Personal Mentions

Gordon K. Aaron, Marquette 1959, has established a service corporation as Gordon K. Aaron & Associates S.C., at 3900 W. Brown Deer Rd., Suite J, Milwaukee. He concentrates on civil litigation in Midwest federal courts and on circuit court proceedings statewide. He will continue his interest in legal malpractice cases on behalf of claimants.

Authors of Volume II of Advising Older Clients and Their Families, recently published by the State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, include: Richard H. Betz, Bureau of Quality Assurance, Department of Health and Family Services, Madison; Susan Ezalarab, Director of the Bureau of Market Regulation, Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, Madison; C. Frederick Geilfuss II, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Mitchell Hagopian, Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison; Rachelle R. Hart, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Daniel P. Hayes, Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison; Margaret Hickey, Becker & Hickey S.C., Milwaukee; Mary M. Hogue, Mary M. Hogue Law Office, Wausau; Michael R. Luttig, Elder Care of Dane County Inc., Madison; Patricia J. Nelson, Moertl, Wilkins & Campbell S.C., Milwaukee; Jone Pedersen, V.A. Hospital, Madison; Jeffrey Spitzer-Resnick, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Madison; Paul A. Sturgul, Paul A. Sturgul Law Office, Hurley; and Gretchen Viney, Viney & Viney, Baraboo.

Dane Allen, U.W. 1992, has joined Midwest Express Airlines as corporate counsel.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Wisconsin Chapter, has elected the following officers for the coming year: president ­ Barbara J. Becker, Milwaukee; president-elect ­ Gregg M. Herman, Milwaukee; secretary ­ Tom S. Sleik, La Crosse; and treasurer ­ Linda Roberson, Madison.

Carl T. Bahnson, Drake 1979, formerly assistant corporation counsel in Eau Claire County, has opened an office in private practice at 219 Fairfax St., Suite A, Altoona, practicing primarily in family and elder law.

Thomas J. Basting Sr., U.W. 1962, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. Basting, a partner in the Janesville law firm of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall, is a Fellow also of the American College of Trial Lawyers, chair of the State Bar's Professional Ethics Committee, and a member of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Melita M. Biese, Marquette 1980, was the Wisconsin representative for the ATLA Women's Caucus Lobby Days held in Washington, D.C., in May. Trial lawyers from each state met with their representatives and senators to discuss topics of interest, including tobacco industry litigation and regulation, class actions damage caps, and limitations of punitive damages.

David L. Borowski, Marquette 1991, has been appointed a part-time court commissioner for the City of Milwaukee Municipal Court. He will continue his private practice with an emphasis on personal injury, civil litigation, bankruptcy, and criminal and traffic matters.

James F. Boyle, Marquette 1984, a patent attorney and partner in Nilles & Nilles, Milwaukee, recently received one of the 1998 Marquette University College of Engineering Alumni Service Awards. A 1981 graduate of the College of Engineering, Boyle concentrates in technology-related legal areas.

Michael P. Brodsky, U.W. 1996, who was a sole practitioner in Racine, has joined the Snohomish County Public Defender office in Everett, Wash.

Thomas J. Brunner, U.W. 1993, has become a shareholder in the law firm of Hess, Dexter, Reinertson & Brunner S.C., Wausau. He has been with the firm since January 1994 and practices in business planning, acquisitions and sales, taxation, real estate, and municipal law.

Mary E. Burns has received the Wisconsin Association of Legal Secretaries 1998 Award of Excellence. A member of the legal secretaries association for 12 years, Burns is an administrative assistant for the Milwaukee Brewers in their human resources and law department.

John T. Coughlin, Marquette 1968, was elected chair of the board of PJM Interconnection LLC (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland Interconnection Utility). PJM is the largest centrally dispatched electric utility in North America and the third largest in the world. Coughlin recently moved his utility and labor relations mediation/arbitration practice from Madison to San Diego, Calif.

Joseph E. Dannecker, Yale 1988, has joined Miller, Simon, McGinn & Clark S.C., Milwaukee. He practices environmental law, providing referral and special counsel services to firms, businesses, and associations, and is cochair of the Milwaukee Bar Association's Environmental Law Section.

Chief Judge Richard A. Posner announces that Julie Fenton, Iowa, has become the new senior staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Gregg M. Formella, U.W. 1990, has accepted a position in the legal department of American Airlines, practicing general corporate law focusing in the areas of U.S. and Latin American labor and employment law. He formerly practiced with Quarles & Brady.

Douglas O. Smith, Marquette 1983, and Paul D. Langer, U.W. 1982, have formed General Counsel S.C., Brookfield. The firm provides corporate counsel services to in-house law departments and practices in construction and general business law. Smith formerly was group counsel at Johnson Controls Inc., while Langer was general counsel at Langer Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., both of Milwaukee. The firm's Web site is at http://www.execpc.com/generalcounsel-sc.

Richard C. Glesner, U.W. 1966, Milwaukee, has become a director to the Wisconsin Road Builders Association (WRBA). The WRBA is an association of road builders and related suppliers and contractors. Glesner is a partner in the Madison office of Michael, Best & Friedrich, where he practices business, construction, real estate, and banking law.

Craig J. Hanson, Northwestern 1981, previously a managing attorney with Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin, has established a practice concentrating in bankruptcy and real estate in Chicago. He is of counsel with Christensen & Ehret.

