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| | Address | | 2 East Mifflin Street, Suite 600 | | Madison, Wisconsin 53703 | | (Dane Co.) | | | |
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| DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Trials in all Courts. Administrative Law, Adoption, Agency and Distributorships, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Children, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Cohabitation Agreements, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Divorce, Education Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care Contracts, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal, Natural Resources, Negligence, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Patents, Personal Injury, Probate, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1903 | Firm Profile:
DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. is the largest law firm based in Madison and one of the Top 10 law firms in Wisconsin. For business, individual and family matters, you can count on our experienced and resourceful attorneys to prevent problems and resolve issues effectively and efficiently. Our services include business counseling and strategy, alternative dispute resolution, advocacy, lobbying, litigation, and negotiation. With offices in Madison and Metro Milwaukee, DeWitt Ross & Stevens has more than 85 attorneys who are more than technicians. Our clients gain confidence because we understand how a business operates, what makes a family work and how to prioritize needs to meet your goals. The legal landscape is more navigable when you choose DeWitt Ross & Stevens. | | Firm Size: 85 | Languages:
Languages: German, French, Spanish. | Law Firm Affiliations:
LEXWORK INTERNATIONAL | Representative Clients:
Air Wisconsin; American Family Life Insurance Company; Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, Inc.; AT&T Company; Auto Glass Specialists; The Bruce Company; C.R. Meyer Construction Co., Inc; Century Foods International of Wisconsin, Inc; CNA Insurance Cos.; Country Kitchen International; Credit Union National Association; The Crown Companies; Employee Benefits Corp.; Envirotest Systems, Inc.; Enzyme Bio-Systems Ltd.; Fiore Companies; First Business Bank of Madison; FirstLogic, Inc.; Gage Corporation; Georgia-Pacific; Gialamas Company; Gundersen Lutheran, Inc.; Johnson Bank; Livesey Co.; M&I Bank; Madison Gas & Electric Co.; Marshfield Clinic; Marten Transport Ltd.; Mirant Americas, Inc.; Miron Construction Co.; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; NCR Corp.; Nextstar, Inc.; Northen Capital Management; Northern Engraving Corp.; Oak Financial, Inc./Oak Bank; Parisi Construction Co.; PDF Food Stores, Inc.; The Perrier Group of America; Pheifer Bros. Construction Co.; Pleasant Company; Printing Industries of Wisconsin; Promega Corp.; Raytheon Corp.; St. Paul Fire & Casualty of Wisconsin; S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.; Sentry Insurance; Shaker Corporation; Shantha Biotechnics Institute; Smithkline Beecham Corp.; Stevens Construction Corp.; Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.; The Trane Co.; Transamerican Occidental Life Insurance Company of California; U.S. Bank; Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (Transportation, Mining and Environmental Advisory Committees); Wisconsin Dells Visitors & Convention Bureau; Wisconsin Paper Council; Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association; Wisconsin Cranberry Growers; Wisconsin Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries;Wisconsin Pork Association; Wisconsin Soybean Association; Wisconsin Transportation Builders; Wisconsin Association of Distributors; Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association. |
Other Office Locations of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
| | Donald R. Huggett (1933-1993). | | A.J. McAndrews (1903-1990). | | James W. Morgan (1932-1988). | | Philip H. Porter (1891-1976). | | Frank A. Ross (1901-1990). | | Myron Stevens (1902-1994). | | Daniel W. Hildebrand (1940-2007). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Brian L. Anderson (Member) born Independence, Missouri, November 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin; 1987, Minnesota; 1990, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Munich, Germany; University of Illinois (B.A., 1977); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota, 1987. Contributing Author: "A Guide to Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations," State Bar of Wisconsin. Law Clerk, Judge Burton A. Scott, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1980-1981. Certified Employee Benefit Specialist. Member: Internal Revenue Service Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities; American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries; Wisconsin Planned Giving Council; Great Lakes Area TE/GE Council; Governing Board of Lexwork International North America. Member: Dane County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chair, Business Law Section, 2004-2006; Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Estate; Property, Probate and Trust); Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Vice-Chair, Federal Taxation Committee, 2006—). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Taxation; ERISA; Corporate; Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning; Arbitrage Rebate; Business Law. Email: Brian L. Anderson | | Jon P. Axelrod (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1965); University of Wisconsin (J.D., with honors, 1968); University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Criminal Law and Litigation. Board Member, Friends of the Remington Center Endowment, Inc., University of Wisconsin Law School. Lecturer: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1974-1980; "How to Make and Break Administrative Law," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1984; "Administrative Adjudication—Form or Substance?" Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 1985; "Insurance Litigation in Wisconsin," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 1993. Attorney, Public Defender Service for District of Columbia, 1970-1972. