In the News
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Greg Hagopian, U.W. 1987, received the 1998
chairperson of the year award for exceptional service to the assessing
profession. The award was granted by the Wisconsin Association of
Assessing Officers. Hagopian is a Milwaukee assistant city attorney and
chairs the Property Tax Exemption Committee. He informs Wisconsin
assessors about new legislation and case law regarding property tax
exemption matters and development of property tax exemption
policies.
Ross L. Kodner, Marquette 1986, was named 1998 Legal
Technology Consultant of the Year by the Technolawyer Community, an
online discussion group. Kodner was reappointed to a second term as
chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section's Computer &
Technology Division, and a third term on the Executive Planning Board
for the ABA TECHSHOW 2000 legal technology conference. He is on the
editorial board of the ABA General Practice/Solo and Small Firm
Section's Technology in Practice Guide magazine, and is
coauthor of an online legal technology column at the Corel Legal web
pages called "Law Talk: Legal
Technology for Everyone." Kodner is legal technology consultant for
Milwaukee's MicroLaw Inc.
 Dennis C. Mahoney, U.W. 1967, has been awarded
the new Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The ABV
designation, established in 1996 by the AICPA, is the premier credential
recognizing CPAs with extensive professional experience in business
valuation. |
Jeffrey S. Krause, Marquette 1996, also a MicroLaw
legal technology consultant, now is writing a regular legal technology
column for the Milwaukee Young Lawyer's Association newsletter.
Ely A. Leichtling, Virginia 1979, has been included
in the eighth edition of the Best Lawyers in America
(1999-2000). He practices labor and employment law as a partner in the
Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady LLP. He has just completed a
two-year term as chair of the Milwaukee Bar Association Labor and
Employment Law Section, and continues to chair the Industry Liaison
Group with the U.S. Department of Labor's office of federal contract
compliance programs.
Quarles & Brady LLP presented Gov. Tommy G.
Thompson with the Quarles & Brady Real Estate Excellence Award on
April 14 at the Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee. The award was presented at
Quarles & Brady's annual seminar for Milwaukee-area real estate
professionals. Accepting the award on behalf of the governor was Fritz
Ruf, executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
Development Authority. John W. Daniels Jr., Quarles & Brady partner
and president-elect of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers,
presented the award.
 David P. Weller, U.W. 1997, with the Fox Valley
Client Service Center (FVCSC) of Clifton Gunderson LLC, Certified Public
Accountants and Consultants, recently passed the CPA examination. The
FVCSC is located in Oshkosh and Green Bay. Weller concentrates in estate
planning, marital property agreements, and taxation of estates, trusts,
and gifts. He joined the FVCSC in 1997. |
Joseph N. Ziebert, U.W. 1991 with honors, and
Walter E. Zimmerman, U.W. 1990 with honors, of Foley
& Lardner's Milwaukee office have received the intellectual property
department's Founder's Award in recognition of their work on behalf of
clients and the firm. The award recognizes Edwin Wiley whose vision and
determination led to the founding of Foley & Lardner's intellectual
property department 16 years ago. Ziebert practices in the electronics
practice group and has an extensive technical background in electrical
and electronic engineering. Zimmerman practices in the consumer and
industrial products practice group counseling clients on intellectual
property issues and participating in litigation involving intellectual
property.
Appointments, Elections
The American Board of Trial Advocates-Wisconsin Chapter has elected
the following officers: president - Charles F.
Stierman, Milwaukee; president-elect - John C.
Mitby, Madison; and secretary/treasurer - J. Michael
End, Milwaukee.
David L. Borowski, Marquette 1991, has been
appointed to a two-year term on the City of Milwaukee Administrative
Review Appeals Board by City Attorney Grant Langley. Borowski has moved
his office to 731 N. Jackson St., Suite 824, Milwaukee.
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Charles P. Stevens, Marquette 1981, a labor and
employment relations partner in the Milwaukee office of Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, was named president of the Greater Milwaukee
Employee Benefits Council. He focuses his practice on employment
relations matters. Stevens also serves as a director of the Human
Resources Management Association of Southeastern Wisconsin and is a
member of the Milwaukee and ABA employee benefits committees.
The Douglas County Bar Association has elected the following
officers: president - Boad S. Swanson; vice president -
Kyle H. Torvinen; and secretary/treasurer -
Paul W. Baxter.
