In the News
New Hires, Promotions
Douglas Bauman, U.W. 1998, has joined the firm of
Piehler & Strande, Wausau, as an associate. He was formerly a
judicial staff attorney in Dane County.
Steven M. Cain, Marquette 1999, has joined Houseman & Feind LLP,
Grafton, as an associate. He will concentrate in municipal law, real
estate, personal injury, and general business law and litigation.
James J. Casey Jr., Dayton 1988, has been promoted
to team leader in the office of Research and Sponsored Programs at
Northwestern University.
 Shawn Eichorst, Marquette 1995,
has been named director of athletics at U.W.-Whitewater. Eichorst was
previously an associate attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee. |
Lori A. Eidemanis, U.W. 1984, has joined the Pima
County attorney's office in Tucson, Ariz., as a deputy county attorney
in the violent crimes unit. Eidemanis formerly was an ADA in Outagamie
County.
Kathryn A. Finerty, Marquette 1992, has been
promoted to senior division and compliance counsel with Universal Foods
Corp. She will administer the company's code of conduct and serve as
counsel for the Red Star Yeast and Dehydrated Products divisions.
Joseph E. Gumina, William Mitchell 1990, has become
a shareholder in Wessels & Pautsch P.C., St. Charles, Ill. He
defends private and public employers in employment discrimination
litigation, unfair labor practice charges, OSHA citations, labor
arbitration matters, and wage and hour claims.
Paul M. Hattenhauer, Minnesota 1991, has become a
partner of Culp Elliott & Carpenter PLLC, Charlotte, N.C.
Roberta A. Heckes, Marquette 1999, joined the Ritger
Law Office, Random Lake, as an associate in general practice law. She
recently was appointed vice chair of the commercial transportation
committee in the ABA's Tort and Insurance Practice Section.
Carla J. Hughey, U.W. 1999, has joined Davis,
Birnbaum, Marcou, Seymour & Colgan LLP, La Crosse, as an associate
in general practice concentrating in employment and labor law, civil
law, and criminal trial work.
Tara K. Kleinhans, U.W. 1998, has joined the
Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Madison, as a member of WASB's
staff counsel, providing legal assistance to Wisconsin's public school
employers in collective bargaining and labor relations.
 Ann E. Thiede, U.W. 1993, has become a partner
in Nowlan & Mouat, Janesville. She practices in family law,
insurance defense, personal injury, and civil litigation. |
The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich welcomes the following
attorneys to its partnership in the Milwaukee office. The new partners
are: Barbara K. Boxer, Marquette 1994, governmental
relations and negotiations; Timothy S. Crisp, Duke
1990, commercial and corporate transactions; Donald A. Daugherty
Jr., Northwestern 1990, products liability, corporate and
commercial law, health care, and creditors' rights litigation;
Gerald L. Fellows, Marquette 1992 cum laude,
intellectual property; Miriam S. Fleming, DePaul 1992,
business, health care administrative law, and employment discrimination
litigation; Teresa M. Levy, U.W. 1992 cum laude,
general corporate, corporate finance, and securities matters;
Thomas A. Miller, Marquette 1992, intellectual property
law; Kevin P. Moran, U.W. 1992, intellectual property
law; and David W. Runke, Minnesota 1992 magna cum
laude, complex business litigation, antitrust, and trade regulations.
The following attorneys have become partners, resident in the firm's
Chicago office: Barbara J. Habhab, Pennsylvania 1990,
corporate transactions and business organization for health care-related
entities; Adam C. Smedstad, George Washington 1992 with
honors, commercial torts and contracts, secured transactions, commercial
class actions, products liability, patent infringement, and civil rights
actions; and Sara L. Thomas, dePaul 1990, commercial
and employment litigation.
Jennifer Ament Moeller, Marquette 1994, has joined
Brooks & Martel S.C., Sturgeon Bay, continuing as a general
practitioner.
 Sandra J. Wagner, U.W. 1998, has joined the
Manitowoc firm of Skyberg Law Offices as an associate working in all
areas of general practice. |
Steven V. Schlitz, U.W. 1993, has become a
shareholder in Garvey, Anderson, Johnson, Gabler & Geraci S.C., Eau
Claire, continuing his practice in insurance defense and civil
litigation.
