MEMBERS OF FIRM
James R. Cripe (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, October 8, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1958; M.B.A., 1959; J.D., 1961). Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1960-1961. Member: Rock County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law.
Bruce R. Briney (Member) born Gary, Indiana, March 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin and Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Member: Rock County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Successions.
Dennis L. Hansch (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, March 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Member: Rock County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Real Estate; Labor and Employment Relations Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Frederick L. Wesner (Member) born Oshkosh, Wisconsin, September 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Rock County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning Law; Municipal Law; Land Use Law.
David C. Moore (Member) born Bellevue, Iowa, June 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and Northern District of Illinois. Education: Luther College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Theta. Instructor, Legal Writing, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, 1977-1978. Member: Rock County Bar Association (President, 1996-1997); State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Debtor Creditor Law; Municipal Law; Land Use Litigation.
Carol J. Hatch (Member) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, September 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Cornell College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Rock County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Elder Law; Adoptions; Probate.
Kayla K. Hiller (Member) born Pierre, South Dakota, May 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., Political Science, Business minor, cum laude, 1992); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: Rock County Bar Association (President, 2002-2003); State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Estate Planning.
John W. Wood (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, July 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., Behavioral Science and Law, with distinction, 1993); Hamline University (J.D., 1996). Member: Rock County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Family Law; Business Law; Real Estate.
Steven T. Caya (Member) born Kenosha, Wisconsin, June 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Minnesota; 1992, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (B.A., Political Science, 1986); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure and Professional Responsibility. Law Clerk to the Honorable David M. Duffy, Hennepin County District Court, 1989-1990. Member: Rock County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.
Sara L. Gehrig (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, October 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Alaska; 1999, Idaho; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: Saint Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Gamma Eta Gamma. Law Clerk, Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges, Fairbanks, Alaska. Member: Rock County and Alaska Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law.
ASSOCIATE
Timothy H. Lindau (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Wisconsin. Education: Concordia University (B.A., History); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Rock County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate; Employee Benefits.
OF COUNSEL
Scott F. Shadel (Of Counsel) born Janesville, Wisconsin, January 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: Milton College (B.B.A., cum laude, 1972); Marquette University (J.D., 1975). Member: Rock County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Banking Law; Collection Law; Bankruptcy Law.