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Quarles & Brady LLP

Law Firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
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411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2040
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4497
(Milwaukee Co.)
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Phone: 414-277-5000  
Fax: 414-271-3552
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http://www.quarles.com
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Reviser of the Wisconsin Law Digest for this Directory.

Quarles & Brady LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Corporate Practice, including Administrative, Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Financing, Business Planning, Commercial, Community Associations and Country Clubs, Construction, Corporate Finance and Securities, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, E-Commerce and Information Technology, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Energy and Telecommunications, Environmental, Exempt Organizations, Family, Financial Institutions, Government Relations, Hospital and Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment (Management), Litigation - Trials and Appeals (Civil, Insurance, Privately-Held Businesses, Products Liability, Toxic Tort and Environmental Defense), Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Public Finance, Real Estate and Land Use, School, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Trusts and Estate Planning, White Collar Crime.
Year Established: 1892
Firm Profile:
Providers of the highest quality legal services since 1892. Quarles & Brady LLP offers a full array of legal services, helping businesses, governments and individuals find solutions to legal problems affecting entrepreneurial start-ups, international Fortune 500 companies and everything in between. With over 450 attorneys practicing from offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; and Naples, Florida; Quarles & Brady LLP represents a broad range of clients locally, nationally and internationally.
Firm Size: 466
Law Firm Affiliations:
STATE CAPITAL GLOBAL LAW FIRM GROUP; UNITED STATES LAW FIRM GROUP

Other Office Locations of Quarles & Brady LLP
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Naples, Florida, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Louis Quarles (1883-1972).
Bernard V. Brady (1891-1977).
PARTNERS
Michael Aldana (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1992, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., 1990). Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Wisconsin School Attorneys Association (President, 2004-2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Private and Public Sector Management Labor and Employment Law. Email: Michael Aldana
Anthony W. Asmuth, III (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1964); Harvard University (LL.B., 1967). Member, Lincoln's Inn. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate; Estate Planning; International. Email: Anthony W. Asmuth, III
Wayne E. Babler, Jr. (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, April 29, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th, 9th and 10th Districts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1964); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1966-1967. Wisconsin Supreme Court Appointee to Wisconsin Compensation Study Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, 1997-2006. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Milwaukee (President, 1981-1982; Member, Board of Directors, 1976-1979, 1980-1983) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1996) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1987); Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Wisconsin Bar Foundation (President, 1985-1987; Member, Board of Directors, 1983-2000); Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2006); American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 2002-2004); American Bar Foundation; Wisconsin Law Foundation. [With U.S. Navy, JAGC, 1967-1971; USNR Retired]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Wayne E. Babler, Jr.
Stephen E. Bablitch (Partner) born Stevens Point, Wisconsin, January 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1976; J.D., 1979). Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Administration, 2005-2007. Chairman and CEO, Cobalt Corporation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin, 2002-2003. Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Cobalt Corporation, and its predecessor company United Wisconsin Services Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin, 1996-2002. Partner, DeWitt, Ross E. Stevens Law Firm, 1985-1987, 1991-1996. Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, 1989-1991. Administrator, Wisconsin Division of Corrections, 1987-1989. Deputy District Attorney, 1983-1985. Assistant District Attorney, 1979-1983. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Health; Governmental Relations Law. Email: Stephen E. Bablitch
Jean C. Baker (Partner) born Savannah, Georgia, July 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Georgia (B.S. in Biochemistry, 1979; Ph.D. in Biochemistry, 1987); University of Wisconsin (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Law School Professor, Patent Law, Marquette University, 2003—. Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Research Foundation Board of Directors, 2000—. Quarles & Brady Intellectual Property Group Leader, 2006—. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairperson, Intellectual Property Section, 2003-2004, Member, Intellectual Property Section Board of Directors, 2001-2006); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1998-1999). (Also at Madison Office). Practice Areas: Patent. Email: Jean C. Baker
