Vol. 78, No. 5, May
2005
In the News
New Hires, Promotions, Partners
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Acosta
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Neifor B. Acosta, Marquette 1999, has joined Previant,
Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman S.C., Milwaukee, as an
associate, concentrating in personal injury, products liability, and
worker's compensation litigation. He previously worked for McNally,
Maloney & Peterson S.C.
John "Jack" Jakubiak, Marquette 1996, Captain, U.S. Army
Reserve, has been mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and
currently is assigned to Fort McCoy as a legal assistance officer. He is
an associate at Lindner & Marsack S.C., Milwaukee, practicing in
immigration, employment, and labor law.
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Amundsen
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Jennifer L. Amundsen, U.W. 2003, has joined Solheim Billing
& Grimmer S.C., Madison, as an associate, practicing in intellectual
property, litigation, and general business.
Corina Diaz-Suazo, U.W. 2002, has joined the Milwaukee office
of Shneidman, Hawks & Ehlke S.C. as an associate, practicing in
worker's compensation and Social Security disability law. She previously
was a law clerk for the Hon. John Lindstrom of the Eighth Judicial
District of Minnesota.
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Domer
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Charles F. Domer, U.W. 2002 magna cum laude, has joined his
father's worker's compensation practice, Domer Law S.C., Milwaukee. He
formerly was an associate with LaFollette, Godfrey & Kahn,
Madison.
Jeffrey K. Fields, Marquette 1997, has joined the Plano,
Texas, office of Treasury Bank N.A. (a division of Countrywide Financial
Corp.) as first vice president and senior counsel. He formerly was vice
president at Bank One N.A., Milwaukee.
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Jenny
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Chris A. Jenny, U.W. 2001 with honors, has joined the Madison
office of von Briesen & Roper s.c. as an associate in the business
practice group, focusing on business, estate planning, real estate, and
litigation.
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Kritzer
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Derek Kritzer, Marquette 1997, has become a partner at
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison, continuing to focus primarily on
business and real estate law.
Brenda Lewison, U.W. 1995, has joined Knight & Associates,
Milwaukee, continuing to represent employees in labor and employment
matters.
Five attorneys have joined the Milwaukee office of Reinhart Boerner
Van Deuren s.c. Kristina E. Somers, Boston College 1995, is a
shareholder in the tax law department. Rebecca E. Greene, U.W.
2004 magna cum laude, is an associate in the employee benefits
department. Jessica King, U.W. 2004 magna cum laude, is an
associate in the estate planning department. Troy M. Martell,
Illinois 2001, is an associate in the labor and employment department.
Christopher R. Ponte, Valparaiso 2001 cum laude, is an associate
in the corporate law department.
David P. Renovitch, U.W. 2001, has joined Rynearson, Suess,
Schnurbusch & Champion LLC, St. Louis, as an associate, practicing
primarily in insurance defense. He previously was an associate with
Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer S.C., Madison.
Claire Ann Resop, U.W. 1993, has joined the Madison office of
Brennan, Steil & Basting S.C. as a shareholder, concentrating in
bankruptcy, including creditors' rights, corporate clients, litigation,
collection, and real estate. She also is on the panel of Chapter 7
Trustees for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Charles V. "Buck" Sweeney, U.W. 1985, has become a partner
with Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison. He practices environmental and
construction law.
Jeffrey J. Serum, U.W. 2002, has joined the Minneapolis office
of Fredrikson & Byron P.A. in the real estate group, focusing on
acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and financing of
commercial and residential properties. He formerly was a real estate and
business attorney in Eau Claire.
Troy D. Thompson, Marquette 1998, has become a partner in
Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison. He is with the labor and employment and
litigation groups.
Kate Z. Tomes, William Mitchell 2004, has joined Bosshard |
Parke, La Crosse, as an associate, focusing on family law and business
and employment litigation. She previously was a law clerk for the Second
Judicial District (St. Paul/Ramsey), Minnesota.
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Gross
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Lewandowski
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Two attorneys have joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Gabriel S.
Gross, U.W. 2001, has joined the intellectual property and
litigation teams in the Madison office as an associate. He focuses on
patent, copyright, and trademark infringement cases and negotiating and
drafting technology leases. Richard Lewandowski, U.W. 1978, has
joined the Madison and Milwaukee offices as a shareholder in the
environmental regulatory practice area, focusing on surface and ground
water issues and contaminated property remediation. He previously was in
private practice in Madison.
Mergers, Relocations, New Associations
Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth S.C. has moved to
354 Seymour Court, Elkhorn. The firm continues to focus on litigation,
real estate, business, and corporate law.
The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee has moved its downtown
offices to 521 N. Eighth St., Milwaukee. Debra N. Fohr, Marquette
2002, has joined Legal Aid as a staff attorney, practicing in family
court matters. She previously had her own practice in Wauwatosa.
