Vol. 76, No. 11, November
2003
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
Thomas G. Aridas, Marquette 1997, has been appointed
chief administrative law judge of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
which regulates all Illinois telecommunications, electric, and natural
gas companies.
Boxer wins Posner Award for community service
Barbara K. Boxer, Marquette 1994, has received the
Posner Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award from the Gene and Ruth Posner
Foundation. "Earning money and community service are not mutually
exclusive, and pro bono work bridges the perceived differences," said
Boxer, who is a shareholder and cochair of the government relations
department at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee. She is vice
president of the West Side Health Care Association and a board member of
the Medical College of Wisconsin Digestive Disease Center and instituted
the Medical College's Pro-Am Charity Golf Tournament. She is on the
boards of the YMCA, the Jewish Home Foundation, and the Friends of Hoop,
and is a member of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton's Steering Committee for
Wisconsin Women's Prosperity.
The Posner Pro Bono Award was established in 1983 by Gene Posner, a
1936 graduate of Marquette University Law School, to recognize lawyers
who exhibit and promote the importance of pro bono work.
John W. Bain, Indiana University 1998, has joined
Jansson, Shupe & Munger Ltd., Racine, focusing on intellectual
property matters. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent
& Trademark Office.
Susan K. (Lale) Bickford, Marquette 1997, has become
Equal Employment Opportunity manager for the U.S. Army Reserve, Fort
McCoy. She previously practiced federal labor and employment law for the
Department of the Army at the Fort McCoy Legal Office.
Ann K. Bloodhart, U.W. 1994, has been named manager
of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office Charities Division, which
maintains files on all registered charitable organizations and trusts,
investigates claims, and takes corrective action for director breaches
of fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, and solicitation fraud.
Kenneth P. Casey, U.W. 1970, has joined the U.W. Law
School Remington Center as director of the Criminal Appeals Project. He
previously was with the Wisconsin Public Defender Office.
Robert J. Diaz, U.W. 1993, has joined the Cleveland
office of Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP as an associate, focusing in
intellectual property litigation.
Julie A. Enloe, Marquette 1994, has been promoted to
senior vice president at Jacobus Wealth Management Inc., Milwaukee. She
provides fiduciary-related services, including income, estate, and gift
tax analysis and formulation of strategies for clients' personal,
financial, and tax goals and gifting programs.
Daniel J. Evans, Illinois 1998, has joined Reuter,
Whitish & Cole S.C., Madison, concentrating in municipal law, family
law, and general litigation. He formerly was a prosecutor in the U.S.
Marine Corps.
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Peter M. Gennrich, U.W. 1972, has joined the
bankruptcy section of Jaburg & Wilk P.C., with offices in Phoenix
and Scottsdale, Ariz., as an ABC-certified business and consumer
bankruptcy attorney. He previously was with Lee, Kilkelly, Paulson &
Younger S.C., Madison.
Todd M. Goodwin, Marquette 1998 cum laude, has
joined the New Berlin office of Schober Schober & Mitchell S.C.,
focusing on business law, real estate, Title 19, and probate issues.
Carla J. Hughey, U.W. 1999, has joined the Fort
McCoy Legal Office, practicing federal labor and employment law for the
Department of the Army. She formerly was with Davis, Birnbaum, Marcou,
Seymour & Colgan LLP, La Crosse.
Thomas Gonzalez, U.W. 1998, and Christopher
J. Krawczyk, Marquette 1999, have been elected shareholders in
Kravit, Gass, Hovel & Leitner S.C., Milwaukee. Gonzalez concentrates
in toxic torts, product liability law, personal injury and commercial
trials, insurance coverage, and bad faith litigation. Krawczyk
concentrates in general commercial and business litigation, with an
emphasis in shareholder dispute, business fraud, securities,
noncompetition clause, and lemon law litigation.
Amy M. Larkey, Drake 2003, has joined Consigny,
Andrews, Hemming & Grant S.C., Janesville, as an associate.
Four attorneys have joined the Milwaukee office of Northwestern
Mutual. Mark S. Diestelmeier, Iowa 1991, is assistant
general counsel on the insurance team. He previously was associate
general counsel of Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, and a shareholder at
von Briesen, Purtell & Roper S.C., Milwaukee. Matthew E.
Gabrys, U.W. 1999, is a senior attorney on the securities team.
He previously was an associate in the business law practice group of
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee. Abimbola O.
Kolawole, Suffolk 1995, is assistant general counsel on the
securities team. He previously practiced securities law in the New York
offices of Bryan Cave LLP, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, and the
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Michael J.
