(Main Office)

Proactive lawyers and business counselors since 1957. We have more than 190 lawyers 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.

Statement of Practice

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.

Representative Clients:

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
Manpower Inc.
Quad/Graphics Inc.
Kohl's Corp.
Johnson Controls.

Address

780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3590, (Milwaukee Co.)

Phone

Phone: 414-273-3500
Fax: 414-273-5198

Website

http://www.gklaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

SHAREHOLDERS

Michael B. Apfeld (Shareholder) born March 31, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Dealer and Distributor Termination; Securities Litigation.Email: Michael B. Apfeld

Carl J. Artman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 2001, Colorado; 2003, Wisconsin. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1987); Washington University (J.D., 1991); University of Wisconsin (M.B.A., 1999); University of Denver (LL.M., Natural Resources and Environmental Law, 2003). Practice Areas: Indian Law; Indian Gaming Law; Indian Land Law; Federal Indian Law; Indians and Native Populations; Native American Law; State-Tribal Relations; Tribal Government; Tribal Law; Tribal Taxation; Energy; Government.Email: Carl J. Artman

Anthony S. Baish (Shareholder) born December 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Anthony S. Baish

Joseph M. Bernstein (Shareholder) born February 26, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Wisconsin. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Econ., 1959); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1962). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Property; Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Litigation.Email: Joseph M. Bernstein

Richard J. Bliss (Shareholder) born April 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1973); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Richard J. Bliss

Sean O'D. Bosack (Shareholder) born January 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1990); Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Securities Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Litigation; White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Fraud.Email: Sean O'D. Bosack

Kristine Susan Cherek (Shareholder) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Kristine Susan Cherek

Stephen L. Chernof (Shareholder) born February 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1968). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Property; Finance; Corporate Law.Email: Stephen L. Chernof

John L. Clancy (Shareholder) born July 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy Law.Email: John L. Clancy

Todd M. Cleary (Shareholder) born October 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1994) Phi Beta Kappa; Cornell University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Todd M. Cleary

Dennis F. Connolly (Shareholder) born July 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1993); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., with honors, 1996). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law.Email: Dennis F. Connolly

John A. Dickens (Shareholder) born November 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1976); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Finance; Corporate Successions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: John A. Dickens

John E. Donahue (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (H.A.B., 1972); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Corporate Law.Email: John E. Donahue

Ellen R. Drought (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A., History, 1996; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Investment Company Law; Investment Management.Email: Ellen R. Drought

William E. Duffin (Shareholder) born December 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Iowa; 1988, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1984); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Litigation; Dealership Litigation.Email: William E. Duffin

Michael J. Dwyer (Shareholder) born October 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Property Finance; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Leasing; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Workouts.Email: Michael J. Dwyer

Patricia L. Falb (Shareholder) born August 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Wisconsin (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Patricia L. Falb

Daniel T. Flaherty (Shareholder) born March 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and Illinois; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1983); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: Daniel T. Flaherty

Carol A. Gehl (Shareholder) born January 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (B.A., 1981); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Investment Management.Email: Carol A. Gehl

Anna M. Geyso (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., with honors, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Anna M. Geyso

Brian G. Gilpin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1997, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995. Education: Purdue University (B.S.C.E., 1993); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Litigation; Copyrights.Email: Brian G. Gilpin

J. Gardner Govan (Shareholder) born September 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1983); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession; Estate and Trust Administration; Probate; Estate, Gift and Fiduciary Taxation.Email: J. Gardner Govan

Paul W. Griepentrog (Shareholder) born November 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., cum laude, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). (Also at Waukesha, Wisconsin Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Paul W. Griepentrog

Thomas E. Griggs (Shareholder) born October 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1972); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.S., 1974); Marquette University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Municipal Law; School Law; Administrative Law.Email: Thomas E. Griggs

Andrew J. Guzikowski (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 1978); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Public Finance.

