Vol. 73, No. 2, February 2000

In the News

Contents
New Hires, Promotions Appointments, Elections Authors, Speakers Awards, Degrees, Honors	Mergers, Relocations, New Associations Retirements, Resignations In Memoriam

Sheila M. Sullivan, U.W. 1999, and Johnathan T. McCaskill, U.W. 1999, have joined Bell, Gierhart & Moore S.C., Madison, as associates.

Rodney W. Dequaine, Hamline 1991, has been named director/assistant corporation counsel for the Door County Child Support Agency. He was previously a staff attorney for the Brown County Child Support Agency.

Mary E. Eberle, Marquette 1999, has joined DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison, as an associate attorney. She is a registered patent attorney and will practice in intellectual property, trademark, and copyright law.

Scott K. Petersen, Pepperdine 1993, also has joined the firm as an associate attorney. He will practice in litigation, civil, criminal, and administrative matters, and municipal representation.

Richard T. Elrod, Marquette 1994, has been elected shareholder in Herrling, Clark, Hartzheim & Siddall Ltd. He practices in personal injury, litigation, worker's compensation, family law, and labor law.

Christopher C. Cain, William Mitchell 1996, and Andrew L. Nelson, U.W. 1993 cum laude, have joined the Madison office of Foley & Lardner as associates. Cain, a CPA, joins the firm's business law department, focusing on e-commerce, licensing, contract negotiation and drafting, mergers and acquisitions, and general business counseling. Nelson, also a CPA, joins the tax and individual planning department, practicing in taxation, estate planning, and general business counseling. Megan J. Ballard, U.W. 1994 cum laude, LL.M. U.W. 1999, has joined the firm as special counsel in the estates and trusts practice group. Previously, Ballard was with Perkins Coie, Seattle. Sandy M. Ballou, Michigan 1996 with honors, transfers from the firm's Milwaukee office, and is a member of the health law department. Previously, she served on the Greater Milwaukee Medical Ethics Committee. Lori A. Ringhand, U.W. 1997 magna cum laude, is an associate in the firm's energy and telecommunications practice group.

Kenneth J. Hansen, Harvard 1987, has been promoted to partner in the Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP. Hansen practices in general corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on software and other high technology companies. Previously, he served as general counsel for a software development company.

Jason R. Handal, Marquette 1995, has joined Willms Anderson S.C., Thiensville, continuing in estate and business succession planning and corporate law. Previously Handal was with Cook & Franke S.C., Milwaukee.

Richard L. Hillman, Marquette 1987, has joined Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, Lansing and Farmington Hills, Mich., in the government and commerce department. Previously, Hillman was a shareholder with McGinty, Jakubiak, Frankland & Hitch P.C., East Lansing, Mich. Hillman is admitted to practice in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Brian K. Holmgren, Vanderbilt 1985, has joined the Nashville, Tenn., district attorney's office as an assistant district attorney in the criminal trial division. Previously, Holmgren was with the American Prosecutor's Research Institute's National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse, where he trained clients on child abuse issues, and assistant district attorney in Kenosha.

Jean J. Brown, Marquette 1989 cum laude, has joined Jastroch & LaBarge S.C., Waukesha, continuing in plaintiff's personal injury litigation. She formerly was associated with Hausmann-McNally S.C., Milwaukee. Jeffrey T. Clutts, Marquette 1988, also has joined the firm as an associate in the personal injury and worker's compensation department. Previously, Clutts was associated with Daniel P. Kondos S.C., Milwaukee.

Angela Jaenke, U.W. 1998, and Aaron C. Tharpe, Marquette 1999, have joined the National Labor Relations Board, Region 30-Milwaukee, as field attorneys.

Stephen Lesavich, U.W. 1995, has been elected partner in McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, Chicago. Lesavich has a Ph.D. in computer science and is a member of the Illinois, Oregon, and Wisconsin bars. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Lesavich practices in intellectual property issues related to computer software and the Internet, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

James D. Peterson, U.W. 1998, has joined LaFollette Sinykin LLP, Madison, as an associate focusing on intellectual property and litigation. Previously, Peterson served on the University of Notre Dame faculty.

Rochelle H. Klaskin, Chicago-Kent 1998, has joined the firm as an associate practicing in corporate, securities, and employment law. Previously Klaskin worked in private practice in Chicago.

Alexandra B. Klass, U.W. 1992, has become a partner in Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minn. Klass practices in environmental litigation and compliance.

Andrew R. Liverman, Valparaiso 1992 cum laude, has become a partner in Gendlin & Safran S.C., Milwaukee. Liverman practices in plaintiff personal injury and traffic law.

John MacMaster, U.W. 1975 with honors, has joined Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, as a partner in tax practice.

Patricia J. (Meunier) Lloyd, Marquette 1992, has been appointed managing editor of Quinlan Publishing Inc., Boston, Mass., a nationwide publisher of legal resource books, monthly legal bulletins, and electronic publications. She previously was with Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston, and Shneidman & Myers, Milwaukee.

Matthew S. Mayer, Marquette 1990, has joined Grischke & Bremer LLSC, Wausau, as an associate. He will serve as a trial lawyer focusing on personal injury including products liability and medical negligence. Mayer previously was affiliated with a firm in West Bend.

Kim I. Moermond, Harvard 1993, has joined Reuter & Whitish S.C., Madison, as an associate concentrating in municipal, family, and business law.

Parke O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse, has promoted the following attorneys to partner: Joseph J. Connell, University of Chicago 1971, focusing on taxation and employee benefits; Timothy S. Jacobson, Marquette 1992, a litigator focusing on environmental and business law; Jeri A. Urbanski, Hamline 1993, a member of the family law practice group; Dawn Marie Harris, Marquette 1993, focusing on labor and employment litigation, and criminal law; and Darla A. rzoska, U.W. 1998, a member of the business practice department.

Lawrence Phillips, Drake 1960, has become head tax administrator for the territory of Kosovo. Phillips previously was director of the Internal Revenue Service of Wisconsin.

Matthew J. Richburg, Thomas M. Cooley 1996, has joined Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee, concentrating in debt collection and litigation including retail, commercial, municipal, and landlord/tenant matters. Previously, he was corporate counsel for Madison Property Management Inc.

Gilbert L. Southwell III, U.W. 1981, has joined the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as a partner. Southwell has more than 15 years experience in commercial law with an emphasis on secured lending. Previously, he was assistant general counsel for Firstar Corporation.

Eric Skonnord, Marquette 1996, has joined Rider, Bennet, Egan & Arundel LLP in the trusts and estates department. He focuses in estate planning, estate, gift and income taxation, probate and trust administration, and guardianship/conservatorship law.

Jennifer M. Jacobsen, U.W. 1992, has been made a shareholder in Weintraub Genshlea & Sproul, Sacramento, Calif., practicing in real estate law with an emphasis on community associations and common interest developments. Jacobsen joined the firm in 1995 after serving as a fellow and staff attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation, a national nonprofit public interest law firm in Sacramento.

Gay Ann Spahn, U.W. 1988, has joined Wilhelm Law Service S.C., Appleton, as an associate. Previously, Spahn worked as a patent attorney for Armstrong, Westerman, Hattori, McLeland & Naughton, Washington, D.C., and PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Penn; and as a patent examiner for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Spahn practices in intellectual property law.

Joseph E. Tierney IV, U.W. 1995, has joined the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, practicing in real estate law and tax planning matters.

David L. Weigman, Western New England College 1993, was recently named associate general counsel of Carlson Real Estate Company, a commercial real estate development and management company based in Minneapolis, Minn.

Stephen C. Werner Jr., U.W. 1997 cum laude, has joined the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. as an associate, concentrating in intellectual property with a focus on trademark and copyright law. He also is experienced in computer software, licensing, unfair competition, and cyberspace matters.

Carrie Raymond Bedore, Minnesota 1985, has been appointed volunteer, part-time executive director of the Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation Inc. The foundation was established in 1998 to provide funding for additional educational opportunities and programs for area students. Bedore is a shareholder in Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach S.C.

Michael B. Brennan, Northwestern 1989, has been appointed to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court by Gov. Tommy Thompson. Brennan replaces Judge Ronald Brooks.

Robert O. Burr, Marquette 1996, has been elected chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Charlotte County, Fla., Bar Association.

Frederick W. Fischer, U.W. 1963, Eau Claire city attorney, has been reappointed a regional vice president of the Seventh Circuit, for the International Municipal Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C.

Eunice Gibson, U.W. 1973, Madison city attorney, has been reappointed as state chair and also serves as chair of IMLA's personnel section.

Warren P. Kraft, Oshkosh city attorney, has been appointed vice-chair for the association's land development, planning, and zoning section.

Robert W. Kohn, U.W. 1959, senior partner in the Kohn Law Firm S.C., Milwaukee, was reelected to a two-year term as a vice president on the board of directors for the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Kohn practices in commercial, retail, medical, and municipal debt collection and litigation.

Frank T. Pasternak, John Marshall 1994, has been appointed chair of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (WATL) New Lawyers Section. As section chair, he will serve on WATL's board of directors and legislative committee. Pasternak is a sustaining member of WATL and a plaintiff's personal injury lawyer with Murphy, Gillick, Wicht & Prachthauser S.C., Milwaukee.

Dennis R. McBride, New York University 1980, has been elected to the board of directors of the Wauwatosa Historical Society. He also was reappointed as a member of the Wauwatosa Civil Service Commission, of which he is a past chair. McBride is a senior trial attorney in the Milwaukee district office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Robert A. Mich Jr., U.W. 1996, has been appointed legal counsel for the Wisconsin Jaycees. Mich remains an associate with Kay & Andersen S.C., practicing in general civil litigation.

Randy S. Nelson, Marquette 1977, a partner with the Milwaukee office of Weiss, Berzowski, Brady & Donahue LLP, was reappointed to the business planning committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel for 2000. Nelson practices in estate planning, family business planning, tax planning, trust administration, and probate.

The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers recently elected the following officers: president - Kevin Lonergan, Appleton; president-elect - M. Angela Dentice, Brookfield; vice president - Keith R. Clifford, Madison; secretary - Susan Rosenberg, Milwaukee; treasurer - Bruce R. Bachhuber, Green Bay.

Linda Nowakowski Winter, Marquette 1982, has been appointed to chair the attorneys' committee for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Brookfield. Winter also is serving a three-year term as regional director of the Marquette University Alumni Association National Board of Directors. She practices in employee benefits with Yonke, Arnold, Newbold, Winter & Jacoby P.C., Kansas City, Mo.

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