Mazza, Marquette 1999, is senior attorney on the corporate
team. He previously was chief clerk for the Hon. John L. Coffey, U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Several attorneys have joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Joining the Milwaukee office: David C. Kuehl, Michigan
1980, has rejoined the firm as a shareholder in the business law
department. He previously was CEO of Dri-Tec Inc. Susan B.
Woods, Miami 1994 magna cum laude, has rejoined the firm as an
associate in the labor and employment department. Nathaniel T.
Aushwitz, Vanderbilt 2003, is an associate in the health care
department. Robert L. Geske, Vanderbilt 2003, is an
associate in the labor and employment department. Nathan K.
Johnson, C.P.A., Marquette 2003 cum laude, is an associate in
the estate planning department. Lisa M. O'Donnell, Iowa
2003 with distinction, and Shelly M. Trepanier,
Marquette 2003 magna cum laude, are associates in the business law
department. Lucas J. Pagels, U.W. 2003 cum laude, is an
associate in the employee benefits department. Amy L.
Reichelt, Notre Dame 2003 cum laude, and Joseph W.
Voiland, Marquette 2002 with honors, are associates in the
litigation department. Voiland previously was law clerk for Wisconsin
Supreme Court Justice Diane S. Sykes.
In the Madison office: Jon D. Becker, Harvard 1998
cum laude, has rejoined the firm as an associate in the real estate
department.
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David A. Weber, SUNY-Buffalo 1976, has joined
Miller, McGinn & Clark S.C., Milwaukee, as a shareholder, focusing
in closely held businesses, estate planning, probate, and trust
administration.
Monica M. Riederer, U.W. 2001, has joined the
Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as an associate in
the litigation department, focusing on commercial disputes, securities
litigation, corporate governance, products liability, and intellectual
property litigation. She previously was an associate at Gibson, Dunn
& Crutcher, New York City.
Sheila M. Sullivan, U.W. 1999, has become a director
at Bell, Gierhart & Moore S.C., Madison, where she concentrates in
civil litigation.
Linda S. McPike, Northwestern 1992, and Lori
A. Wink, Minnesota 1994 cum laude, have been named shareholders
in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper S.C., both in the
health care practice group. McPike focuses on long-term care, contracts,
confidentiality, HIPAA, Medicare and Medicaid, and regulatory matters.
Wink focuses on Medicare and Medicaid, state licensure, HIPAA, physician
referral laws, and other regulatory and compliance matters.
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Joining the firm as associates are John G. Goller,
Gonzaga 1998; Carrie C. Joshi, Marquette 2003 cum
laude; Geoffrey R. Schiveley, Vanderbilt 2000; and
Paul W. Stenzel, U.W. 1995 cum laude. Goller is with
the general litigation and risk management practice group and focuses on
insurance coverage, products liability, toxic tort, and environmental
matters. He previously was an associate with the Spokane, Wash., office
of Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke, & Miller LLP. Joshi is with the
health practice group, concentrating on compliance, medical staff, scope
of practice, patient care/risk management, and regulatory issues.
Schiveley is with the banking, bankruptcy, and business restructuring
group and the business practice group, representing businesses and
individuals in all aspects of corporate law. Stenzel is with the Indian
law section. He previously was the tribal prosecutor and a staff
attorney with the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Community, focusing on
tribal court development and litigation, inter-governmental agreements,
law enforcement, and employment.
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Several attorneys have joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Amy Algiers Ciepluch, Marquette 2000 cum laude, is with
the HIPAA and employee benefits practice groups in the Milwaukee office.
She previously was with Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Lisa R. Foerst, U.W. 1999 cum laude, is with the
Madison office, concentrating in corporate transactions and business
law, real estate, securities, and business and commercial finance. She
previously was with Axley Brynelson LLP. Noleta Jansen,
U.W. 2003, is with the trusts and estates practice group in the
Milwaukee office. Steven F. Stanaszak, Marquette 1996
cum laude, is with the labor and employment practice group and the
litigation practice group in the Milwaukee office, concentrating in
civil litigation. He previously was with Meissner Tierney Fisher &
Nichols S.C. John B. Tuffnell, Drake 1995 with
distinction, is with the business litigation practice group in the
Milwaukee office, focusing on life, health, and disability claims and
securities arbitration. He previously was with Michael Best &
Friedrich LLP.
Brian D. Van Ells, Valparaiso 2000, is with the
litigation and family law practice groups in the Manitowoc office. He
previously was with Williams & Van Ells.
Correction
Sean K. Murphy, U.W. 1999 cum laude, has joined
Sprint Corp., Overland Park, Kansas. The company's name was misspelled
in the September issue.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Jeffery R. Brodek, U.W. 1984, and John P.
