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| | Location | | One East Main Street | | Madison, Wisconsin 53703 | | (Dane Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 608-257-3911 | | Fax: 608-257-0609 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.gklaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business Finance and Restructuring, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Regulatory Insurance, Emerging Companies, Employee Benefits, Energy Deregulation, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Insurance Guaranty Associations, Intellectual Property, International, Investment Management Law, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Arbitration, Media Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Political Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trust and Estate Administration. | Firm Profile:
Proactive lawyers and business counselors since 1957. We have more than 190 attorneys in seven offices who serve emerging, privately owned, publicly held and international companies throughout Wisconsin, the U.S. and abroad. Our team structure enhances client service through availability, responsiveness, high levels of experience and talent. We measure our success by the success of our clients. | | Firm Size: 190 | Representative Clients:
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; Manpower Inc.; Quad/Graphics Inc.; Kohl's Corp.; Midwest Air Group Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Shanghai, China
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Jon E. Anderson (Shareholder) born February 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1978); Marquette University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Public and Private Sector Management; Labor and Employment; Education Law; Civil Rights; Government; Municipal Law. Email: Jon E. Anderson | | Robert E. Chritton (Shareholder) born February 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Loans. Email: Robert E. Chritton | | Paul J. Dombrowski (Shareholder) born August 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lending. Email: Paul J. Dombrowski | | Robert J. Dreps (Shareholder) born November 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1981; J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Media Law; Health Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert J. Dreps | | Jeffrey J. Femrite (Shareholder) born July 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1985) Marquette University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Franchise Law; Corporate Law. Email: Jeffrey J. Femrite | | James Alan Friedman (Shareholder) born October 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1997, Ho-Chunk Nation Bar; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.E.E., with high honors, 1988); University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.A., 1992; J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Media and First Amendment; Insurance Law. Email: James Alan Friedman | | David J. Gilles (Shareholder) born July 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Energy. Email: David J. Gilles | | Kendall W. Harrison (Shareholder) born March 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property; Media and First Amendment; Class Action Defense. Email: Kendall W. Harrison | | Steven A. Heinzen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1995); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy; Eminent Domain; Property Rights; Utility Law. Email: Steven A. Heinzen | | Thomas A. Hoffner (Shareholder) born September 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E., 1967); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Employee Benefits. Email: Thomas A. Hoffner | | Josh Johanningmeier (Shareholder) born April 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Minnesota; 2002, Wisconsin; 2007, Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1994); Iowa State University (M.A., 1996); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law. Email: Josh Johanningmeier | | Paul J. Karch (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Harvard College (A.B., Economics, cum laude, 1978); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Corporate Law; Business Transactions. Email: Paul J. Karch | | Rochelle H. Klaskin (Shareholder) born September 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, Wisconsin. Education: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Employment Law. Email: Rochelle H. Klaskin | | Timothy J. Muldowney (Shareholder) born March 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance and Reinsurance. Email: Timothy J. Muldowney | | Timothy F. Nixon (Shareholder) born March 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin; 2006, New York. Education: Northwestern Michigan College (A.S. cum laude, 1979); University of Wisconsin, Green Bay (B.S., cum laude, 1987); University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.A., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Government. Email: Timothy F. Nixon | | Kevin J. O'Connor (Shareholder) born October 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1985); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Health Law; Consumer Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Kevin J. O'Connor | | James D. Peterson (Shareholder) born August 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1979; M.A., 1984; Ph.D., 1986; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: James D. Peterson | | Douglas M. Poland (Shareholder) born December 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2005, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., History, with departmental honors, 1988); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Douglas M. Poland | | Thomas N. Shorter (Shareholder) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin; 1997, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1993); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Special Education; Education Law; Health Care; Employment Law. Email: Thomas N. Shorter | | Michael E. Skindrud (Shareholder) born January 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Education: Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Health Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Michael E. Skindrud | | Todd G. Smith (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Todd G. Smith | | Katherine Stadler (Shareholder) born June 