Patricia K. Ballman (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., with honors, 1967); Marquette University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1977). Certified Mediator, Kankakee Center for Conflict Resolution. Recent publications: "Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Requirement of Financial Disclosure," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, April 2008; Chapter on: "Marital Property" for Wisconsin Practice Series, Methods of Practice, West Publishing, 2004, and 2007 Update; "Non-Traditional Relationships, Co-Habitation, Common Law Marriage, Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships and Same-Sex Marriage," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, July 2005 (Part I) and October 2005 (Part II); "Legal Separation: Is it a Termination or a Suspension of Marriage?," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, January 2005; "Fair and Enforceable Prenuptial Agreements," 2004 Family Law Update, Aspen Publishers; "Rolling Divorce Settlement Seeds into the Prenup," American Bar Association Journal-Family Advocate, Winter 2002, Vol. 24, No. 3; "Marital Property Agreements: Ineffective Shields Against Spouses' Judgment Creditors," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, January 2002; "Enforceability of Stock Buy-Sell Agreements at Divorce," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, April 2001; "Stock Options in the Dot-Com Economy: Classification, Apportionment and Valuation," Wisconsin Journal of Family Law," July 2000; "Advanced Prenuptial Drafting, " Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, October 2000. Recent presentations: "Negotiating Successful Premarital Agreements," presented at Divorce Wisconsin Style, Wisconsin Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, March 20, 2008; "Ethics 2000 and the Cooperative Lawyer," Divorce Cooperation Institute, November 30, 2006; "Ethics 2000," Serjeant's Inn, October 19, 2006; "Ethical Pitfalls for the Family Law Attorney, New Case Studies," Divorce Cooperation Institute, December 2, 2005; "Ethical Pitfalls for the Family Law Attorney," Divorce Wisconsin Style, AAML, Wisconsin Chapter, March 17, 2005; "Non-Traditional Relationships, Co-Habitation, Common Law Marriage, Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships and Same-Sex Marriage" ABA, Family Law Section Annual Meeting, October 22, 2004; "Easier Challenge to Prenuptial Agreements," Divorce Wisconsin Style, AAML Wisconsin Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, March 18, 2004; Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School, March 2004; "Advanced Prenuptial Drafting" LEI, Trusts and Estates Seminar, Snowmass, CO, January 8, 2003 and LEI Family Law Seminar, Snowmass, CO, January 7, 2003; "Prenuptial Agreements: Provisions to Ease Enforceability" Madison Estate Council, April 22, 2002, Midwinter Estate Planning Clinic, February 9, 2002 and Milwaukee Estate Planning Council, September 24, 2001; "Pitfalls, Perils and Positives of Prenuptial Agreements" Divorce Wisconsin Style, AAML, Wisconsin Chapter, March 2001; "Stock Options in the Dot-Com Economy: Classification, Apportionment and Valuation" LEI, Family Law Seminar; Vail, Colorado, January 2001; "Trust Assets Subject to Property Division" and "Trust Principal and Income Available for Child Support" Divorce Wisconsin Style, AAML, Wisconsin Chapter, March 1999. Marquette Law Alumni Board. Past President, Benedict Center. Past Chair, Village of Shorewood, Board of Review. United Way Finance Division. Past Chair, United Way Personnel Committee. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (President, 2002-2003); Milwaukee Bar Association (President, 1995-1996); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Wisconsin Chapter, 2002-2004); American Bar Association; Association for Women Lawyers; Fairchild Inns of Court (Master Member). Fellow: Wisconsin Law Foundation (Board of Directors); Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation (Past Director). Special Agencies: Office of Lawyer Regulation, District II Committee; Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission (2005-2006); Governor's Task Force on Ethics Reform in Government (2002). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Patricia K. Ballman
John T. Bannen (Partner) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin. Education: College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota (B.A., 1973); Marquette University (J.D., 1976); DePaul University College of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1989); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., in Spanish, 2003). Estate Planning Law Specialist, as accredited by the American Bar Association. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; 2005 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, The Top 50. Named 2005, 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning. Associate Member, Association for Advanced Life Underwriters. State Chair for Wisconsin, 2007—. Member: Milwaukee (Chairman, Legal Services For the Elderly Committee, 1984-1986; Chairman, Probate, Practice and Procedure, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1990-1993; Member, Taxation Section); American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters (Milwaukee Chapter Director, 1996-1998); Wisconsin Retirement Plan Professionals, Ltd. (Director, 1987-1990). American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 2002-2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Employee Benefits; Taxation. Email: John T. Bannen
Andrew M. Barnes (Partner) born Monmouth, Illinois, February 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Economics, 1967); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, 1973-1974 and Note and Comment Editor, 1974-1975, Wisconsin Law Review. Member: Milwaukee (Business Law Section and Bankruptcy Section) and American (Business Law Section and Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Business Law Section and Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Section (Former Director); Standard Forms of Legal Opinion Committee; Rules of Negotiation Forum; Committee on Revised Article 9); United States Law Firm Group (Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Committee); State Capital Global Law Firm Group (Bankruptcy Practice Section). [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy. Email: Andrew M. Barnes
John T. Barry (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2007, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., with honors, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Certified Public Accountant. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, Tax Section); Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: John T. Barry