Gillard Jr., Marquette 1996, have formed Brodek &
Gillard S.C., 245 Main St., Suite 401, Racine, representing
small and medium-sized businesses and health care providers. Brodek
focuses on employee benefits, tax, corporate, and health law. Gillard
concentrates on health, corporate, and tax law, and civil appeals. Both
formerly were with DeMark, Kolbe & Brodek S.C., Racine.
Jim Carney, U.W. 1985, Ann Davies,
U.W. 1993, and Jim Thorpe, U.W. 1965, have formed
Carney, Davies & Thorpe LLC, 2525 Milton Ave.,
Suite 15, Janesville (moving to N. Pontiac Drive in December 2003).
Carney concentrates in personal injury, commercial litigation, and
insurance defense. Davies' family law practice emphasizes divorce, child
custody and placement, property division, support issues, and paternity.
Thorpe's business and real estate practice includes personal and
business planning, employment law, family business succession planning,
acquisition and sale, and governmental regulatory matters.
J. Drew Ryberg, U.W. 1974, and Michael J.
Happe, Creighton 1989, have established Ryberg &
Happe S.C., 1620 Ohm Ave., Eau Claire, a general civil trial
and appellate practice firm focusing on complex litigation, personal
injury, insurance defense, commercial and business litigation, health
law, and real estate litigation. Ryberg and Happe formerly were with
Kelly & Ryberg S.C., Eau Claire.
Schober Schober & Mitchell S.C. will consolidate
its current Hartland and Oconomowoc offices into the new Waukesha State
Bank building, 1227 Corporate Center Dr., Oconomowoc. Five of the firm's
attorneys will work from the new office. George E.
Smith, U.W. 1960, of Smith Law Office, Hartford, has become of
counsel to
the firm.
Schwalbe & Gartzke S.C. has opened a new office
at 6502 Grand Teton Plaza, Suite 205, Madison. Tracey L.
Schwalbe, U.W. 1988, continues to practice federal Indian law,
real estate, and property law, and also provides mediation services.
Dan D. Gartzke, U.W. 1986, focuses in worker's
compensation, divorce, and family law. The firm also has an office in
New Glarus.
Stern & Ramthun LLP has relocated to 2645 N.
Mayfair Rd., Suite 230, Milwaukee.
Dale L. Thorpe, Marquette 1988, Stephen M.
Compton, Marquette 1992, and Scott T.
Christian, Marquette 1990, have formed Thorpe, Compton
& Christian S.C., 1114 Ann St., Suite 3, Delavan. Thorpe
concentrates in business transactions, real estate, and municipal law.
Compton has a litigation and appellate practice. Christian focuses on
business transactions and business planning. Kelly C.
Nickel, Marquette 1999, and Brian G. Nuedling,
Marquette 2003, have joined the firm as associates. Nickel practices
civil litigation, including family law. Nuedling handles criminal
defense and civil litigation. In December 2003, the firm will relocate
to 1624 Hobbs Dr., Delavan.
Appointments, Elections
The Association for Women Lawyers has elected the following officers
and directors: president - Susan E. Lovern;
president-elect - Catherine M. P. Hertzberg; secretary
- Katherine L. Charlton; treasurer - Pamela
Pepper; membership director - Ann Devine;
professionalism director - Mary Triggiano; program
director - Beth Hanan; and special events director -
Deborah Krukowski, all of Milwaukee.
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin has chosen the following officers:
president - Bernard T. McCartan, Madison;
president-elect - James S. Naugler, La Crosse; and
secretary/treasurer - Michael P. Crooks, Madison.
Sandra M. Doll, U.W. 2002 cum laude, has been
elected to the board of directors of Hebron House of Hospitality Inc.,
which works to fight homelessness in Waukesha County. Doll is an
associate with the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
focusing on securing patent and other intellectual property protection
for primarily mechanical inventions.
The Eastern District Bar Association has selected the following
officers: president - William J. Mulligan, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Kathleen S. Donius, Milwaukee; vice
president - Daniel T. Flaherty, Appleton; secretary -
Scott J. Campbell, Milwaukee; and treasurer -
Robert L. Gegios, Milwaukee.
Dan Nielsen, U.W. 1982, has been elected president
of the Association of Labor Relations Agencies (ALRA), the professional
association for neutral governmental agencies that administer collective
bargaining statutes in the U.S. and Canada. He is a mediator with the
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission and is the first staff-level
professional to be elected president of the ALRA.
