In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Mark S. Reimer, Marquette 1985, and Heidi D.
Kuster, Loyola 1998 cum laude, have joined American Medical
Security Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, Green Bay. Reimer is associate
general counsel and Kuster is staff attorney.
William Anzenberger, U.W. 1995, has become director
of law and advocacy for the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. He previously was assistant researcher in industrial
relations at the University of Hawaii.
Thomas J. Basting Jr., Vermont 1992 summa cum laude,
has joined Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, Minn., in the business
litigation section. Basting previously was an associate with another
firm practicing in environmental law and products liability.
R. Douglas Burchett, Marquette 1995, has been named
a partner at Blackburn, Hundley & Domene LLP, Louisville, Ky.,
practicing in civil defense litigation and emphasizing insurance,
malpractice, and tort litigation.
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Dean P. Delforge, Marquette 1984, has been elected
shareholder with The Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, practicing in
business and succession planning, personal estate planning, and
commercial real estate matters. He has been in private practice in the
Milwaukee area for 17 years.
James P. Delaney, San Diego 2000, has joined
Jansson, Shupe & Munger Ltd., Racine, as an associate patent
attorney, focusing on patent filing and prosecution. Delaney is licensed
to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
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Hildebrand
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Erickson
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Dawn Erickson Hildebrand, Thomas M.
Cooley 1987, and Susan Erickson, U.W. 1987,
have joined DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Madison. Hildebrand practices in
family law, collaborative family law, placement and visitation,
paternity, adoption, guardianship, and general litigation. She
previously practiced in Waukesha County. Erickson focuses on benefits
and trademark law and previously served as a law clerk for Hon. Barbara
Crabb, U.S. District Court.
Brian C. Drumm, Indiana 1999, has joined the Helein
Law Group P.C., Washington, D.C., as an associate practicing
telecommunications law. He previously was an associate with Hannan,
Siesennop & Sullivan, Milwaukee.
Jeffrey K. Fields, Marquette 1997, has joined Bank
One Corporation, Milwaukee, as vice president and national litigation
manager in charge of collateral asset management. He formerly was with
the Wynn Law Office.
Steven J. Fredricks, Hamline 1995, has joined
Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, in the securities practice group. He
previously was assistant general counsel for Aid Association for
Lutherans.
Melissa Jackson, U.W. 1996, has been named
university counsel for U.W.-Green Bay. She previously worked for Foley
& Lardner in the Milwaukee office, practicing in commercial
litigation, tax, and employee benefits law.
John (Jack) R. Jakubiak, Marquette 1996, has been
promoted to Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Army
Reserve. He is an associate in Lindner & Marsack S.C., Milwaukee,
practicing employment, labor, and immigration law.
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Beth El-Demerdash, Marquette 2000, has joined Urban
Taylor & Stawski Ltd., Milwaukee, as an associate practicing in
plaintiffs' personal injury litigation.
Joel W. Kanvik, U.W. 1995, has joined Lakehead Pipe
Line Company Inc. and Enbridge (U.S.) Inc., Duluth, Minn., as legal
counsel and assistant corporate secretary. He formerly was an associate
with LaRowe, Gerlach & Roy S.C., in its Madison office.
Tom Kieffer, Marquette 1980, has joined Hale, Skemp,
Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse, practicing in business, real
estate, employment, and administrative law. He had been general counsel
for Kwik Trip Inc. since 1988.
The following have become partners in Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP in the Milwaukee office: Alexander P. Fraser, New
York 1994, practices in corporate finance, securities, and franchise and
distribution law; Gordon P. Giampietro, Catholic
University 1992, practices in commercial litigation, product liability
defense, and federal constitutional issues; Judith M.
Hecker, Cornell 1973, LL.M. Taxation 1988 University of
Bridgeport, joins the tax group with experience representing clients in
IRS examinations and before the appeals office; Linda S.
Moroney, Iowa 1994 with honors, advises health care
institutions and tax-exempt organizations; Kathleen A.
Rinehart, Marquette 1993, practices higher education law;
Katherine W. Schill, Duke 1994 cum laude, practices
commercial and intellectual property litigation; Derek C.
Stettner, Franklin Pierce 1994, focuses on intellectual
property matters; James Patrick Thomas, Minnesota 1993
cum laude, practices in civil litigation, emphasizing business disputes
and real estate actions.