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A., 1994); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Appeals; Bankruptcy. Email: Katherine Stadler | | Brady C. Williamson (Shareholder) born November 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University; Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Media Law. Email: Brady C. Williamson | | Eric J. Wilson (Shareholder) born La Grange, Illinois, September 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, Wisconsin; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1990); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P., 1994); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Complex Litigation; White Collar Crime; Criminal Investigation; Grand Jury Practice; Criminal Appeals; Securities Fraud; Antitrust. Email: Eric J. Wilson | | Mike B. Wittenwyler (Shareholder) born July 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Election and Campaign Finance; Ethics and Lobbying Regulation; Tax Exempt Organizations; Administrative; Alcoholic Beverages. Email: Mike B. Wittenwyler | | ASSOCIATES | | Hamilton E. Arendsen (Associate) born December 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2008, Wisconsin. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1997); University of Illinois (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Hamilton E. Arendsen | | Adam C. Briggs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 2001); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Election and Campaign Finance. Email: Adam C. Briggs | | Bryan J. Cahill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2001; J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Bryan J. Cahill | | Heather L. Clefisch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin; 2002, New York. Education: Luther College (B.A.); University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate. Email: Heather L. Clefisch | | Mary Beth Collins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A.; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | Anthony J. Gaughan (Associate) born December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1993); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Insurance; Media Law. Email: Anthony J. Gaughan | | Jennifer A. Hannon (Associate) born August 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1997); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Probate Administration; Fiduciary Income Tax. Email: Jennifer A. Hannon | | C. Wade Harrison (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: Loyola University, Chicago (B.S., cum laude, 1995); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Public Sector Labor Relations; Labor Law. Email: C. Wade Harrison | | P. Duncan Moss (Associate) born July 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Eastern Wisconsin. Education: Oxford University, England (B.A., 1982); University of Leeds, England (Ph.D., 1989); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: P. Duncan Moss | | Jennifer L. Peterson (Associate) born March 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Media Law; Antitrust; Trade Regulation. Email: Jennifer L. Peterson | | Jennifer R. Racine (Associate) born December 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, high honors, 1996); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademark; Copyright. Email: Jennifer R. Racine | | Michael J. Rausch (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. (Not admitted in Wisconsin). Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 2001); Northwestern University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael J. Rausch | | Hannah L. Renfro (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 2000); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Hannah L. Renfro | | Jed A. Roher (Associate) born July 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Jed A. Roher | | Gene T. Schaeffer, Jr. (Associate) born February 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with high distinction, 1989); University of Wisconsin - Madison (J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Immigration Law. Email: Gene T. Schaeffer, Jr. | | Linda S. Schmidt (Associate) born March 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, District of Columbia and Wisconsin. Education: Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany (Education Abroad Program 1991-1992); University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1993) Phi Beta Kappa; Universität Stuttgart, Germany, Zwischenprüfung (1996); Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (M.A., 1998); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2003) Stone Scholar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance. Email: Linda S. Schmidt | | Patricia L. Wheeler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: Colby College (A.B., 1989); Catholic University of America (M.A., 1992); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Patricia L. Wheeler | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Frank M. Tuerkheimer (Special Counsel) born July 27, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, New York; 1971, Wisconsin. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1960); New York University (LL.B., with honors, 1963). Email: Frank M. Tuerkheimer | | OF COUNSEL | | Richard L. Olson (Of Counsel) born 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Ohio and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1952; LL.B., 1958); University of Stockholm, Sweden. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Trusts Law; Probate; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Administrative Law. Email: Richard L. Olson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Appleton, Wisconsin Office: 100 West Lawrence Street, 54912-2728. Telephone: 920-830-2800. Fax: 920-830-3530.
Green Bay, Wisconsin Office: 333 Main Street, Suite 600, 54301. Telephone: 920-432-9300. Fax: 920-436-7988.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office: 780 North Water Street, 53202. Telephone: 414-273-3500. Fax: 414-273-5198.
Shanghai, China Office: Shanghai Times Square, Suite 1407, 93 Huai Hai Zhong Rd. Telephone: 86-21-6391-0051. Fax: 86-21-6391-0053.
Washington, D.C. Office: 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Suite 375. Telephone: 202-628-0305. Fax: 202-628-0405.
Waukesha, Wisconsin Office: N21 W23350 Ridgeview Parkway, 53188. Telephone: 262-951-7000. Fax: 262-951-7001.
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