Arthur J. Harrington (Shareholder) born Kenosha, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy Law; Litigation.Email: Arthur J. Harrington

Thomas R. Homberg (Shareholder) born October 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., cum laude, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions.Email: Thomas R. Homberg

Michael D. Huitink (Shareholder) born October 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin; 2002, Michigan. Education: Central College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment Litigation.Email: Michael D. Huitink

Jonathan R. Ingrisano (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University, Chicago (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Dealer and Distributor Termination; Financial Institutions Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability; White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Jonathan R. Ingrisano

Lecia D. Johnson (Shareholder) born December 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., with honors, 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2000). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Lecia D. Johnson

John J. Kalter (Shareholder) born June 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with distinction, 1988); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1991); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: John J. Kalter

Nicholas A. Kees (Shareholder) born Appleton, Wisconsin, May 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1979. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1976; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Computers and Software; Patents; Trademarks; Technology and Science.Email: Nicholas A. Kees

John L. Kirtley (Shareholder) born February 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin. Education: Ball State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Securities Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: John L. Kirtley

Joan D. Klimpel (Shareholder) born June 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., with honors, 1989; J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Tax.Email: Joan D. Klimpel

Debra Sadow Koenig (Shareholder) born June 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1983, Wisconsin. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Executive Compensation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Debra Sadow Koenig

Andrew R. Lauritzen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1967, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1964) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Andrew R. Lauritzen

Kristi E. Leswing (Shareholder) born July 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1977); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Fiduciary Income Taxation; Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Taxation; Probate Administration; Trust Administration.Email: Kristi E. Leswing

William H. Levit, Jr. (Shareholder) born February 8, 1938; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1974, California; 1979, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1960) Phi Beta Kappa; Ford Foundation Fellow, South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania (1960-1961); University of California at Berkeley (M.A., International Relations, 1962); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Arbitration and Mediation; Trade Regulation; Product Distribution; International; Insurance Regulation and Insolvency; Complex Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation and Corporate Governance; Attorney and Accountant Malpractice; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: William H. Levit, Jr.

Diane M. Marchik (Shareholder) born June 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1987; J.D., with high distinction, 1990). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Diane M. Marchik

Richard S. Marcus (Shareholder) born May 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1972); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: Franchise Law; Computer Law; Trademark Law.Email: Richard S. Marcus

Christine Liu McLaughlin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa and Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1989); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Christine Liu McLaughlin

Carol A. Muratore (Shareholder) born Racine, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., Majors in Marketing and Finance, Investment and Banking, with honors, 1986; J.D., Order of the Coif, 1989). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Carol A. Muratore

David R. Navarre (Shareholder) born April 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Dissolutions; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Minority Business Law; Pass-Through Entities.Email: David R. Navarre

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

Christopher B. Noyes (Shareholder) born April 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Wisconsin (J.D., with honors, 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance.Email: Christopher B. Noyes

Kevin J. O'Connor (Shareholder) born Madison, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.; Ph.D., Economics); Harvard University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Health Law; Consumer Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kevin J. O'Connor

Mark Edward O'Neill (Shareholder) born June 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1995); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Mark Edward O'Neill

Douglas J. Patch (Shareholder) born May 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law.Email: Douglas J. Patch

David H. Patzer (Shareholder) born March 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Minnesota; 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1993); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate.Email: David H. Patzer

David G. Peterson (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Wisconsin, Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Employment Litigation; Negligence Defense; Arbitration.Email: David G. Peterson

James N. Phillips (Shareholder) born February 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; 1980, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law.Email: James N. Phillips

Brian Pierson (Shareholder) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin. Education: Reed College (B.A., 1977); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Federal Indian Law; Indian Economic Development; Tribal Law.Email: Brian Pierson

Howard A. Pollack (Shareholder) born October 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with honors, 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Securities Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Antitrust; Federal Civil Practice.Email: Howard A. Pollack

Kristin A. Roeper (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Secured Transactions; Creditor's Rights; Commercial Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Debt Finance; Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Creditors Rights; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights.Email: Kristin A. Roeper

