In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Thomas Arnon Allen, U.W. 1982 cum laude, has been
named an officer of RMT Inc., Madison, where he is senior counsel.
Allen, a registered patent attorney, is responsible for the legal
aspects of RMT's technology development.
David G. Been, Marquette 1987, has been named
assistant corporation counsel for Winnebago County. He previously was
with Bachman, Cummings, McKenzie, McIntyre & Wilson S.C.,
Appleton.
David J. Farley, Marquette 1984, has become a
shareholder in Borgelt Powell Peterson & Frauen S.C., Milwaukee,
practicing in insurance defense, product liability, and tort law.
Paul Kelly, Marquette 1982, and Timothy
Strattner, Marquette 1974, also have joined the firm,
practicing in medical malpractice defense, product liability, and
insurance defense. Both previously were with Schellinger & Doyle
S.C., Waukesha.
Monica Burkert-Brist, U.W. 1987, has been appointed
executive assistant in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison. She
has been an assistant attorney general with the department since 1994.
In 1999 she was made director of the department's contracts, commercial,
and property unit, handling the state's property, contract, and
commercial litigation practice. She later was promoted to administrator
of the division of management services, which handles the DOJ budget,
personnel, and information technology.
Susan Anderson-Clayton, Marquette 1985, and Mark P.
Andringa, Marquette 1992, have joined Cramer, Multhauf & Hammes LLP,
Waukesha, as associates. Anderson-Clayton practices probate law, marital
property, guardianship, and trusts. Andringa practices corporate, real
estate, estate planning, and probate.
Cornelius G. Andringa, U.W. 1958, joins the firm as
of counsel, practicing estate planning and probate.
Mary E. Eberle, Marquette 1999, has joined Boyle
Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate
focusing in patent, trademark, and copyright law. She previously was a
patent attorney in Madison.
Michael P. Erhard, Cincinnati 1973, has joined
Neider & Boucher S.C., Madison, continuing in commercial litigation
including trade secret misappropriation, intellectual property,
information technology, business tort, and shareholder disputes. He
previously was a shareholder at Reinhart, Boerner, Van Duren, Norris
& Rieselbach S.C., and a partner with Foley & Lardner.
Thomas A. Fessler, Pepperdine 1983, has been named
general counsel of Buck Consultants Inc., a subsidiary of Mellon
Financial Corp., New York. He previously was senior counsel to
International Paper Company and vice president and general counsel for
Dover Elevators, Memphis, Tenn.
Michael J. Aprahamian, Yale 1992, Ann I.
Mennell, Michigan 1990, Eric C. Nelson, Yale
1992, and Todd A. Rathe, Iowa 1992 high distinction,
have been elected to partners with Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee.
Aprahamian focuses on commercial litigation, product distribution
matters, legal ethics, and professional responsibility, and is in the
litigation department.
Mennell advises employers on labor and employment law matters and
provides assistance with problem prevention and dispute resolution. She
is in the labor and employment group.
Nelson focuses on product distribution and commercial law issues, and is
in the business law department.
Rathe practices in the intellectual property department's consumer and
industrial products group and counsels on protecting, managing, and
enforcing intellectual property assets. He previously was with a patent
law firm in Minneapolis.
Daniel A. Kaplan, Marquette 1992 cum laude, and Mark
A. Kassel, Valparaiso 1993 summa cum laude, have been elected partners
in the firm's Madison office. Kaplan is in the labor and employment
group, where he counsels employers in employer-employee relationships,
and works with employers on training and union organizing, collective
bargaining, grievance processes, and arbitration. Kassel, a member of
the pharmaceutical practice group, focuses on biotechnical and chemical
patent matters, trademark, copyright, and licensing.
Thomas R. Hrdlick, Georgetown 1988, Michael
A. Kallas, Iowa 1994 high distinction, Jennifer G.
Karron, Marquette 1993 summa cum laude, and David G.
Leuttgen, Texas 1995, have joined the firm's Milwaukee office
as associates.
Hrdlick focuses on corporate and regulatory insurance law. Kallas,
previously with Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., focuses on
regulatory insurance law and mergers and acquisitions of insurance
companies. Both are in the insurance practice group.
Karron joined the business law group, assisting corporations with
international finance matters such as export credit insurance,
forfeiting, and factoring.
Luettgen joined the intellectual property group, bringing experience in
patent prosecution, litigation support, and opinion work.
William F. Grady IV, Marquette 2000, has joined
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., Milwaukee, practicing in
corporate and business organization and governance, business
transactions, qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, tax planning,
and contract matters. He previously was an associate at Fox, O'Neill
& Shannon S.C., Milwaukee.
Jennifer J. Hanneman, U.W. 1997, has joined Godfrey
& Kahn S.C. in the tax and corporate practice groups, working out of
both the Milwaukee and Waukesha offices. She previously was a senior tax
consultant with Ernst & Young LLP.
