In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Greg C. Anderson, U.W. 1985, has accepted the
position of Director of Career Opportunities and Development at Northern
Illinois University College of Law. As director, he will be in charge of
career services, public interest activities, and fundraising. He has
been an adjunct faculty member at the College of Law since 1994. Prior
to accepting this position, he was president/counsel of American Title
Guaranty, Inc.
Orlando J. Cabrera, U.W. 1989, has joined the Miami,
Fla., office of Holland & Knight as a partner practicing real
estate, securities, and corporate law. He previously was a partner with
Ruden, McCloskey, Smith, Shuster & Russell P.A.
Dawn Caldart, Marquette 2001, has joined Otjen, Van
Ert, Lieb & Weir S.C., as an associate in the Milwaukee office
practicing worker's compensation law.
Todd M. Cleary, Cornell 1999, has joined Godfrey
& Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, on the employee benefits team.
Jeaneen J. Dehring, Marquette 1999, has joined
Fellows, Piper & Schmidt, Milwaukee, as an associate. She previously
was a law clerk for Hon. Ralph Adam Fine, Wisconsin Court of Appeals,
District 1.
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David P. Dewick, Washburn 1996 dean's honors, has
joined Metzler & Hager S.C., Green Bay, as an associate practicing
in corporate/business, estate planning, probate and trust
administration, and real estate law.
Kristin Huotari, U.W. 1995 cum laude, has joined the
State Bar of Wisconsin in the CLE books department as an editor. She
previously was with Winner, Wixson & Pernitz, Madison.
Michael P. Konz, Marquette 1988, has joined Gabert,
Williams, Konz & Lawrynk, Appleton. He continues to emphasize his
practice on insurance defense, personal injury, and civil
litigation.
Chad W. Koplien, Marquette 1997 with distinction,
has joined Sigman, Janssen, Stack, Wenning, Sewall & Pitz, Appleton.
He will practice commercial and corporate law, focusing on business
litigation, banking and financing transactions, and real estate. Koplien
previously was associated with Terschan, Steinle & Ness,
Milwaukee.
Aaron E. Kornblum, U.W. 1996, has joined Graham
& Dunn PC, Seattle, Wash., as a litigation associate on the banking
and financial institutions team. He previously served as a U.S. Air
Force Judge Advocate at bases in Wyoming and Turkey.
Mary H. Leahy, Georgetown 1982, has joined Journal
Communications, Milwaukee, as vice president and general
counsel-business. Leahy formerly was with GE Medical Systems and Miller
Brewing Co., Milwaukee.
Russell M. Lein, U.W. 1984, has joined North Shore
Drilling Inc., Grafton, as president. He is CEO of Milwaukee Tire Co.
L.L.C. and of counsel with Hale & Wagner S.C., Milwaukee. Lein
previously was general counsel at Poblocki Paving Corp.
Angela Malzahn, Marquette 1998, has joined Foley
& Lardner, Milwaukee, as an associate in the business law
depart-ment, focusing on securities and public companies, and involved
in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.
Matthew J. Fleming, U.W. 1998; Barbara A.
Hayden, Hamline 1984; Suzanne Lee, Loyola
1995; and Dean T. Stange, U.W. 1993, have joined Murphy
& Desmond S.C., Madison, as associates.
Fleming, practicing primarily municipal, land use, real estate, and
employment law, previously was a La Crosse assistant city attorney.
Hayden, practicing primarily divorce, child custody and placement, child
support, and adoptions law, previously practiced in Marshfield and
Superior. Lee, practicing primarily in litigation, intellectual property
law, and professional liability, previously practiced in Chicago.
Stange, practicing primarily in estate planning, probate, small business
planning, and real estate, previously practiced in Madison.
Brent E. Childerhose, Michigan 2000; Andrew Gollin,
Marquette 1998; and Kathleen Chung, Marquette 2001, have joined the
National Labor Relations Board, Region 30-Milwaukee, as field
attorneys.
Lisa C. Paul, Marquette 1993, has become a partner
in Croen & Barr LLP, Milwaukee. Paul is a trial attorney, and
concentrates her practice in civil litigation and employment law,
representing employers and employees.
