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March 05, 2009

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New Hires, Promotions, Partners

			Peter T. Holsen, Marquette 2002, Aaron T. Olejniczak, U.W. 2002, and Christopher M. Scherer, John Marshall 1999, have been named partners at Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall LLP, Milwaukee, which practices exclusively in intellectual property law.
Holsen	Olejniczak	Scherer

Cory A. Buye, U.W. 2001, has been named a partner at Sweeney & Sweeney S.C., Madison, and continues to concentrate on real estate and business transactions and litigation.

Marc S. Cwik, U.W. 1999, has joined the Las Vegas, Nev., office of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP as a partner in the professional liability practice group and also practices in insurance coverage and bad-faith
matters.

Three attorneys have joined Davis & Kuelthau s.c. as shareholders. Frank Kowalkowski, Marquette 1992 magna cum laude, is with the Green Bay office and concentrates in real estate, business, and construction litigation law. John Shore, U.W. 1987, is with the Brookfield office and concentrates in business, real estate, and estate planning. William Woodward, Marquette 1989, is with the Green Bay office and focuses on business and real estate law.

				Peter C. Christianson, U.W. 1977, and Anthony H. Driessen, Marquette 1972, have joined the government relations group in the Madison office of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. as attorney-lobbyists. Brian Smigelski, Marquette 1987, has joined the Brookfield office as a partner in the litigation, construction, and labor and employment relations groups. Jascha Beck Walter, Marquette 1999, has become a partner in the Brookfield office and continues to focus on business, information technology, and intellectual property law.
Christianson	Driessen	Smigelski	Walter

Nathan E. DeBaun, Rutgers 2005, has joined the Schroeder Group S.C., Attorneys at Law, Waukesha, and practices in corporate and intellectual property law.

David W. Fell, Harvard 1988, has become associate general counsel for Broadwind Energy Inc., Naperville, Ill.

Four attorneys have been elected shareholders with Godfrey & Kahn S.C. Jennifer A. Hannon, New England 2000, is with the estate planning group in the Madison office. Lecia D. Johnson, Iowa 2000, is with the tax and employee benefits group in the Milwaukee office. Jonathan R. Ingrisano, Marquette 1999, is in the litigation group in the Milwaukee and Waukesha offices. Gene T. Schaeffer, U.W. 1992, is with the labor and employment group in the Madison office. Daniel J. Finerty, Marquette 1998, has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office and focuses on employment and restrictive covenant litigation.

Carrie Norbin Killoran, Harvard 1999, has joined Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, as a partner in the health law practice. She previously was with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.

Liz Koch, Virginia 1998, has been promoted to chair of the legal studies division at Concordia University, Mequon, and continues her duties as an assistant professor.

		Josh C. Kopp, U.W. 2002, has become a partner at Lathrop & Clark LLP, Madison, and continues to focus on civil litigation, debtors’ and creditors’ rights, landlord/tenant law, and business law. Mark H.T. Fuhrman, U.W. 1994, has joined the firm and concentrates in business law and estate planning.
Kopp	Furhman

Brian K. Lewallen, Marquette 2001 cum laude, has been promoted to corporate counsel at Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., and manages environmental regulatory compliance issues relating to the company’s North American and Asia-Pacific operations.

Thomas M. Hruz, Marquette 2002 magna cum laude, and Joshua R. Welsh, Marquette 2003 magna cum laude, have become shareholders at Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., Milwaukee. Hruz concentrates in civil and commercial litigation, insurance, employment, and appellate law. Welsh concentrates in business, real estate, and tax law.
	Hruz	Welsh

Daniel Miske, DePaul 1985, has joined the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. as a shareholder and focuses on condominium law, business law, civil litigation, and collections.

Mitchell R. Olson, Lewis & Clark 1997, has been named a partner with Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, and continues to focus on civil litigation, real estate, land use and zoning, municipal, insurance, and appellate law.

Daniel M. Pedriana, Wyoming 1999, has been named a partner at Lindner & Marsack S.C, Milwaukee, and continues to concentrate on worker’s compensation and related employment law matters.

Carrie L. Dinwiddie, Marquette 2001, has become a shareholder with Poulos, Sengstock, Budny & Ludwig S.C., West Allis, and continues to focus on family law, bankruptcy, and probate. Lindsey Zimick, Marquette 2007, has joined the firm as an associate and focuses on family law, probate, and small claims litigation.

Julie A. Short, U.W. 1992, has joined the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison, as managing attorney of the elderly benefit specialist program. She previously was in private practice in Madison and Fort Atkinson.

Daniel J. Treuden, Marquette 2008, has joined the Bernhoft Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate and concentrates in civil and criminal tax defense.

Two attorneys have joined the Madison office of von Briesen & Roper s.c., now located at 3 S. Pinckney St., Suite 1000. Kraig A. Byron, Wyoming 1992 with honors, focuses on complex business litigation, labor and employment litigation, outdoor advertising law, family law, and general civil litigation. Thomas S. Hornig, U.W. 1972 Order of the Coif, is a shareholder and focuses on business, civil litigation, land use, outdoor advertising law, eminent domain, and estate planning.

		John L. Haslam, U.W. 1997, and Daniel B. Purtell, U.W. 1999, have joined Wayne W. Wilson, U.W. 1973, as equity partners and owners of Wilson Law Group LLC, Madison. Haslam focuses on estate and long-term care planning, probate and trust administration, and fiduciary and estate taxation. Purtell focuses on estate planning, including wealth transfer planning, special needs planning, and planning for young families.
Haslam	Purtell

Susan B. Woods, Miami 1994 magna cum laude, has joined Automatic Data Processing Inc. as an employment attorney in the screening and selection services division in Fort Collins, Colo. She previously was with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, and Fowler, Schimberg & Flanagan p.c., Denver.

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Mergers, Relocations, New Offices

Centro Legal, a nonprofit provider of family and criminal law services, has moved to 614 W. National Ave., Floor 2, Milwaukee.

Mike Hermes, U.W. 1992, has opened Hermes Law Ltd., 333 Main St., Suite 601, Green Bay, and focuses on complex litigation. Brandon Evans, George Mason 2005, also is with the new firm.

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Appointments, Elections

Ave M. Bie, U.W. 1990, has been named managing partner of the Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP, and continues to focus on public utilities and corporate practice.

Peter C. Stomma, Drake 1991, has become president of Boyle Fredrickson, Milwaukee. Michael J. Gratz, U.W. 1994, vice president, and Timothy E. Newholm, George Mason 1992, secretary, continue on the board. Keith M. Baxter, Georgetown 1984, has become treasurer.

Carol P. Dabner, U.W. 1995, has been reappointed to the State of Texas Guardianship Certification Board by the Supreme Court of Texas. She is senior counsel at Underwood, Perkins & Ralston P.C., Dallas.

Gregory Everts, Michigan 1990, has been elected president of the Madison Club Foundation. He is a partner with the Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP and focuses on business and intellectual property litigation.

Patrick J. Knight, Marquette 1979, has been elected to the State Bar Health Law Section board. He is a partner with Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, Milwaukee, and focuses on health care, white-collar criminal, and civil litigation matters.

Tom Krumenacher, Marquette 2004, has been named chair of the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce board. He is a patent attorney at Ryan, Kromholz & Manion S.C., Brookfield.

Jonathan T. Levy, U.W. 1995, has become president-elect of the Palm Beach County Justice Association board. He is a partner with Rosenthal, Levy & Simon P.A., Palm Beach, Fla., and focuses on civil litigation.

Michael P. Maxwell, Marquette 2001, has been elected chair of the Landmark Credit Union board. He practices bankruptcy and consumer litigation with Maxwell Attorneys LLC, Wauwatosa.

Erin M. Patterson, Marquette 2006, has been elected chair of the New Lawyers Section of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. She is an associate with Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, Milwaukee, and focuses on personal injury, civil litigation, and appellate matters.

		James I. Statz, U.W. 1989, has been named comanaging partner at Solheim Billing & Grimmer S.C., Madison, and continues to focus on real estate development and construction law. Thomas P. Solheim, U.W. 1976, comanaging partner, focuses on finance, corporate, nonprofit, and health care law.
Statz	Solheim

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Authors, Speakers

Authors of the recently revised Eckhardt’s Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners (State Bar CLE Books, 5th ed. 2008) are the following: Susan L. Collins, U.W. 1995, Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., Madison; John C. Frank, U.W. 1972, Lathrop & Clark LLP, Madison; Joyce Littlejohn Kiel, U.W. 1989, Wisconsin Legislative Council, Madison; John A. Kussmaul, Stanford 1967, Kinney, Urban & Kussmaul LLC, Lancaster; Judith G. McMullen, Yale 1980, Marquette University Law School; Daniel G. Mohan, U.W. 2002, and Wendy S. Rusch, U.W. 2000, Foley & Lardner LLP, Madison; Randy S. Nelson, Marquette 1977, Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP, Milwaukee; J. Lewis Perlson, U.W. 1969, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee; Carl J. Rasmussen, U.W. 1982, Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, Madison; Linda Roberson, U.W. 1974, Balisle & Roberson S.C., Madison; Dean T. Stange, U.W. 1993, and Sheila Boothby Stevens, Iowa 1995, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; Paul J. Tilleman, U.W. 1978, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee; and Stephen R. White, U.W. 1994, J.P. Morgan, Milwaukee.

John J. Schulze Jr., Marquette 2004, has authored “On the Eve of the Federal Power Act Interlocking Directorate Regulations’ Diamond Jubilee, Are We Left with Cherries or the Pits?” 29 Energy L. J. 667 (2008). He is a corporate attorney with American Transmission Co., Pewaukee.

Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction, presented “Creative Uses of Dispute Resolution Techniques in Family Law Litigation,” at the 2009 National CLE Conference in Vail, Colo. He is a shareholder with Burbach & Stansbury S.C., Milwaukee, and practices family law.

J.D. Thorne, DePaul 1973, has authored The 10 Commandments of Baseball (Sporting Chance Press LLC, 2009). He is with Employment Law Managers, Milwaukee.

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