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson has expanded its Brookfield office to meet an increased need for legal services in Waukesha County. Jeffrey J. Liotta, Marquette 1987, and Michael A. Delzer, Marquette 1996, have transferred from the firm's Milwaukee office to join five attorneys in the Brookfield office. Liotta practices in mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, commercial litigation, and fidelity and surety. Delzer practices in real estate and business law.

Michael C. Hurt, McGeorge School of Law 1973, has joined the Menomonee Falls office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. as of counsel. He formerly was the principal of the law firm of Michael C. Hurt S.C. Hurt will continue his practice in corporate law, estate planning, civil litigation, and real estate law.

Thomas J. King, Akron 1977, has terminated his private practice of law. He formerly was associated with the law firm of Williams, Schultz, King & Edelstein in Oshkosh.

Todd R. Korb, U.W. 1996, formerly an associate of Parke, O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse, has joined the Law Offices of Thomas M. Jacobson S.C., Milwaukee, as an associate concentrating in personal injury litigation.

Warren P. Kraft, Marquette 1982, has been appointed recorder for the Land Use and Zoning Section of the International Municipal Lawyers Association. The city attorney for Oshkosh, Kraft is the immediate past-president of the Municipal Attorneys Institute of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

Renée Martin, U.W. 1981, has become senior vice president and general counsel of Focal Communications Corp., in the Chicago corporate headquarters. Martin had been vice president and general counsel of Ameritech's Small Business Services division.

Scott K. McCarthy, Nebraska 1991, has become a partner in Roethe, Krohn & Pope. McCarthy joined the law firm in 1991, was elected Rock County D.A. in 1994, and returned to the firm as an associate in 1997. The firm will be known as Roethe, Krohn, Pope & McCarthy. McCarthy concentrates in civil and criminal trials including personal injury, negligence, and business law cases.

Robert E. Meldman, Marquette 1962, a tax attorney and shareholder at Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee, and Michael S. Schadewald, a tax professor at the U.W.-Milwaukee, have written A Practical Guide to U.S. Taxation of International Transactions (Second Edition). The second edition, copublished by Kluwer Law International and CCH Inc., has been completely updated to reflect the sweeping changes enacted in 1997. Meldman also recently coauthored Federal Taxation Practice and Procedure (Fifth Edition) with Richard J. Sideman, former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division of Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco, Calif. The guide is published by CCH Inc.

Erik G. Milito, Marquette 1995, captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, recently finished a two-year assignment with the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army, Hawaii. While in Hawaii, he worked in administrative and family law, and served as the legal advisor and prosecutor for the 2nd Infantry Warrior Brigade. He received two Army commendation medals for meritorious service during his tour in Hawaii. He currently is a criminal defense counsel for U.S. Forces Korea, serving at Camp Humphreys, Korea, for a one-year tour.

After returning from sabbatical in Australia, Dennis R. Nolan, Harvard 1970, published three books: The National Academy of Arbitrators: Fifty Years in the World of Work (BNA 1997, with Gladys Gruenberg and Joyce Najita); The Australasian Labour Law Reforms: Australia and New Zealand at the End of the Twentieth Century (Sydney, New South Wales: The Federation Press, 1998); and Labor and Employment Arbitration in a Nutshell (West Group, 1998).

Kathy L. Nusslock, Marquette 1985 magna cum laude, has joined Davis & Kuelthau S.C. as a shareholder, providing representation on litigation involving admiralty and maritime law, commercial law, labor and employment, plaintiff's personal injury, and probate. She previously practiced as a litigator for 13 years at Cook & Franke S.C., Milwaukee.

Bruce A. Olson, Marquette 1981, of Olson - Nesemann, Appleton, presented four different presentations at the ABA Techshow 98 in Chicago, including: Winning Transaction Case Study, Part 1 - Automating an Asset Business Purchase; Winning Litigation Case Study, Automating an Insurance Defense Practice; Winning the Paper Battle: Implementing a Paper LESS Office; and 50 PC Tips in 50 Minutes.

MaryNell Regan, Marquette 1994, has become associated with Wessels & Pautsch P.C., Milwaukee, practicing throughout the country representing employers in labor and employment law matters. She formerly was associated with Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski, Steeves S.C., Milwaukee.

Russell E. Ryba, a recently elected partner in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner, graduated in 1989 from Duke University School of Law, not Drake as previously published.

Francis J. Sailer, Marquette 1978, a partner in the 250-lawyer Washington, D.C. firm, Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, was selected recently for inclusion in the Law Business Research publication, An International Who's Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers. Sailer, who is a former deputy assistant secretary of commerce for import investigations, has advised clients in antidumping cases in North America, Europe, and several southeast Asian countries. He currently is a panelist on a NAFTA Chapter 19 panel reviewing a U.S. dumping determination against Mexican merchandise.

Richard J. Steinberg, Marquette 1958, has been elected for a 13th two-year term as municipal judge for the City of Brookfield. Judge Steinberg is a past president of the Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association and presently is the association's legislative trustee.

Robert F. Sullivan, U.W. 1998, has joined the New Berlin office of Schober & Schober S.C., as an associate emphasizing corporate and business transactions and real estate law.

David M. Wollenziehn, U.W. 1983, has been admitted to the State Bar of California.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge James A. Wynn Jr., Marquette 1979, will participate in a "Working Conversation on Genes as Property in the American Law Tradition" at Cape Cod this summer. The discussion group includes 20 judges and science and legal advisors. The theme of the discussion is "Whose Genome Is It Anyway?/How May Disputes Over Gene Ownership Appear in the 21st Century Courts?"

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