James A. Sheriff (Shareholder) born June 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Connecticut; 1981, California; 1982, Pennsylvania; 1985, District of Columbia; 1987, Wisconsin. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Institution Regulation; Banks and Banking; Consumer Law.Email: James A. Sheriff

Mark A. Shiller (Shareholder) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1990; Masters of Applied Economics, 1993); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Living Trusts; International Estate Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Wealth Preservation; Business Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Buy-Sell Agreements; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Private Business Law; Closely Held Corporations; Family Corporations; Wills.Email: Mark A. Shiller

Peter M. Sommerhauser (Shareholder) born September 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Nebraska; 1969, Wisconsin. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1965); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business and Financial Structure; Corporate Finance.Email: Peter M. Sommerhauser

Charles G. Vogel (Shareholder) born May 4, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care Law.Email: Charles G. Vogel

Nicholas P. Wahl (Shareholder) born October 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1987); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Property; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Nicholas P. Wahl

Mark C. Witt (Shareholder) born November 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1991); University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Private Equity; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Mark C. Witt

ASSOCIATES

Robyn E. Arnold (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 2003; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Regulation; Business Combinations; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Premerger Notification; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divestitures.Email: Robyn E. Arnold

Debra L. Baesemann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1999; M.S., 2006; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Debra L. Baesemann

Megan E. Bern (Associate) born Rochester, New York, March 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. (Not admitted in Wisconsin). Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude). Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: Megan E. Bern

Jeffrey S. Billings (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Trust Administration; Trust Planning.

Daniel J. Blinka (Associate) born Milwaukee, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation.Email: Daniel J. Blinka

Eric D. Bolander (Associate) born February 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1991); University of Illinois (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Eric D. Bolander

Shannon Lee Brusda (Associate) born Neenah, Wisconsin, June 23, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., with honors, 2006; J.D., cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Trust Administration.Email: Shannon Lee Brusda

Matthew V. Burkert (Associate) born November 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: Matthew V. Burkert

Christopher M. Cahlamer (Associate) born September 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Marquette University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Christopher M. Cahlamer

Heather L. Cain (Associate) born April 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., honorary distinction, 1993); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Government Affairs.Email: Heather L. Cain

Michael J. Conmey (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: Loras College (B.A. in Management Information Systems and Spanish, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2006). Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Michael J. Conmey

Erin M. (Maggie) Cook (Associate) born Hudson, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation.Email: Erin M. (Maggie) Cook

Krisstina L. Ebner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2004; B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Marquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Business Organization.Email: Krisstina L. Ebner

Lindsay B. Fathallah (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.

Daniel J. Finerty (Associate) born June 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Supreme Court of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., Political Science/Spanish, 1994); Marquette University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Restrictive Covenants; Injunctions; Labor and Employment; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; WARN Act.Email: Daniel J. Finerty

Jessica Anne Franklin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Pollution; Brownfields Redevelopment; Clean Air Act; Climate Change; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Due Diligence; Environmental Lender Liability; Environmental Permitting; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Water Quality.Email: Jessica Anne Franklin

Rufino Gaytan, III (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2003); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Rufino Gaytan, III

Brian T. Grill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with general honors, 2001); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Securities.

Rebecca K. Hamrin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Rebecca K. Hamrin

Jennifer B. Herzog (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2007, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Nothern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (B.A., 2002; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Secured Transactions.Email: Jennifer B. Herzog

Peggy L. Heyrman (Associate) born Michigan, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Education, with distinction, 2005); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Peggy L. Heyrman

Beth A. Jacobs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Construction Law.Email: Beth A. Jacobs

Brett D. Koeller (Associate) born October 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1999); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Brett D. Koeller

Maria L. Kreiter (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Maria L. Kreiter

Margaret R. Kurlinski (Associate) born March 15, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: Truman State University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Washington University, St. Louis (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Wage and Hour Law; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Personnel Training; Personnel Policies; Management Employment Law; International Labor Law; International Employment Contracts; Family and Medical Leave Act; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Agreements.Email: Margaret R. Kurlinski