Hon. Charles B. Schudson, U.W. 1974, a judge on the
Wisconsin Court of Appeals, has been elected president of the board of
directors of the Wisconsin CASA Association. Wisconsin CASA (court
appointed special advocates) recruits and trains volunteers to assist
abused and neglected children in judicial proceedings.
Robyn S. Shapiro, Harvard 1977, has been chosen by
the Food & Drug Administration to serve on its Drug Safety &
Risk Management Advisory Committee, advising the food and drug
commissioner on safety, efficacy, abuse potential, and risk management
issues concerning drugs intended for human use. She is a partner with
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, with experience in bioethics, medical
staff, health information privacy, informed consent, regulation and
licensing, employment, and other business matters.
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Brent Smith, U.W. 1978, has been appointed by Gov.
Jim Doyle to a two-year term on the Wisconsin Technical College System
Board. Smith is with Johns & Flaherty S.C., La Crosse.
The Walworth County Bar Association has chosen the following
officers: president - Stephen M. Compton, Delavan; vice
president - Jeffrey J. De La Rosa, Elkhorn; and
secretary/treasurer - John M. Clair, Delavan.
Marla J. Stephens, Marquette 1981, has been
re-elected chair of the State of Wisconsin Judicial Council. She
is director of the appellate division for the Wisconsin Public Defender
Office. Beth Ermatinger Hanan, U.W. 1996, has been
elected vice chair of the council. She does appellate and trial work at
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee.
Carlton D. Stansbury, Iowa 1990 with distinction,
has been appointed financial officer for the American Bar Association's
Family Law Section. He is a shareholder with Burbach & Stansbury
S.C., Milwaukee, practicing family law.
Authors, Speakers
Eric Strobel, Minnesota 1991, presented a speech on
insurance coverage for toxic mold and other toxins to the annual meeting
of the Construction Law Section of the Defense Research Institute. He is
a partner in the Minneapolis office of Hinshaw & Culbertson.
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Eunice Gibson, U.W. 1973, presented "Volunteers in
Public Service" at the 21st biennial conference of the World Jurists
Association, in Adelaide, Australia. She retired in 2002 as Madison city
attorney and has lectured on state and local government issues at the
U.W. Law School.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Stephen J. Meyer, U.W. 1979, has been certified as a
criminal trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is
with Meyer Law Office, Madison.
Godfrey & Kahn S.C. was chosen for a nationwide
"who to call" list of advisers for financial institution mergers and
acquisitions, published by Bank Director. Godfrey & Kahn is
the only Wisconsin law firm on the list.
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Godfrey & Kahn shareholders Arthur Harrington,
U.W. 1975, and Peter Sommerhauser, Northwestern 1968,
were named to Milwaukee Magazine's "Top 75 Lawyers" list in
their respective areas of practice. Harrington, named the top
environmental lawyer in Milwaukee, is the team leader of the
environmental and energy law practice group, focusing on mediation and
litigation of environmental disputes and energy contract negotiation.
Sommerhauser, who is with the corporate law practice group, concentrates
on mergers and acquisitions and business and financial planning.
Michael Gotzler, U.W. 1997, competed in the 2003
Ironman Wisconsin in Madison in September, finishing with a time of 10
hours, 11 minutes, 1 second. He is with Baker & McKenzie,
Chicago.
Bradley D. Hauswirth, Hamline 1991, has been
certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. He is with Wagner, Falconer & Judd Ltd., Minneapolis.
In Memoriam
John H. Barth, U.W. 1947, Pardeeville, Sept. 10,
1920 - Aug. 23, 2003.
David H. Bennett, U.W. 1956, Portage, Sept. 18, 1928
- Aug. 16, 2003.
John R. Bergstrom, New Mexico 1978, Edgerton, Aug.
29, 1945 - July 2, 2003.
Robert P. Harland, Marquette 1935, Milwaukee, Feb.
28, 1910 - Jan. 5, 2003.
James F. Honzik, Marquette 1948, Milwaukee, Oct. 4,
1923 - July 1, 2003.
John Maan De Kok, DePaul 1990, Kenosha, Aug. 1, 1964
- Oct. 2, 2003.
Robert Mortensen, U.W. 1948, Madison, Nov. 12, 1917
- Sept. 1, 2003.
William E. Ray Jr., Loyola Univ.-Chicago 1966,
Minocqua, May 11, 1938 - July 10, 2003.
Frederick N. Trowbridge, U.W. 1959, Green Bay, July
16, 1930 - Feb. 12, 2002.
David C. Wagner, U.W. 1972, Cross Plains, July 15,
1943 - Aug. 1, 2003.
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