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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    February 01, 2002

    In the News

    Wisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 75, No. 2, February 2002

    In the News


    New Hires, Promotions, Partners

    William H. Beyer, Marquette 1977, has joined Coors Brewing Co., Golden, Colo., as assistant general counsel. He previously served as assistant general counsel for the Stroh Brewing Co., Detroit, Mich.

    Mary L. Binkowski, William & Mary 1997, has been appointed West Bend city attorney. She formerly was West Bend assistant city attorney.

    Julie Bogel
    Bogel

    Julie Bogle, U.W. 1999 cum laude, has joined Smith & Gesteland, an accounting and business consulting firm, Madison, as a tax consultant, working in tax planning, business entity selection, real estate purchases, and tax-deferred exchanges, obtaining and maintaining tax exempt status, purchases and sales of businesses, estate planning and business succession planning, and tax issues related to marriage and divorce.

    Shane A. Brunner, U.W. 1999 cum laude, has joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, as a litigation associate. He previously practiced law in Chicago, and worked as a CPA.

    Alison H. Spakowitz, U.W. 1999, and Robert J. Mueller, Marquette 1996, have joined D'Angelo & Jones LLP, Waukesha. Spakowitz practices in family law and Mueller in criminal defense and plaintiff's personal injury.

    Thomas Dixon, U.W. 1971, has joined the State Bar of Wisconsin as the CLE Seminars director, to lead the seminars team in developing and delivering CLE programming. He formerly was the administrator of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Madison.

    Catherine Mode Eastham, NYU 1985, has been appointed general counsel at Froedtert & Community Health Inc., Milwaukee, which includes Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc., Community Memorial Hospital of Menomonee Falls Inc., and affiliated entities. She previously was with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper s.c., and has experience with academic medical centers, medical staff, and compliance issues.

    The following associates have joined Foley & Lardner in the Madison office: Brian Bauman, U.W. 2001 magna cum laude, in the business law department and commercial transactions and business counseling, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and securities/public companies group; Elizabeth Erickson Pevehouse, Ohio State 2000, in the litigation department and labor and employment and general litigation practice groups; Amy K. Kasper, U.W. 2001 magna cum laude, in the regulatory department and environmental and energy and telecommunications practice groups; David Park, BYU-J.Reuben Clark 2001 cum laude, in the litigation department; and Edward B. Pasque Jr., Calif.-Berkeley 2001, in the business law department and real estate, securities, and e-business and information technology practice groups.

    The following associates have joined Godfrey & Kahn S.C. in the Milwaukee office: Jake C. Blavat, U.W. 2001, in securities; Nathan S. Ganfield, U.W. 2001, in corporate; Jonathan R. Ingrisano, Marquette 1999, in litigation; Timothy D. Kiefer, Harvard 1998, in litigation; Dean G. Kollintzas, Franklin Pierce 2001, in intellectual property; Sara M. Kuenzi, Marquette 2001, in environmental; Miriam E. Marks, U.W. 2001, in real estate; Kevin M. McCauley, Georgetown 2001, in corporate; Stuart A. Ruddy, Georgetown 2001, in real estate; and C.J. Wauters, U.W. 2001, in securities.

    Sonali S. Srivastava, U.W. 2001, and Choua L. Vang, U.W. 2001, have joined LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn in the Madison office, Srivastava in intellectual property and Vang in estate planning and corporate. Jeffrey Femrite, Marquette 1991, has joined the Madison office in the real estate practice group. He previously was in-house counsel for GE Capital/Verex Mortgage Assurance Corp., Madison.

    Susan Sorrentino, Hamline 1989, has joined the firm's Waukesha office in the real estate practice group. She previously was in-house counsel for a real estate development company.
    Shannon L. Grill, U.W. 1998, has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Eastern Region, Milwaukee, handling all employment discrimination complaints filed against the Forest Service, Eastern Region. She previously was an associate at Shindell Law Firm, llc, Milwaukee.