John T. Payette, U.W. 1995, has joined Brennan,
Steil, Basting & MacDougall S.C., Janesville, practicing in civil
litigation, municipal and insurance defense, and employment
discrim-ination. He previously practiced in Madison.
William J. Peltin, U.W. 1987, has joined Fox,
Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, Chicago, as a partner practicing in
real estate, finance, and corporate law. He previously was general
counsel and executive vice president of Ridge Realty Group LLC,
Barrington, Ill.
Charles J. Stansberry Jr., Marquette 2001, has
joined Schober Schober & Mitchell in the Hartland office, advising
on estate planning, general corporate law, real estate, and probate
issues.
Lisa K. Sukola, William Mitchell 1999; Paige M.
Fitzgerald, William Mitchell 2000; and Daniel G. Kelly, Vanderbilt 1998,
have joined Stephenson & Sanford PLC, Minneapolis, Minn. and
Grantsburg, Wis.; Sukola in the Minnesota consumer litigation area,
Fitzgerald in the real estate and collections area, and Kelly in the
real estate litigation area.
William L. Norine, Boston College 1986 cum laude,
has merged his litigation practice with that of Stephenson & Sanford
PLC in Minneapolis. Prior to joining Stephenson & Sanford, he
practiced in Grantsburg, Wis., with Anderson & Norine, Robins Kaplan
Miller & Ciresi; and Lord Day and Lord, New York. His practice
focuses on general litigation in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Jeremy P. Zielke, Marquette 1996, has joined
American Family Insurance Group in the Great Lakes Regional Office,
Madison, as an associate claim attorney. He previously was an associate
with Klos, Flynn & Papenfuss - Chartered, La Crosse.
Mergers, Relocations, New
Associations
Glorily A. Lopez, U.W. 2000, has opened
Lopez Law Office, 6409 Odana Rd., Madison, focusing on
immigration law, and handling employment-based, family-based, and
naturalization matters.
Mark R. Raddatz, Marquette 1997, has opened the
Raddatz Law Firm PLLC, Washington, D.C., and at
www.creditors-law.com. The firm emphasizes mortgage banking compliance
and licensing, retail and commercial collections, and collections
litigation. Raddatz formerly was an associate with Goodwin Procter LLP,
Washington, D.C., and Bass & Moglowsky S.C., Milwaukee.
Techmeier & Van Grunsven S.C. has become
The Techmeier McCormick Group S.C., located at 411 E.
Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. The firm focuses in personal injury.
Appointments, Elections
Gregory S. Bonney, Hamline 1981, was appointed to an
initial three-year term on the Special Investigative Panel of the lawyer
regulation system, commencing July 1, 2001, and expiring Sept. 30,
2004.
Michael J. Gratz, U.W. 1994, has been elected to
serve another term as clerk for the New Berlin School Board. Gratz,
founding partner in Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stein & Gratz S.C.,
Milwaukee, counsels clients regarding patents, trademarks, trade
secrets, copyrights, and related licensing and litigation.
Laurie Levin, U.W. 1981, with Baker & Hostetler
LLP, Orlando, Fla., was elected to the executive council of the Florida
Bar's Health Law Section for a three-year term. She also was reappointed
chair of the managed care/payors/IDS division of the substantive law
committee of the health law section.
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Steven M. Press, U.W. 1988, has been named president
of the East Downtown Council, a Minneapolis business and professional
association. He is with Press Law Office, which represents clients in
state and federal criminal defense, estate planning, collections, and
family law.
Peggy L. Podell, Marquette 1986, has been elected
secretary of the American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section. She
previously chaired the State Bar of Wisconsin's Family Law Section and
was a member of the ABA Family Law Section Council. She is a partner
with the Law Offices of Podell & Podell, Milwaukee.
William Sturm, Marquette 1966, was elected president
of the board of governors of the Commercial Law League of America.
