In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Todd J. Beatse, Marquette 2000, has joined Kachinsky
& Petit Law Offices, Neenah, as an associate, concentrating in
criminal and family law.
Nicole L. Beran, Northern Illinois 1999 cum laude,
has joined Hudec Law Offices S.C., East Troy, as an associate,
practicing in civil litigation and family law. She is admitted to
practice in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Nicholas J. Bertha III, Marquette 1975, has joined
the investment banking firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in its
Manhattan headquarters. A senior vice president, he helps the firm
coordinate its investment banking and asset management activities.
Bertha previously was with Salomon Smith Barney, New York City.
Carrie E. Turner, Marquette 2000, and Brian
M. Radloff, Marquette 2000, have joined the litigation practice
at Bode, Carroll, McCoy, Hoefle & Mihal S.C., Waukesha.
 Richard (Rick) M. Lavers, Michigan 1972, has
been promoted to executive vice president of Coachmen Industries Inc.,
Elkhart, Ind. He previously served as general counsel and secretary. He
also serves on the company's finance committee, manages the legal
department, provides legal services to all Coachmen companies, and is
general legal counsel to the company's officers and managers. |
Lou Ann Koval, U.W. 1990 cum laude, has joined the
business and health care practice group at Cook & Franke S.C.,
Milwaukee, as a shareholder. Formerly with Beck, Chaet, Molony &
Bamberger S.C. and Godrey & Kahn S.C., Koval will continue to
represent physicians, health care providers, clinics, billing companies,
nursing homes, and related organizations regarding a variety of legal
issues. Linda V. Meagher, Marquette 1988, has joined
the firm's civil litigation practice group. Previously a shareholder of
Schellinger & Doyle S.C., Meagher practices primarily in the defense
of mass tort litigation, common carrier liability, products liability
issues, commercial litigation, professional liability, and insurance
coverage.
Ann M. Rieger, Marquette 1988, and Peter J.
Ruud, U.W. 1978, have joined the Milwaukee office of Davis
& Kuelthau s.c. Rieger is a shareholder in the corporate and
business law section, practicing in estate planning, taxation, and
nonprofit law. She formerly was a shareholder with Cook & Franke
S.C. Ruud is of counsel, focusing on corporate and environmental matters
including mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, regulatory
compliance, business and tax planning, and real estate. He formerly was
senior vice president and corporate secretary for Superior Services Inc.
and a shareholder with Davis & Kuelthau.
Michael J. Dewberry, Marquette 1996, recently passed
the California bar exam and has joined the firm of Bewley, Lassleben
& Miller LLP, Whittier, Calif., practicing commercial
litigation.
Hon. Russell A. Eisenberg, Marquette 1961, has been
elevated to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin, effective June 1, 2000.
J.P. Fernandes, Marquette 1997, has become a vice
president and general counsel of the Carnahan Corp., a Milwaukee-based
company in the real estate business. He formerly was with Steiner &
Schoenfeld.
Edward L. Filer, U.W. 1991, has joined Fagel &
Haber in Chicago as a partner. Formerly a partner at Bollinger, Ruberry
& Garvey, Filer will continue to work in construction, real estate,
and general commercial litigation.
Joseph T. Ganzer, U.W. 2000, has joined Hodan,
Doster & Ganzer S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate, concentrating in
general civil litigation.
Jodie Leigh Grabarski, U.W. 1995, has joined Krass
Monroe P.A., Minneapolis, as an associate practicing in the corporate
and commercial finance and secured lending areas.
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| Kevin Christensen, U.W. 1990, and Douglas Knott, Iowa
1990, have become shareholders in Leib & Katt S.C., a Milwaukee firm
concentrating in defense litigation for business, industry, and the
professions. Christensen practices in civil litigation, including
personal injury, premises liability, product liability, employment
litigation, and medical malpractice. He is a member of the Civil Trial
Counsel of Wisconsin, the Defense Research Institute, and the State Bar
Litigation Section. Knott practices in medical malpractice, civil
rights, employment, products liability, personal injury, and insurance
litigation. He is a member of the Milwaukee Inns of Court and volunteers
for the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association Landlord/Tenant
Hotline. |
Diane L. Houk, Columbia 1983, has been named by the
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division as special litigation
counsel for the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section in Washington,
D.C. She will supervise the section's litigation of race and national
origin discrimination claims involving local land use practices and
access to affordable housing. She will continue her work on the
division's Schools and Housing Opportunity Initiative.