    Christine Harrington, Marquette 2001 summa cum laude, has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP in its Greenville, S.C. office, practicing in products liability and business litigation. Earlier this year, the National Association of Women Lawyers honored Harrington with its Outstanding Law Student Award.

    Steven J. Hartung, U.W. 1987, has become vice president and general counsel of Everett Smith Group Ltd., Milwaukee. He previously was a partner at Foley & Lardner.

    Marty R. Howard, Iowa 1988, has become vice president and general counsel for the Jacobson Companies, a Des Moines-based full service third party logistics firm. He was formerly a shareholder with Krukowski & Costello S.C., Milwaukee.

    T. Anthony "Todd" Jaye, Marquette 2000, has joined the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as an associate in the firm's corporate restructuring group. He previously was an associate in the business transactions group of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C.

    Jonathan M. Judge, U.W. 2001 cum laude, has begun a two-year clerkship with the Hon. David M. Lawson, District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
    Judge recently published "Reconsidering Spoliation: Common Sense Alternatives to the Spoliation Tort," in 2001 Wisconsin Law Review.

    Scott T. Kowalski, John Marshall 1995, has joined RSM McGladrey Inc., Rockford, Ill., focusing on developing new business for the firm in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Kowalski most recently served as president of The Prairie Group, a multi-disciplinary consulting company.
    RSM McGladrey Inc. is a national accounting, tax and consulting firm that serves mid-sized businesses and organizations.

    Ann C. Krummel, Thomas Moore 1979, has joined Lathrop & Clark LLP, Madison, Lodi, and Poynette, practicing in family law. She previously was family/circuit court commissioner for Columbia County.

    Heidi D. Kuster, Loyola 1998 cum laude, has been promoted to assistant general counsel for the American Medical Security Group Inc. (AMS), Green Bay. Kuster will practice in agency relationships, risk management, employment, and commercial law. She previously was a staff attorney with AMS.

    John J. Lott, Northwestern 1994, has joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the business organizations department.

    Maureen A. Miller, Marquette 1986, has joined Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, practicing in corporate and securities with a focus on investment advisers and investment companies. She previously was with Gardner, Carton & Douglas.

    Elisabeth Andrews Mueller
    Mueller

    Elisabeth Andrews Mueller, Marquette 1996, has joined The Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, as an associate practicing in business, civil, and employment litigation, and white collar criminal defense. She previously was with the Monroe County District Attorney's Office and the Milwaukee Criminal Trial Office of the State Public Defender.

    Debbie Garten, U.W. 1982, a shareholder with Murphy & Desmond S.C., Madison, has been named director of marketing and recruiting. Rebecca R. DeMarb, U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined the firm as an associate, practicing in financial restructuring, bankruptcy, civil litigation, and appellate litigation. Megan J. Thomas, Marquette 2001, has joined the firm as an associate, practicing in civil litigation, municipal law, family law, and bankruptcy. Stephen C. Beilke, U.W. 1972, also with the firm, was awarded the Friends of Children Award by Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

    Jeffrey D. Patza, Marquette 2000, has joined Fellows, Piper & Schmidt, Milwaukee, as an associate.

    The following associates have joined Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee: Erin M. Binns, U.W. 2001, practicing in complex commercial litigation, school law, and family law; Shawn D. Gould, Calif.-Berkeley 2001, practicing in commercial and residential real estate transactions; Lars E. Gulbrandsen, U.W. 2001, practicing in complex commercial litigation; Brian K. Lewallen, Marquette 2001 cum laude, practicing in environmental compliance and litigation; Michael E. McCann, Georgetown 1997 magna cum laude, practicing in complex commercial litigation; Ryan P. Morrison, U.W. 2001, practicing in corporate finance and securities law; Laurence J. Oleksa, U.W. 2001 cum laude, practicing in labor and employment law; Robert J. Pluta, Marquette 2001 magna cum laude, practicing in complex commercial litigation, antitrust, energy, and government relations law; and Lori Flowers Smith, Howard 2001, practicing in corporate matters. The firm has hired Emily M. Feinstein, U.W. 2001 magna cum laude, practicing in general commercial litigation and medical malpractice defense; Shawn D. Guse, U.W. 1995 cum laude, most recently with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Madison, bringing six years of finance and corporate law experience; and Margaret E.M. Utterback, U.W. 2001, practicing in business law and corporate finance and securities law, as associates in the Madison office.

