New Hires, Promotions, Partners

Jeff Cormell, William Mitchell 2015, has been elected a shareholder with Weld Riley S.C., Eau Claire, and practices in the firm’s Civil Litigation, Municipal, and Business & Corporate sections.

Mashhura Murodillaeva, Iowa 2024, has joined the Madison office of DeWitt LLP Law Firm as an associate and focuses on business law matters.

Dominick Byrne, Marquette 2025, and Kevin Linn, Marquette 2025, have joined O’Leary-Guth Law Office S.C., Mequon, as associates, focusing on estate planning, trust and estate administration, fiduciary services, business law, and tax.

Angela Rust, Marquette 2007 magna cum laude, has joined Michael Best as senior counsel to the firm’s Healthcare Group, serving as an advisor, outside general counsel, and legal strategist for healthcare companies such as provider-owned clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, managed service organizations, and provider networks. Her experience spans multiple states, where she has structured and implemented bundled payment programs, employer-sponsored clinics, collaborative agreements among healthcare providers, and direct contracts between providers and self-funded employers. Rust has taught as adjunct faculty for the Medical College of Wisconsin and at Marian University in Fond du Lac.

Several attorneys have joined von Briesen & Roper s.c.

Logan M. Glasenapp, New Mexico 2018 cum laude, is an associate in the Environmental Section in the Milwaukee office and focuses on real estate and business transactions, environmental permitting, compliance counseling, and enforcement defense. Glasenapp previously served as associate regional counsel for Region 5 of the Environmental Protection Agency and as a staff attorney for the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. Ericka C. Hammett, U.W. 2007 cum laude, is a shareholder in the Insurance Coverage and Risk Management Section in the Milwaukee office and focuses on insurance coverage matters, including advising insurers on first-party property, third-party commercial general liability, professional liability, and bad faith claims.

Sarah R. Lundgren, Marquette 2025, is an associate in the Litigation & Risk Management Section in the Milwaukee office and focuses on mass tort and toxic tort matters. Ryan R. Simatic, William Mitchell 2011 magna cum laude, is a shareholder in the Real Estate Section in the Eau Claire office and focuses on eminent domain. He also has significant experience with a wide range of real estate disputes involving easements, boundaries, adverse possession, land use and zoning, property tax valuation, and property tax exemptions.

The firm’s Trusts and Estates Section has expanded with the addition of Reilly C. Kulas, U.W. 2023, Alexis J. Witte, Marquette 2023, and Ashley E. Ferus, a tax specialist-paralegal and enrolled agent of the IRS. Kulas is an associate in the Neenah office and focuses on estate planning and advising fiduciaries in trust and probate administrations. Witte is an associate in the Milwaukee office and focuses on trust planning, asset protection, tax planning, business formation, and special needs trusts.

Mergers, Relocations, New Offices

Boardman Clark, a full-service law firm based in Madison, has opened a new office at 18650 W. Corporate Drive, Brookfield. Boardman Clark serves individuals, a wide range of business and corporate clients, school districts, and local governments throughout Wisconsin and the broader Midwest region. The firm’s service areas include business, employee benefits, estate planning, family law, financial, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use, municipal, real estate, school, and taxation.

Appointments, Elections

Steven (Steve) J. Krueger, Marquette 2007, of the Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., was recently elected treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin. The role involves careful stewardship of member dues and earned revenue, ensuring the responsible use of funds in support of legal education, public services, and the advancement of the justice system.

Krueger focuses his law practice on representing a broad range of clients on general business matters, real estate, collections, and creditor-debtor law.

Don Wruck, Valparaiso 1999, has joined the Carthage College board of trustees. Wruck is founding partner of Wruck Paupore PC, Dyer, Ind., which represents individuals with serious personal injuries and victims of nursing home abuse. He is also general counsel for the Lake County CASA program, representing children who have been abused and neglected by their families.

Authors, Speakers

Andrew J. Adams, U.W. 2018, Shana Dunn, Marquette 2009, Sean P. Griffin, U.W. 2023, and Travis James West, U.W. 2006, all with West & Dunn LLC, Waunakee and Baraboo, are authors of the new book A Guide to Veterans Benefits (State Bar of Wis. 2025).

Jennifer L. Amundsen, U.W. 2003, Amundsen Law Firm, Madison, is author of the new book Animal Law Handbook (State Bar of Wis. 2025).

Shane Delsman, U.W. 2007, and Zach Willenbrink, Marquette 2011, Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee; Alex Phillips, U.W. 2017, Strauss Borrelli PLLC, Madison; and Kirk Samson, U.W. 1997, Novaspect Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., are authors of the new book The Law of Business on the Internet (State Bar of Wis. 2025).

Aaron Gary, Univ. of California, Davis 1992, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Madison, has authored the revised edition of Alcohol Beverages Regulation in Wisconsin (State Bar of Wis. 3d ed. 2025).

The Hon. Thomas Hruz, Marquette 2002, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III, Wausau, and Nathan Petrashek, Marquette 2009, district staff attorney for District II of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Waukesha, are authors of the new book Standards of Appellate Review in Wisconsin (State Bar of Wis. 2025).

Dennis R. McBride, New York Univ. 1980, has authored A City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest, and Polarization (Indiana University Press 2025). McBride, the mayor of Wauwatosa, wrote about the legal, political, and personal challenges that he and other American mayors faced in 2020 and how the events of that year are still reverberating in the nation’s economy, politics, and psyche.

