Wisconsin Lawyer Vol. 83, No. 11, November 2010
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
E. Bryn Barrett, Tulane 2005, has joined Thorpe & Christian S.C., Delavan, as an associate and concentrates on family law and general litigation.
Anissa Boeckman, Marquette 2007, has joined Grady, Hayes & Neary LLC, Waukesha, as an associate and focuses on insurance defense, children’s law, and commercial litigation.
Keith R. Butler, U.W. 1984 cum laude, has joined Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, Milwaukee and Delafield, and concentrates in estate planning and probate, general business, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions.
Scott M. Butler, Marquette 2010, and Daniel N. Van Slett, Marquette 2009, have joined Dahlberg Przybyla Law LLC, Jackson. Butler focuses on personal injury, worker’s compensation, and criminal defense matters. Van Slett focuses on business law, criminal defense, family law, and estate planning.
Amber K. Hakes, Drake 2008 with high honors, has joined Kim & LaVoy S.C., Brookfield, and concentrates in criminal and drunk-driving defense matters.
Michael Kohler, Illinois 2000, has joined the Marcus Corp., Milwaukee, as senior counsel, concentrating on representing the company’s theater and hotel divisions in employment law matters. He previously was with Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee.
Ryan D. Krumrie, Hamline 2007, has joined Hager, Dewick & Zuengler S.C., Green Bay, as an associate and concentrates in business, real estate, and employment law; litigation; and mergers and acquisitions. He previously practiced in Minneapolis.
Kelly L. Lowery, Marquette 2010, has joined the Milwaukee office of Cross Law Firm S.C. and practices in the disability discrimination and accommodation and the wage and hour, compensation, and benefits practice areas.
Christie L. Olson, Marquette 2010 with honors, has joined Hetzel & Nelson LLC, West Bend, as an associate, practicing in criminal defense, personal injury, and family law.
Douglas J. Marsch, U.W. 2008 cum laude, and A. John Richter, Iowa 2007 with distinction, have joined the Milwaukee office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Marsch is with the labor and employment practice. Richter is with the health-care practice.
Jennifer L. Ryczek, Marquette 2009, has joined Halling & Cayo S.C., Milwaukee, and continues to practice in bankruptcy, family law, traffic law, and estate planning.
Lacie L. Shook, Marquette 2006, has been promoted to associate general counsel and compliance counsel for Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., Springfield, Mo.
Several attorneys have joined the Madison office of Stafford & Rosenbaum LLP. Connie Anderson, U.W. 1986, practices in local government, land use, real estate, and commercial development matters. Paul Kent, U.W. 1981, focuses on environmental regulatory matters. Chad Koplien, Marquette 1997, is a senior associate and focuses on litigation, business law, and government law. Anne Schacherl, U.W. 1979, is of counsel and focuses on estate planning and administration.
John C. Vitek, Nebraska 1985, has joined the Milwaukee office of Mallery & Zimmerman S.C. as a shareholder and practices with the tax, real estate, and corporate/business/health-care groups.
Andrew Adams III, U.W. 2006, has joined Jacobson Buffalo Magnuson Anderson & Hogan P.C., St. Paul, as an associate and focuses on federal Indian and gaming law. He previously was general counsel for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians in Hertel.
Kyle Costello, U.W. 2010, and Kevin Kreger, Marquette 2009, have joined Boyle Fredrickson, Milwaukee. Costello focuses on intellectual property acquisition, enforcement, and licensing. Kreger focuses on computer, electronics, and software intellectual property.
Pedro Colón, U.W. 1994, has been appointed to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court by Gov. Jim Doyle. He previously was in private practice and also represented the 8th Assembly District in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Brian E. Cothroll, U.W. 2003 magna cum laude, has joined A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, as assistant general counsel. He previously was with Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee.
Three attorneys have been promoted to shareholder at Davis & Kuelthau s.c. Daniel Kaminsky, Marquette 2002 cum laude, focuses on real estate development and commercial real estate transactions in the Milwaukee office. Geoffrey Lacy, Marquette 2002, focuses on employment law in the Green Bay office. Matthew McClean, Marquette 2002, focuses on commercial litigation in the Milwaukee office. Robert A. Mathers, William Mitchell 1990, has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Oshkosh office. He also is a CPA and previously was president of Clifton Gunderson’s wealth management group, based in Madison.
Joel Graham, Washington 2007, has joined the Madison office of Merchant & Gould PC as an associate and concentrates in intellectual property law. He previously was senior court counsel for the Republic of Palau Supreme Court.