    Quarles and Brady has promoted the following to partner in the Milwaukee office: Michael M. Grebe, U.W. 1993, practicing in corporate law, corporate finance and securities, and mergers and acquisitions; Daniel M. Janssen, Iowa 1993, in the litigation group; Michael A. Jaskolski, U.W. 1992, practicing in intellectual property, licensing, counseling, and prosecution; Daniel J. La Fave, Northwestern 1992, practicing in product liability, litigation, and personal injury; Michael Lappin, U.W. 1992, practicing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and closely-held businesses; Nora M. Platt, Marquette 1992, practicing in toxic tort and general product liability litigation; Pamela M. Ploor, Harvard 1993, practicing in family and medical leave, electronic workplace matters, affirmative action, and defense of employment-related claims; and David G. Ryser, George Washington 1992, practicing in intellectual property, including licensing, counseling, and patent prosecution..

    The following have been named shareholders in Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee: Colleen D. Ball, U.W. 1991 cum laude, in the litigation department; Deborah C. Tomczyk, U.W. 1994 magna cum laude, in the real estate department; Christopher P. Banaszak, Marquette 1994 cum laude, in the labor and employment department; and Thomas F. Walker Jr., U.W. 1994 cum laude, in the business organizations department.
    Pamela H. Schaefer, U.W. 1976, has joined the firm as a shareholder practicing in the environmental department, and Claudia J. Egan, U.W. 1996, has joined the firm as an associate practicing in the health care department, both in the Milwaukee office.

    Shawn G. Rice, Marquette 1993, has joined Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. as a shareholder in the Sheboygan office. The addition of a corporate attorney in the Sheboygan office will allow the firm to better serve clients in the north and northeast part of Wisconsin. Rice will practice in general corporate matters.

    Charles D. Schmidt, Marquette 2000 cum laude, has joined Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee, in the litigation group.

    Thomas G. Schmitzer, Hamline 1996, has been named a shareholder of Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Moodie & Blum S.C., Waukesha and Mukwonago.

    Elyse Mollner Stackhouse
    Stackhouse

    Elyse Mollner Stackhouse, U.W. 1990, has joined Wisconsin Public Service Corp., Green Bay, as staff attorney responsible for litigation management, contracts, and other legal matters. She previously was corporate counsel for a health service organization in Appleton.

    Steven D. Hitzeman, Marquette 1988, Patricia Janka Sandoz, Nebraska 1991, and Timothy A. Hawley, Marquette 1988, have joined Stellpflug, Janssen, Hammer, Kirschling & Bartels S.C., DePere. Hitzeman continues in plaintiff's personal injury litigation, worker's compensation, and Social Security disability law. He previously was a partner at Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman S.C., Green Bay. Sandoz continues in worker's compensation, Social Security disability law, and plaintiff's personal injury litigation. She previously was a trial attorney with the Law Offices of Stilp & Cotton, and trial counsel for Liberty Mutual and Wausau Insurance companies. Hawley is involved in alternative dispute resolution and continues in personal injury, insurance defense, and general civil litigation. He previously was a staff attorney with an insurance company and general counsel for another insurance company.

    Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

    John A. Chavez, U.W. 1990, has reopened his private practice as Chavez Law Office in Cambridge, focusing in criminal law. He formerly was with Loniello, Johnson, Simonini & Chavez, Cambridge.

