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  • June 05, 2024

    Admitted in 1974: State Bar Celebrates 50-year Members

    The State Bar is celebrating the lawyers admitted in 1974, reaching their 50-year milestone in the legal profession. Together, we honor your years of practice and your many achievements.

    Shannon Green

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    Charles Blumenfield stands and waves as he is acknowledged as a fifty-year member.

    June 5, 2024 – In 1974, the U.S. was in the aftermath of the oil crisis and the Watergate scandal. In August, Richard Nixon resigned as president, making Gerald Ford the 38th U.S. president.

    Hank Aaron in April hit his 715th home run – surpassing Babe Ruth’s record. The television show Happy Days premiered, Steven King published Carrie, and ABBA released “Waterloo.”

    In November, “Lucy” – a 3.2-million-year-old hominid Australophithecus afrensis – was discovered in Ethiopia (she was named after the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”). Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik invented the Rubik’s Cube.

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    Fifty-year member Donald Schneider poses for a photo with his wife, Karen.

    And the 233 lawyers listed below were among those admitted to law practice in Wisconsin that year, taking the Attorney’s Oath and signing the Supreme Court’s Roll Book.

    Many of these 50-year members gathered with State Bar leaders and received congratulations from Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler at a celebration luncheon May 23 in Delafield.

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    Fifty-year member Joseph Owens of New Berlin (center) celebrates with Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler (right) and Debra Riedel (left).

    “Practicing law is not always fun, and sticking with it is even more challenging at times,” she said. “But you did it with vision, determination, and commitment.”

    “I know that each of you have stories to tell of the great work that you've done,” she said.

    This year, the State Bar of Wisconsin celebrates the lawyers admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1974, reaching their 50-year milestone as Wisconsin lawyers. Together, we honor your years of practice and your many achievements.

    Congratulations!

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    The event included a special award from the State Bar of Wisconsin Senior Lawyers Division to long-time Reedsburg attorney Myron LaRowe, who passed away in March 2023. Accepting the award were Myron's wife, Rosemary, and son Chris. Find out more about Myron LaRowe in the March 10, 2023, and Dec. 4, 2023, issues of InsideTrack.​​

    More About Our 50-year Members

    Find out more about 50-year members Jim Johnson and Linda Roberson, profiled in earlier issues of InsideTrack by State Bar legal writer Jeff M. Brown.