Elizabeth J. Smith, William Mitchell 1999, has
joined Wachowski & Johnson S.C., Eau Claire, practicing criminal
defense and family law.
Jennifer A. Stuber, Valparaiso 1998, has joined of
the Hogan Law Office, Rhinelander, as an associate.
Susan Van Schaik, Marquette 1996, has joined Dubin
& Balistreri Ltd., Milwaukee, concentrating in personal injury and
family law.
Apppointments, Elections
Michael G. Grzeca, Marquette 1974, was appointed
Brown County circuit court judge for Branch II by Gov. Thompson. He has
closed his law practice of 25 years.
John Hawley, U.W. 1982 cum laude, has become
president of the Board of Control of the Wisconsin Interscholastic
Athletic Association, the governing organization for high school
athletics. Hawley is president of the Random Lake Board of Education and
an attorney with Darrow, Dietrich & Hawley S.C.
Major John A. Keck, U.W. 1957, USMCR (Ret.), has
been appointed to the board of directors of the recently formed
Wisconsin Veterans War Memorial Inc.
The Columbia County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Ann C. Krummel, Portage; vice president -
David R. Knappen, Baraboo; and secretary/treasurer -
Paul A. Johnson, Lodi.
The Dane County Bar Association has elected these officers: president
- Mary Beth Keppel; president-elect - James L.
Fullin; secretary - Leslie B. Griffith; and
treasurer - Valerie Bailey Rihn, all of Madison.
The Eau Claire County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Timothy J. Adler; president-elect -
Michael A. Schumacher; secretary - Michael L.
Laufenberg; and treasurer - Michael J. Happe,
all of Eau Claire.
The Lafayette County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Ralph E. Farrell, Blanchardville;
secretary - Scott A. Berndtson, Galena, Ill.; and
treasurer - Theresa L. Roetter, Monroe.
 Willard P. Techmeier , Marquette
1970, of Techmeier & Van Grunsven S.C., Milwaukee, was elected to a
three-year term on the board of directors of the State Bar Litigation
Section. |
The Lincoln County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - James G. Godlewski; president-elect -
Wright C. Laufenberg; and secretary/ treasurer -
Carol A. Hagstrom, all of Merrill.
The Manitowoc County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Robert L. McCracken; president-elect -
Michael A. Loduha; and secretary/treasurer -
Andrew J. Steimle, all of Manitowoc.
The Marathon County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Thomas F. Mallery, Wausau; president-elect
- Christine R.H. Olsen, Wausau; secretary -
Philip J. Freeburg, Schofield; and treasurer -
Carolie Balder Kuehn, Wausau.
The Milwaukee Bar Association has elected these officers: president -
Hannah C. Dugan; president-elect - D. Michael
Guerin; vice president - Kelly L. Centofanti;
secretary - Kathy L. Nusslock; and treasurer -
Carol L. Kracht, all of Milwaukee.
The Oneida-Vilas-Forest County Bar Association has elected these
officers: president - C. Gordon Paulson, Rhinelander;
president-elect - Alexander E. Brown, Eagle River;
secretary - Andrew P. Smith, Rhinelander; and treasurer
- John J. Hogan, Rhinelander.
The Outagamie County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Richard J. Carlson, Appleton;
president-elect - Stephen C. Dozer, Kaukauna; secretary
- Elizabeth J. Nevitt, Appleton; and treasurer -
Robert T. Kemps, Appleton.
The Racine County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Faye M. Flancher; president-elect -
John A. Becker; secretary - Giulio
Fornary; and treasurer - Bernard J. Powers;
all of Racine; and board of governors (three-year terms) -
Jennifer L. Bias and Patricia J.
Hanson.
The Rock County Bar Association has elected these officers: president
- Lynn M. Galbraith-Wilson, Beloit; president-elect -
Kellie M. Krake, Beloit; secretary - Kayla
Korkow Hiller, Janesville; and treasurer - David J.
O'Leary, Janesville.