    Raymond G. Clausen, Emory 1980, and H. Elizabeth (Liz) Severson, Emory 1980, have opened Clausen & Severson, 4510 Regent St., Madison. The partnership handles worker's compensation, personal injury, and civil rights litigation. Clausen and Severson formerly practiced insurance defense as in-house counsel. Prior to that Clausen served as a prosecutor in Wood County, and Severson served as a prosecutor in Lincoln and Portage counties. Clausen is treasurer of the Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys Inc.

    The Law Offices of Steven M. Epstein, U.W. 1971, have relocated to 735 N. Water St., Suite 610, Milwaukee.

    Stephen E. Mays, Thomas M. Cooley 1995, has opened Mays Law Office S.C., 123 E. Main St., Suite 201, Madison. He previously was a partner with Kelly Habermehl & Mays S.C.

    Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has opened a new office at N19 W24133 Riverwood Dr., Pewaukee, offering personal and commercial legal services.
    The office will be staffed by new hires and firm members who live in Waukesha County and have volunteered to relocate their practices from downtown Milwaukee. The office will be organized into seven practice areas: corporate and business; estate and financial planning; intellectual property; labor, employment law, and employee benefits; land and resources (environmental/real estate); litigation; and taxation.

    James A. Quartemont, Drake 1996, has become a shareholder in Carmichael Law Offices S.C., Tomah. The firm has been renamed Carmichael & Quartemont S.C.

    The Law Offices of Debra Riedel, Marquette 1989, have relocated to 622 N. Water St., Suite 400, Milwaukee; and to 11040 W. Bluemound Rd., Suite 100, Wauwatosa. The firm practices family law.

    Mark D. Schubert, U.W. 1991 cum laude, has been elected shareholder with Silton, Seifert, Carlson & Gamble S.C., Appleton. The firm is now called Silton, Seifert, Carlson, Gamble & Schubert S.C. Shubert will focus on divorce and family law.

    Appointments, Elections

    David Barnes, California-Davis 1984, has been appointed to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institution's Invest-Wisconsin Advisory Board by Gov. McCallum.

    William W. Brash III, Marquette 1978, was appointed to replace the late Stanley A. Miller as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge by Gov. McCallum.

    Michael R. Christopher, U.W. 1972, has been elected to a three-year term on the Downtown Madison Inc. board of directors. Christopher practices with DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison, focusing on land use matters, zoning, annexation, and government relations issues.

    The Crawford County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - James P. Czajkowski; and secretary/treasurer - Mark A. Peterson, both of Prairie du Chien.

    Jan E. Kearney, U.W. 1976, has been appointed judge of the Superior Court for Pima County, Ariz. She was formerly assistant U.S. attorney in Tucson, Ariz.

    Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, president of Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected treasurer for the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA); he will serve a two-year term on the board of directors. NARCA is a professional organization of attorneys servicing the credit granting community.

    Stephen Lesavich, U.W. 1995, with McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Chicago, Ill., was elected president of the International Society of Law and Technology.

    Donald M. Lieb, U.W. 1974, with Otjen, Van Ert, Lieb & Weir S.C., Milwaukee, was elected president of the board of directors of the Golf Founda-tion of Wisconsin. The foundation is an umbrella organization formed by many of the state's golf-related groups, whose mission is to preserve and promote golf in Wisconsin. With its national partner, The First Tee, the foundation operates five learning centers throughout the state, including one in Milwaukee, for children and others new to the game.

    Truman Q. McNulty, Marquette 1948, of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., was elected to the Council of the American Bar, Senior Lawyers Division, which plans and directs administration of 21 substantive law committees, book publishing, and special educational programs for the 10,100 division members.

    Robert A. Mich Jr., U.W. 1996, has been reappointed as legal counsel for the Wisconsin Jaycees. He is a senior associate with Kay & Andersen S.C., Madison, practicing primarily in civil litigation, personal injury, construction law, and general business law.

