In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Kevin D. Anderson, Michigan 1981, has joined the
Washington national tax office of the accounting firm Deloitte &
Touche LLP as a partner. He will practice in accounting methods and
periods, and tax issues related to mergers and acquisitions.
 Sarah A. Davies , U.W. 1995, has joined Balisle
& Roberson S.C., Madison, as an associate practicing in family law,
estate planning, probate, and appellate law. She previously was clerk to
Court of Appeals Judge Neal Nettesheim. |
Louis E. Baureis, University of Missouri-Kansas City
1990, has joined Daniel P. Kondos S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate in
business litigation and personal injury. Baureis formerly was associated
with Alan C. Olson & Associates S.C.
Caleb Bedford, U.W. 1999, has joined Pellino, Rosen,
Mowris & Kirkhuff S.C., Madison, as an associate concentrating in
family law, criminal defense, and personal injury.
Malina R.P. Fischer, U.W. 1991, has been named
assistant director of labor relations for the Madison Metropolitan
School District. Fischer previously was a partner with Lathrop &
Clark, Madison.
Julie M. Bogle, U.W. 1999, has joined the firm of
Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, Madison, as an associate.
 Sean N. Duffey , U.W. 1986, has completed
training as a firefighter/EMT for the Milwaukee Fire Department. He also
has resumed his association with Schultz & Duffey S.C. practicing in
tort law, insurance coverage, and civil appeals. |
Beth M. Brockmeyer, Marquette 1995, has joined
Lanser Law Office, Milwaukee, as an associate. She will continue to
concentrate her practice in bankruptcy law.
Dennis M. Cook, Marquette 1971, has joined the
Milwaukee office of Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik S.C., practicing in
civil litigation. He previously was staff trial counsel with American
International Group.
Cassandra J. Crall, Marquette 1994, has joined
Swartzberg & Duggan S.C., Milwaukee, and will continue to practice
in personal injury and family law.
Shane W. Falk, Minnesota 1996, has joined Seidl
& Stingl S.C., Wausau, as an associate. His practice will emphasize
general litigation and personal injury. He formerly worked for Grischke
& Bremer LLSC, Wausau.
 Scott J. Grady , U.W. 1983, has joined the
Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, as a shareholder, focusing on corporate
and business law, and commercial and real estate transactions. |
Juliet K. Basile, Colorado 1994, and Richard
J. Anderson III, U.W. 1999, have joined Hurtado S.C.,
Brookfield, as associates. Basile practices in real estate development
and construction dispute resolution. She also is licensed to practice in
New Mexico. Anderson practices in construction and construction
insurance. He formerly was employed by the Wisconsin Office of the
Commissioner of Insurance.
Timothy J. McDermott, Nebraska 1975, has joined
Milam Otero, Jacksonville, Fla., as a partner. He formerly was a partner
with Tripp Scott, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. McDermott is board certified
under the Florida Bar in both business litigation and civil trial
practice.
Timothy S. Crisp, Duke 1990, has become a partner
with Michael Best & Friedrich in the firm's Madison office.
Billie Jean Strandt, U.W. 1992, has become a partner in
the firm's Milwaukee office.
 Brenda K. Muench , John Marshall 1998, has joined
Redfield Law Offices LLC, Stevens Point, practicing family, criminal,
and bankruptcy law. |
Todd J. Mitchell, U.W. 1968, has joined Schober
& Schober S.C., Hartland. The firm is now called Schober
Schober & Mitchell S.C. Mitchell previously was with
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Lori K. Murphy, William Mitchell 1994, has joined
the Milwaukee office of Shneidman, Myers, Dowling, Blumenfield, Ehlke,
Hawks & Domer as an associate in the general practice division. She
will continue to practice in civil litigation, focusing on family, real
estate, construction, and business litigation including intellectual
property.
Jeffrey A. Pitman, Marquette 1990, and
Thomas W. Kyle, Hamline 1996, have become partners and
formed the law firm of Pitman & Kyle S.C., located at 1110 N. Old
World Third St., Suite 620, Milwaukee. The firm will practice plaintiff
personal injury. Pitman is on the Wisconsin Association of Trial Lawyers
board of directors and is a state delegate to the American Trial Lawyers
Association.
 Elizabeth G. Rich , Illinois 1984, has joined
Frazer & Schapiro S.C., Milwaukee, as a shareholder. The firm has
been renamed Frazer Schapiro & Rich S.C. Rich practices in
environmental law. She formerly was a shareholder in the Milwaukee
offices of Whyte Hirschboeck & Dudek S.C. and Godfrey & Kahn
S.C. |
The following attorneys have joined Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen,
Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman S.C.: Jackson T. Main
Jr., U.W. 1988, practices in personal injury, worker's
compensation, family law, criminal law, and traffic law in the firm's
Green Bay office. He previously served as Kewaunee County District
Attorney. Ryan J. Hetzel, U.W. 1997, practices in
personal injury, worker's compensation, criminal law, and traffic law in
the Milwaukee office. William H. Ramsey, U.W. 1998,
practices labor relations law and labor litigation in the Milwaukee
office.