Christopher H. Kallaher, U.W. 1988, has been named
vice president, general counsel of essential.com inc., a Web-based
provider of energy and telecommunications services in Burlington, Mass.
He previously was with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo
in Boston.
Donald F. Kiesling Jr., Marquette 1997, has been
promoted to assistant general counsel at Wisconsin Gas Co., Milwaukee.
He practices in corporate, environmental, and energy law.
Michelle Andreshak Lloyd, U.W. 1994 cum laude, Order
of the Coif, has joined the Kimberly-Clark Corporation as senior
attorney in the employment law department located in Roswell, Ga. Lloyd
formerly was associated with Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee.
David E. McFarlane, U.W. 1976, has joined Bell,
Gierhart & Moore S.C., Madison, as a shareholder.
Randall M. Miedaner, Louisiana State 1987, has
joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, as of counsel. A CPA
and certified financial planner, he will practice in new estate and
financial planning. He holds the Personal Financial Specialist
designation of the AICPA. He formerly was a vice president and senior
financial consultant with Wells Fargo Bank - Family Asset Management
Group.
Thomas S. Reynolds II, Chicago-Kent 1997, also has
joined the firm, as an associate in the intellectual property law
practice group, focusing on patent litigation and all aspects of patent
prosecution involving mechanical subject matter. He formerly was an
associate with the intellectual property and trade regulation department
of Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, Ind.
David R. Olson, Minnesota 1963, has been appointed
as general counsel for Conley Publishing Group Ltd., publishers of the
Waukesha Freeman and several other newspapers, magazines, and
publications. He formerly was a partner in the Milwaukee office of
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and president of the Milwaukee Bar
Association.
Mark Schlei, U.W. 1987, has been named deputy
general counsel for the State of Wisconsin, Department of Financial
Institutions. The department regulates banking, savings institutions,
credit unions, and securities for Wisconsin.
Appointments, Elections
The American Board of Trial Advocates, Wisconsin Chapter, has elected
the following officers: president - John C. Mitby,
Madison; vice president - J. Michael End, Milwaukee;
and secretary/treasurer - James T. Murray Jr.,
Milwaukee.
Charles S. Blumenfield, U.W. 1974, a litigation
partner in Shneidman, Myers, Dowling, Blumenfield, Ehlke, Hawks &
Domer, Milwaukee, has been appointed as a reserve municipal judge of the
Third Judicial Administrative District, assisting municipal courts in
Ozaukee, Wash-ington, Waukesha, and Jefferson counties. Blumenfield
recently completed 14 years of service as municipal judge for the
Village of Bayside. A former president of the Wisconsin Municipal Judges
Association, Blumenfield is a member of the State Bar Board of Governors
and the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers board of directors.
The Dodge County Bar Association has elected these officers:
president - Patrick H. Madden, Mayville;
president-elect - Karl A. Green, Columbus; and
secretary/treasurer - Karla A. Chase, Mayville.
The Milwaukee Bar Association has elected these officers for 2000-01:
president - D. Michael Guerin, president-elect -
Kelly L. Centofanti, vice president - Donald I.
Christl, and secretary/treasurer - Carol L.
Kracht. Directors for 2000-01 include: Michael
Ash, Carl Ashley, Prof. Daniel D.
Blinka, Christy L. Brown, Hannah
Dugan, past president Curtis A. Paulsen, and
Margaret Wrenn Hickey.
Judith Sperling Newton, U.W. 1981, a partner in the
Stafford, Rosenbaum LLP law firm, Madison, recently was elected
president of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. The academy's
work includes promoting the reform of adoption laws and disseminating
information on ethical adoption practices. Sperling Newton practices
children's law throughout Wisconsin.
Peter J. Strand, U.W. 1987, of the Chicago law firm
of McBride Baker & Coles, was reelected to the Board of Governors of
the Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy, which produces the
Grammys. This is Strand's second two-year term. He practices in
entertainment law and intellectual property.
Dennis F. Tomorsky, Detroit College 1981, CPA,
attorney and shareholder with the Brookfield law firm of Niebler &
Muren S.C., will serve as vice president of the 2000-01 Wisconsin
Institute of Certified Public Accountants board of directors. He will
serve a three-year term.