    Joseph W. Skupniewitz, U.W. 1966, clerk of court of the Western District of Wisconsin, has been reappointed as part-time U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Wisconsin. Skupniewitz has been clerk of court since 1971 and a part-time U.S. magistrate judge since 1972.

    David Wambach, Marquette 1985, was appointed to the Wisconsin Pardon Board by Gov. McCallum. He is with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.

    Charles Herro, U.W. 1949, and Harry Rummel, Marquette 1946, were elected copresidents of the West of the Bark River Bar Association, a long-standing informal association of practitioners in northern and western Waukesha County.

    David A. Westrup, Michigan 1989, was appointed vice chair of the ABA Antitrust Law Section's Civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Committee. He is with von Briesen Purtell & Roper, Milwaukee.

    The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers has elected the following officers: president - Keith R. Clifford, Madison; president-elect - Lynn R. Laufenberg, Milwaukee; vice president - Bruce R. Bachhuber, Green Bay; secretary - David M. Skoglind, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Daniel A. Rottier, Madison.

    The Wisconsin School Attorneys Association has elected these officers: president - Kirk D. Strang, Madison; vice president - James M. Ward, Eau Claire ; and secretary - Ken Cole, Madison.

    The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Scott Roberts, U.W. 1979, to the Board of Administrative Oversight (BAO). Roberts is a former Portage County assistant district attorney, now in private practice. He also has been a prosecutor in Rock and Rusk counties, and a public defender in Rock and Milwaukee counties. Roberts replaces Janesville attorney John W. Holzhuter, who resigned from the BAO.

    The court has made 14 appointments to the district investigative committees that are part of the lawyer regulation system.

    District 7 (Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties): Ellen M. Dahl, who owns and manages rental property in the Wisconsin Rapids area. Dahl and her husband operated Dahl's Floral Gardens for 30 years.

    District 8 (Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, and St. Croix counties): Sara R. Trott Vinopal, Marquette 1994, with Vinopal Law Office, Eau Claire.

    District 16 (Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, and Vilas counties): Judy A. Frymark, a senior casualty claims specialist with Church Mutual Insurance Co., Merrill. Frymark is also a paralegal and has held internships and volunteer positions with the Portage County Public Defender's Office and the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

    District 2 (Milwaukee County): John T. Hanlon, a retired architectural engineer from Elm Grove; Henry H. Uihlein, a retired businessman from River Hills who spent 47 years in the appliance industry, serving as president of a company that manufactured and distributed freezers, small refrigerators, and more.

    District 5 (La Crosse area): James W. Geissner, director of human resources and risk management for the city of La Crosse; and Linda Lee Sondreal, senior librarian at Murphy Library on the campus of the U.W.-La Crosse.

    District 9 (Dane County): Nina Petrovich Bartell, Ph.D., a psychologist in private practice in Madison, and a mediator for divorcing couples and a consulting staff psychologist at the U.W.-Madison graduate program in clinical psychology; Charles A. Bunge, Ph.D., a retired U.W. professor, who was granted emeritus status; Maureen McGlynn Flanagan, U.W. 1974, an assistant attorney general with the Department of Justice in Madison, focusing in appellate work; Frederick Huguenin "Fritz" Miller, U.W. 1967, an assistant state public defender who has served in the State Public Defender's Office since 1990; Judith A. Miller, who coordinates the release of new software at Madison's Epic Systems Corporation. Miller develops policies, maintains licensing, and trains customer support staff; Ellen E. Pritzkow, who served from 1996 to 2001 as a foreign language teacher at Elm Lawn School in Middleton; and Todd G. Smith, U.W. 1966, who practices in complex commercial and insurance litigation with the Madison law firm of LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn.
    The court has reappointed James D. Friedman, Notre Dame 1972, to serve on the Preliminary Review Committee of the lawyer regulation system. Friedman is a partner with Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, practicing in financial institutions law.