Robert Hawley, Villanova 1974, has been appointed to the Winnebago County Circuit Court by Gov. Jim Doyle. He served on the bench from 1982 to 2006 and also has been a Winnebago County assistant corporation counsel, assistant district attorney, and district attorney.
Wendy Helgemo, Colorado 1995, has joined the staff of Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as counsel for Indian affairs. She previously was with the National American Indian Housing Council.
Nicole C. Maher, Marquette 2006, has joined the Pewaukee headquarters of Waterstone Mortgage Corp. as corporate counsel.
Cate L. May, Marquette 2010, has joined Rose & deJong S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate and focuses on business and commercial litigation.
Molly Hogan McKinley, U.W. 2001, has been promoted to shareholder at Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd., Racine and Lake Forest, Ill., and continues to concentrate in U.S. and foreign patent and trademark matters.
Benjamin A. Menzel, Marquette 2002, has joined Beck, Chaet, Bamberger & Polsky S.C., Milwaukee, and focuses on commercial and business litigation and debtor/creditor matters.
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Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Callie M. Bell, Baylor 2003, and Michelle Manning, U.W. 2001, have formed Bell & Manning LLC, 122 E. Olin Ave., Madison, which focuses on U.S. and international patent matters. Bell previously was with Foley & Lardner LLP. Manning previously was with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Meredith Porembski, U.W. 2007, has joined the firm as an associate. She previously was with Foley & Lardner LLP.
Umentum Law Office S.C., Green Bay, has changed its name to Umentum & Kimps S.C. Firm members Corey D. Kimps, Florida State 2005, and Paul P. Umentum, U.W. 1984, offer a range of services including estate planning, personal injury, business law, real estate, and family law.
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Appointments, Elections
Christine Rew Barden, Indiana-Indianapolis 1995, has been appointed to the State Bar Board of Governors for District 9. She is a shareholder with the Madison office of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. and focuses on trust and estate matters.
Mark T. Ehrmann, U.W. 1985, has been elected chair of Forward Wisconsin, a nonprofit corporation created to foster economic development in the state. He is with the corporate services group in the Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
Cristina D. Hernandez, Harvard 1995, has been chosen for the inaugural class of a pilot project entitled Value-Based Skills: Equipping the Next Generation of Latina Corporate Practice Leaders, sponsored by the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel. She is a partner in the commercial litigation group in the Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
Brian Mahany, Tulane 1983, has been named to the International Association of Asset Recovery board. He is a principal in Mahany & Ertl LLC, Pewaukee.
Onnie Leach Smith, Marquette 1990, has been appointed to the Menasha Corp. board. She is with Delafield Law Offices, Delafield.
Bill Weigel, Marquette 1984, has been elected president of the National Organization of Bar Counsel, an organization of discipline and ethics counsel from the United States, Canada, and Australia. He is litigation counsel for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation.
Ashley L. Belleau, Tulane 1984, has become national president of the Federal Bar Association. She focuses on commercial law at Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz LLP, New Orleans.
Roberta F. (Bobbi) Howell, U.W. 1989, has been elected president of the Western Wisconsin Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She is a partner in the Madison office of Foley & Lardner LLP.
The Leander J. Foley Jr. Matrimonial Inns of Court has elected the following officers: president – David B. Karp, Marquette 1982, Karp Law Offices S.C., Milwaukee; vice president – Rebecca Millenbach, Marquette 2001, Nelson & Davis LLC, Wauwatosa; treasurer – Linnea J. Matthiesen, Marquette 2003, Milwaukee County Children’s Court; secretary – Kent Tess-Mattner, Marquette 1980, Schmidt, Rupke, Tess-Mattner & Fox S.C., Brookfield; and member at large/counselor – Debra N. Fohr, Marquette 2002, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee.
Mike Maxwell, Marquette 2001, has been elected president of the Town of Brookfield Police and Fire Commission. He practices bankruptcy and consumer advocacy in Wauwatosa.
Scott B. Taylor, Marquette 1992, has been appointed to the Wisconsin Insurance Plan Governing Committee. He is a principal shareholder with Urban & Taylor S.C., Milwaukee.
