Personal Mentions

Nicholas J. Bertha III, Marquette 1975, previously of the U.S. Trust Co. of New York, has joined the investment banking firm of Smith Barney as a senior vice president and the national sales manager of the Smith Barney Private Trust Co.

Tom Bottern, U.W. 1992, has begun work in the Office of Senate Counsel & Research for the Minnesota State Senate, where he is counsel for the Environment and Natural Resources Committee.

Ann I. Brandau, Hamline 1986, formerly a partner in Hoffman, Addis, Pittman & Brandau, has formed A. Brandau Law Offices S.C. at 300 2nd St. N., Suite 210, La Crosse. Her litigation practice focuses on family law, personal injury, worker's compensation and appellate advocacy.

Robert J. Brill, Marquette 1992, has joined the law firm of Heslin & Rothenberg P.C., Albany, N.Y. He is a registered patent attorney and holds a degree in mechanical engineering and an advanced degree in electrical and computer engineering.

Dennis D. Costello, Marquette 1967, has become the Walworth County corporation counsel. He formerly was the Door County corporation counsel.

Lesli Hosford McLinden, Notre Dame 1988, and Brett K. Miller, U.W. 1989, have been named shareholders in Davis & Kuelthau S.C. McLinden is a member of the corporate law section. Miller practices in real estate and commercial transactions. Thomas N. Shorter, Northeastern 1996, has become an associate in the firm's labor and employment section.

Paula J. Desio, Marquette 1980, has been appointed deputy general counsel of the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Washington, D.C.

David P. Dewick, Washburn 1996, has joined Helland Law Offices, Wisconsin Dells, as an associate practicing in probate, bankruptcy, real estate and other general practice law.

Jean W. DiMotto, Marquette 1984 cum laude, has announced her candidacy for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 7 in the April 1997 spring election. Judge John Foley, who currently holds the seat, is not seeking re-election.

The Fond du Lac County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - Ronald P. Hammer, U.W. 1978; president-elect - Richard H. Wehner, Mercer 1980; secretary - Stephen A. Colley, San Diego 1976; treasurer - Kathryn M. Bullon, U.W. 1980; and community relations - Michele D. Miller, U.W. 1991, all of Fond du Lac.

Laura J. Gage, U.W. 1988 with honors, has become a partner in Foley Lardner Weissburg & Aronson's Milwaukee office. She practices in health-care law.

T. Dennis George, U.W. 1966, a senior partner in the law firm of George, Hull, Porter & Kohli in Seattle, Wash., has received a distinguished alumni award from Northern Michigan University.

Steven R. Glaser, Marquette 1993 magna cum laude, has joined Davis & Kuelthau S.C. as an associate in the business and corporate law section. He previously was an associate at Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C

The Green County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - Ronald W. Braun, Brodhead; president-elect - Thomas P. Donohue, Monroe; and secretary/treasurer - Douglas E. Barnes, Monroe.

Janet L. Heins, U.W. 1991, has formed Heins Law Office LLC, at 611 N. Broadway, Suite 200, Milwaukee. The new firm will handle civil litigation matters with emphasis in employment litigation.

Active Reserve Colonel John S. Hoff, Southwestern 1975, has become Mobilization Assistant to Major General D. Bruce Smith, Commandant of the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala. Hoff was awarded a Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal and reassigned from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, to the Air War College. Hoff formerly was an aviation attorney in Chicago.

James E. Hough, U.W. 1967, is expanding services in lobbying and regulatory affairs with the addition of Robert I. Fassbender, San Diego 1983, and Patrick J. Osborne. The company's new name is Hough, Fassbender, Osborne and Associates Inc. Fassbender was a partner in Godfrey & Kahn's Madison office, heading up the government relations practice. He formerly was an in-house lobbyist with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. Osborne formerly served in Gov. Tommy G. Thompson's office as a legislative liaison to the State Assembly and policy director. He formerly was executive assistant for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations. The firm is located at 44 E. Mifflin St., Suite 104, Madison.