John D. Leary, U.W. 1988, has become a shareholder
with Garvey, Anderson, Johnson, Geraci & Mirr S.C., Eau Claire,
continuing in corporate, business, and creditor law.
John Barone, Hamline 1994, and John
McBride, Hamline 1977, have joined Lommen Nelson Law Firm,
Hudson. Barone focuses on small and closely held businesses, including
DOT-regulated enterprises, business formation, general corporate
matters, and tax and business succession planning, and will continue to
work with substance abuse testing. He previously was with Industrial
Health Services Network Inc., Hudson. McBride provides commercial
litigation and risk management services including business and contract
disputes; products, premises, and professional liability; and insurance
coverage. He is a Minnesota State Bar certified civil trial
specialist.
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Edward B. Matkom, Marquette 1995, has joined von
Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in the
real estate and business law practice groups.
Glorily A. Lopez, U.W. 2000, has joined Hestad Law
Office, Madison, as an associate practicing in personal injury and
social security law.
Matthew S. Mayer, Marquette 1990, has joined Mallery
& Zimmerman S.C., Wausau, practicing civil litigation, family law,
and criminal law. He previously was with Grischke & Bremer LLSC,
Wausau.
Stephen Nick, U.W. 1995, has been promoted to Eau
Claire city attorney from assistant city attorney. He previously was
with Bye, Goff & Rohde Law Firm, advising western Wisconsin
villages, towns, and the city of River Falls.
Johanna Novak, U.W. 2000, has joined Foster, Swift,
Collins & Smith PC, Lansing and Farmington Hills, Mich., as an
associate in the business and tax department. She previously was with
the Consumer Law Litigation Clinic at the University of Wisconsin.
Michael G. Goller, Marquette 1993 cum laude,
Laura A. Brenner, California-Hastings 1991 magna cum
laude, and Gregory A. Fedders, Iowa 1992, have become shareholders in
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris and Rieselbach. Goller joined the
tax department and Brenner joined the litigation department in the
firm's Milwaukee office; Fedders joined the business organizations
department in the Madison office.
Stephen J. Liccione, Northwestern 1980, joins the
firm as a shareholder in the Milwaukee office in the litigation
department. He previously served as counsel for Ameritech and as
assistant U.S. attorney.
Bryan E. Tillman, Hamline 2000, has joined the
Michael Ablan Law Firm, La Crosse, as an associate focusing on
commercial transactions and civil litigation.
Steven J. Vatndal, Marquette 1984, has been elected
a partner in Gislason & Hunter LLP, Mankato, Minn., practicing in
business, real estate, and estate planning. He is a Minnesota State Bar
certified real property law specialist.
Frederick W. (Ted) Fischer, U.W. 1963, has joined
Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci S.C., Eau Claire, practicing in municipal
and administrative law. He formerly was Eau Claire city attorney.
Thomas B. Rusboldt, U.W. 1972, joined the firm as a
shareholder, practicing in labor and employment, municipal,
administrative and family law, and civil litigation.
Maria E. Milano, Marquette 1999 cum laude, and
David P. Dewick, Washburn 1996 dean's honors, have
joined Metzler & Hager S.C., Green Bay, as associates.
Terry J. Finman-Pince, U.W. 1982, has relocated to
the Madison office of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C.,
from the firm's Janesville office, continuing to practice exclusively
family law for southcentral Wisconsin. She will now focus on building a
family law practice in Dane County.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
William Ryan Drew, Marquette 1996, was honored by
Milwaukee's Irish and Italian communities at their Winter Gala for his
outstanding public service career and his dedication to helping the less
fortunate. Drew is of counsel with O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman S.C.,
Milwaukee.
Appointments, Elections
The American Board of Trial Advocates - Wisconsin Chapter has elected
the following officers: president - J. Michael End;
vice president - James T. Murray Jr.; and
secretary/treasurer - Don C. Prachhauser; all of
Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association
has elected the following officers: president - Scott D.
Gerardin, Oak Creek; vice president - Harvey W.
Pogoriler, Milwaukee; secretary - Deirdre
Elliott, Milwaukee; and treasurer - Joanne S.
Mack, Milwaukee.
The Brown County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - James R. Sickel, Green Bay; president-elect
- Marc A. Hammer, De Pere; secretary - Lise
Lotte Gammeltoft, Green Bay; and treasurer - Brick N.
Murphy, Green Bay.
The Fond du Lac County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Dale L. English; president-elect
- Thomas L. Storm; secretary - Isabell M.
Mueller; and treasurer - Kathryn M. Bullon;
all of Fond du Lac.
The Green County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Joseph Pecora; president-elect -
Bruce W. Wilson; and secretary/treasurer - Todd
W. Schluesche; all of Monroe.
The Green Lake County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Matthew G. Chier, Berlin; vice
president - Daniel D. Sondalle, Princeton; and
secretary/treasurer - Mark T. Slate, Markesan.