Truman Q. McNulty, Marquette 1948, of Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, has been reappointed as a
commissioner to the ABA Commission on the Legal Problems of the Elderly,
Washington, D.C., by ABA President Philip S. Anderson.
Burton F. Natarus, U.W. 1960, was reelected
alderman, 42nd Ward, representing downtown Chicago, for his eighth
consecutive four-year term. He is currently serving as the city council
chair of the Committee on Traffic and Safety. In the past Natarus has
served as finance chair and floor leader. He also is a commissioner of
the Chicago Plan Commission.
Terry F. Peppard, U.W. 1973, has been elected a
fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an association of
international commercial arbitrators headquartered in London. Fellowship
is the highest level of membership granted by the Institute, which has
members in 84 countries. Peppard practices as an arbitrator and mediator
from his office in Madison.
Gregory A. Peterson, U.W. 1973, has been elected to
the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 3. He has been a circuit court
judge in Eau Claire county since 1983 and is chief judge of 13 counties
comprising the 10th Judicial Administrative District.
 Amy R. Seibel, a partner with Weiss, Berzowski,
Brady & Donahue LLP, Milwaukee, has been elected chair of the board
of directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Tax Section. Seibel, who
also is a CPA, practices business and corporate law, income tax
planning, and property tax controversies. |
The Hon. Diane Townsend-Anderson, Hamline 1978, has
been appointed hearing office chief administrative law judge (ALJ) for
the Minnesota Office of Hearings and Appeals. She is the first woman to
hold this office in Minnesota. She previously was a Federal ALJ in
Chicago and a state ALJ in Minnesota. Chief Judge Townsend-Anderson will
be responsible for implementing the new hearing processes for the
Minnesota office of 10 judges.
The Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association Inc. has elected the
following officers: president - Pedro Colon;
president-elect - Margaret Aguayo Asterlin; treasurer -
Nelida Cortes; secretary - Ana
Berrios; board members - Rosa Barillas,
Andrew Chevrez, Ed Fallone,
Jorge Gomez, and Israel Ramon.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Emile H. Banks Jr., Ohio Northern 1984, formerly a
shareholder of the Milwaukee law firm of Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik
S.C., has formed the law firm of Emile Banks & Associates LLC,
concentrating on insurance defense, employment law, products liability,
and personal injury.
Thomas P. Herzog, Marquette 1994, recently launched
Herzog Law Offices, at P.O. Box 1, Elm Grove. He will continue to
practice primarily in real estate law, business law, personal injury,
and commercial litigation.
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 Frazer & Schapiro S.C. has relocated to the
Riverfront Plaza at 1110 N. Old World Third Street, Suite 218,
Milwaukee. The firm continues to focus its practice on tax, estate
planning, and environmental law.
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Clifford & Reuter S.C. has changed its name to Clifford
& Raihala S.C. John W. Raihala, Michigan 1989, has become a
shareholder in the firm, which continues its practice in personal
injury, commercial and general civil litigation, family law, and general
practice.
Dorothy Ann Case, Marquette 1985, has merged her
practice with the Milwaukee law firm of Heuer, Byrne & Rosenbaum,
S.C. The new firm of Heuer, Byrne & Case S.C. is
located at 231 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1010, Milwaukee.
Kimberly A. Hurtado, Marquette 1988, has formed
Hurtado S.C., Brookfield, concentrating in construction
and project development law. She previously was a partner heading
Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP's Construction Focus Group. Hurtado
chairs the Contract Negotiations Division of the ABA Forum on the
Construction Industry and is a member of the Associated General
Contractors of America's Contract Documents Committee.
Christopher M. Lummis, Vermont Law School 1996, has
established the Law Offices of Christopher M. Lummis in
Stevens Point. It is a general practice law office with concentrations
in criminal, family, and environmental law.
Elizabeth J. Nevitt, U. of Oklahoma 1992, has opened
the Law Office of Elizabeth J. Nevitt at 200 E.
Washington St., Appleton. The practice emphasizes family law issues
including divorce, placement, post-divorce, adoption, guardianship, and
elderly planning.
Kathleen C. Panak, Marquette 1998, and Dena
L. Hunt, Marquette 1998, have opened Panak & Hunt
Law Offices LLP at the Pettibone Mansion, 2051 W. Wisconsin
Ave., Suite A, Milwaukee. They will practice in residential real estate,
personal injury, worker's compensation, child support, and other civil
litigation matters.