The Washington County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - James W. Mohr Jr., Hartford;
president-elect - Jerome M. Becker, Hubertus; secretary
- Timothy J. Algiers, West Bend; and treasurer -
Maureen Murray Meyer, West Bend.
John Wargo, Toledo 1963, a sole practitioner in
Racine, has been elected to the board of directors of the National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is a former assistant general
counsel to S.C. Johnson Wax, a member of the State Bar's Elder Law
Section, and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law
Foundation.
Gregory M. Wesley, U.W. 1997, has been appointed to
the Milwaukee World Festival Inc. (Summerfest) board of directors.
Wesley practices with Gonzalez, Saggio, Birdsall & Harlan L.L.P. in
management-side equal opportunities and employment litigation and
governmental relations.
The Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association has elected these
officers: president - Margaret Aguayo Asterlin,
president-elect - Ernesto Romero, secretary -
Ana Maria Berrios, and treasurer - Nelida
Cortes, all of Milwaukee.
Retirements, Resignations
Judge William A. Jennaro, Marquette 1968, has retired
from the
Milwaukee Circuit Court for a second time after donating his time each
Monday
to act as reserve judge to help relieve the pressure on the Family Court
Division.
He served two terms in Milwaukee Circuit Court before retiring from the
bench
in 1984 to go into private practice. Jennaro is in private practice with
Cook & Franke
S.C., Milwaukee, working in mediation and arbitration.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Paul J. Cherner, U.W. 1968, partner at Michael Best
& Friedrich LLC, Chicago, has received an Examplers of Excellence
Award, an international award given to volunteer lay leaders who have
been nominated nationwide for extraordinary leadership contributions to
Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. He also was elected vice
chair of the International Hillel Board of Directors, honored by the
Hillels of Illinois (where he previously served as chair), and is
president of the Hillel at the U.W.-Madison. His legal practice focuses
on labor and employment law, exclusively representing employers.
 Chief Justice Shirley S.
Abrahamson, Indiana 1956, Wisconsin Supreme Court, was elected 1999
Newsmaker of the Year by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Electors
cited her reputation for hard work and scholarship. She also was honored
with the Tempo International Leadership Award 2000 in Phoenix in
February 2000. Tempo International is a nonprofit professional
organization dedicated to the support, mentoring, and empowerment of
women in a business networking environment. |
Richard R. Burns, Michigan 1971, and John D.
Kelly, Minnesota 1974, both of the Duluth firm of Hanft Fride
P.A., were named by peers from throughout Minnesota as Super Lawyers,
statistically, the top 5 percent of the state's attorneys. The Super
Lawyers Selection Committee consists of the lawyer-members of the
Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine board of directors.
Kreg A. Kauffman, Iowa 1977, of the Kauffman Law
Firm in Rochester, Minn., has been selected by the American Research
Corporation as one of the Leading American Attorneys in Minnesota in the
area of personal injury. The Kauffman Law Firm has
moved its office to Suite 302 in Ironwood Square, 300 Third Ave. S.E.,
Rochester.
Major Stephen J. Lund, Hamline 1990, U.S. Army,
Judge Advocate General's Corps, recently received a LL.M.-Military Law
from the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's School. Lund currently is
assigned as the chief of criminal law, Fort Benning, Ga.
Matthew S. Mayer, Marquette 1990, of the Grischke
& Bremer Law Center, Wausau, has been certified as a Board Certified
Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
 Frank
J. Daily, Marquette 1968, has been named Marquette University 2000
Alumnus
of the Year for his strong commitment to the Marquette Law School. He
has lectured extensively at Marquette, was past president of the M.U.
Law Alumni Association, serves on the Law School fund-raising committee,
and is a lifetime member of the M.U. President's Council. A Quarles
& Brady
senior partner, Daily concentrates in the trial of complex product
liability
cases and heads up the firm's national product liability practice. |
Robert E. Meldman, Marquette 1962, a shareholder in
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach s.c., Milwaukee,
has been included in the 55th edition of Who's Who in America.
In addition, the third edition of Practical Guide to U.S. Taxation
of International Transactions, coauthored by Meldman, has been
published by CCH.