Awards, Degrees, Honors

The Hon. Scott Corbett, North Dakota 1985, Marathon County Circuit Court, Wausau, received an Honorable Mention award for crime victim service from the Wisconsin Victim Witness Professional Association in May. Judge Corbett was commended for, among other things, his attention to the needs of crime victims and willingness to adapt courtroom procedures to reduce trauma.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) has selected the Hon. Marc Hammer, Missouri 1989, Brown County Circuit Court, to receive its Trial Judge of the Year award. In nominating Judge Hammer, lawyers from “both sides of the aisle” noted his kindness and evenhandedness, respect toward litigants, and thoughtfulness in his rulings, and that it is a joy to be in his courtroom. Judge Hammer will also preside over the mock trial that ABOTA and the State Bar of Wisconsin conduct at the 35th Annual Institute of Trial Practice, to be held on Nov. 13, 2025.

Samantha Pepprock, Cooley Law School 2012, senior counsel at ManpowerGroup in Milwaukee, has been certified as a Negotiation Professional by the American Negotiation Institute.

The University of Wisconsin Law Library has received the Excellence in Community Engagement Award from the American Association of Law Libraries. The law library’s Generative AI Education Initiative was recognized for its extensive outreach and educational programming on the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education and legal practice, providing tailored instruction to students, attorneys, judges, librarians, faculty, administrators, and members of the public. Highlights of the initiative include delivering 20 educational sessions in 2024 reaching over 1,100 people; being on track to exceed that number in 2025, beginning with 700 attendees at the Winter Ethics Seminar; and regularly contributing articles about AI to State Bar of Wisconsin publications.

In Memoriam

Daniel J. Biersdorf, Minnesota 1976, Edina, Minn., March 23, 1950 – May 2, 2025.

Troy R. Brown, U.W. 1972, Westlake, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1944 – March 6, 2025.

Sarah E. Flotte, DePaul 2008, Chicago, June 17, 1983 – July 29, 2023.

Darrell W. Foell, Cincinnati 1960, Dousman, July 13, 1935 – Sept. 21, 2024.

Henry C. Fuller, Marquette 1962, Rosholt, Sept. 11, 1935 – Dec. 29, 2024.

Mark J. Gieringer, Marquette 1977, Coloma, Jan. 9, 1951 – Sept. 25, 2024.

Hon. Michael D. Guolee, Marquette 1969, Milwaukee, Sept. 16, 1940 – May 6, 2025.

Richard E. Hemming, U.W. 1965, Presque Isle, Jan. 26, 1939 – Dec. 14, 2024.

Andrew R. Lauritzen, Harvard 1967, Milwaukee, July 31, 1942 – April 30, 2025.

Gary L. Loofboro, U.W. 1975, Footville, July 6, 1948 – March 15, 2025.

Stephanie Rene Losching, Hamline 2013, Chicago, July 20, 1986 – March 19, 2024.

Gerald C. Opgenorth, U.W. 1967, Spring Green, Aug. 15, 1939 – April 14, 2025.

Charles E. Pellino Jr., U.W. 1968, Sun Prairie, May 2, 1943 – March 27, 2025.

Janice Rhodes, Stanford 1980, Milwaukee, March 3, 1955 – Jan. 31, 2025.

Dee Rowe, U.W. 1986, Lancaster, Oct. 21, 1959 – Feb. 27, 2025.

Michael J. Scholke, Mississippi 2007, Iron Mountain, Mich., Sept. 26, 1981 – April 24, 2025.

Gerald M. Sheehan, Iowa 1972, La Crosse, May 7, 1945 – Dec. 16, 2024.

Joycarol Sherard, Marquette 1979, Brookfield, Dec. 24, 1954 – Feb. 28, 2025.

Mark T. Shore, U.W. 1991, Madison, Jan. 4, 1958 – Jan. 13, 2025.

Eric J. Skille, Marquette 2005, Stevens Point, Nov. 10, 1976 – May 8, 2025.

Theodore I. Smolker, St. John’s 1964, Middleton, Aug. 20, 1937 – July 17, 2024.

Charles E. Stern, Marquette 1976, Madison, May 19, 1948 – May 3, 2025.

Congratulations to Recent Certified Paralegals

Through a State Bar program, paralegals in Wisconsin are eligible to be certified – a credential that demonstrates a paralegal’s dedication to professional development and excellence. The State Bar of Wisconsin Certified Paralegal^™ program is a self-funded, voluntary program for all paralegals in Wisconsin who meet the program’s criteria. For information about the program, visit wisbar.org/paralegal.

The following individuals were newly certified or recertified as of June 2, 2025. For a full list of Certified Paralegals, visit wisbar.org/paralegal.

Taffy Dalton, Smiley Law Office, Portage.

Ashley M. Hirsch, Mawicke & Goisman SC, Milwaukee.

Culeen M. Hoehn, Jensen, Scott, Grunewald & Shiffler SC, Medford.

Brianna K. Jorgensen, Husch Blackwell LLP, Milwaukee.

Justin C. Nadolski, Boardman & Clark LLP, Madison.

Patricia Pfrang, Levy & Levy SC, Cedarburg.

Pamela J. Price, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary PC, Milwaukee.

Doug Theran, Theran Law Firm LLP, Madison.

Marcia A. Vandehey, Dunham Law LLC, Oshkosh.

How to Place your Announcement

If you have moved, become a partner or an associate, or received a promotion or an award, let us know! Email announcements to: MembersOnly@wisbar.org. Notices about State Bar members in good standing are printed as space is available, and subject to editing. Writing guidelines are available here. Questions? Email us or call (608) 250-6127.

Photo placement: Submit a professional-quality photo. If the photo is used, the State Bar will issue an invoice ($35 each). Group photos are not accepted. High-resolution electronic photos are preferred.

Deadline: The first of the month preceding publication. For example, to place an announcement in the May issue, it must be received before April 1.

Ineligible announcements: Talks, speeches (unless they are of national stature), honors from other publications, and political announcements are not accepted.