degree in
strategic studies by the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Penn.
Conrad, an Army Lieutenant Colonel Judge Advocate officer, received his
degree from U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shenseki. Conrad is
currently the Legal Counsel for the Chief, Army Reserve, Washington, D.C.
Foley & Lardner has been named to CIO magazines' 2001 CIO-100,
which honors organizations around the world that excel through innovative
practices and products. Michael W. Grebe, Michigan 1970, chairman
and CEO of the firm, was named honoree. Foley & Lardner was only one of
two law firms receiving the honor.
Eunice Gibson, U.W. 1993, Madison city attorney, has been designated
a local government fellow by the International Municipal Lawyers Association
(IMLA). The award will be conferred at a ceremony at the IMLA annual conference
in New Orleans, La.
Local government fellows are recognized as specialists in the field of
local government law and must be recommended by local government attorneys,
pass a written examination, and write an article for the IMLA journal,
Municipal Lawyer.
Gerardo H. Gonzalez, U.W. 1988, managing partner of Gonzalez,
Saggio & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee, has been admitted to the Product Liability
Advisory Council, a national nonprofit corporation that monitors legal
developments in product liability, develops national positions on important
issues, and files amicus briefs to advocate its positions. Gonzales directs
the firm's litigation practice.
René Hernández, U.W. 1994, received an MBA through the University
of Illinois-Chicago. Hernández continues to practice insurance, corporate,
and regulatory law as in-house counsel for Allstate Insurance Company.
Gregg Herman, U.W. 1977, with Loeb & Herman S.C., Milwaukee, has
been recertified as a specialist in family law by the National Board of
Trial Advocacy. He is one of seven certified family law specialists in
Wisconsin.
Leonard L. Loeb, U.W. 1952, also with the firm, was reelected as
delegate-at-large from the ABA's 400,000 members to the house of delegates
of the ABA for a three-year term.
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Robert (Rock) Theine Pledl, John Marshall 1980, received the Robert
Bradford Smith Award for advocacy on behalf of people with mental illness
from Transitional Living Services, Milwaukee. He practices disability
law with Schott, Bublitz & Engel S.C., Brookfield.
Mark F. Vetter, Marquette 1974, has been elected as a fellow of
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The college recognizes those
who have distinguished themselves in their field with long and outstanding
service. Vetter is only the second Wisconsin attorney elected to the college.
He is a shareholder and president of Davis & Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee.
Pro Bono,
Public Service
The Habush Habush & Rottier Charitable Foundation donated 5,000
bicycle helmets to children across Wisconsin this summer. This is the
second year the foundation teamed up with local police departments and
community organizations to distribute the free helmets. Researchers have
found that bicycle helmets can reduce the severity of brain injuries by
88 percent.
In Memoriam
Johnathan C. Aked, U.W. 1984, Madison, Jan. 2, 1956 - July 9,
2001.
Peter J. Chronus, Marquette 1951, Milwaukee, Feb. 18, 1918 - Oct.
6, 2000.
Fred B. Colman, Marquette 1948, Milwaukee, Sept. 17, 1920 - Oct.
7, 2000.
Robert M. Curley, Marquette 1948, Cudahy, Nov. 23, 1922 - Feb.
12, 2001.
Louis D. Gage, U.W. 1947, Janesville, Feb. 17, 1921 - March 7,
2001.
James Koconis, Marquette 1967, Milwaukee, Aug. 30, 1927 - Feb.
8, 2001.
Michael J. Laird, Loyola 1969, Janesville, Nov. 1, 1945 - March,
2001.
Gerald D. Lorge, Marquette 1952, Bear Creek, July 9, 1922 - Feb.
14, 2001.
George A. Mayer, Harvard 1941, Hartland, Jan. 10, 1917 - Dec.
15, 2000.
Roy C. Packler, Marquette 1939, West Bend, June 20, 1915 - April
10, 2001.
Paul R. Puerner, Harvard 1955, Port Washington, March 27, 1927
- May 4, 2001.
Donald Zodrow, Marquette 1954, Cudahy, June 21, 1931 - Dec. 26,
2000.
Marla S. Schneiderman, U.W. 1987, Milwaukee, April 5, 1962 - April
27, 2001.
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