Yost & Baill LLP has opened a Wisconsin office at Suite
290, 2300 N. Mayfair Rd., Milwaukee, focusing on representing insurance
companies in subrogation matters. Phillip C. Theesfeld, U.W.
1993, has been named managing attorney of the office.
Authors, Speakers
The following attorneys contributed to the 2005 edition of Annual
Survey of Wisconsin Law (State Bar CLE Books 2005): Susan E.
Alesia, State Public Defenders Office, Madison; Paul Bargren,
Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Angela Black, Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Madison; Linda H. Bochert, Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Madison; James Caragher, Foley & Lardner
LLP, Milwaukee; Sarah E. Coyne, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison;
Joanne Harmon Curry, Lathrop & Clark LLP, Madison; Emily
M. Feinstein, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison; Carl D.
Fortner, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Kristin P.
Fredrick, Schott, Bublitz & Engel S.C., Brookfield; Patricia
M. Heim, Parke O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse; Jordan J.
Hemaidan, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison; Eileen A.
Hirsch, State Public Defenders Office, Madison; Christopher B.
Hughes, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison; James L. Huston,
Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee (retired); James A. Jaeger,
Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes LLP, Madison; Nancy B. Johnson,
Brennan, Steil & Basting S.C., Janesville; Amanda J. Kaiser,
Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP, Madison; Alyce C.
Katayama, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee; S. Bryan
Kleinmaier, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison; Dean P. Laing,
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong S.C., Milwaukee; Zhu (Julie) Lee,
Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Jodi L. Malek, Foley &
Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Patrick G. McBride, O'Neil, Cannon,
Hollman, DeJong S.C., Milwaukee; Maureen A. McGinnity, Foley
& Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Kimberly Churchill Montgomery,
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; Lauri D. Morris, Quarles
& Brady LLP, Madison; Kerry L. Moskol, Quarles & Brady
LLP, Madison; Brian R. Mudd, Nelson & Schmeling, Green Bay;
Richard K. Nordeng, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison; Alexander
T. (Sandie) Pendleton, Foley & Lardner LLP, Madison; Alexis
L. Pheiffer, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison; Erik J. Pless,
Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm S.C., Green Bay; Edward J.
Pronley, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; Joseph A.
Ranney, DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Madison; Paul R.
Riegel, Riegel Law S.C., Brookfield; Sharren B. Rose, Nelson
& Schmeling, Green Bay; Catherine M. Rottier, Boardman, Suhr,
Curry & Field LLP, Madison; Patrick J. Schott, Schott,
Bublitz & Engel S.C., Brookfield; Carl R. Schwartz, Quarles
& Brady LLP, Milwaukee; Amy Weber Shambarger, Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee; Beth Eyster Shore, Brennan,
Steil & Basting S.C., Janesville; Kelli A. Taffora, Foley
& Lardner LLP, Milwaukee; Raymond P. Taffora, Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP, Madison; Marilyn Townsend, Marilyn Townsend
Law Office, Madison; Richard F. Verstegen, Lathrop & Clark,
Madison; Timothy L. Voigtman, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee;
and Joseph P. Wright, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison.
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Fritz
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Jonathan M. Fritz, Hamline 2002 with honors, presented
"Defining Informatics" at the 29th Annual Great Lakes Biomedical
Conference in April. He also authored "Patents Versus Trade Secret
Protection: Making the Most Profitable Choice," Engineering
Professional (March/April 2005). He is a patent attorney with
Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee.
Appointments, Elections
Teresa S. Basiliere, Hamline 1990, has been appointed
Winnebago County supplemental court commissioner. She is with Basiliere
& Thompson LLP, Oshkosh.
Dennis R. McBride, New York Univ. 1980, has been appointed by
Gov. James Doyle to a five-year term on the Wisconsin Retirement Board.
McBride is a senior trial attorney in the Milwaukee district office of
the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Robert J. Reinertson, U.W. 1985, has been elected president of
the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce. He is a shareholder with Hess,
Dexter, Reinertson & Brunner S.C., Wausau.
The Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers has elected the following
officers: president - David M. Skoglind, Milwaukee;
president-elect - Daniel A. Rottier, Madison; vice president -
Robert L. Jaskulski, Milwaukee; secretary - Christine Bremer
Muggli, Wausau; and treasurer - Mark L. Thomsen,
Brookfield.
The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association has selected the
following officers: president - Scott L. Horne, La Crosse;
president-elect - Timothy C. Baxter, Prairie du Chien; and
secretary/treasurer - Ralph M. Uttke, Antigo.
The Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners Association has chosen the
following officers: president - Lorene D. Mozinski, Manitowoc;
vice president - Michael D. Onheiber, Jefferson; and
secretary/treasurer - Patricia M. Crowe, Madison.
The Hon. James A. Wynn Jr., Marquette 1979, has been appointed
commanding officer of the Navy Reserve Judiciary Unit and will lead Navy
reserve trial and appellate judges in supporting Navy and Marine Corps
installations worldwide. He is a judge on the North Carolina Court of
Appeals.