Jason E. Kuwayama (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 2002); Marquette University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Regulation; Banking Law.Email: Jason E. Kuwayama

Rebecca J. Lauber (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 2006); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Rebecca J. Lauber

Adam J. Loomans (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2005); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Adam J. Loomans

Danielle M. Machata (Associate) born July 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; 2005, Wisconsin. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1997); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Danielle M. Machata

Melissa J. Malecki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Melissa J. Malecki

Rebecca Kathryn Mason (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Civil Appeals.Email: Rebecca Kathryn Mason

Kevin M. McCauley (Associate) born August 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., high distinction, 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kevin M. McCauley

John R. McDonald (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Hope College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Commercial Contracts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: John R. McDonald

Sarah E. McNally (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1999; J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Tax.Email: Sarah E. McNally

Alia S. Mendez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (B.A., Political Science and International Affairs, 2002); Marquette University Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Alia S. Mendez

Patrick S. Murphy (Associate) born May 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 2003, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Accounting, 1985); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Securities.Email: Patrick S. Murphy

Tom O'Day (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Tom O'Day

Andrew S. Oettinger (Associate) born Green Bay, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (B.A. summa cum laude, 2003); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D. cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Defense Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Real Estate Foreclosure.Email: Andrew S. Oettinger

Jennifer M. Olk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Fiduciary Income Taxation; Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Taxation; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Wealth Preservation; Special Needs Trusts; Business Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Business Organization; Buying and Selling of Businesses.Email: Jennifer M. Olk

Nelson W. Phillips III (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1992); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: Nelson W. Phillips III

Michele L. Racadio (Associate) born January 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1997); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Investment Management.Email: Michele L. Racadio

John T. Reichert (Associate) born August 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 1996); Marquette University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law.Email: John T. Reichert

Wendy Richards (Associate) born Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 2001); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Wendy Richards

Michael S. Roubitchek (Associate) born November 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2008, Wisconsin. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Michael S. Roubitchek

Mark E. Schmidt (Associate) born November 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); George Mason University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark E. Schmidt

Sven E. Skillrud (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., with honors, 2002); Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Taxation; Executive Compensation.Email: Sven E. Skillrud

Joshuah R. Torres (Associate) born San Jose, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, Wisconsin. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 2004); Marquette University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking.Email: Joshuah R. Torres

Karen A. Waple (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1997); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Karen A. Waple

Charles J. Wauters (Associate) born March 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (B.A., 1996); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Investments.Email: Charles J. Wauters

Peter J. Wilder (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 2004); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking.Email: Peter J. Wilder

Kasey A. Wroblewski (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Notre Dame (M.B.A., cum laude, 2006; J.D., 2006). (Also at Appleton Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Kasey A. Wroblewski

OF COUNSEL

Robert W. Irish (Of Counsel) born August 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, Wisconsin; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A.); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.B.A.); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999).Email: Robert W. Irish

Gerald J. Kahn (Of Counsel) born June 5, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1948; LL.B., 1950). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Probate.Email: Gerald J. Kahn

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Michael Ash (Special Counsel) born May 9, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1962); Harvard University (M.A., 1965; J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice.Email: Michael Ash

Jessica L. Braeger (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., French, summa cum laude, 1999); Drake University Law School (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; International Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jessica L. Braeger

Daniel B. Geraghty (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate; Taxation; International Law; Tribal Taxation.Email: Daniel B. Geraghty

Barbara Doty Gurican (Special Counsel) born July 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Barbara Doty Gurican

Susan M. Hoaglund (Special Counsel) born December 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Securities; Investment Company Law; Investment Regulation; Mutual Funds.Email: Susan M. Hoaglund

Helge K. Lee (Special Counsel) born March 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1968); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Investment Management; Securities.Email: Helge K. Lee

Lynn A. Ludke (Special Counsel) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1985; Master of Accountancy, Taxation Concentration, 1993). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Business Formation.Email: Lynn A. Ludke

Roxana Wizorek (Special Counsel) born April 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 2006, Wisconsin; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1992); Catholic University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Roxana Wizorek