The Sauk County Bar Association has elected these officers: president
- Steven A. Roy, Sauk City; president-elect -
Dale A. Carlson, Prairie du Sac; vice president -
Wayne L. Maffei, Baraboo; secretary - Susanne
M. Stoeckmann, Baraboo; and treasurer - Jeffrey M.
Blessinger, Baraboo.
The Waukesha County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - James L. Dunlap; president-elect -
Samuel W. Benedict; and secretary/treasurer -
Kathryn S. Gutenkunst, all of Waukesha.
 The Hon. Richard J. Steinberg ,
Marquette 1958, has been elected president of the Wisconsin Municipal
Judges Association for a two-year term. He has served as municipal judge
for the city of Brookfield for 25 years. |
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities-Municipal Attorneys has
elected these officers: president - Grant F. Langley,
Milwaukee; and secretary - James G. Godlewski,
Merrill.
The Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association has elected these officers:
president - Karene S. Marchan; president-elect -
Nathaniel Cade Jr.; secretary - Bradley I.
Dallet; and treasurer - Patricia A. Hintz, all
of Milwaukee.
The Western District Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Catherine M. Rottier; president-elect -
Paul L. Barnett; secretary - Stephen J.
Eisenberg; and treasurer - Leslie K. Herje,
all of Madison.
The Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association has elected these
officers: president - John M. Manion, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Jeffrey S. Sokol, Milwaukee; and
secretary/treasurer - Elisabeth T. Bridge, Racine.
Pro Bono, Public Service
Legal Action of Wisconsin and its Volunteer Lawyers Project
awardedFoley & Lardnerthe Law Firm Award in honor
of its volunteer work for the organization and its clients. The award
recognizes the firm's outstanding contributions to and support of legal
services to low-income persons and recognizes these attorneys for their
pro bono work: (in the Madison office) Allen A.
Arntsen,Michael S. Heffernan, Marta T.
Meyers,John S. Skilton, and Katherine
Stadler; and (in the Milwaukee office) Lisa M.
Arent , Ann C. Becker , Michael A.
Bowen, Mary K. Braza, Lloyd J.
Dickinson , Richard M. Esenberg ,
David J.B. Froiland , Laura J. Gage ,
James L. Huston , Harvey A. Kurtz ,
David M. Lucey , Maureen A. McGinnity
, Brian W. McGrath , and Greg W. Renz
.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
The Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild, U.W. 1938, senior
judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and
Irvin B. Charne, U.W. 1949, a partner in the Milwaukee
law firm of Hall, Charne, Burce & Olson S.C., recently were awarded
the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh
Judicial Circuit. The award is presented annually to a legal
professional in each of the nation's 12 judicial circuits "whose careers
at the bar and on the bench have exemplified the values of civility,
devotion to duty, and courage."
 Anne M. Hlavacka , Marquette 1987,
won the Wisconsin 1999 Small Business Legal Assistance of the Year
award, presented annually by the U.S. small business community. Hlavacka
is a member of the business organization department of Reinhart,
Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee. |
Joseph M. Fasi II, Stetson 1983, has been
board-certified as a civil trial lawyer by The American Board of Trial
Advocacy. He practices with the Milwaukee firm of Peterson, Johnson
& Murray S.C. He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and
Florida.
John E. Lange, U.W. 1975, a career member of the
Senior Foreign Service, has received the Distinguished Honor Award for
his "skilled leadership of the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam in the
aftermath of the Aug. 7, 1998 bombing." Lange was in charge of U.S.
government operations in Tanzania when a terrorist bomb exploded on the
public street in front of the embassy, killing 11 people and injuring
85.
Authors, Speakers
The following are authors of Wisconsin Trial Practice,
recently published by the State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books:R.
George Burnett, Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C.,
Green Bay; Gregory B. Conway, Liebmann, Conway,
Olejniczak & Jerry S.C., Green Bay; Frank T.
Crivello, Attorney at Law, Milwaukee; Merrick R.
Domnitz , Domnitz, Mawicke, Goisman & Rosenberg S.C.,
Milwaukee; Mark R. Feldmann, Menn, Nelson, Sharratt,
Teetaert & Beisenstein Ltd., Appleton; James M.