Sturm, with Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik S.C., Milwaukee,
practices in creditors' rights. He is a member of the faculty committee
of the American Board of Certification, which is accredited by the ABA
to certify attorneys as specialists in creditors' rights, business
bankruptcy, and consumer bankruptcy.
The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has elected
these officers: president - Ann T. Bowe, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Waring R. Fincke, West Bend; vice
president - John A. Birdsall, Milwaukee; secretary -
Barry S. Cohen, Elkhart Lake; and treasurer -
Charles W. Giesen, Madison.
Authors, Speakers
Lawrence G. Albrecht, Valparaiso 1973, recently
lectured at the Ahrens Chair advanced torts seminar at Washburn
University, published an article in the Washburn Law Journal on human
rights remedies for governmental child abuse, published a double review
of human rights books in the Wisconsin International Law Journal, and
was a commentator for the ABA/CEELI on the draft Slovak Republic act on
equal treatment. Albrecht is a shareholder with First, Blondis,
Albrecht, Bangert & Novotnak s.c., Milwaukee.
Ronald R. Hofer, Marquette 1981, served on the
faculty of the U.S. Supreme Court Summer Institute 2001 at The National
Judicial College in Reno, Nev., along with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
and Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
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Susan B. Eisenhauer, U.W. 1982, has been admitted as a
2001 Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. Fellows are Bar members
recognized for professional, public, and private careers that have
demonstrated outstanding legal ability and devotion to the welfare of
their communities, state, and nation, as well as advancement of the
legal profession. Eisenhauer is the executive director of the Indiana
Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, an independent agency of the
Indiana Supreme Court offering confidential assistance to judges,
lawyers, and law students.
Richard Burns, Michigan 1971, and John
Kelly, Minnesota 1974, both with the Hanft Fride Law Firm,
Duluth, Minn., were selected as "super lawyers" - the top 5 percent of
Minnesota's attorneys. The recognition is based on more than 5,000 votes
from Minnesota attorneys.
Thomas K. Mullins, Marquette 1989 cum laude, a
shareholder in Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner S.C., Milwaukee, has
achieved board certification as a civil trial advocate through the
National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mullins practices in personal injury,
insurance, and bad faith litigation.
Allen N. Rieselbach, Harvard 1956, has been awarded
the 2001 Steimke Award, which recognizes outstanding dedication to the
performing arts and the United Performing Arts Fund. Rieselbach, of
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C., Milwaukee,
was recognized for his work with the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and
his service on the board of directors and as president of the Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestra.
Barry C. Slagle, Indiana U.-Bloomington 1978,
received a certificate in alternative dispute resolution from Marquette
University graduate school. The degree concentrates research in
negotiation, mediation, and theories of dispute resolution, including
restorative justice. Slagle is an assistant state public defender,
Milwaukee Trial Division, homicide practice group.
Tony Welhouse, U.W. 1977, of Welhouse Law Office,
Appleton, has been included in the 2001-2002 edition of The Best Lawyers
in America, published by Woodward/White Inc. He is distinguished for
excellence in worker's compensation practice.
In Memoriam
Eli Block, U.W. 1934, Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 25,
1910 - March 19, 2001.
Lloyd L. Chambers, U.W. 1935, Sun City, Ariz., July
26, 1910 - 2001.
Robert J. Crane, Loyola 1964, Wausau, Oct. 24, 1936
- Feb. 10, 2001.
John P. Desmond, U.W. 1954, Madison, June 3, 1908 -
May 2, 2001.
Irene F. Gyzinski, Marquette 1935, West Allis, May
13, 1911 - Nov. 1, 2000.
Harry F. Gundersen, U.W. 1954, Grantsburg, Nov. 30,
1924 - Nov. 21, 2000.
Ernest C. Keppler, U.W. 1950, Sheboygan, April 5,
1918 - May 23, 2001.
Howard F. Smiley, U.W. 1939, Lutz, Fla., July 15,
1914 - March 4, 2001.
Karl Southworth, John Marshall 1975, Janesville,
April 15, 1948 - May 6, 2001.
John F. Spacek, Marquette 1950, Nov. 14, 1922 - Jan.
30, 2001
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