The Kenosha County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - David Wilk, Kenosha;
president-elect - Eric Olson, Kenosha; secretary -
Nicole Rizzo, Kenosha; and treasurer - Joseph
Cardamone, Paddock Lake.
The La Crosse Area Young Lawyers Association has elected these
officers: president - Carla J. Hughey, La Crosse; vice
president - Christine C. Duval, Onalaska; and treasurer
- Sandra E. Storm, La Crosse.
The Legal Association for Women has elected the following officers:
president - Elise Clancy Ruoho; president-elect -
Jane Dragisic Clark; secretary - Sarah A.
Davies; and treasurer - Lara M. Herman; all of
Madison.
The Monroe County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Todd L. Ziegler, Sparta; president-elect -
Lyle P. Schaller, Sparta; and secretary/treasurer -
James A. Quartemont, Tomah.
The Ozaukee County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Jane E. Miller, Grafton;
president-elect - Darcy E. McManus, Port Washington;
vice president - Eric E. Eberhardt, Port Washington;
and secretary/treasurer - Paul V. Malloy, Grafton.
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Alexander "Sandie" Pendleton, Minnesota 1987, has
been appointed to the Wisconsin Technology and Entrepreneurs Council,
which promotes the development of science- and technology-based business
in Wisconsin. Pendleton is a shareholder with Cook & Franke S.C.,
Milwaukee.
The Portage County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - David A. Ray; president-elect -
Nadine I. Davy; and secretary/treasurer - Rick
A. Flugaur; all of Stevens Point.
The Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn County Bar Association has elected the
following officers: president - Sean P. Duffy, Hayward;
and treasurer - Frederick A. Henderson, Ladysmith.
The Sheboygan County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Stephen M. Seymour; vice president -
Charles C. Adams; and secretary/treasurer -
Angela W. Sutkiewicz; all of Sheboygan.
The Tri-County Bar Association (Buffalo, Pepin, Jackson, and
Trempealeau counties) has elected the following officers: president -
Robert C. Longwell, Galesville; vice president -
James C. Ritland, Black River Falls; secretary -
Mark R. Franklin, Independence; and treasurer -
Lawrence J. Broeren, Mondovi.
The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers has elected these officers:
president - M. Angela Dentice, Wauwatosa;
president-elect - Keith R. Clifford, Madison; vice
president - Lynn R. Laufenberg, Milwaukee; secretary -
Bruce R. Bachhuber, Green Bay; and treasurer -
David M. Skoglind, Milwaukee.
Tod B. Linstroth, U.W. 1973, has been appointed to
the Wisconsin Technology and Entrepreneurs Council. Linstroth, a partner
with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, practices in commercial
and mortgage lending, refinancings and workouts, corporate acquisitions,
and mergers and financings. He is chair of the firm's management
committee.
The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association has elected these
officers: president - Vincent R. Biskupic, Appleton;
vice president - Scott L. Horne, La Crosse; and
secretary/treasurer - David J. Wambach, Jefferson.
Matthew S. MacLean, Vanderbilt 1998, has been
appointed to the Board of Bar Examiners Review Committee. MacLean is in
the litigation practice group of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee, handling ERISA and employee benefits, insurance, general
commercial, personal injury, and products liability litigation
matters.
The Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners Association has elected the
following officers: president - Ann C. Krummel,
Portage; and vice president - Faye M. Flancher,
Racine.
In Memoriam
Robert. G. Bramscher, U.W. 1972, Kenosha, July 4,
1945 - Aug. 17, 2000.
Thomas N. Frederick, U.W. 1975, Jackson, Jan. 11,
1950 - Dec. 11, 2000.
Michael Jacobs, U.W. 1954, Brookfield, July 27, 1929
- Sept. 21, 2000.
Howard C. Johnson, U.W. 1975, McFarland, Dec. 31,
1948 - Oct. 6, 2000.
Thomas G. Kalchik, Marquette 1973, San Diego,
Calif., May 8, 1945 - 2000.
Eugene J. Koenen, U.W. 1952, Shorewood, Sept. 23,
1923 - Sept. 18, 2000.
Barbara J. Nichols, U.W. 1986, Madison, June 15,
1944 - Dec. 26, 2000.
Mary Hurth Raney, U.W. 1933, Glendale, Ariz., May
30, 1908 - Sept. 26, 2000.
Erwin C. Seehafer, Valparaiso 1951, Augusta, Oct.
14, 1918 - March 31, 2000.
Austin F. Smith, U.W. 1936, Manitowoc, Nov. 18, 1911
- Oct. 1, 2000.
Richard J. Thuermer, Marquette 1963, Reedsville,
June 28, 1935 - April 11, 2000.
John J. Tyson, Marquette 1949, Madeira Beach, Fla.,
Feb. 17, 1922 - Dec. 1, 2000.
Harold M. Wolfson, Marquette 1937, Los Angeles,
Calif., Nov. 27, 1913 - May 17, 2000.
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