 Steven J. Schaefer, U.W. 1977, has
relocated Schaefer Law Office to Butler Plaza, 15 N. Butler St., Suite
404, Madison. Schaefer's practice emphasizes employment discrimination
litigation, personal injury, and contract litigation. |
Allen D. Reuter, U.W. 1983, and Barbara O.
Whitish, U.W. 1984, have established Reuter &
Whitish S.C. at 44 E. Mifflin St., Suite 306, Madison.
William S. Cole, U.W. 1990, joins as an associate. The
firm provides a broad range of legal services with emphasis in civil
litigation, family, municipal, personal injury, and criminal law.
Sweeney & Sweeney S.C. has relocated to 2
Science Court, Madison.
Ritz & Caflisch S.C., Madison, has relocated to
Butler Plaza, 15 N. Butler St., Suite 400. The firm handles business
matters and real estate transactions for individuals, business entities,
and their owners.
New Hires, Promotions
Aaron Edward Alt, Harvard 1997, has joined Kirkland
& Ellis International in London, England. He practices private
equity, securities, and corporate law, with an emphasis on cross-border
mergers and acquisitions.
Jeffrey E. Altshul, Drake 1981, has joined Sachnoff
& Weaver Ltd. as of counsel in the Financial Services Team. He was
previously vice president and senior attorney at Sanwa Business Credit
Corporation.
Trina R. Chernos, William Mitchell 1996, and
Daniel M. Tjornehoj, William Mitchell 1988, have joined
Bakke Norman S.C. as associates in the New Richmond office. Chernos
practices in employment and municipal law. Tjornehoj practices in
probate, estate planning, and transactional matters. He was formerly in
private practice in Hudson.
 Jaen Andrews, Ph.D., U.W. 1996, has joined the
intellectual property practice group of Boardman, Suhr, Curry &
Field LLP, Madison, as a patent attorney. Andrews was a research
scientist in biotechnology and a patent agent before entering law
school. Andrews previously practiced intellectual property in the
Madison office of Foley & Lardner. |
Thomas G. Travers, U.W. 1965, Irwin L.
Kass, Chicago-Kent 1976, Gary L. Antoniewicz,
U.W. 1978, Robert E. Gregg, West Virginia 1978,
Peter M. Garson, Marquette 1988, Christopher J.
Dodge, U.W. 1990, and Bruce Gillman, U.W.
1957, joined Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, Madison. All were
previously with Tomlinson, Gillman & Travers S.C. Travers has joined
the firm as a partner and will practice in business planning, estate
planning, and tax planning. Kass will practice in litigation,
fidelity-surety, insurance defense, and business litigation. Antoniewicz
will practice franchise and dealership law, contracts, and consumer
credit. Gregg will practice employment law. Garson will practice in
corporate and business planning, real estate, probate and estate
planning, and taxation. Dodge will practice in real estate, litigation,
dealership, and worker's compensation. Gillman will practice in
fidelity-surety, construction, and appellate advocacy.
Kendall W. Harrison, U.W. 1995, and Mike B.
Wittenwyler, U.W. 1995, have joined LaFollette Simykin, LLP as
associates. Harrison previously served as a court counsel to the Supreme
Court of the Republic of Palau. His practice focuses on civil
litigation. Wittenwyler formerly served as campaign manager for Sen.
Feingold's 1998 reelection bid. He concentrates his practice in
insurance, bankruptcy, and real estate.
 Joseph W. Byrne, U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined
the intellecutal property practice group of Boardman, Suhr, Curry &
Field LLP, Madison, as a patent attorney. Byrne holds an M.S. in
electrical engineering from the U.W. -Madison. He previously was
employed by General Electric Medical Systems in Waukesha as a design
engineer. |
Daniel J. Rasmussen, Gonzaga 1993, has joined
Central Illinois Bancorp Inc., headquartered in Pewaukee, as senior
attorney. Donald J. Straka, Creighton 1987, continues as general counsel
and senior vice president, and Kevin P. Sullivan, Illinois 1981,
continues as assistant general counsel.
Mary Therese Crouse, Indiana 1987, has been
appointed counsel in the Global Medical and Regulatory Affairs Group of
Lilly Research Laboratories Law. She recently returned from a three-year
assignment as assistant general counsel at PCS Health Systems, a
subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.