    The Wood County Bar Association has elected the following officers: president - Ann E. Stevning-Roe, Marshfield; president-elect - Timothy S. Gebert, Wisconsin Rapids; and treasurer - Frances A. Washington, Marshfield.

    Authors, Speakers

    Lawrence G. Albrecht, Valparaiso 1973, shareholder of First, Blondis, Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak s.c., recently presented a series of lectures on clinical law education and human rights law on behalf of the American Bar Association CEELI Program to the faculty of law and European Law Students Association at the University of Belgrade, the University of NoviSad, and Nis University.

    Ross Kodner, Marquette 1986, is co-author of the ABA Law Practice Management Section's "Flying Solo, 3rd Edition," a comprehensive start-up guide for lawyers considering solo practice. He also completed and delivered more than 150 CLE presentations on legal technology topics. He also assisted the New York State Bar Association in creating and managing "New York Legal TechAid," a comprehensive disaster recovery and planning resource, at www.microlaw.com/nyrelief. He was reappointed chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section's computer & technology division. Kodner is founder and president of MicroLaw Inc., Milwaukee.

    Robert J. Lightfoot II, Hamline 1995, and Diane M. Pica, U.W. 1988, both of Murphy & Desmond S.C., Lawyers, Madison, spoke at the American Health Lawyers Association annual conference in New Orleans, on "surveying in the areas of nutrition, hydration, and activities."

    Michael J. Remington, U.W. 1973, testified before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Represent-atives, on the "operations of the judicial misconduct statutes." The oversight hearing explored a number of subjects ranging from judicial accountability to judicial independence. He is a partner in Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Awards, Degrees, Honors

    Michael Bernstein, Univ. of Pacific McGeorge 1985, has been elected to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin's board of directors. The foundation grants wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. Bernstein is senior vice president of acquisitions and strategic planning for Cobalt Corp., Waukesha, and is president of Compcare Health Services Insurance Co., a Cobalt subsidiary.

    John Cabaniss, Wayne State 1981, of the Law Office of John C. Cabaniss, and Kent I. Carnell, U.W. 1970, with Lawton & Cates S.C., Madison, have achieved board certification as a civil trial advocate through the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

    William T. Curran, Marquette 1975, with Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton S.C., Mauston, was admitted to fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

    William J. Domina, U.W. 1985, was awarded the 2001 Lynn Smith Award for excellence in tobacco control from the American Cancer Society (ACS), Midwest Division. Domina was recognized as one of the 25 leaders in tobacco control in Wisconsin for the 25th anniversary of the ACS Great American Smokeout, due to his work on the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board, as a special liaison between the ACS and the Wisconsin Attorney General's Office during the tobacco litigation in Wisconsin, and as the president of the Waukesha School Board. He is a member of the State Bar's board of governors.

    Gerardo H. Gonzalez, U.W. 1988, managing partner of Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan L.L.P., has been named a member of the national Product Liability Advisory Council, a nonprofit corporation that monitors legal developments in product liability, develops positions on related issues, and files amicus briefs to advocate its positions. Gonzalez directs his firm's litigation practice.

    Nicholas J. McNamara, U.W. 1993, and Douglas E. Swanson, Iowa 1990, have been named specialists in civil law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Both are shareholders in Habush Habush & Rottier, McNamara in the Madison office and Swanson in the Waukesha office.

    Robert C. Johnson, U.W. 1992, has been named a member of Husch & Eppenberger LLC, St. Louis, Mo. He practices in the labor and employment practice group in the firm's Kansas City office.

    Evan Y. Lin, U.W. 1998, has earned a CPA license. Lin is with Stellpflug, Janssen, Hammer, Kirschling & Bartels S.C., DePere, practicing in estate planning, tax law, business formations, and general corporate and business matters.

    Stephen W. Hayes Richard B. Schoenbohm
    Hayes Schoenbohm

    Stephen W. Hayes, Illinois 1969, and Richard B. Schoenbohm, Indiana-Bloomington 1980, have been certified as adoption mediators by the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Hayes is a shareholder with The Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha. Schoenbohm is a partner with Schoenbohm & Schoenbohm, Appleton.