Bradley W. Raaths, Marquette 1999, has joined
DeWitt, Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison, as an associate concentrating
in business law and commercial litigation.
 Eric P. Slotegraaf , Detroit 1994,
has joined O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate
concentrating in taxation, business transactions, and estate and
succession planning. Slotegraaf received his LL.M. in taxation from
Wayne State University in 1996. Previously, he was associated with the
accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP. |
Timothy C. Hall, U.W. 1999, has joined Rohde Dales
LLP, Sheboygan, as an associate practicing in real estate and employment
law. Lisa L. Kritske, U.W. 1999, has joined the firm as
an associate practicing in litigation, employment, and family law.
David Satola, U.W. 1986, was promoted to senior
counsel in the legal department of the World Bank. He continues to work
with legal and regulatory reform and privatizations in
telecommunications in the developing world.
Michael Silhol, U.W. 1985, has been named vice
president of legal operations for Triad Hospitals Inc., a Dallas-based
holding company. Silhol previously was vice president of operations for
the Louisiana Division of Columbia/HCA.
Apppointments, Elections
Mia Cahill, Denver 1992, has been appointed a
visiting scholar at the Institute for Law and Society, New York
University. Her work focuses on the implementation of sexual harassment
law and civil rights law within corporations.
 John W. Daniels Jr. , Harvard 1974, has been
named president of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).
Daniels, a partner and member of the Quarles & Brady management
team, is the first attorney from Wisconsin to head ACREL. He is also
among a select few minority attorneys ever elected to head a national
legal organization. Daniels previously served as the national treasurer,
national vice president, and national president-elect of the
college. |
Julita Kishma de Leon, U.W. 1996, has been appointed
legal counsel for the Coastal Zone Management Board in St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands. She will practice in environmental and natural resources
litigation, contract law, municipal law, public financing, real estate,
business law, and administrative proceedings. de Leon previously clerked
for a trial court judge in St. Thomas and with an appellate court judge
in Madison.
Mark Grapentine, U.W. 1997, has been named to both
the Law Enforcement & Crime Commission and the Juvenile Justice
Commission by Gov. Tommy Thompson. Grapentine is a policy advisor to
Thompson on justice-related issues.
Michael J. Gratz, U.W. 1994, has been appointed
chair of the Milwaukee Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law
Section. Gratz is with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., where he practices
in intellectual property and computer law, including patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and related
litigation.
Matthew Sanidas, Denver 1991, has been appointed to
the Office of Rules and Regulations at the United Nations, New York. He
formerly was the legal officer to the Office for Outer Space Affairs,
United Nations, Vienna. Sanidas holds an LL.M. from the University of
the Pacific.
 Jay A. Urban , Marquette 1992, a shareholder with
Urban Taylor & Stawski Ltd., Milwaukee, has been appointed to the
City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission by Mayor John O. Norquist. The
five-member commission serves to ensure equal education, housing, and
employment opportunities for all Milwaukee residents while providing
business and community leaders with resources toward these goals. Urban
practices in plaintiff personal injury. |
Nancy K. Splain, U.W. 1977, has begun her second
year in Kyiv, Ukraine, as rule of law liaison with the American Bar
Association Central and East European Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI). Splain
works with lawyers on CLE and strengthening bar associations as well as
with the supreme court and lower courts in Ukraine. CEELI is a public
service project of the ABA, designed to advance the rule of law in the
world by supporting the law reform underway in Central and Eastern
Europe and the new independent states of the former Soviet Union.
Hon. Diane Sykes, Marquette 1984, has been appointed
to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by retiring
Justice Donald Steinmetz. Sykes leaves a position with the Milwaukee
County Circuit Court.
The Waukesha County Bar Association has created a
criminal law section. Several sections also exist for lawyers who deal
in municipal law, family law, and probate. Daniel Fay,
Marquette 1977, Pewaukee, has been elected to chair the new section.
Authors, Speakers
John T. Bannen, Marquette 1976, has authored a study
titledPlanning for Distributions from Qualified Plans, IRAs and
Tax-Deferred Annuities, for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Bannen is a partner in Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee,
concentrating in estate planning, probate, and employee benefits.
Justin B. Nelsen, Iowa 1996 with distinction, of
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., Milwaukee, has coauthored a
chapter on antitrust and health care. The chapter is new to the ABA
Antitrust Law Section'sState Antitrust Practice and Statutes
(2d ed. 1999).
Sylvan A. Sobel, U.W. 1983, has authoredHow the
U.S. Government Works (Barron's 1999), and Presidential
Elections and Other Cool Things (publication April 2000), both
children's books. Sobel is the director of communications for the
Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
William Green, Minnesota 1990, has successfully
completed the requirements for national certification by the American
Board of Certification in consumer bankruptcy law. Green is with Green
Law Offices, Milwaukee.