David B. Bartel (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1972; M.S., Pathology, 1976); Marquette University (J.D., 1981). Member, Marquette Law Review, 1980-1981. Toxicologist, Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. Toxicology Section Chief, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Laboratory. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Human Concerns Committee Member, Bethesda Lutheran Home and Services. Member, Board of Directors, Guest House of Milwaukee. Member: Milwaukee, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Academy of Forensic Sciences; Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC); Trial Attorneys of America (TAA); Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Member, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee; Drug and Medical Device Committee). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Product Liability; Litigation. Email: David B. Bartel
Bruce R. Bauer (Partner) born Oshkosh, Wisconsin, May 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1967); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, 1972-1974 and Note and Comment Editor, 1973-1974, Wisconsin Law Review. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Bruce R. Bauer
Paul D. Bauer (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1981); Duke University (M.A., 1985; Ph.D., 1990); Marquette University (J.D., 1997). Member, Marquette Law Review. Recipient, Dean's Scholar Award. Adjunct Professor, Marquette University, College of Professional Studies. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Paul D. Bauer
James H. Baxter III (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, February 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1967); Northwestern University (J.D., 1973). Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Government and Administrative Law). Practice Areas: Litigation; Land Use; Municipal. Email: James H. Baxter III
Darryl S. Bell (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1974). Listed in the "The Best Lawyers in America" (2005: Antitrust Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Lieutenant, U. S. Navy, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trade Regulation; International; Distribution Law. Email: Darryl S. Bell
Steven J. Berryman (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, July 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1991); Northwestern University (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to Honorable J. L. Coffey, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Steven J. Berryman
Warren S. Blumenthal (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois (inactive) and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1968); Washington University (J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Editorial Staff, Urban Law Annual, 1975-1976. Member: Milwaukee, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Health Care. Email: Warren S. Blumenthal
David L. Bourne (Partner) born Plainfield, New Jersey, July 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University (M.A., 1983); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, Marquette Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Joseph Zilber Scholar. Marquette Lawyer Scholar. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (Past President). Practice Areas: Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate. Email: David L. Bourne
Keith A. Bruett (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1994); Marquette University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Member, 1996-1997 and Lead Articles Editor, 1997-1998, Marquette Law Review. Author: "Can Wisconsin Business Safely Rely Upon Exculpatory Contracts to Limit Their Liability," 80 Marquette Law Review 1081, Summer, 1998. Presenter: Retaliation - The Tail That's Wagging The Dog; Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Keith A. Bruett
Kathryn M. Buono (Partner) born Waukesha, Wisconsin, September 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1983); Marquette University (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Student Articles Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1985-1986. Chambers "Band 1" for Corporate/M&A. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Member of Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Corporate. Email: Kathryn M. Buono
John A. Casey (Partner) born Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, April 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1967); University of Michigan (J.D., 1970). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John A. Casey
Jennifer Clements (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., honors program, 1992); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Commercial. Email: Jennifer Clements
Ann K. Comer (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, September 14, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Dayton; Marquette University (B.A., 1980); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance. Email: Ann K. Comer
Daniel E. Conley (Partner) born Rice Lake, Wisconsin, November 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, Wisconsin Law Review, 1984-1985. Law Clerk to Chief Judge John W. Reynolds, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1985-1987. Member, Local Rules Committees: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1985-1987, 2002—. Member, Advisory Committee for Circuit Rules, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999—. 2005 Wisconsin "Super Lawyer". Chamber USA 2007: Litigation: General Commercial; Firm Loss Prevention Partner; Commercial Litigation Group Past Office Chair. Listed in "Best Lawyers in America". Member: Milwaukee (Chair: Courts Committee, 1995-1997; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1998-2000), Eastern District of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors 2004—) and Seventh Circuit (Chair: Programs Committee, 1997-1999; Board of Governors, 2000-2007; President, 2006-2007) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial and Complex Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Class Actions; Appellate Practice; Professional Liability; Advertising and Marketing; Advertising Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Deceptive Trade Practices; Price-Fixing; Trade Regulation; Unfair Trade; Unfair Competition; Public Utility Regulation; Constitutional Law; Computers and Software; Contract Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Investigations; Hostile Takeovers; Proxy Contests; Takeovers; Corporate Law; Corporate Ethics; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Control Contests; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trial Practice; Legal Ethics and Professional & Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Legal Malpractice; Attorney Grievances; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Daniel E. Conley