    Celebrate Our 50-year Members

    Michael C. Ablan, Hayward

    Mark D. Alberg, Tomahawk

    Hon. John C. Albert, Sun Prairie

    Lawrence G. Albrecht, Milwaukee

    James C. Alexander, Monona

    Edward S. Alschuler, Redmond

    Hon. Daniel P. Anderson, Howard

    Robert J. Asti, Brookfield

    Lee R. Atterbury, Cross Plains

    Steven A. Bach, Madison

    James H. Bailey, Siesta Key

    James L. Bartells, Wausau

    John S. Bartholomew, Shawano

    James L. Beck, Wausau

    Edward R. Beierle, Studio City

    Richard L. Binder, Sheboygan

    William R. Binetti, Green Valley

    Hon. Martin Binn, Oconomowoc

    Melvin H. Blanke, Plymouth

    Charles S. Blumenfield, Pewaukee

    Linda H. Bochert, Middleton

    Ralf R. Boer, Milwaukee

    Eldon L. Bohrofen, Sheboygan

    Kathleen Callan Brady, Oconomowoc

    Ronald J. Brejcha, Waukesha

    Terence J. Bridgman, Wauwatosa

    Andrew S. Brignone, Las Vegas

    Hon. J. Michael Brounoff, Plano

    Dennis M. Burg, Eagle River

    Mary L. Burks, Paauilo

    Hon. Gary L. Carlson, Medford

    Michael P. Carlton, Milwaukee

    John M. Cashman, Manitowoc

    Paul T. Cholis, South Bend

    John T. Clark, Mequon

    John F. Cleary, Scottsdale

    Keith R. Clifford, Madison

    Linda M. Clifford, Madison

    James E. Collis, Fox Point

    E. John Conforti, Wauwatosa

    James B. Connell, Wausau

    Hon. Thomas R. Cooper, Wauwatosa

    Paul M. Cornett, Bradenton

    James F. Daly, Milwaukee

    John W. Daniels, Jr., Milwaukee

    Charles M. Davies, Brookfield

    Michael R. Davis, Las Cruces

    Mary L. Detjen, Deerfield

    Lloyd J. Dickinson, Milwaukee

    James R. Donohoo, Greenfield

    Daniel R. Doucette, Brookfield

    Catherine M. Doyle, Milwaukee

    James J. Dries, Mequon

    Stephen J. Dunlap, Hudson

    Kevin B. Dunn, Milwaukee

    Timothy J. Elverman, Fort Lauderdale

    Harry C. Engstrom, Madison

    Hon. Patrick J. Faragher, Hendersonville

    Dennis Fay, Madison

    Thompson E. Fehr, Ogden

    David B. Feingold, Janesville

    Steven C. Feurer, Milwaukee

    James H. Finn, III, Brookfield

    Patricia A. Fitzgerald, Mount Horeb

    Peter D. Flaherty, Madison

    Hon. David T. Flanagan, III, Madison

    Thomas J. Flanagan, Mequon

    Richard S. Florsheim, Milwaukee

    J. William Frank, III, Racine

    David E. Frasch, Chippewa Falls

    Joseph D. Frinzi, Scottsdale

    Hon. William M. Gabler, Eau Claire

    ​Hon. Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz, Racine

    Michael A. Gehl, Milwaukee

    G. Jeffrey George, Maple Grove

    Gregory B. Gill, Appleton

    David J. Gilles, Madison

    William C. Gleisner, III, Brookfield

     