The following attorneys from Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz,
Miller & Brueggeman S.C., Milwaukee, have been recognized for
excellence in the practice of labor and employment law by inclusion in
the 1999-2000 Best Lawyers in America , published by
Woodward/White Inc.: Gerry M. Miller, Yale
1960,Matthew R. Robbins, Wayne State 1977,
Scott D. Soldon, Northwestern 1978, and
Frederick Perillo, Michigan 1981.
The Milwaukee law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP
has been ranked 21st among top U.S. legal advisors of bank and thrift
mergers. The rankings, published in the August 1999 American Banker
Magazine , were calculated by the announced deal value of mergers
handled by law firms Jan. 1, 1999 through June 30, 1999. During that
period, Quarles & Brady handled bank and thrift merger deals worth
$819.1 million.
Susan R. Steingass, U.W. 1976, was named to the
board of directors of the American Judicature Society, a national
organization that promotes excellence in the courts. Steingass is with
Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier S.C., Madison. Before joining the
firm, Steingass served as a Dane County circuit court judge.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
De Vonna Joy , Marquette 1987, has opened the
Consumer Justice Law Center in Muskego. The center
concentrates on consumer protection litigation under state and federal
laws, including issues of debt collection harassment, lemon law,
automobile fraud, deceptive sales practices, warranty disputes, and
credit report errors.
Hippenmeyer, Reilly & Moodie S.C., Waukesha and Mukwonago, has
changed the firm name to Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Moodie & Blum
S.C. The shareholders in the firm remain Robert B. Moodie, Mark
G. Blum, Paul F. Reilly, and Shawn N. Reilly. William F. Reilly,
formerly senior partner, continues to associate with the firm on an of
counsel basis. The firm's new Mukwonago location is 550 Bay View Road,
Suite A. The firm concentrates in litigation, municipal law, real estate
matters, and corporate law.
Kathryn E. Vandewalle, U.W. 1997, and Diann
P. Burton, U.W. 1997, have establishedPommerening,
Vandewalle & Burton LLC at 2401 N. Mayfair Rd., Suite 408,
Milwaukee. The firm concentrates in consumer credit issues.
Rainbow Lawyers of Greater Milwaukee is a new
organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers. For
more information or to join, contact Thomas K. Zander
at (414 ) 352-4706 orBrenda Lewison at (414)
287-1171.
Ronald P. Dales , U.W. 1965, Robert T.
Melzer , U.W. 1967, William P. Te Winkle ,
U.W. 1979, David O. Gass, U.W. 1981, Richard L.
Binder, U.W. 1973, K. Allan Voss, Iowa 1982,
and Peter R. Mayer, U.W. 1987, the partners of Rohde,
Dales, Melzer, Te Winkle & Gass announce the new firm name of
Rohde Dales LLP. The firm is located at 607 N. 8th St.,
7th Fl., Sheboygan.
Sager, Pavlick, Wirtz & Fry S.C., Fond du Lac, has changed its
name to Sager & Pavlick S.C. Martin J. De Vries,
Valparaiso 1989, also admitted in California, has joined the firm as an
associate in civil litigation including medical malpractice, insurance
defense, employment discrimination, and civil rights.
Ralph Sczygelski, U.W. 1991, has opened
Sczygelski Law Firm LLC, Manitowoc, after the
dissolution of the Savage Law Firm where he was a shareholder. He will
continue focusing in civil, criminal, and family litigation as well as
general practice law.
In Memoriam
M.R. Burmaster , U.W. 1959, Ferney-Voltaire, France,
May 2, 1934 - July 7, 1999.
Walter Dallagrana , Marquette 1949, Florence, July
10, 1922 - April 25, 1999.
Frank D. Falkner, Marquette 1939, Brookfield, Aug.
25, 1916 - July 24, 1999.
Edward J. Hart , U.W. 1934, Waupaca, Dec. 4, 1911 -
Dec. 19, 1998.
Russell E. Heidtman , Marquette 1943, Wauwatosa,
Aug. 1, 1919 - May 14, 1999.
J. Kenneth Kenehan , U.W. 1941, Wauwatosa, July 1,
1911 - June 25, 1999.
Jerome J. Kwilosz, Marquette 1950, Dallas, Texas,
Dec. 26, 1927 - April 24, 1999.
John T. Manning , U. Chicago 1966, Wisconsin Rapids,
Sept. 1, 1941 - July 28, 1999.
E.J. Morse , U.W. 1942, Lancaster, Nov. 29, 1919 -
July 20, 1999.
Jack F. Owen , U.W. 1972, Rhine-lander, Nov. 1, 1934
- Aug. 8, 1999.
Edwin C. Pommerening , Milwaukee, Oct. 7, 1938 -
July 24, 1999.
Donald R. Schneider, U.W. 1959, Madison, Sept. 13,
1931 - May 18, 1999.
Ralph Seher , Marquette 1942, Wauwatosa, Nov. 2,
1917 - Aug. 21, 1999.
Vincent B. Terlep , American University Law School
1972, Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 1946 - Feb. 14, 1999.
James F. Wendorf, Marquette 1948, Farragut, Tenn.,
Jan. 31, 1921 - July 8, 1999.
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