Awards, Degrees, Honors
Keith R. Clifford, U.W. 1974, has been named "Trial Lawyer of
the Year" by the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers for his compassion
and commitment to advocacy on behalf of injured consumers. He is with
Clifford & Raihala S.C., Madison.
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Davidson
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Gruel
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Bruce C. Davidson, Harvard 1970, is included in the BTI Client
Service All-Star Team, compiled from BTI Consulting Group's annual
survey of clients at Fortune 1000 companies and large financial service
firms. He is a partner with the Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady
LLP and chair of the corporate finance/securities team.
Steven F. Gruel, U.W. 1985, received a California Lawyer
Attorney of the Year award in March for his work in investigating and
prosecuting members of an organized crime group, a prosecution that will
be featured on 60 Minutes. He is a sole practitioner in San
Francisco, concentrating in criminal defense, immigration law, and civil
rights litigation. He previously was a federal prosecutor in San
Francisco.
Aaron N. Halstead, Brigham Young 1990, is included in the
2005-06 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is with the
Madison office of Shneidman, Hawks & Ehlke S.C., focusing on labor
and employment law.
Dennis J. Purtell, Minnesota 1965, has been selected for the
inaugural class of Fellows of the American Health Lawyers Association.
He is with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, focusing on
providing services to hospitals and other health care providers.
Marvin A. Margolis, U.W. 1958, is included in the 2005-06
edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is the senior partner
in Margolis & Cassidy, Milwaukee.
Lester Pines, U.W. 1974, has become a fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers, an honor reserved for lawyers who have
mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers have been marked by
ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. He is a
partner with Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP, Madison, focusing on
criminal and civil litigation, and also is an adjunct faculty member at
the U.W. Law School.
Tom Sykes, Ohio State 1979, was recognized as an Illinois
Super Lawyer in Tax. He is a partner with the Chicago office of
McDermott Will & Emery LLP, focusing on federal tax dispute
resolution and litigation.
Sixty-seven attorneys from Quarles & Brady LLP are
included in the 2005-06 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
The following attorneys are among them (the balance were listed in the
April issue): Ann M. Murphy, U.W. 1979; Mary Pat Ninneman,
Marquette 1976; Michael Ostermeyer, Vanderbilt 1989; Nancy K.
Peterson, U.W. 1983; Thomas J. Phillips, Utah 1973; Joseph
E. Puchner, Stanford 1986; John A. Rothstein, Marquette 1979;
Gary M. Ruesch, Marquette 1980; Rachel A. Schneider, U.W.
1995; Donald K. Schott, Harvard 1980; Eric J. Van Vugt,
Marquette 1976; and Brian D. Winters, Yale 1996.
The following attorneys have been included in the publication for at
least 10 years: Michael S. McCauley, Iowa 1977; Thomas P.
McElligott, Marquette 1983; Sally C. Merrell, Virginia 1980;
Roy L. Prange Jr., U.W. 1975; John S. Robison, Illinois
1978; Patrick M. Ryan, Marquette 1969; Barry E. Sammons,
Michigan 1969; Carl R. Schwartz, Harvard 1978; Nicholas J.
Seay, George Washington 1977; Michael J. Spector, Harvard
1965; Paul J. Tilleman, U.W. 1978; Arthur A. Vogel Jr.,
Notre Dame 1979; Michael S. Weiden, U.W. 1969; George K. Whyte
Jr., U.W. 1965; and David D. Wilmoth, Marquette 1981.
The following attorneys have been included for at least 20 years:
Anthony W. Asmuth III, Harvard 1967; Richard C. Ninneman,
Marquette 1961; and W. Stuart Parsons, Harvard 1967
Pro Bono, Public Service
Foley & Lardner LLP donated nearly $300,000 to tsunami
relief efforts, with individual employees contributing $191,320 and the
firm contributing $100,000.
In Memoriam
Jacob J. Ament, U.W. 1949, Merrill, March 26, 1923 - March 2,
2005.
Arthur L. Beneventi, Marquette 1989, Garden City, N.Y., April
28, 1943 - Feb. 7, 2005.
Robert James Bull, U.W. 1987, Milwaukee, Oct. 16, 1960 - March
21, 2005.
William J. Giese, U.W. 1951, Madison, May 21, 1922 - Aug.
2004.
Frank W. Hammett, Marquette 1951, Delavan, July 24, 1923 -
March 22, 2005.
James J. Malinske, Marquette 1977, Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 17,
1951 - Jan. 16, 2005.
James Frank Pepelnjak, Stetson 1978, Milwaukee, June 19, 1954
- Feb. 14, 2005.
Hon. James G. Sarres, Marquette 1948, Oshkosh, July 13, 1917 -
Feb. 28, 2005.
Richard A. Walsh, Loyola-Chicago 1954, Chicago, Nov. 25, 1930
- Jan. 25, 2005.
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