Joseph W. Weigel, Marquette 1960, has been named
president of Eisenberg, Weigel, Carlson, Blau & Clemens S.C.,
Milwaukeee, a general practice firm. He served as vice president for
nine years. David M. Blau, Marquette 1984, was named
vice president and secretary and Chris Clemens, U.W.
1978, was named vice president and treasurer of Eisenberg, Weigel,
Carlson, Blau & Clemens S.C., Milwaukee.
Christine Davies D'Angelo, U.W. 1999 cum laude, has
joined D'Angelo & Jones LLP, a general practice firm in Waukesha
county, practicing personal injury and family law.
Mark Gelhaus, U.W. 1989, has been appointed tax
counsel with Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa.
Jodie Leigh Grabarski, U.W. 1995, has joined
Anastasi & Associates P.A., Stillwater, Minn., as an associate
practicing in commercial banking, real estate, estate planning, and
agricultural law. She formerly was with Gislason, Dosland, Hunter &
Malecki, New Ulm, Minn., and Krekeler & Scheffer S.C., Madison.
Ernest W. Grumbles III, U.W. 1995, has joined the
intellectual property practice group of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly
LLP, Minneapolis. Grumbles previously was with Rider, Bennett, Egan
& Arundel LLP.
Robert E. Hankel, U.W. 1974 with honors, has joined
the firm of Knuteson, Powers & Wheeler S.C., Racine. Hankel will
practice in business and general litigation, business law, real estate,
and administrative proceedings. He previously worked at O'Connor &
Willems S.C., Kenosha.
Elizabeth (Liza) Kessler, U.W. 1997, has joined the
Center for Democracy & Technology in Washington, D.C., as staff
counsel. Her primary focus is First Amendment and related civil
liberties issues on the Internet.
Donald F. Kiesling Jr., Marquette 1997, has joined
Wisconsin Gas Company practicing in corporate and environmental law. He
previously practiced with Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee.
Tara K. Kleinhans, U.W. 1998, has joined the
Wisconsin Association of School Boards' Madison office as a staff
counsel, providing legal assistance to Wisconsin's public school
employees in collective bargaining and labor relations.
Captain Aaron E. Kornblum USAF, U.W. 1996, has been
assigned as the area defense counsel at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. He
will provide independent representation of Air Force members facing
military justice and other adverse actions.
Philip H. Lucht, U.W. 1991, has joined the Bruck Law
Offices S.C. in Milwaukee as an associate concentrating in creditor
rights law.
Jennifer Pflug Murphy, U.W. 1992, has been named a
partner of Gonzalez, Saggio, Birdsall & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee.
Murphy serves as counsel for complex real estate transactions,
construction projects, and environmental matters.
Thomas A. Myers, Creighton 1978 magna cum laude, has
joined Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. as a
shareholder in the business organizations department in Milwaukee. Myers
formerly was a shareholder and member of the board of directors of
Godfrey & Kahn S.C. Myers provides counsel with mergers and
acquisitions, investment transactions with venture capital firms and
leverage buy-outs, complex contract matters, and general corporate
representation.
Gerald L. Fellows, Marquette 1992 cum laude,
Christopher B. Austin, Marquette 1996, and
Melinda Mann Mitchell, Marquette 1998 cum laude, have
joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP's Milwaukee office as associates
in the intellectual property practice area. W. Dennis Drehkoff, Missouri
1972, has joined the firm in the Chicago office as a partner. Fellows
will concentrate on patent, trademark, and copyright matters, including
licensing and patent applications. Austin will focus in domestic and
foreign patent prosecution in mechanical and electromechanical
technologies. Mitchell will concentrate in trademark matters and
intellectual property litigation.Drekhoff has experience advising
clients and prosecuting and licensing patents in food technology,
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemical processing, and medical
products. He also litigates patent, trademark, copyright, and trade
secret matters.
 Katja Kunzke, U.W. 1982, was promoted to vice
president-claims at Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. Kunzke joined
WILMIC in 1989. The company provides professional liability insurance
and risk management services to Wisconsin lawyers. |
Laurie E. Peterson, Marquette 1998, has joined
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C. as an associate. Peterson
will practice insurance defense and labor and employment law.
Jeffrey A. Pitman, Marquette 1990, of
Hausmann-McNally S.C., has been admitted to the Illinois bar and
appointed to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial
Lawyers. He continues to be one of the WATL state delegates to the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Pitman practices in plaintiff
personal injury.