Fredericks, Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C.,
Milwaukee; David G. Hanson, Reinhart, Boerner, Van
Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee; Michael J.
Hogan , Hogan, Ritter, Minix & Pasholk, Milwaukee;
Robert L. Jaskulski, Domnitz, Mawicke, Goisman &
Rosenberg S.C., Milwaukee; Dean E. Mabie, Reinhart,
Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee;
Robert L. McCracken, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad &
McCracken, Manitowoc; John D. Murray, Habush, Habush,
Davis & Rottier S.C., Appleton; Anna M. Pepelnjak ,
Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves S.C., Milwaukee;
Hon. Jacqueline D. Schellinger, Milwaukee County
Circuit Court, Thomas P. Schwaba, Wilson, Schwaba &
Spangenberg S.C., Marinette; Keith R. Stachowiak,
Murphy, Gillick, Wicht & Prachthauser, Milwaukee; John R.
Teetaert, Menn, Nelson, Sharratt, Teetaert & Beisenstein
Ltd., Appleton; Susan R. Tyndall , Hinshaw &
Culbertson, Milwaukee; Hon. Lee E. Wells, Milwaukee
County Circuit Court, William R. Wick, Nash, Spindler,
Grimstad & McCracken, Manitowoc; and Alyson K.
Zierdt, Reff Baivier Bermingham Zierdt & Lim S.C., Oshkosh.
The Hon. Patricia S. Curley, Wisconsin Court of
Appeals, District I; Hon. John J. DiMotto , Milwaukee
County Circuit Court; Hon. James C. Eaton , Barron
County Circuit Court; Hon. William C. Griesbach; Brown
County Circuit Court; Hon. Neal P. Nettesheim,
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II; Hon. Stephen A.
Simanek , Racine County Circuit Court; and Hon. Michael
P. Sullivan, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, contributed
judicial commentary to Wisconsin Trial Practice .
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
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| Daniel W. Morse, Pittsburgh 1979, and
Mark A. Shiller, Michigan 1994, have formed Morse &
Shiller Ltd. at 1537 W. Market St., Mequon, and 325 N. Corporate Dr.,
Suite 100, Brookfield. The firm concentrates in estate planning,
probate, trust administration, and tax and business law. |
Christopher J. Stawski , Marquette 1986,
Scott B. Taylor, Marquette 1992, and Jay A.
Urban, Marquette 1992, have merged their practices into the
firm of Urban, Taylor & Stawski Ltd., 1105 N.
Waverly Pl., Milwaukee.
Wickwire Gavin's Midwest Regional Office has
relocated to 22 E. Mifflin St., Suite 800, P.O. Box 1683, Madison, WI
53701-1683.
| F. Patrick Matthews, Creighton 1970, established
Matthews Law Offices S.C. at 731 N. Jackson St., Suite 800, Milwaukee.
Matthews, a former IRS trial attorney and Whitefish Bay village
president, practices in business law, zoning, and tax litigation. |
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In Memoriam
Arthur V. Biggs, U.W. 1952, Tigard, Ore., Sept. 17,
1926 - March 25, 1999.
John L. Bruemmer, U.W. 1948, Milwaukee, Sept. 18,
1919 - Nov. 12, 1998.
Robert W. Geweke, U.W. 1939, Mad-ison, Jan. 11, 1916
- March 1999.
Simon M. Karter, U.W. 1980, Madison, Oct. 7, 1943 -
April 29, 1999.
Leo W. Leary, U.W. 1946, Elm Grove, Aug. 5, 1919 -
June 21, 1999.
Calvin G. Lewis, South Beach, Ore., Dec. 10, 1918 -
May 21, 1999.
James H. Morgan, U.W. 1972, Cedarburg, May 14, 1947
- Jan. 31, 1999.
Arnold N. Rusky, U.W. 1972, Madison, Jan. 1, 1947 -
June 2, 1999.
Nancy Ann Tanck, U.W. 1988, Chicago, May 15, 1963 -
Feb. 17, 1999.
Hale Wagner, U.W. 1946, Waupun, Aug. 31, 1923 -
April 22, 1999.
Harold R. Winger, U.W. 1950, Chicago, June 29, 1913
- April 16, 1999.
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