The Milwaukee Bar Association, at its 142nd Annual Meeting, recently
honored the following members with these awards: Lifetime Achievement
Award - David J. Cannon; Lawyer of the Year -
Harry F. Franke; Distinguished Service Award -
Susan M. Gramling, and the 1999 MBA Bankruptcy
Section, Pro Bono Response Team.
Reserve Judge Michael T. Sullivan, Marquette 1948,
John Marshall 1972 LL.M.-Taxation, recently was honored by the South
East Wisconsin Blood Center for 211 pints donated over 57 years.
John C. Thomure Jr., U.W. 1993, recently completed
graduate studies at Washington University School of Law, receiving an
LL.M.-Taxation, and has returned full-time to Kohler & Hart LLP,
Milwaukee. He practices in tax, estate planning, white collar crime, and
business litigation.
Steven John Vatndal, Marquette 1984, of the Mankato,
Minn., office of Gislason & Hunter LLP, has been certified by the
Minnesota Bar Association as a Real Property Law Specialist.
Mergers, Relocations,
New Associations
Paul D. Christensen, Marquette 1987, has formed the
Law Office of Paul D. Christensen, at 10150 W. National
Ave. # 120, Milwaukee. The general practice firm emphasizes civil
litigation.
Douglas W. Kammer, U.W. 1970, and Jason T.
Studinski, U.W. 1998, have formed Kammer &
Studinski Inc., 314 DeWitt St., Portage, a full-service
litigation, business, and real estate firm, serving clients
statewide.
Lynn R. Laufenberg, Marquette 1975, has formed
Laufenberg Law Offices S.C., located at 115 S. 84th St.
# 330, Milwaukee. He represents individuals and families injured by
medical negligence, product defect, and other negligence. He is a member
of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Board of Directors, is
certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy, and is a member in the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Board
of Trial Advocacy. He formerly was a shareholder with Cannon &
Dunphy S.C.
Arthur P. Simpson, U.W. 1980, and Stuart R.
Deardorff, Chicago-Kent 1987, have formed Simpson &
Deardorff S.C., at 735 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 720, in
downtown Milwaukee. Andrew J. Schwaba, DePaul 1998,
joins the firm as an associate. The firm concentrates on civil
litigation, plaintiff and insurance defense/coverage.
Von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee,
has joined the International Lawyers Network (ILN), a global network of
more than 70 top tier, full-service law firms. With more than 4,000
lawyers worldwide, the ILN provides its member firms and their clients
ready access to legal services and business counseling in countries
worldwide. William West, a shareholder in the firm's
business practice group, is the firm's principal contact with the
ILN.
In Memoriam
William L. Buenzli, U.W. 1936, Madison, Sept. 2,
1912 - Nov. 29, 1999.
Michael A. Clarke, Marquette 1962, Milwaukee, Sept.
15, 1934 - March 6, 2000.
Joan Dalton, Marquette 1954, Milwaukee, Aug. 12,
1930 - March 17, 2000.
Cosmas B. Young, Marquette 1931, Oconomowoc, Nov.
28, 1908 - May 12, 2000.
Christine E. Ebert, U.W. 1996, Boston, Mass., Sept.
8, 1965 - April 4, 2000.
Robert H. Flatley, U.W. 1935, Green Bay, July 3,
1908 - Feb. 14, 2000.
Richard S. Gibbs, Iowa 1940, Milwaukee, Jan. 5, 1916
- May 19, 2000.
Jack J. Gimbel, U.W. 1940, Milwaukee, Sept. 6, 1914
- March 2, 2000.
Kenneth L. Grover, U.W. 1952, Stevens Point, March
17, 1924 - April 17, 2000.
Patrick J. Harlow, Marquette 1954, Manitowoc, Feb.
25, 1927 - Feb. 16, 2000.
Richard J. Harrigan, Marquette 1942, Mequon, July 8,
1916 - March 12, 2000.
James C. Herrick, U.W. 1943, Oregon, March 12, 1918
- Feb. 19, 2000.
S. Ted Hitzler, Marquette 1931, Fond du Lac, Jan. 4,
1906 - March 29, 2000.
Frank E. Huettner, U.W. 1951, Cadott, Jan. 23, 1927
- April 24, 2000.
James F. Pressentin, U.W. 1956, Green Bay, Nov. 3,
1927 - May 1, 2000.
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