    Hon. Andrew L. Somers Jr., NYU 1960, was presented the Dan O'Kennedy award for his outstanding efforts for peace and justice in Ireland by the Irish American Unity Conference at its convention in Washington, D.C. Judge Somers has spent the last 15 years investigating, reporting, and speaking about human rights abuses in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. He is the former Fitchburg city judge and was a long-time Wisconsin assistant attorney general.

    Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction, has completed a 25-hour divorce mediation training sponsored by the U.W. He is expanding his practice to include divorce mediation. He continues practicing divorce, paternity, appeals, arbitration, and collaborative law. He is a shareholder with Burbach & Stansbury S.C., Milwaukee.

    James D. Sweet, U.W. 1978, a shareholder with Murphy & Desmond S.C. Lawyers, Madison, served as moderator for the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. Rebecca R. DeMarb, U.W. 1997, an associate with the firm, has become a member of the United Way Rosenberry Society.

    Robert A. Teper, Marquette 1959, was honored by the Metropolitan Builders Association as associate of the year, the highest honor bestowed on an associate member of the organization. Teper joined the organization in 1980 and has served as its chief legal counsel. He is active on the association's developers council, by-laws review task force, government affairs committee, construction arbitration board, and associate advisory board. Teper is a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.

    Randy S. Nelson
    Nelson

    Randy S. Nelson, of Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, was featured in the Tax & Estate Planning Focus issue of the Small Business Times. The publication extensively quoted Nelson, a recognized authority in tax & estate planning, regarding his insights into the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and its many effects on estate planning.

    Pro Bono, Public Service

    Claire Weber, Indiana 1976, recently returned from volunteering for a year with the American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiatives program (ABA/CEELI), which provides former Soviet countries with the technical assistance of American lawyers to help the countries move toward the rule of law. Weber was the only ABA/CEELI American lawyer in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where her work included providing assistance to Parliament and its staff, institution building projects with NGOs, and development of law student organizations and advocacy training. She also provided assistance to the parliaments of Slovakia and Tajikistan and participated in ABA/CEELI projects in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

    In Memoriam

    John C. Ahlgrim, U.W. 1949, Bangkok, Thailand, June 3, 1925 - March 17, 2001.

    Harry J. Allen, Marquette 1928, Sarasota, Fla., Jan. 23, 1907 - Oct. 13, 2001.

    Donald J. Beyer, U.W. 1948, Madison, April 25, 1922 - Feb. 17, 2001.

    Michelle L. Brook, U.W. 1995, Brookfield, Feb. 25, 1965 - Dec. 5, 2001.

    Richard Hunter, Northwestern 1933 summa cum laude, Waukesha, April 30, 1909 - Dec. 19, 2001.

    Hon. John C. Jaekels, Marquette 1949, Green Bay, June 23, 1921 - Oct. 26, 2001.

    Andrea L. Musson, Marquette 2001, Greenfield, Nov. 6, 1974 - Nov. 27, 2001.

    Richard J. Palmersheim, Marquette 1957, Brookfield, Oct. 3, 1929 - Sept. 6, 2000.

    Lloyd J. Paust, U.W. 1936, Columbus, Sept. 8, 1910 - March 1, 2000.

    John Peyton, U.W. 1954, Racine, Dec. 7, 1928 - Dec. 11, 2001.

    Donald F. Reinoehl, U.W. 1936, Darlington, Feb. 21, 1909 - Oct. 24, 2001.

    Charles F. Smith, U.W. 1948, Rhinelander, July 16, 1918 - April 17, 2001.

    Royal J. Voegeli, U.W. 1950, Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 1926 - Feb. 2001.

    Franics J. Wilcox, U.W. 1932, Eau Claire, - Jan. 2, 2002.


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