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Authors, Speakers
Authors of the recently revised third volume of The Law of Damages in Wisconsin (State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE, 5th ed. 2010) are the following: Terry J. Booth, Marquette 1981, and Donald H. Piper, U.W. 1972, Piper & Schmidt, Milwaukee; Andrew J. Clarkowski, U.W. 1995, and Steven M. Streck, U.W. 1987, Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison; Claude J. Covelli, U.W. 1972, and Catherine M. Rottier, U.W. 1986, Boardman Suhr Curry & Field LLP, Madison; Stephanie L. Finn, U.W. 1991, and Webster A. Hart, William Mitchell 1967, Herrick & Hart S.C., Eau Claire; Carl D. Fortner, U.W. 1986, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Stephen L. Fox, Marquette 1992, and Kent A. Tess-Mattner, Marquette 1980, Schmidt, Rupke, Tess-Mattner & Fox S.C., Brookfield; Robert L. Gegios, U.W. 1981, and Stephen D.R. Taylor, Marquette 2007, Kohner, Mann & Kailas S.C., Milwaukee; Thomas Gonzalez, U.W. 1998, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; John W. Hein, New York Univ. 1970, and Melinda A. Hein, Harvard 1999, Godfrey, Braun & Frazier LLP, Milwaukee; Thomas J. Lonzo, U.W. 1989, Cook & Franke S.C., Milwaukee; Patrick Jon Lubenow, U.W. 1984, SmithAmundsen LLC, Milwaukee; Steven P. Means, Iowa 1987, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison; Mary Carolyn Turke, U.W. 1996, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; and Susan R. Tyndall, Marquette 1985, CMT Legal Group Ltd., Milwaukee.
Several attorneys currently or formerly with the Wisconsin State Public Defender (SPD) have authored the recently revised Wisconsin Juvenile Law Handbook (State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE, 3rd ed. 2010). Current SPD attorneys are Andrea Taylor Cornwall, U.W. 1991, Melinda Swartz, Minnesota 1990, and David Zerwick, U.W. 1978, Milwaukee; Shelley M. Fite, U.W. 2006, Eileen Huie, U.W. 2005, and Gina M. Pruski, U.W. 1992, Madison; Margaret Johnson, Marquette 2001, and Janice P. Pasaba, Marquette 1996, Racine; Jean M. LaTour, U.W. 1993, and Eryn Menden, U.W. 2002, Waukesha; and Mary A. Wolfe, Marquette 1987, Fond du Lac. Kellie M. Krake, U.W. 1991, now is with International Bridges to Justice, Geneva, Switzerland.
Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction, has written “Accessibility to a Parent’s Psychotherapy Records in Custody Disputes: How Can the Competing Interests Be Balanced?,” Behavioral Science & the Law Journal (Summer 2010). He is a shareholder with Burbach & Stansbury S.C., Milwaukee, and concentrates in family law.
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Awards, Degrees, Honors
Eunice Gibson, U.W. 1973, received the William I. Thornton Outstanding Faculty Award from the International Municipal Lawyers Association at its annual conference in New Orleans in October. She is retired as Madison city attorney.
Jeffrey P. Aiken, Marquette 1972 cum laude, has received certification as a mediator with the International Mediation Institute in the Netherlands. He is senior counsel with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee.
Foley & Lardner LLP is an honorable mention recipient of the 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.
Rob Jaskulski, Marquette 1988, and Tim Trecek, Marquette 1993, have been invited to induction as fellows of the International Society of Barristers, which honors top-tier trial attorneys. Jaskulski and Trecek are with the West Bend office of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C.
Wisconsin Judicare Inc. has named its top 10 participating attorneys of 2010. Individuals honored are the following: David Brown, U.W. 1957, Green Bay; Don Hermanson, U.W. 1979, and Andrew Schmidt, Hamline 1998, Wausau; Autumn Lindquist, William Mitchell 2001, Hudson; Karen Lueschow, Syracuse 2005, Stevens Point; Stephen Muza, John Marshall 1979, Menomonie; Terry Nussberger, Valparaiso 1983, Ladysmith; Teresa Selenske, William Mitchell 1997, Wisconsin Rapids; Matthew Torgerson, Minnesota 2004, Eau Claire; and Mark Wittman, Wake Forest 1989, Marshfield.
Maria Gonzalez Knavel, Marquette 1993, received the 2010 Association of Women Lawyers Community Involvement Award. She is a partner in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner LLP and is a member of the health-care and life sciences industry teams and the government enforcement, compliance, and white-collar-defense practice group.
Karyn Rotker, U.W. 1986, received a Commitment to Justice Award from Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee in September. She is a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation.
Brenda Sunby, John Marshall 1998, received the Mentor Award from the Association of Women Lawyers. She is with the Wausau, Rhinelander, and Stevens Point offices of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C.
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In Memoriam
Ralph J. Huiras, Marquette 1941, Port Washington, June 8, 1918 – Sept. 27, 2010.
Gene D. Linehan, U.W. 1973, Wausau, July 27, 1944 – Sept. 10, 2010.
Marvin Mandel, Marquette 1949, Milwaukee, June 19, 1924 – May 31, 2010.
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