Brian A. Price, Marquette 1990, has been named a
partner of Gonzalez, Saggio, Birdsall & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee. Price
represents employers in all aspects of equal opportunities and
employment law.
Daniel R. Plane, Marquette 1996 cum laude, has
joined Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C. as an
associate in the firm's litigation department in the Madison office. He
practices primarily in utilities law and general civil litigation. Plane
formerly served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice's
Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Diego and Chicago.
Jason E. Pauls, Marquette 1998 cum laude, has joined as
an associate in the firm's intellectual property department in the
Milwaukee office. He counsels clients in matters regarding all aspects
of intellectual property including patent and trademark licensing and
litigation.
John R. Shull Jr., Marquette 1998, has joined the
Wausau law firm of Terwilliger, Wakeen, Piehler, & Conway S.C. as an
associate in the litigation section concentrating in insurance defense.
Shull previously was employed at Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik.
John J. Slein, Hamline 1984, has become a
shareholder of Hale & Wagner S.C. His practice includes automobile
and trucking negligence, insurance agency law, insurance disputes, real
estate agency law, and personal injury law. Sline previously was with
Hinshaw & Culbertson.
Catherine A. Thomas, Marquette 1985, has joined the
law offices of John J. Spindler in Brookfield. Thomas continues to
practice in worker's compensation. She formerly was with Krukowski &
Costello S.C., Milwaukee.
Ralph "J.J." Vosskamp, U.W. 1998, has become an
associate with the Facilitator Capital Fund, a private equity group in
Madison. He will analyze prospective investments, handle regulatory
compliance, and assist small businesses with financing and related
matters.
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.
Robert Fletcher, Marquette 1998, has become a
Waukesha County assistant district attorney after acting as a public
service special prosecutor. Fletcher has been acting as a public service
special prosecutor in the Waukesha County district attorney's office. He
served as an intern in the office while attending law school.
Ralph Ramirez, U.W. 1984, has resigned his position
in the district attorney's office to fill the position of circuit court
judge, Branch 3, Juvenile Division. Ramirez has been an assistant
district attorney for more than 15 years, having served as team captain,
and handled all sexual predator cases within the office.
Sue E. Weiske, U.W. 1984, has been promoted to
shareholder and director with Fraser Stryker Vaughn Meusey Olson Boyer
& Bloch in the Denver office. Previously Weiske was in-house counsel
for Time Warner Telecommunication. Weiske practices in
telecommunication.
Authors and Speakers
Joseph W. Boucher, Neider & Boucher S.C.,
Madison, Robert M. Fahrenbach, Ernst & Young LLP,
Milwaukee and Chicago, Leonard S. Sosnowski, Foley
& Lardner, Madison, Steven R. Battenberg, Michael
Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, Debra Sadow
Koenig, Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee; Marcus S.
Loden, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Madison, Bret A.
Roge, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, and
William R. West, von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C.,
Milwaukee, are authors of LLCs and LLPs: A Wisconsin Handbook,
recently published by the State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books. LLPs and
LLCs is a revised edition of the Wisconsin Limited Liability Company
Handbook.
Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction,
spoke at the ABA family law section's spring meeting in Miami on "Good
Fortune Trusts: Boon or Boondoggle?" He is the cochair of the section's
publications development board, and sits on the section's council.
Stansbury is a shareholder in Burbach & Stansbury S.C., Milwaukee,
concentrating in family law.
Alan Marcuvitz, Marquette 1957, Robert
Gordon, U.W. 1975, and Andrea Roschke, U.W.
1982, all of Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue LLP were faculty
members for the U.W. Law School's May 21 seminar "Property Tax Issues
for the New Millennium." Marcuvitz and Roschke co-presented "Current
Issues Involving Fair Market Valuations," and Gordon presented "Current
Issues Involving Wisconsin Property Tax Exemptions."
In Memoriam
David S. Branch, Yale 1972, Boston, Mass., Nov. 29,
1945 - March 19, 1999.
Arnold J. Gazinski, Marquette 1953, Pewaukee, Jan.
21, 1922 - April 24, 1999.
Roger J. Karius, Marquette 1959, Greenfield, Nov. 1,
1930 - March 27, 1999.
Daniel C. Shea, Marquette 1939, Wauwatosa, Feb. 18,
1916 - March 5, 1999.
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