The following have become partners in the firm's Madison office:
Lauren L. Azar, U.W. 1994 cum laude, practices in
environmental and land use law, and litigation; Amy O.
Bruchs, U.W. 1993 cum laude, practices in employment and labor,
emphasizing employment litigation; Gregory J. Lynch,
Iowa 1994 with high honors, focuses on corporate and business law; and
Ian A.J. Pitz, Minnesota 1992 cum laude, practices in
general civil litigation and white-collar criminal litigation.
Dean R. Zakos, Marquette 1979, has been promoted to
vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Modine Manufacturing
Co., Racine. He succeeds Walter E. Pavlick, George
Washington 1959, who retired after 21 years of service. Zakos joined
Modine as counsel in 1982 and was named associate general counsel and
assistant secretary in January 1992. Prior to joining Modine, he served
as a staff attorney with the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee.
Michael J. Mnichowicz, Marquette 1993, has joined
the Milwaukee office of Davis & Kuelthau S.C. as an associate in the
business and corporate law section, practicing in commercial and
industrial real estate and real estate finance and development. He
previously was a commercial underwriting attorney and examiner with
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Joseph Mrazek, Georgetown 1997, has joined the
Madison City Attorney's Office as an assistant city attorney,
prosecuting ordinance violations and counseling city government.
Warren L. Nelson, U.W. 1994, has been elected
partner with Fisher & Phillips LLP, working in the firm's Orange
County and San Diego, Calif., offices. He represents employers in
collective bargaining, union avoidance, wage and hour and OSHA
compliance, and employment discrimination.
Eve Dennison Pollock, U.W. 1999, has joined Stewart
Law Office, Madison, as an associate practicing in real estate, general
business, and family law.
Rodney A. Johnson, Tulsa 1984, and Margaret
M. Liss, U.W. 1990 cum laude, have joined Reinhart, Boerner,
Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., in the Madison office. Johnson
is a shareholder in the health care department. He previously was
counsel to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dallas,
Texas, counsel to the Social Security Administration, and program and
litigation counsel to the Health Care Financing Administration's
regional office, Dallas, Texas. Liss is an associate in the intellectual
property department. She previously worked as a medical physicist.
Thomas Rhatican, U.W. 1992, was promoted to
lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and selected as commander of the
1-147 Command Aviation Battalion based out of Truax Field, Madison. He
and members of his battalion will mobilize for three- and six-month
periods as part of an Apache Task Force in Kuwait. Rhatican is executive
assistant to Sen. Scott Fitzgerald.
Jose M. Rojas, Quinnipiac University 1997, has
joined Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford, Conn., in the litigation
department. He previously was a federal prosecutor on a joint task force
between the Departments of Defense and Justice, serving as a special
assistant U.S. attorney.
Jonathan D. Rosenblum, Northwestern 1991, has joined
Kelly & Petranech, Madison, practicing labor law, employment law,
and civil litigation. He is an author and has taught labor standards at
U.W. and DePaul universities. Rosenblum is an honorary fellow of the
U.W. Law School's Institute for Legal Studies.
Peter C. Stomma, Drake 1991, has joined Boyle
Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz S.C., Milwaukee, as a shareholder.
The firm practices in intellectual property law including the
preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications in the
U.S. and abroad. Stomma previously was a shareholder with Jansson,
Shupe, Munger & Stomma Ltd., Racine.
Cynthia K. Thurston, William Mitchell 1995 cum
laude, has become a shareholder with McCollum, Crowley, Vehanen, Moschet
& Miller Ltd., Rice Lake, in worker's compensation and
insurance.
Paul R. Van Grunsven, Marquette 1986, LL.M. 1995,
has joined Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik S.C., Milwaukee, and will chair
the firm's new health law section. He is an adjunct professor of health
law at Marquette University Law School and has written and lectured on
health care and health law issues. Van Grunsven coauthored the new
ALI-ABA textbook "Health Care Law." He was honored recently by the
Health Law Society at Marquette University Law School for his
contributions to health law education. Van Grunsven previously was with
Techmeier & Van Grunsven S.C., Milwaukee.