Gerald E. Connolly (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 13, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin; 1973, U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1965); University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Lt. USNR 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions(30%); Commercial Real Estate(40%); Family Business(30%). Email: Gerald E. Connolly
David R. Cross (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, November 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York (inactive); 1981, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1976); University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Honorary Milwaukee County Court Commissioner, 1999—. Guest Lecturer, Marquette University Law School, "Remedies for Patent Infringement," 2005; "TrafFix Devices, Valu Engineering and the 'Functionality' Boundary Between Trade Dress and Patent Law," Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association, 2003; "E-Commerce and Trademark Law: Old Wine in New Bottles (and Some New Wine Too!)," Business Marketing Association Milwaukee Chapter, 2000; "Cheesehead Wars: A Case Study in Enforcing IP Rights," Quarles & Brady seminar, 1999; "Constructive Termination Under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law," Wisconsin Lawyer, July, 1997. Director, Children's Outing Association, 1983-1987. Director 1987-1998, President 1996-1998, The Counseling Center of Milwaukee. Associate Trustee, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Building Foundation, 2002—. Assistant Coach, North Suburban Special Olympics, 2002—. Director 2004—, President 2004-2005, Greater Wisconsin Committee. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2007-2010); Bar Association of the Seventh Circuit; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Franchises and Franchising. Email: David R. Cross
Frank J. Daily (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1971, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and Eastern District of Michigan; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa; Marquette University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1968). Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Lead Article Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1967-1968. Marquette University Law School Alumnus of the Year, 2000. Brother Rice High School (Chicago) Man of the Year Award, 2000. Judicial Court Commissioner, Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, 2001; Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 1981—. President, 1977-1978 and Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 1982-1988, Marquette University Law Alumni Association. Sustaining Member, Product Liability Advisory Council, 1987—, Member: Executive Committee and President's Council, Marquette University, 1986-1992. Dean Search Committee, Marquette University Law School, 1984. Member: President's Club, Wake Forest University, 1989—, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University Law School, 1989—, National I-Club, University of Iowa, Circle of Champions, University of Alabama and President's Circle, Boston College, 1998-1999; President's Council, University of Dayton, 2000-2002; University of Alabama Law School Board of Trustees Farrah Law Society; Governor's Judicial Selection Committee. Listed: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the Midwest; International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America; Best Lawyers in Milwaukee. Member: Milwaukee and American (Vice Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1984-1990; Litigation Section, Co-Chairperson of the Discovery Committee, 1985-1987 and Manufacturers Liability Sub Committee of Litigation Section, 1983-1989) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Litigation and Environmental Law Sections); Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Attorneys of America; Defense Research Institute; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; Life Member, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine; Member, Supreme Court Historical Society; Member, Association for the Advancement of Science; Master, American Inns of Court; Law Committee Industrial Truck Association, 1983—; American Law Institute; American Agricultural Law Association. International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Litigation; Toxic Torts and Environmental. Email: Frank J. Daily
James F. Daly (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Trust Taxation. Email: James F. Daly
John W. Daniels, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: North Central College (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1972); Harvard University (J.D., 1974). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (National Vice President, LSD, 1973-1974; National Vice-Chairman, YLD, Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1974-1975; Member, National Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1981-1984; 1990-1997; National Security, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997-1998); American College of Real Estate Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1994—; President-Elect, 1999-2000); Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982). Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Corporate; Commercial Finance. Email: John W. Daniels, Jr.
Bruce C. Davidson (Partner) born Coatesville, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin. Education: Marist College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law). Ranked in Chambers USA (Corporate/M&A - Band 1). Named as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer by Law & Politics. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member: Business Law Section; Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, 1981—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate. Email: Bruce C. Davidson
Jeffrey O. Davis (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana, December 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1984); Ohio State University (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey O. Davis
Robert H. Diaz, Jr. (Partner) born Alton, Illinois, June 22, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); Harvard University (LL.B., 1966). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Utility; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate. Email: Robert H. Diaz, Jr.