The Iowa County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - John R. Pipal; president-elect - Janis A. Tabor; and secretary/treasurer - Margaret Mary Koehler, all of Dodgeville and Daniel G. Kilkenny, U.W.

Daniel G. Kilkenny, U.W. 1982, David A. Danz, San Diego 1979, George D. Mistrioty, Marquette 1991, and Frank R. Letten-berger, Marquette 1993, have formed the law firm of Kilkenny, Danz, Mistrioty & Lettenberger. The firm is located at 125 N. Second St., Delavan. The firm conducts a general practice dealing in civil and criminal litigation, personal injury law, real estate, probate, juvenile, family law and worker's compensation.

The partnership of Kachelski & Straub, Attorneys at Law, and the Law Office of Othman M. Atta have merged their practices. James E. Kachelsi, Marquette 1993, Erich Straub, Marquette 1994, and Othman M. Atta, Marquette 1994, have incorporated and are shareholders of Kachelsi, Atta & Straub S.C. The shareholders will continue their general practice, including general litigation, criminal defense, probate, real estate, business and immigration. Angela I. Conrad, Marquette 1994, of the Law Office of Robin Shellow, is now practicing under the name of Angela C. Kachelsi, due to her recent marriage to James E. Kachelski.

Leslie F. Kramer, U.W. 1981, and Jerome M. Ott, U.W. 1976, have formed the law firm of Kramer & Ott S.C. at 214 W. Main St., Mt. Horeb. Cynthia A. Curtes, U.W. 1990, has joined the firm. The firm practices in civil and business litigation and appeals, criminal defense, business and estate planning, bankruptcies and intellectual property matters.

The Legal Association for Women has elected these directors: president - Burneatta Bridge, Deputy Attorney General; president-elect - Jane Clokey, Quarles & Brady; secretary - Susan Hull Steer, Wisconsin Court of Appeals; treasurer - Nancy Wettersten, Pellino, Rosen, Mowris & Kirkhuff; membership chair - Jennifer Mirus, Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field; program chair - Kathy Ptacek, Assistant Attorney General; DCBA liaison - Marsha Mansfield, Lawton & Cates; publicity chair - Malina Piontek Fischer, Lathrop & Clark; Margo Melli Award Committee chair - , private practice; AWL liaison - Sally Pederson, State Public Defender's office; and newsletter editor - Kira Zaporski, Wisconsin Education Association Council.

Stephen R. Lundeen, Northwestern 1978, formerly a shareholder with Godfrey & Kahn S.C., has joined Wrenn, Wille, Gregory & Lundeen, Milwaukee, as a partner, practicing in corporate and banking law and international business transactions.

Former Rock County D.A. Scott McCarthy, Nebraska 1991, has rejoined the law firm of Roethe, Krohn & Pope. The firm has offices in Edgerton and Milton. McCarthy will head the Milton office focusing on trial work, personal injury and business law, and will be available for general practice work.

Patricia D. McMahon, Emory 1968, recently participated in a workshop for judges at the Ministry of Justice Judicial Training Academy in Moscow. The ABA Central and East European Law Initiative selected her as a faculty member to conduct a criminal law training workshop for 70 judges from throughout Russia. She also received the Emory University School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award for 1996. She was selected to participate as a faculty member for the Emory University School of Law Trial Techniques Training Program in 1997.

Justin B. Nelsen, Iowa 1996 with distinction, has joined the law firm of Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. as an associate, concentrating in business litigation.

Timothy E. Newholm, George Mason 1992, has become a shareholder of the Milwaukee intellectual property law firm of Nilles & Nilles S.C., concentrating in patent prosecution and related intellectual property counseling. He is an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School where he teaches patent prosecution.

Timothy F. Nixon, U.W. 1990 cum laude, has become a partner at LaFollette and Sinykin, practicing in bankruptcy law, civil litigation and environmental law.