Mergers, Relocations, New
Associations
Martin P. Gagne, Boston 1981, and Julie A.
O'Halloran, Marquette 1989, have formed Gagne &
O'Halloran LLC, 735 N. Water St., Suite 610, Milwaukee. The
firm will practice family law including divorce, maintenance, division
of assets, child support, child custody and placement, interstate
custody disputes, paternity, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative
divorce. Gagne previously was with Hansen, Gagne & Foley, and
O'Halloran was with Margolis & Cassidy.
Lowell E. Sweet, U.W. 1955, formerly of Sweet &
Reddy S.C., will practice as The Law Office of Lowell E. Sweet
S.C., continuing at 114 N. Church St., Elkhorn, practicing in
business and corporate law, condominium and real estate law, estate
planning, probate and trusts, and taxes.
Palmer & Finerty S.C., Waukesha, and von
Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee, have allied to establish
an Internet legal resource at www.laborlogic.com. von Briesen, Purtell
& Roper S.C. will contribute information on health care, technology,
immigration, and Indian law to the site. Palmer & Finerty S.C.
established the site and provide information on OSHA and EEO compliance,
litigation, defense, collective bargaining, hiring, and executive
employment contracts.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
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Haley
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J. Thomas Haley, U.W. 1974, has been certified as a
civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a
shareholder in Haley Palmersheim S.C., Madison.
Bradley C. Thorsen, Minnesota 1974, and
Daniel R. Tyson, Marquette 1978, received annual Pro
Bono Publico awards from the Hennepin County Bar Association for
distinguished service to the community.
Thorsen, a sole practitioner, received
the distinguished service award. He served as student director of Legal
Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners while in law school. In the Volunteer
Lawyers Network for 25 years, he has served on the board of directors,
helped in fundraising and volunteer recruitment, and worked as a
volunteer attorney educating, advising, and representing low-income
individuals.
Tyson, who practices real property law
with Openheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, received the excellence by a
private sector attorney award. He has chaired the board of directors of
Volunteer Lawyers Network and led efforts to combat predatory real
estate schemes in Hennepin County.
Debra L. Holewinski, U.W. 1997, has earned a
Certified Public Accountant license. Holewinski is with Schober &
Ulatowski S.C., Green Bay, practicing in general business and corporate
law, mergers and acquisitions, and estate planning.
Theresa L. Roetter, Marquette 1993, has been
admitted to the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Roetter is with
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison, practicing in municipal and children's
law including termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianships,
and guardian ad litem representation.
Appointments, Elections
Daniel T. Dennehy, Marquette 1979, has been
appointed a Milwaukee civil court commissioner by Hon. Timothy G. Dugan.
Dennehy is a senior shareholder of von Briesen, Purtell & Roper
S.C., Milwaukee, advising health care clients on employment, personnel,
and labor.
David G. Miron, Marquette 1983, was appointed
Marinette County circuit court judge, Branch I, to fill the vacancy
created by the retirement of the Hon. Charles D. Heath. Miron previously
was the Marinette County district attorney and was in private practice
with Kopish, Miron & Boyle S.C., Marinette.
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Diestelmeier
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Mark S. Diestelmeier, Iowa 1991, has been appointed
recruiting shareholder with von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C.,
Milwaukee, and will develop and direct the firm's law school recruiting
program. Diestlelmeier advises health care clients on compliance,
confidentiality and privacy issues, and transactional matters. He has
represented providers and business clients in a broad range of
litigation and dispute resolution matters.
Paul M. Anderson, Marquette 1995, assistant director
of the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School,
has been appointed editor of the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
(Society for the Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical
Education).
Anderson recently finished writing Major
League Leases: An Overview of Major League Facility Leases and How They
are Negotiated (Front Office Publications 2001), with William S. Miller,
Marquette 1996, executive vice president/professional sports for the
Leib Group LLC, Mequon.
Robert E. Meldman, Marquette 1962, an international
tax attorney and shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris
& Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee, has been elected chair of the Taxation
Standing Committee of LAWASIA, an association of bar councils, law
associations, lawyers, law firms, and corporations principally from the
Asia Pacific region.
Bruce J. Rosen, U.W. 1971, a partner in Pellino,
Rosen, Mowris & Kirkhuff S.C., Madison, has been appointed to the
Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) special investigative panel by the
Wisconsin Supreme Court. Rosen, a criminal defense attorney, practices
in federal and state courts. Rosen previously was a staff attorney to
the Legal Services Center, the predecessor to the State Public
Defender's Office.
The special investigative panel was
created to help ensure the integrity of the OLR, which replaced the
Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility.
In Memoriam
Robert G. Axt, U.W. 1941, Milwaukee, March 7, 1914 -
Feb. 20, 2001.
Bernard Berk, U.W. 1939, Green Bay, Oct. 13, 1915 -
Jan. 21, 2001.
Roger W. Cheever, U.W. 1938, Superior, Oct. 15, 1912
- Feb., 2001.
Robert G. Evans, U.W. 1958, Eau Claire, April 18,
1930 - Feb. 22, 2001.
David A. Graves, Miami 1941, Tallahassee, Fla.,
April 27, 1915 - Dec. 5, 2000.
Sidney Gray, Marquette 1967, Milwaukee, Aug. 14,
1933 - Sept. 1, 2000.
Fred Hartley, U.W. 1947, Kenosha, July 10, 1919 -
Dec. 28, 2000.
Lawrence J. Hayes, Loyola 1950, St. Paul, Minn.,
Sept. 10, 1926 - Feb. 19, 2001.
Thomas P. Maroney, Marquette 1940, Wauwatosa, July
25, 1915 - April 5, 2001.
Harvey G. Odenbrett, Marquette 1947, New Berlin,
Jan. 2, 1919 - Dec. 16, 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.
Supreme Court Appoints 18
to Lawyer Investigative Committees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has made 18 appointments to the district
investigative committees that are part of the lawyer regulation
system.
New committee members in District 1 (Kenosha
area) are: Paul G. Aldige, retired Town of Delavan
chief of police, and Gail Gentz, Kenosha County clerk
of circuit court.
New committee members in District 2
(Milwaukee area) are: Patrick E. Doyle, a Milwaukee
Police Department detective; Shel Gendelman, a
Milwaukee businessman and realtor who served as director of the Military
Police Criminal Investigation Detachment; Margadette M.
Demet, Marquette 1950, a partner in Demet & Demet S.C.,
Milwaukee, practicing in estate planning, probate, family, elder, and
disability law, and president of the Milwaukee Bar Foundation;
Anne Berleman Kearney, Harvard 1990, a senior associate
in the litigation department of Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; and
R. Jeffrey Krill, U.W. 1981, a partner in Gonzalez,
Saggio, and Harlan LLP, Milwaukee, focusing on commercial litigation,
and an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School.
New committee members in District 5 (La
Crosse area) are: Dianne R. Morrison, a lecturer in the
Department of Finance and Accounting at U.W.- La Crosse; George
Parke III, Drake 1975, president of Parke O'Flaherty Ltd., La
Crosse; and J. David Rice, U.W. 1970, a partner in
Johns, Flaherty & Rice S.C., Sparta, emphasizing civil litigation,
mediation/arbitration, and family law.
New committee members in District 9
(Madison area) are: William F. Bauer, Missouri-Columbia
1977, a shareholder in Coyne, Niess, Schultz, Becker & Bauer S.C.,
Madison, focusing on civil litigation; Paul M. Downey
Sr., a substitute teacher in the DeForest School District and
business consultant with Downey & Associates; Bruce F.
Ehlke, U.W. 1968, a partner in Shneidman, Myers, Dowling,
Blumenfield, Ehlke, Hawks & Domer, practicing in labor and
employment relations law, administrative law, and work-related
disabilities; Sabrina M. Gentile, assistant director
for governmental relations with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation;
Rudolph C. Hecht, M.D., a family practitioner with the
U.W. Medical School, the Sinai-Samaritan Medical Center, and the
Samaritan Family Care Center; James R. Jansen, U.W.
1982, a partner in Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier S.C., Madison,
and a civil trial specialist certified by the National Board of Trial
Advocates; Richard J. Langer, U.W. 1974, a partner in
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, practicing in estate planning
and administration, trusts, and marital property; and H. Rupert
Theobald, Ph.D., retired chief of the Legislative Reference
Bureau.
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