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, 1995—; Member: Bench/Bar Relations Committee, 1991—; Litigation Section); Dane County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation. Reported Cases: Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice, 434 U.S. 429, 98 S.Ct. 787, 54 L.Ed.2d 664 (1978) (Wisconsin's ban on double-bottom tractor semitrailers held unconstitutional under Commerce Clause of United States Constitution. Represented major motor carriers); Wisconsin AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F.Supp. 630 (1982) (Reapportionment case re-drawing Wisconsin's legislative districts to comply with one-person/one-vote principle. Represented Wisconsin legislative leaders); Wisconsin v. Beno, 116 Wis. 2d 122, 341 N.W.2d 668 (1984) (Held to have legislative immunity against civil subpoena requesting confidential information provided by constituent. Represented Speaker of Wisconsin Assembly); Hansen Trucking, Inc. v. LIRC, 126 Wis. 2d 323, 377 N.W.2d 151 (1985) (Motor carriers held not liable for unemployment compensation taxes on owner-operators. Represented Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association); Wisconsin Hospital Association v. Reivitz, 820 F.2d 863 (7th Cir. 1987) (Wisconsin Medicaid freeze held invalid. Represented Wisconsin Hospital Association); Professional Office Buildings, Inc. v. Royal Indemnity Company, 145 Wis. 2d 573, 427 N.W.2d 427 (Wis. App. 1988) (Insurer held liable for multi-million dollar air crash judgment. Represented air crash victim and his employer); Albedyll v. Wisconsin Porcelain Company Revised Retirement Plan, 947 F.2d 246 (7th Cir. 1991) ($5.2 million judgment affirmed against ERISA pension plan. Represented employees of Wisconsin Porcelain Company including management employees); Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority v. Verex Assurance, Inc., 166 Wis. 2d 636 (1992) (Insurer prohibited from rescinding mortgage insurance policies. Represented Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority); State v. Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp., 200 Wis. 2d 450, 546 N.W.2d 206 (Wis. App. 1996), affirmed, 204 Wis. 2d 317, 562 N.W.2d 152 (1997) (Wisconsin "conductor law" held unconstitutional as preempted by federal law. Represented Wisconsin Central Railroad and its holding company); Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674, 546 N.W.2d 123 (1997) (Wisconsin statute eliminating powers of Superintendent of Public Instruction held unconstitutional. Represented Governor of State of Wisconsin); Gorton Farms v. Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C., 217 Wis. 2d 493, 577 N.W.2d 617 (1998) (Sets standards for determining when court-ordered attorneys' fees are to be divided between attorney and client); Nekoosa Papers, Inc. v. Magnum Timber, et al., (Circuit Court, Jackson County) (2003) (Represented Georgia Pacific subsidiary on major contract action resulting in judgment for Georgia Pacific); Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority v. Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp., (Circuit Court, Dane County) (2004) (Represented major Wisconsin non-profit corporation in dispute involving $95 million in housing assets). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Administrative Law; Government Relations; Insurance Regulation Law. Email: Jon P. Axelrod | | Donald Leo Bach (Member) born Freeport, Illinois, November 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Acting Chief of Staff, Legal Counsel and Advisor to the Governor, 1987. Acting Chairman, Wisconsin Parole Board, 1987-1988. Administrator, Wisconsin Departments of Administration and Revenue, 1988. Deputy Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, 1988-1991. Vice-Chairperson, Wisconsin Judicial Commission. Author, "To Forgive, Divine: The Governor's Pardoning Power," Wisconsin Lawyer, February 2005. Author, "Landing in the Alphabet Soup, the ABCG Compulsory Counterclaim Trap," Wisconsin Lawyer, March 2006. Board Member, DeForest Elderly Housing. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member and Past Chair, Bench Bar Committee; Member, Environmental Section); Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter. [Captain Ret., U.S. Naval Reserve]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Administrative Law; Legislative Representation; Merchant/Consumer Law; Riparian Rights; Tax Controversies; Executive Clemency. Email: Donald Leo Bach | | Denis P. Bartell (Member) born Madison, Wisconsin, January 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Member, Board of Editors, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1970-1972. Author: "Wisconsin's Post-Conviction Procedure Act-Custody Requirements," Wisconsin Law Review 636, 1971; "The Attorney's Retaining Lien-An Effortless Last Resort," Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, April 1973. Instructor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1981-1985. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Section, 1991-1994); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; Western District Bankruptcy Bar (Chairman, 1990-1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Reorganizations Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Real Estate Development Law. Email: Denis P. Bartell | | Dennis P. Birke (Member) born Washington, Missouri, January 31, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri; 1984, Illinois; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1991, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1980); Washington University (J.D., 1983). Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1982-1983. Author: "Challenging Restrictive Family Definitions in Zoning Ordinances," 23 Urban Law Annual 307, 1983. Law Clerk to Hon. Warren D. Welliver, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1983-1985. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Environmental Law Section, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Administrative Law; Business Law. Email: Dennis P. Birke | | Frederic J. Brouner (Member) born Teaneck, New Jersey, May 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1976, Wisconsin and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1970); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1974); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Lecturer, Tax and Securities Law, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1983—. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; State Income Tax; Inheritance Tax; Property Tax; Sales Tax; Federal and State Tax Litigation; Real Estate Development Law; Business Law; Securities Offerings Law. Email: Frederic J. Brouner | | Mindy Rowland Buenger (Member) born Jackson, Minnesota, December 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Legal Association for Women. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Relations. Email: Mindy Rowland Buenger | | Michael R. Christopher (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1972). Public Official of the Year, Yahara Lakes Association, 1991. Alderman, City of Madison, 1973-1981. Member, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1976. Member, State Bar Board of Governors, 2000—. Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, 1985-1992. Madison Police and Fire Commission, 1987-1994. State Bar Mentor Program, 1997—. Member, Board of Directors, Downtown Madison, Inc., 2001—. Member: Dane County Bar Association (Member, Courthouse Committee; Mediation Panel); State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Government Relations; Business Law; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Land Annexation. Email: Michael R. Christopher | | Paul A. Croake (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, September 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence College (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1972). Member, Board of Editors, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1970-1972. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate Lending; Insurance Law; Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Exempt Organizations. Email: Paul A. Croake | | Michael R. Davis (Member) born Rock Island, Illinois, February 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 1971); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1974). Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School Trial Advocacy Program, 1981-1982. Supervising Attorney, Legal Defense Project Program, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1977-1984. Volunteer, Hospice Center. Member: Dane County Bar Association (President, 2004—; Board of Directors, Chair, Courthouse Committee, 1991-1992; Member, Mediation Program Committee, 2000—); State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Committee to Encourage Placement of Minority Lawyers); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Medical Negligence; Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Michael R. Davis | | Jack R. DeWitt (Member) born Oklahoma, 1918; admitted to bar, 1942, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1940; LL.B., 1942). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "West's Wisconsin Practice Methods". Author: "Interpretive Commentaries to West's Wisconsin Statutes Annotated," 1956. Instructor, Assistant Professor and Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, 1947-1951, 1957-1958, 1973. Acting District Attorney, Dane County, 1950. Executive Secretary, Wisconsin Judicial Council, 1951-1955. Member, Dane County Veterans Commission, 1950-1962. Chairman, Statutory Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, 1954. Wisconsin Judicial Council, 1974-1975. President, Wisconsin Council of Professions, 1980. Member: Dane County (President, 1960-1961) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Board of Governors, 1972-1973; President, 1975-1976); American Bar Foundation; Wisconsin Bar Foundation (President, 1977-1982); National Conference of Bar Foundations (Trustee, 1983-1989). [Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Civil (or General Civil) Practice; General Practice; Professional Ethics and Discipline Law. Email: Jack R. DeWitt | | Stephen A. DiTullio (Member) born Framingham, Massachusetts, October 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Syracuse University (M.A., International Relations and Economics, 1987); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., 1992). Member: Dane County, Western District of Wisconsin (Member, Labor and Employment Law) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation). Reported Cases: Sam Rockett v. Marten Transport. Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment Law; Consumer Protection Defense; Litigation; Public Contract Disputes; Business Law. Email: Stephen A. DiTullio | | Peter R. Dohr (Member) born Appleton, Wisconsin, August 8, 1935; admitted to bar, 1964, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1957); University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1964). Law Clerk to Justice Heffernan, 1964-1966 and Justice Dietrich, 1964, Wisconsin Supreme Court. Assistant to Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1969-1970. Member and Chair, State of Wisconsin Elections Board, 1985-1990. Member, Board of Editors, Wisconsin Bar Tax News, 1983-1994. Board Member: Madison Opera, Inc.; Gathering Waters Conservancy. Trustee, Kiwanis Foundation of Downtown Madison. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Governors, 1972-1974; Chairman, Board of Attorneys Professional Competence, 1978-1980; Director: Tax Section, 1988-1994; Real Property, Probate and Tax Section). Reported Cases: Swamp v. Kennedy, 950 F.2d 383 (C.A.7 (Wis.), 1992). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Partnership Law. Email: Peter R. Dohr | | Bryan C. Esch (Member) born Elkhorn, Wisconsin, February 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Wisconsin- Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Directors, St. Thomas More Society. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate; Intellectual Property Licensing; Corporate Law. Email: Bryan C. Esch | | Eric A. Farnsworth (Member) born Berea, Ohio, August 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Adjunct Faculty, Trial Advocacy, University of Wisconsin Law School. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director). Reported Cases: Jesse v. Danforth, 169 Wis. 2d 229, 485 N.W.2d 63 (1992) (million dollar settlement for victim of medical negligence after establishing the entity theory in Wisconsin for evaluating conflicts of interest); Staskal v. Symons Corporation, 2005 WI App 216 ($23 million verdict awarding client compensatory and punitive damages for defective concrete forming system); Physicians Plus Ins. Corp. v. Midwest Mutual Ins. Co., 2001 WI App 148 (multi-million dollar verdict for injured client after successfully establishing nuisance theory as viable claim against property owner for unchecked natural conditions); Kuehn v. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, 119 F. 3rd 1296 (7th Cir. 1997) (minor child's bone marrow extracted for cancer treatment lost in transit, case resulted in change of shipping procedures by national cancer centers). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Wrongful Death Law; Workers Compensation Law; Litigation. Email: Eric A. Farnsworth | | Craig A. Fieschko (Member) born Janesville, Wisconsin, August 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1989; M.S.M.E., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient, Charles Dunn Award for Legal Writing, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1999. Lecturer: Intellectual Property, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2001-2005; Engineering Instrumentation and Measurements, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, 1990-1992. Author: "Computer Crash of 2000," Wisconsin Lawyer, July 1999 ; "Six Easy Steps to Highly Effective Patent Searching," Design News, July 2005. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Procurement and Litigation; Trademark Procurement and Litigation; Copyright Procurement and Litigation; Intellectual Property; Computer and Technology Law; Licensing and Technology Transfer. Email: Craig A. Fieschko | | Douglas L. Flygt (Member) born Phoenix, Arizona, August 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dane County and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Tax, Health Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections). Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation Law. Email: Douglas L. Flygt | | Bradley C. Fulton (Member) born Neenah, Wisconsin, November 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1994); Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Executive Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1996-1997. Harvey and Frieda Scholar; Class of 1968 Scholar. Author: "Wisconsin's Prevailing Wage Laws: Why They Have Been Preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act," 80 Marquette Law Review 269 (Fall 1996). Appointed to Wisconsin Labor-Management Council, 2000-2004. Member: Dane County, Western District of Wisconsin and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Litigation; Business Law. Email: Bradley C. Fulton | | Henry J. "Hank" Handzel, Jr. (Member) born Lockport, New York, February 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri; 1972, Illinois; 1978, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Canisius College (B.S., in Accounting, 1968); St. Louis University (J.D., 1971). Delta Theta Phi. Member, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1970-1971. Attorney: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 1972-1976; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1976-1978. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1977-1978. Member: Dane County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member: Natural Resources Section); State Bar of Wisconsin. [Capt., U.S. Army Reserve honorably discharged]. Reported Cases: Village of Oconomowoc v. Dayton Hudson Corporation, et al., 24 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 1994); United States v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 143 F. Supp. 2d 1054 (W.D. Wis. 2001); Raytheon Company v. McGraw-Edison Company, 979 F. Supp. 858 (E.D. Wis. 1997). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Mining or Mineral Law; Litigation; Business Law. Email: Henry J. "Hank" Handzel, Jr. | | Bradley W. Hauck (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Estate Planning; Commercial Lending. Email: Bradley W. Hauck | | Hugh J. Hayes (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S.); University of Madison at Wisconsin (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Family Law; Probate Law. | | Amy C. Heckmann (Member) born Kenosha, Wisconsin, June 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1997). Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1996-1997. Member, Environmental Law Moot Court Team, 1996-1997. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Family Law; Marital Property Law. Email: Amy C. Heckmann | | Stuart C. Herro (Member) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Georgetown University, National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and University of Wisconsin (J.D., with honors, 1975); University of Wisconsin (M.B.A., 1976). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006. Real Estate Broker, Wisconsin, 1975—. Instructor, English as a Second Language, Guadalupe Center. Member, Advisory Board, University of Wisconsin Center on Business and Poverty. Member, 1998— and President, 2001-2002, Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton. Member: Rotary Orphan Train; Wisconsin Planned Giving Council; Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin. Director, University of Wisconsin Family Business Center. Appointed Member, Madison Diocese of the Catholic Church Diocesan Pastoral Council. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [U.S. Coast Guard, 1970-1972]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law. Email: Stuart C. Herro | | Dawn Erickson Hildebrand (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin. Education: Central Michigan University (B.A., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1987). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: General Practice; Litigation. Email: Dawn Erickson Hildebrand | | John Koeppl (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Member: Dane County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil and Environmental Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Land Use Law. Email: John Koeppl | | Derek R. Kritzer (Member) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., Accounting, 1992); Marquette University (J.D., 1997). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Derek R. Kritzer | | Jayne K. Kuehn (Member) born Madison, Wisconsin, May 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., 1968); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1971). General Counsel, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators. Author of legal articles for AWSA Update, a newsletter published by Association of Wisconsin School Administrators. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Education and School Law; Employment Law; Estate Planning and Probate Law. Email: Jayne K. Kuehn | | Ronald W. Kuehn (Member) born Wisconsin, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Government; Legislative Practice; Agricultural Law; Administrative Law; Corporate Law. Email: Ronald W. Kuehn | | Joseph T. Leone (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, March 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin and Virginia; 1993, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and 4th Circuits, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., 1987); Marquette University College of Arts and Sciences (M.S. in Organic Chemistry, 1990); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1992). Co-Author: with J.T. Leone, R.S. Beer, M.L. Mittleman and C.A. Wilkie, Article, "Comparative Effects of Transition Metal Halilde Additives on the Thermal Degradation of Poly(methylmethacrylate)," J. Fire Science 11:184-192 (1993); with J.T. Leone and C.A. Wilkie, Article, "Interaction of Poly(methylmethacrylate) and Manganese Chloride," J. of Appl. Polym. Sci. 42:1133-1141 (1991). Board Member, St. Ambrose Academy. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Chemical Society; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member: Patent Law Committee; Chemical Practice Committee; Professional Liability Insurance Sub-Committee, 1994—); Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Board Member; Nominee, Secretary and Treasurer, 2006—). Reported Cases: Crown Operations International Ltd. v. Solutia Inc., 289 F.3d 1367, 62 USPQ2d 1917 (Fed. Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademark Matters; Copyright Matters; Business Law. Email: Joseph T. Leone | | Troy A. Mayne (Member) born Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Parkside (B.S., cum laude, 1985); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Gamma Eta Gamma. Recipient, 2002 Distinguished Service Award, Dane County Bar Association. General Counsel, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County. President, North Mendota Trails, Inc. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Troy A. Mayne | | William E. McCardell (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Instructor: Asbestos Abatement Project Design, University of Wisconsin, Madison College of Engineering, Department of Engineering Professional Development, 1991; "Lead Abatement Training Course," State of Wisconsin, Department of Health & Social Services; "Wisconsin Construction Law," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1984; "Construction Law Update," State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention, 1992; "Environmental Law for Contractors," AGC, 1993; "Latest Design/Build Liability Issues," Construction Financial Management Association, 1994; National Business Institute, Inc.; "Wisconsin Construction Law," 1991; "Construction Law Update," 1992; "OSHA Compliance Update in Wisconsin," 1993; "Construction Law: What To Do When ...," 1994; "OSHA Compliance Update," 1995, 1996; "Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims," 1995. Co-Author: Advanced Construction Law in Wisconsin. Founding Director, Oak Bank, Fitchburg, WI. President of the AGC of Wisconsin Association Board of Directors. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Past Director, Labor and Employment Law Section; Director, Construction Law Section, 2004—); American Bar Association (Construction Industry Forum Committee; Public Contract Law Section; Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Construction Law; OSHA Law; Environmental Law; Litigation; Business Law. Email: William E. McCardell | | Todd E. Palmer (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, January 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., with high honors, 1986); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Public Law Review, 1991-1992. Contributing Author: Wisconsin Environmental Law Handbook, Government Institutes, Inc. (1992) (Second and Third Editions); Environmental and Real Estate Law, State Bar of Wisconsin (2006). Speaker: "Air Regulation Update," Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Annual Conference (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006); "Regulatory Update: Air Issues," State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Environmental Law Update (1993, 1994, 1995, 2004). Guest Lecturer on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Practices, University of Wisconsin-Madison Master's of Business Administration Program (2003—). Member: Dane County, Illinois State and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law; Agriculture Law; Administrative Law). Reported Cases: State of Michigan, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, 213 F.3d 663 (D.C. Cir. 2000); Village of Oconomowoc v. Dayton Hudson Corporation, et al., 24 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 1994); United States v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 143 F. Supp. 2d 1054 (W.D. Wis. 2001); Raytheon Company v. McGraw-Edison Company, 979 F. Supp. 858 (E.D. Wis. 1997). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation; Patent; Business Law. Email: Todd E. Palmer | | Peter A. Peshek (Member) born Two Rivers, Wisconsin, March 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1964); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1968). Phi Beta Kappa. Director, Criminal Prosecution Unit, Wisconsin Department of Justice, 1972-1976. Public Intervenor, State of Wisconsin, 1976-1983. Member: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Environmental Management Services Task Force, 2000—; Brownfields Remediation Study Group, 1998—; NR 700 Focus Group, 1997—, NR 720 Technical Advisory Committee, 1998—; Stakeholder, University of Wisconsin Study of the Future Needs of Solid Waste Management in Wisconsin; Legislative Council Special Committee on Remediation and Redevelopment, 1997-1998; Wisconsin Department of Revenue Business Advisory Council, 1998—; Dane County (WI) Land Use Planning Steering Committee, 1999—; Environmental Policy Committee, Water Quality Subcommittee, Groundwater Research & Advisory Council (WI manufacturers & Commerce), 1996—. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Administrative and Health Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental and Land Use Law; Government Relations; Administrative Law; Business Law. Email: Peter A. Peshek | | Brian R. Purtell (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Political Science, 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1993). Author: "Issues Affecting Long-Term Care," Wisconsin Lawyer, October 2004. Director of Legal Services, Wisconsin Health Care Association. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member: Health Law Section, 1995—; Health Law Board, 2002—); American Health Lawyers Association (Member, Health Law Section, 1995—). Practice Areas: Long Term Care; Health Care; Business Law. Email: Brian R. Purtell | | Bradley W. Raaths (Member) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.B.A., 1996); Marquette University (J.D., 1999). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Also at Brookfield Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Real Estate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Bradley W. Raaths | | Ronald R. Ragatz (Member) born Dubuque, Iowa, December 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin at La Crosse (B.S., with highest honors, 1974); University of Wisconsin at Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Lecturer: "Minimizing Corporate and Personal Liability," (Wisconsin State Bar - Environmental Law Section) June, 1993; "Superfund and Wisconsin Spill Statute Liability," (Wisconsin State Bar - Environment Law Section), January 1993; "Fundamentals of Wisconsin Environmental Law Compliance Course," (Governmental Institutes), October, 1992, March 1993; "Hazardous Waste in Wisconsin," National Business INstitute), June 1990, November 1991; Annual Torts Update Seminar, (Wisconsin State Bar), August, 1987, April, 1993; Environmental Liability-Waste Disposal Issues (Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers & Commerce), May 15, 1985. Co-Editor and Contributing Author: Wisconsin Environmental Law Handbook (Government Institutes, Rev. Ed. 1992). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Daanen & Janssen, Inc. v. Cedarapids, 216 Wis.2d 395, 573 N.W.2d 842 (1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Law; Business Law. Email: Ronald R. Ragatz | | Joseph A. Ranney (Member) born Urbana, Illinois, May 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1972); Yale Law School (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1988, Treasurer, 1985-1987, and President, 1987-1988, Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin. Recipient, Charles Dunn Award for Legal Writing, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1993. Author: "Trusting Nothing to Providence: A History of Wisconsin's Legal System," (1999). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [U.S. Army, 1972-1975]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Joseph A. Ranney | | John Rashke (Member) born Joliet, Illinois, January 25, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa; 1968, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1964); University of Iowa (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Iowa Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: "Professional Corporations in Wisconsin," Wisconsin Bar Bulletin. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Van Oosterhout, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1967-1968. Member: Dane County, The Iowa State and American (Member, Professional Service Organizations Committee, Section of Taxation, 1976—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Taxation. Email: John Rashke | | Charles S. Sara (Member) born Somerville, New Jersey, May 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1986, Wisconsin; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1972); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Graduate Work in Dairy Science, 1974-1978); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi; Phi Sigma. Author: Chapter on Patents in Wisconsin Attorney's Desk Reference. Member: Dane County, Virginia and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section; Chair, 1991-1992; Board of Directors, 1989-1991; Program Co-Chair, 1989-1990); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Committee on Biotechnology, 1989—); Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Board of Directors, 1989-1991); Licensing Executives Society (USA-Canada); Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association (Board of Directors, 1996-1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Foreign and Domestic Patent Law; Trademarks; Trade Secrets and Copyrights; Licensing and Technology Transfer; Business Law; Litigation. Email: Charles S. Sara | | Gregory E. Scallon (Member) born Boscobel, Wisconsin, May 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1975-1976. Lecturer, Taxation of Real Estate Transactions, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1981. Member: Dane County and American (Member, Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Bankruptcy Law; Secured Transactions Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Gregory E. Scallon | | Duane P. Schumacher (Member) born Wisconsin, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law. Email: Duane P. Schumacher | | David J. Schwartz (Member) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1974); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; General Practice. | | Megan A. Senatori (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Contributor, Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal. Adjunct faculty member, University of Wisconsin and Marquette University law schools (animal law). Cofounder and board member, Wisconsin United for Furry Friends, Inc. Columnist, Fetch magazine. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Legal Association for Women; American Veterinary Medical Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment and Labor Relations; School Law; Animal Law. Email: Megan A. Senatori | | Mark R. Sewell (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, May 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1990). President, Cambridge School Board, 1992-2001. Member: Dane County and Jefferson County Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Also at Brookfield Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate and Land Use Law; Municipal Law; Environmental Law. Email: Mark R. Sewell | | Robert E. Shumaker (Member) born Sheboygan, Wisconsin, May 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., with distinction, 1976; M.S., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1985-1986. Legal Writing Instructor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1985. Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Wisconsin Law School. Author: "Racial Slurs by Jurors As Grounds for Impeaching a Jury's Verdict: State v. Shillcutt," 1985 Wisc. L.Rev. 1481. Member: Seventh Circuit, Dane County, Western District of Wisconsin and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Robert E. Shumaker | | Wrede H. "Bud" Smith, Jr. (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, May 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1971); Northwestern University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member of Faculty, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1981, 1990-1991, 1993. Director, Madison Estate Council, 1994-1999 (President, 1998-1999). Director, University of Wisconsin School of Business Family Business Center. Member, Oakwood Foundation Board of Directors, 2006—. Board Member, Chrysalis, 1981—. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (West Office). Practice Areas: General Corporate; Closely Held Corporations; Family Business Law; Business and Succession Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Real Estate; Deferred Compensation; Corporate Law. Email: Wrede H. "Bud" Smith, Jr. | | Timm P. Speerschneider (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., with honors, 1979; M.S., with honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1983). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental Law and Litigation; Municipal Law; Litigation; Business Law. Email: Timm P. Speerschneider | | Harry E. Van Camp (Member) born Pueblo, Colorado, July 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Oklahoma; 1976, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1972); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1975); Pacific University; Oslo University, Oslo, Norway. Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation(40%); Intellectual Property Litigation(25%); Contracts(18%); Employment Law(17%). | | Anthony R. Varda (Member) born Madison, Wisconsin, August 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976); University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Member, Madison Police Advisory Committee, 1976-1980 and Chairman, 1980-1981. Member, Dane County Civil Service Commission, 1984-1990. Trustee, Village of Maple Bluff, 1987-1988. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Stough v. Newmar Corporation, Dane County Cir. Ct. 2002CV3566, 2005AP2997 (unpublished, 2006); Baumeister v. Automated Products, Inc., 2004 WI 148; Milwaukee County v. Superior of Wisconsin, et al., 234 Wis.2d 218, 610 N.W.2d 484 (Ct. Ap. 2000); Four Feathers Casino Joint Venture v. City of Hudson (Wis. App. No. 99-0229); Amplicon, Inc. v. Marshfield Clinic, 786 F. Supp. 1469 (WD Wis. 1992); Minuteman, Inc. v. Alexander, et al., 147 Wis. 2d 842, 434 N.W.2d 773 (1989); Duir v. John Alden Life Insurance Co., 754 Fed. 2d 245 (1985); Matter of Bilsie's Estate, 100 Wis. 2d 342, 302 N.W.2d 508 (Wis. App. 1981); Raymond v. Rice, 434 U.S. 429 (1978); Consolidated Freightways v. Kassel, 450 U.S. 622 (1981). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Lemon Law; Business Law. Email: Anthony R. Varda | | John Duncan Varda (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 11th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University and University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1968); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1970). Lecturer, Interstate Commerce Law, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1978, 1980, 1982. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Association of Transportation Practitioners; Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Interstate Commerce Law; Complex Litigation; Business Law. Email: John Duncan Varda | | Anne Taylor Wadsack (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Connecticut College (A.B., 1965); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1971). Member, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "State Regulation of Abortion," Wisconsin Law Review 933, 1970. Lecturer, Family Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1977-1978; Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, 1985-1986. Frequent Lecturer: ATS and CLE Seminars, State Bar of Wisconsin; NBI Institutes. Board Member, and President, 2006— Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society. Advisor, Family Business Women Section, University of Wisconsin Family Business Center. Member, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, 1979-1980 and Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1984, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Marital Property Law; Multistate Jurisdictional Issues in Family Law; Litigation. Email: Anne Taylor Wadsack | | Jacob P. Westerhof (Member) born Cook County, Illinois, June 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1991); Loyola Law School; University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Sayre Macneil Scholar. Member: Dane County, Seventh Circuit, Western District of Wisconsin and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Public Employment Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Law. Email: Jacob P. Westerhof | | Nancy C. Wettersten (Member) born Aurora, Illinois, December 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1986). Visiting Faculty, Lawyering Skills Program, University of Wisconsin Law School. Chair, Family Law Practice Group, DeWitt Ross & Stevens. Past Member, Office of Lawyer Regulation District 9 Investigative Committee (former chair). Member: Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc. Parent Advisory Committee Member, Satellite Family Child Care. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Professional Ethics Committee); Legal Association for Women. Reported Cases: In Interest of Brandon S.S., 179 Wis.2d 114, 507 N.W.2d 94 (Wis., Nov 03, 1993) (NO. 92-1076); State ex rel. Friedrich v. Circuit Court for Dane County, 192 Wis.2d 1, 531 N.W.2d 32 (Wis., Apr 18, 1995) (NO. 94-2095-W, 94-2637-W); Lawrence v. Lawrence, 276 Wis.2d 403, 687 N.W.2d 748, 2004 WI App 170 (Wis.App., Aug. 19, 2004) (NO. 03-1699). Practice Areas: Family and Juvenile Law; Criminal Defense. Email: Nancy C. Wettersten | | Michael W. Wilcox (Member) born Buffalo, New York, July 21, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., 1963); Marquette University (J.D., 1966). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, Board of Editors, Marquette Law Review, 1965-1966. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1966-1967. Co-Author: "Marital Property Law in Wisconsin," State Bar ATS-CLE. Member: Dane County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Chair, Marital Property Committee, 1985-1989) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chair, Taxation Section, 1982-1983). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Marital Property; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation. Email: Michael W. Wilcox | | Thomas D. Zilavy (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1957; LL.B., 1961). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Editors, Wisconsin Law Review, 1961. Law Clerk to Chief Justice John E. Martin and Justice Myron L. Gordon, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1961-1962. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Exempt Organizations; Taxation. Email: Thomas D. Zilavy | | OF COUNSEL | | Norman C. Herro (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 3, 1918; admitted to bar, 1949, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1940); University of Wisconsin-Madison (LL.B., 1949; J.D., 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Real Estate Broker, Wisconsin, 1987. Member, Subcommittee on Organization and Finance, American Arbitration Association, 1969-1973. Chairman and Member, Central Madison Council, 1971-1976. President, United Mortgage of Wisconsin, Inc., 1973-1976. General Counsel, United Banks of Wisconsin, Inc., 1974-1987. Loan Work-Out Officer, Valley Banks, 1985-1987. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Lawyers' Committee of Association of Registered Bank Holding Companies, 1973-1985). [Capt., USAF, Middle East and all European Theatres of Operations, 1941-1945]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Business Law; Estate Planning. Email: Norman C. Herro | | David W. Kruger (Of Counsel) born San Antonio, Texas, December 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). | | John H. Lederer (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, April 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin; 1975, Virginia. Education: University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1973). Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1972-1973. Author: "Pendent Jurisdiction in Admiralty," 73 Wisconsin Law Review 594. Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1977-1979. Speaker, University of Wisconsin Extension, Antitrust and Transportation, 1983—. Law Clerk to Hon. Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia and Director of the Federal Judicial Center, 1973-1975. Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Double Bottom Trucks, 1983-1986. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Technology Resource Committee, 1991—); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Appellate Practice; Antitrust Law. Email: John H. Lederer | | Jean G. Setterholm (Of Counsel) born Appleton, Wisconsin, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: State University of Iowa (B.A., summa cum laude, 1949) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Wisconsin (LL.B., cum laude, 1954) Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Wisconsin Law Review. Counsel, 1956-1978, League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chair, Government and Administrative Law Section, 1983-1984). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance (or Bond) Law; Zoning Law; Subdivision Law; Real Estate Law. | | ASSOCIATES | | Chad R. Gendreau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., B.S., 1999); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, Appellate Moot Court. Staff member, Wisconsin Women's Law Journal. Participant, cross-cultural negotiations program, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China and Shanghai Intellectual Property Association. Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Chad R. Gendreau | | Jeff A. Goldman (Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin; 2003, Washington; 2005, New York. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Economics, 1989); University of Wisconsin School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Washington State, New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Federal Taxation; Trust and Estate Litigation. Email: Jeff A. Goldman | | Lori Hickman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 2003; J.D., 2005). Internship, Milwaukee Juvenile/Mental Health Division, Office of the State Public Defender. Internship with Hon. John Albert , Dane County Circuit Court. Editorial Board Member, Wisconsin Women's Law Journal. Executive Board Member: Children's Justice Project; Women's Law Student Association. Member, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Member: Dane County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Student Liaison, Board of Directors, Children and the Law Section Committee). Practice Areas: Family Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Lori Hickman | | Eric P. Joranson (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (B.A., 2003); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Participant, National Health Law Moot Court Competition, 2005. Recipient, Albert H. and Helen Kent English Scholarship. Editor in Chief, Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy. Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jodi L. Williamson, Rochester, Minnesota. Clerk, League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust. Law Clerk, Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney. Sports Correspondent, The Capital Times and The LaCrosse Tribune. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Eric P. Joranson | | Kathleen E. Kalinowski (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Jordan K. Lamb (Associate) born August 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1996; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Board Member, National Institute for Childcare Excellence. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Agricultural and Agribusiness Law Section; President, 2006—); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Agricultural Law; Administrative Law; Agribusiness; Environmental Law; Telecommunications Law. Email: Jordan K. Lamb | | D. Alexander Martin (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Luther College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Law Clark to Hon. John L. Coffey, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2002. Appointed to Group and Prepaid Legal Services Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditor's Rights Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Consumer Law; Litigation. Email: D. Alexander Martin | | Michele L. Perreault (Associate) born Maryland, 1968; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (M.C., 1998); University of Wisconsin (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc.; Legal Association for Women. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Partnerships; Adoption; Litigation; Criminal Law. Email: Michele L. Perreault | | Brody C. Richter (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, February 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 2003); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2006). Law in Action Merit Scholar. Law Clerk for the Hon. N. Patrick Crooks, Wisconsin Supreme Court (2004). Member, University of Wisconsin Law School Moot Court Board. Participant, National Environmental Moot Court Competition. Coach, Thurgood Marshall Moot Court team competition. Student, American Intercontinental University in London, England (British political system). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Municipal Law. Email: Brody C. Richter | | Rebecca L. Smith (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2004); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Dane County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Family Law; Real Estate. | | Sara S. Spiering (Associate) born Racine, Wisconsin, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 2003); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2006). Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 2002-2003. Law Clerk to Hon. Michael Nowakowski, Dane County Circuit Court, 2001. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Legal Association for Women. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Sara S. Spiering | | Sarah Troupis (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2001); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Sarah Troupis | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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