    Peter D. Goldberg, Milwaukee

    Hon. Bonnie Lynn Gordon, Milwaukee

    Martin J. Gregorcich, Greendale

    Thomas E. Grodin, Encino

    Michael G. Grzeca, De Pere

    James B. Gunz, Neenah

    Neil F. Guttormsen, Kenosha

    J Thomas Haley, Madison

    H Stephen Halloway, Fernandina Beach

    James E. Halvorson, Honolulu

    Robert E. Hankel, Racine

    Ronald D. Hantman, Chatham

    Daniel T. Hardy, Fitchburg

    James W. Harris, Mineral Point

    John W. Hart, Waupaca

    Hon. Glenn H. Hartley, Irma

    Michael W. Hatch, Milwaukee

    Hugh J. Hayes, Middleton

    John A. Heibl, Madison

    Patricia M. Heim, La Crosse

    Harvey Held, Wauwatosa

    Paul B. Hewitt, Bethesda

    Thomas C. Hochstatter, Milwaukee

    Michael W. Holland, Beloit

    Dean M. Horwitz, Brookfield

    Timothy J. Hyland, Lindenhurst

    James A. Johnson, Rhinelander

    R Roth Judd, Madison

    John J. Kastl, Wauwatosa

    Floyd S. Keene, Deerfield

    John M. Kelly, Oshkosh

    Howard M. Kesselman, Prescott

    Hon. Michael Kirchman, Soldiers Grove

    James E. Kittelsen, Safety Harbor

    Berta S. Klimczyk, Janesville

    Thomas D. Kuehl, Wauwatosa

    Roger T. Lambert, Brookfield

    Richard J. Langer, South Jordan

    Harold A. Laufer, Beverly Hills

    Richard R. Laurent, Green Bay

    Esther Cohen Lee, Milwaukee

    Helge K. Lee, Saint Albans

    Charles A. Leppert, Fox Point

    Barry M. Levenson, Verona

    John H. Lhost, Milwaukee

    Donald M. Lieb, Savannah

    John W. Lohre, Milwaukee

    K Thor Lundgren, Greenwood Village

    Dennis R. Lynch, Burlington

    Karen B. Maclay, Mequon

    James P. Maloney, Milwaukee

    Valerie S. Mannis, Middleton

    James Manske, Oshkosh

    Jess Martinez, Jr., Waukesha

    Gary R. McCartan, Fitchburg

    Robert L. McCracken, St Augustine

    Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity, Milwaukee

    James A. Meier, Janesville

    Raymond G. Meyer, II, Port Washington

    Thomas H. Mihal, Waukesha

    Daniel J. Minahan, Menomonee Falls

    Thomas J. Misfeldt, Eau Claire

    Thomas P. Morrissy, Williams Bay

    James T. Murray, Jr., Milwaukee

    Karen L. Nagel, Clovis

    James W. Nellen, II, Sturgeon Bay

    Mark D. Nelson, Saint Paul

    John A. Nelson, Milwaukee

    Frederick C. Nepple, Madison

    Hon. Michael N. Nowakowski, Madison

    Roger J. Nuernberg, Appleton

    Hon. Sarah B. O'Brien, Madison

    Thomas M. Olejniczak, Green Bay

    Robert H. Owen, Jr., Middleton

    Joseph F. Owens, New Berlin

    Bruce M. Peckerman, Milwaukee

    John G. Persa, Brookfield

    Bert D. Petersen, Clear Lake

     

    Roger L. Pettit, Milwaukee

    Thomas J. Phillips, Milwaukee

    Hon. Michael J. Piontek, Racine

    Hon. Donald A. Poppy, Appleton

    Hon. Gerald P. Ptacek, Racine

    Robert G. Pyzyk, Menomonee Falls

    Roger C. Pyzyk, West Allis

    Ronald J. Quillin, La Crosse

    Joseph S. Quinn, Madison

    Michael M. Rajek, Eau Claire

    Douglas A. Ramstack, Waukesha

    Michael D. Regenfuss, Milwaukee

    Hon. David C. Resheske, The Villages

    Paul F. Rice, Elm Grove

    Richard D. Riebel, Brookfield

    Jeffrey R. Riepl, Milwaukee

    Jeffrey D. Riester, Appleton

    James J. Robb, Richland Center

    Linda Roberson, Coral Springs

    Robert F. Roepe, Wauwatosa

    Gregory J. Rogaczewski, Milwaukee

    Mark J. Rogers, Milwaukee

    Gary E. Rosenthal, Milwaukee

    J Drew Ryberg, Eau Claire

    William D. Sabo, Jericho

    Vytautas P. Salna, Portage

    James Samuelsen, Rio

    John A. Sanders, Seattle

    Peter A. Sarasek, Vero Beach

    John E. Schapekahm, Wauwatosa

    John H. Schiek, Rhinelander

    Hon. Bruce K. Schmidt, Hilton Head Island

    Richard E. Schmidt, Cedarburg

    Donald P. Schneider, Weston

    Donald A. Schoenfeld, Milwaukee

    Robert E. Schreiber, Jr., Mequon

    D. Peter Seguin, Woodbury

    Mark A. Seidl, Wausau

    Robert A. Selk, Madison

    James R. Sickel, Green Bay

    William L. Sippel, Saint Paul

    James O. Skarsten, Cedarburg

    Brent D. Skinner, Menomonie

    Robert J. Smith, Madison

    Stephen A. Smith, San Francisco

    Wrede H. Smith, Jr., Madison

    Robert P. Smyth, La Crosse

    Daniel F. Snyder, Park Falls

    R Eric Solem, Englewood

    Mitchell M. Spector, Milwaukee

    James A. Spiegel, Madison

    Thomas F. Steidl, Madison

    George K. Steil, Jr., Janesville

    Walter W. Stern, III, Kenosha

    David F. Stickler, La Crosse

    Daniel D. Stier, Madison

    George B. Strother, IV, Madison

    Robert R. Stroud, Madison

    Paul A. Sturgul, Hurley

    John B. Stutt, Racine

    Paul S. Taylor, Madison

    James H. Thessin, Arlington

    Jeffrey S. Titrud, Montgomery

    Lawrence A. Trebon, Milwaukee

    Adrian T. Ulatowski, Green Bay

    Michael S. Varda, Madison

    Hon. Edward F. Vlack, III, Hudson

    Daniel J. Wacker, Potomac

    David J. Walsh, Berlin

    Daniel B. Watson, La Crescent

    Hon. James A. Wendland, Denver

    William R. Wick, Waukesha

    James A. Wilke, Muskego

    James J. Winiarski, Milwaukee

    James Wolski, North Las Vegas

    Robert D. Zapf, Kenosha



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