Frank J. Parise, Valparaiso 1985, has joined the firm of Brookhouse & Brookhouse. The firm will be known as Brookhouse, Richardson & Parise. Parise will concentrate in personal injury, probate and criminal defense. Parise was the full-time Kenosha County judicial court commissioner. He will remain as a part-time court commissioner.

Patrick O. Patterson, Columbia 1972, a shareholder of the Milwaukee law firm of Hall, Patterson & Charne S.C., is associate editor of the third edition of Employment Discrimination Law, published by the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section.

Joseph A. Pickart, Iowa 1990, an associate in the Milwaukee office of Michael, Best & Friedrich, has been appointed a member of the ABA's Property Tax Subcommittee. Pickart practices in taxation law, emphasizing contested matters with local property tax assessing authorities, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the IRS. He is the author of the Wisconsin Chapter of the ABA's Property Tax Deskbook and a contributing author to The Complete Guide to Wisconsin Sales and Use Taxes, published by Michael, Best & Friedrich.

The Portage County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - William M. Murat; president-elect - Susan K. Lynch; and secretary/treasurer - Torren K. Pies; all of Stevens Point.

Woodward/White Inc. has included 45 Wisconsin Quarles & Brady partners in its seventh edition of The Best Lawyers in America. They are: Anthony W. Asmuth III, corporate law; Wayne E. Babler, business litigation; John T. Bannen, trusts and estates; Andrew M. Barnes, bankruptcy law; Jeffrey B. Bartell, banking and corporate law; Gerald E. Connolly, real estate law; Frank J. Daily, personal injury litigation and products liability, defendants; John W. Daniels Jr., real estate law; Kevin A. Delorey, real estate law; Robert H. Diaz Jr., public utility law; Anthony S. Earl, environmental law; Thomas W. Ehrmann, intellectual property law; John D. Franzini, intellectual property law; Conrad G. Goodkind, banking and corporate law; Fred G. Groiss, labor and employment law; Kenneth V. Hallett, banking law; Arthur B. Harris, employee benefits law; John A. Hazelwood, corporate and tax law; Lawrence J. Jost, real estate law; Robert J. Kalupa, corporate law; Charles Q. Kamps, environmental law; Alyce C. Katayama, health care and immigration law; David B. Kern, labor and employment law; David L. Kinnamon, trusts and estates; Thad F. Kryshak, intellectual property law; Henry J. Loos, trusts and estates; David L. MacGregor, trusts and estates; Larry J. Martin, public utility law; Michael S. McCauley, environmental law; Thomas P. McElligott, environmental law; Richard C. Ninneman, business litigation; W. Stuart Parsons, business litigation; Roy L. Prange Jr., bankruptcy law; Patrick M. Ryan, banking and corporate law; Barry E. Sammons, intellectual property law; Carl R. Schwartz, intellectual property law; Nicholas J. Seay, intellectual property law; Michael J. Spector, corporate law; Paul J. Tilleman, trusts and estates; Ralph V. Topinka, health-care law; James Urdan, banking, real estate and corporate law; Arthur A. Vogel Jr., environmental law; Michael S. Weiden, health-care law; George K. Whyte Jr., labor and employment law; and David D. Wilmoth, tax law.

Glenn C. Reynolds, U.W. 1977, formerly of Reynolds, Thomas, Kelly & Habermehl S.C., and Michelle Lord Brook, U.W. 1995, have formed Reynolds & Associates at 131 W. Wilson St., Suite 1101, Madison. The firm concentrates in criminal defense, personal injury, family law, business, bankruptcy, environmental and Indian law.

Robert C. Roth Jr., Marquette 1970, has joined the Denver law firm of Kutak Rock as a partner, practicing a mix of corporate finance and commercial litigation. Roth is listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. In 1995 Town & Country named Roth as one of the best general trial lawyers in the United States.

Jennifer B. Schlosstein, U.W. 1990, has joined Western Wireless Corp. in Issaquah, Wash., as corporate attorney.

Scott A. Seid, Drake 1995, has joined the law firm of Lee, Kilkelly, Paulson & Kabaker S.C. as an associate. He is admitted to the Wisconsin and Iowa bars.

The Sheboygan County Bar Association has elected these officers: president - Terence T. Bourke, Sheboygan; vice president - Michael J. Vowinkel, Sheboygan Falls; and secretary/treasurer - Richard B. Hahn, Cleveland.

David K. Sparr, U.W. 1978, has been reelected to the board of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Sparr is an attorney with David K. Sparr & Associates in Oshkosh and Sturgeon Bay.

Mary Staudenmaier, Marquettte 1971, has been appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to fill the Board of Bar Examiners member position vacated by Kathleen Grant.

Ellen Steury, U.W. 1996, has joined Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., practicing in litigation.

The Tri-County Bar Association (Buffalo, Pepin, Jackson and Trempeleau counties) has elected these officers: president - Allan O. Ohm, Galesville; vice president - C. Michael Chambers, Cochrane; secretary - Mark R. Franklin, Independence; and treasurer - Lawrence J. Broeren, Mondovi.

Margarita Van Nuland, U.W. 1992, has become a shareholder with the La Crosse law firm of John Brinckman & Associates S.C. She focuses on criminal, traffic, family law and appellate work.

Natalia C. Walter, U.W. 1994 cum laude, has joined the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) as a staff attorney in El Paso, Texas. She will coordinate a new detainee representation program for CLINIC and the Jesuit Refugee Services at the EL Paso Immigration Service Processing Center.

Robert S. Walton III, John Marshall 1981 with distinction, has joined the Tampa, Fla., law firm of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker P.A., in the firm's appellate and insurance coverage litigation group.

Hazel J. Washington, U.W. 1988, formerly of Law Offices of Britton & Washington, has formed Washington Law Offices at 8500 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee. Washington and her associates, Thomas M. Pantea, U.W. 1989, and Yolanda McGowan, U.W. 1993, will continue to practice in personal injury, bankruptcy, criminal, family law and civil litigation.

The Waushara County Bar Association recently elected these officers: president - Robyn J. Blader; and secretary - Joan A. Olson; both of Waushara.

The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers has elected these officers: president - William R. Wilde, Oshkosh; president-elect - Don C. Prachthauser, Milwaukee; vice president - Randall E. Reinhardt, Milwaukee; secretary - Kevin Lonergan, Appleton; and treasurer - M. Angela Dentice, Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners Association has elected these officers: president - Mary Beth Keppel, Dane Co. Assistant Family Court Commissioner; vice president - Roger LeGrand, La Crosse Co. Family Court Commissioner; treasurer - Deloros Bomrad, Washington Co. Family Court Commissioner; and secretary - Michael Brunch, Milwaukee Co. Family Court Commissioner.

Tracy A. Zagroba, Syracuse 1994, has joined the Law Offices of Douglas H. Frazer, focusing on civil tax controversy, criminal tax defense, tax issues in bankruptcy, and related tax and business planning and litigation. Zagroba was a Wisconsin Court of Appeals law clerk to judges Charles Schudson and Ralph Adam Fine.

Mark S. Zimmer, U.W. 1985, has joined the Madison law firm of Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Reiley in the general practice of law.

In memoriam

Charles M. Kearney, Duke 1948, Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 22, 1921-Dec.9, 1996.

Warren J. "Red" Kenney, Marquette 1935, Waupaca, Aug. 16, 1912-Nov. 20, 1996.

Denise O'Donnell-Day, Marquette 1981, Boise, Idaho, July 27, 1957-Dec. 28, 1996.

Howard F. Thedinga, U.W. 1949, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 11, 1925 - Feb. 3, 1997.

Ernst John Watts, U.W. 1950, Reno, Nev., April 29, 1924-1996.

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