Anthony H. Driessen (Partner) born Appleton, Wisconsin, November 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1972); University of Wisconsin; Post-graduate studies at Harvard University School of Business. Author: State Bar Business Law Section Legislative Reports; State Bar Health Law Section Legislative Reports. Member: Milwaukee (Member, Legislative Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Health; Business Law; Telecommunications) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Also at Madison Office). Practice Areas: Legislative; Administrative; Health Law; State Tax Policy; Environmental Law. Email: Anthony H. Driessen
Steven R. Duback (Partner) born Washington, D.C., September 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1966); University of Michigan (J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Tax, Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Practice Areas: General Corporate; Taxation; Estate Planning. Email: Steven R. Duback
Robert H. Duffy (Partner) born Omaha Nebraska, March 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Alpha Sigma Nu. Judicial Internship, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Labor/Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Labor Law). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Labor; Employment; Litigation; Arbitration. Email: Robert H. Duffy
Julianna Ebert (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1974); Marquette University (J.D., 1981). Director, 1991-1995 and Past President, Wisconsin School Attorneys Association. Director, 1993-1998 and Past President, National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow, 2001, American College of Bond Counsel. Listed as: "Woman of Influence," The Business Journal, 2004; "Leader in the Law," Wisconsin Law Journal, 2005; "Super Lawyer," Public Finance, Law & Politics, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America 2007" (Project Finance Law). Awarded Bernard P. Friel Medal for distinguished service in public finance by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1999. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Public Finance; School; Municipal. Email: Julianna Ebert
Mary N. Fertl (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, Marquette Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mary N. Fertl
Michael J. Fischer (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, June 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Yale University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Michigan (M.A., 1987); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Chair, Quarles & Brady Mentoring Program. Phi Beta Kappa, 1984. Recipient, Aegis Award in Video and Film Production, "The Americans with Disabilities Act" (with SAI Global), 2007. Named as Leading Wisconsin Employment Lawyer, Chambers USA. Clerk, Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Contributor, Treatise, "Employment Discrimination Law," American Bar Association. Advisor, SAI Global Law and Ethics. Member: Milwaukee (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Reported Cases: Dandy v. UPS, 388 F.3d 263 (7th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Discrimination; Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Disabilities and Leave Law. Email: Michael J. Fischer
Matthew J. Flynn (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas Fairchild, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1975-1976; Named: "Wisconsin Lawyer of the Year," Wisconsin Law Journal; "Super Lawyers 2005," Milwaukee Magazine. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Lieut. j.g., U.S. Navy, 1970-1972]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Media Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Franchises and Franchising; Securities. Email: Matthew J. Flynn
Terri S. Flynn (Partner) born Wautoma, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.E.E., 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, CALI awards for excellence in Patent Law and International Trade Law. Adjunct Professor of Patent Law, Marquette University, 2004-2007. Member: Milwaukee, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: Terri S. Flynn
John D. Franzini (Partner) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin; 1984, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S.M.E., 1979; J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Tau Beta Pi. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1992-1993); Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Board Member, 1988-1990, Program Chairman, 1984-1985 and Secretary/Treasurer, 1986-1988); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Procurement; Licensing; International Intellectual Property Procurement; International Licensing; Litigation. Email: John D. Franzini
James D. Friedman (Partner) born Dubuque, Iowa, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, Illinois; 1997, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Marquette University (A.B., 1969); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1972). Outstanding Senior, College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, 1969. Managing Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1971-1972. Alderman, 4th and 7th Districts, 1979-1983. President, Common Council, 1980-1982 and Member, Board of Ethics, 1996-1998 and 2000—, Chair, Blue Ribbon Visioning Committee, 1998-2000, Mequon, Wisconsin. Member, State of Wisconsin, Legislative Council Special Study Committee on the Regulation of Financial Institutions, 1986-1987. Member, State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Task Force on Financial Competitiveness 2005, 2000. Member and Vice Chair, State of Wisconsin, Supreme Court, Office of Lawyer Regulation, Preliminary Review Committee, 2000-2007. Member, Board of Visitors, Marquette University Center for the Study of Entrepreneurship, 1987-1995. Member, Board of Directors: Concours Motors, Inc., 1998—; Partners Advancing Values in Education, Inc., 1987—; Wisconsin Law Foundation, Inc., 1998—, President, 2007-2008; Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, Inc., 1998—, President, 2006-2007. Member Board of Directors, 1983— and President, 1984—, Weyenberg Public Library Foundation, Inc. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in Finance and Industry; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the Midwest; Wisconsin Law Journal, 2006 Wisconsin Leader in the Law; Law & Politics, 2006 and 2007 Wisconsin Super Lawyer. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (President-Elect Candidate, 1997-1998; Member, 1996-2000 and Chair, 1999-2000, Board of Governors; Executive Committee, 1998-2000; Finance Committee, 1997-1998; Strategic Planning Task Force, 1997-1998; Director, 1985—, Secretary and Chair-Elect, 1988-1989, