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Vol. 73, No. 5, May 2000 |
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
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J. Aaron Ball, American University-Washington 1997, has joined
Horwood, Marcus & Berk Chartered, Chicago. Ball is involved in business
planning and transactional work for corporations, partnerships, and limited
liability companies.
John M. Christenson, U.W. 1995, and Mark H.T. Fuhrman,
U.W. 1993, have been named directors of Bell, Gierhart &
Moore S.C., Madison. Christenson concentrates on bankruptcy and
business law. Fuhrman concentrates on estate planning, business
law, and real property.
Lawrence Bensky, U.W. 1983 cum laude, has joined Stafford
Rosenbaum LLP, Madison and Sun Prairie. Bensky practices in employment
law and civil and criminal litigation.
Julie A. Zavoral, U.W. 1994, has joined Boyle Fredrickson
Ziolkowski S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate. She has a masters
degree in electrical engineering and previously practiced patent
law at Quad-Graphics and Michael, Best & Friedrich.
Jennifer R. Dorow, Regent University 1996, has joined
the Waukesha County district attorney's office as an assistant
district attorney in the juvenile division. Dorow previously
was with Fuchs, Snow, DeStafanis S.C.
Thomas W. Henshue, U.W. 1991 cum laude, and Antonina
Prestigiacomo have been elected partners in Foley & Lardner's
Madison office. Henshue focuses on mergers and acquisitions,
venture capital and equity financing, technology and licensing,
and general business law. He previously was a law clerk for Justice
William G. Callow. Prestigiacomo focuses on financial transactions,
especially franchise financing. She previously was with Sanwa
Business Credit Corporation, Chicago. The following have been
elected partner in the firm's Milwaukee office: Dr. Brian
P. Akers, Stanford 1991, G. Michael Halfenger, Chicago
1991 with honors, Mary Ann C. Halloin, Northwestern 1991,
and Thomas E. Hartman, U.W. 1991 cum laude, all of the
business law department; Rachelle R. Hart, U.W. 1989 cum
laude, in the health law department; Adam J. Wiensch,
Georgetown 1991 magna cum laude, in the tax and individual planning
department; Joseph N. Ziebert, U.W. 1991 with honors,
and Walter E. Zimmerman, U.W. 1990 cum laude, in the intellectual
property department. Akers is board certified in internal medicine
and focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation,
product liability defense, corporate personal injury defense,
and insurance litigation. Halfenger is a member of the antitrust,
appellate, and intellectual property practice groups, and Halloin
practices in energy and infrastructure finance, acquisition,
and development. Hartman focuses on public and private equity
and debt financing, acquisitions, dispositions, corporate restructurings
and recapitalizations, federal and state securities law compliance,
and general business law. Hart represents health systems, hospitals,
medical clinics, physicians, nursing homes, and other health
care providers in corporate, regulatory, and contractual matters.
Wiensch, in the estates and trusts and executive compensation
practice groups, concentrates on estate and business succession
planning, executive compensation and life insurance planning,
estate and trust administration and litigation, marital property
law, charitable giving, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
Ziebert practices in the electronics practice group. Zimmerman
focuses on intellectual property law issues, and litigation involving
patents and trade secrets.
Vernon W. Francissen, U.W. 1995, has been elected partner
in McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, a Chicago intellectual
property firm. He is a patent attorney focusing on the protection
of advanced technology for electronics, software, and communications.
James B. Gehrke, Marquette 1995, has joined the staff
of Sen. Mary A. Lazich, Senate District 28. Gehrke previously
was with National Right to Life, Washington, D.C.
Lydie Arthos Hudson, Michigan 1986, has joined Lathrop
& Clark LLP, Madison, practicing in copyright and trademark
law.
Christopher E. Rogers, U.W. 1995, and Christine
D. Esser, Drake 1994, have joined Habush, Habush, Davis &
Rottier S.C. as associates. Rogers will practice out of the Lake
Geneva and Racine offices, and Esser will practice out of the
Milwaukee office.
John P. Higgins, U.W. 1977, has been named the governmental
affairs director for the Racine Board of Realtors Inc. and the
Kenosha Realtors Association Inc. Higgins previously was counsel
in the Milwaukee legal office of Employers Insurance of Wausau.
Heidi D. Kuster, Loyola 1998 cum laude, has joined
Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., Green Bay, as
an associate focusing in litigation.
Maria S. Lazar, Georgetown 1989, has been named shareholder
in Galanis, Pollack & Jacobs S.C., Milwaukee, practicing
in commercial litigation.
Douglas G. Lemke, Marquette 1996 cum laude, has joined
Brown & Bain P.A., Tucson, as an associate focusing on real
estate transactions, municipal law, land use planning and development,
and corporate and business transactions.
Earl H. Munson, U.W. 1959, has joined Boardman Law
Firm LLP, Madison, as a partner practicing in trial law and complex
litigation. Munson is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Business Litigation.
Michael E. Perino,
Marquette 1966, has joined Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue
LLP as a partner and member of the condemnation team located
in the firm's Delafield office. Perino formerly was with the
Department of Justice and served as director from 1989-99, and
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Bryan K. Nowicki, U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined Liebmann,
Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., Green Bay, as an associate
practicing primarily in corporate law.
Todd Podell, Marquette 1993, has joined Palm Inc.,
Santa Clara, Calif., as a global commodity manager, responsible
for negotiating contracts.
James T. Prosser, U.W. 1986, has joined Jewelers Mutual
Insurance Company, Neenah, as general counsel. He previously
was in private practice also in Neenah.
Shawn Raiter, William Mitchell 1993, has become a partner
in Larson o King LLP, St. Paul, Minn. Raiter practices primarily
in mass tort, product liability, and medical malpractice defense.
Edward E. Robinsin, U.W. 1995, has joined Cannon &
Dunphy S.C., practicing plaintiff personal injury law in the
firm's Brookfield office.
William L. Stroik, Marquette 1984, and Elizabeth
J. Nevitt, Oklahoma 1992 cum laude, have joined Silton, Seifert,
Carlson & Gamble S.C., Appleton, as associates. Stroik will
practice in estate planning, probate, real estate, and business
law. Nevitt will practice in divorce and family law and guardianship
law.
Robert W. Stack, Tennessee 1996, has joined Reitz &
Mandelman LLC, Milwaukee, as an associate practicing in family
law, worker's compensation, small business law, and general civil
litigation. Stack previously was with the Racine County child
support department.
Paul T. Van Den Heuvel, Marquette 1998 cum laude, has
been promoted to staff attorney II for United Wisconsin Services
Inc. He focuses his practice on information technology and real
estate transactions and provides legal counsel for United Wisconsin
and its affiliate, Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin.
Amy Klemm Verbos, U.W. 1984 cum laude, has been made
general counsel of V.K. Development Corporation, Brookfield,
a real estate developer. She previously was a shareholder of
Davis & Kuelthau S.C., Milwaukee.
Von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, has added
the following attorneys. Kalisa B. Barratt, Vermont 1994,
and Leslye Herrmann, Chicago 1992, join the health care
practice group. Barratt practices in medical staff, corporate
compliance, fraud, and abuse. She previously was associate general
counsel for the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. Herrmann
practices in Medicare compliance. Terri Boxer, U.W. 1982,
joins the estate planning and probate section, advising clients
on tax planning and business succession planning. Karen E.
Geiger, Marquette 1999, joins the compensation and benefits
section, advising clients on ERISA compliance for health and
welfare and qualified and nonqualified plan design and administration.
David A. Westrup, Michigan 1989, joins the banking, bankruptcy,
and business litigation section, concentrating in antitrust litigation
and counseling.
Peter M. Koneazny, New York 1983, and Jefren E.
Olsen, U.W. 1988 cum laude, have joined the Wisconsin State
Public Defender Office as assistant public defenders, Koneazny
in the Milwaukee appellate office and Olsen in the Madison appellate
office. Koneazny previously was with the ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation
and the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee. Olsen previously was
a New Hampshire public defender and a legislative attorney with
the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.
Margaret G. Zickuhr, Marquette 1999, has joined Dubin
& Balistreri, Ltd., Milwaukee, as an associate. She will
practice in litigation, personal injury, family, and criminal
law. Zickuhr previously worked in private practice in Lake Geneva.
The American Board of Trial Advocates-Wisconsin Chapter has
elected the following officers: president - John C. Mitby,
Madison; vice president/president elect - J. Michael End,
Milwaukee; and secretary/treasurer - James T. Murray Jr.,
Milwaukee.
James L. Brown, U.W. 1972, director of the Center for
Consumer Affairs, U.W.-Milwaukee, has been elected to a three-year
term on the board of overseers for the Institute for Civil Justice
of the Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. He also was elected
a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services
Lawyers.
Robert O. Burr, Marquette 1996, has been elected vice
president of the Hendry-Glades, Florida Bar Association.
Dominic H. Frinzi, Marquette 1951, has been appointed
consular correspondent to Enrico Granara, Italian consul general
of Chicago. Frinzi also has been included in the second edition
of Who's Who Among Italian Americans, published by the
National Italian American Foundation.
Elizabeth L. Gracie, U.W. 1983, has been named vice
chair of the National Center on Poverty Law (NCPL). She has served
on the board of directors and as chair of its development committee
since 1999. The NCPL (formerly the National Clearinghouse for
Legal Services) is the nation's most comprehensive center for
research, analysis, advocacy, and litigation on matters affecting
those who live in poverty. Gracie is a partner at O'Keefe Ashenden
Lyons & Ward, Chicago. She also is vice chair of Schwab Rehabilitation
Hospital and Care Network.
The Justinian Society of Lawyers, Wisconsin Chapter, an affiliate
of the National Italian American Bar Association, has elected
these officers: president - Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
John J. DiMotto; president-elect - Milwaukee County Court
Commissioner Anthony J. Machi; treasurer - David R.
Saggio; and secretary - Shannon C. Schmidt, all of
Milwaukee.
Bob Kanuit, a partner in Maki, Durst, Ledin, Bick,
Lehr & Kanuit S.C., Superior, has been appointed as a Chapter
7 bankruptcy trustee for the District of Minnesota, Duluth Division.
Kanuit also practices estate planning, business law, real estate
law, and personal injury law in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Truman Q. McNulty, Whyte Hirschboek Dudek S.C., Milwaukee,
has been appointed to the American Bar Association Continuing
Education of the Bar Committee. The committee organizes, coordinates,
and implements CLE activities sponsored by the ABA or any of
its entities, and supervises the activities of the ABA Center
for Continuing Legal Education.
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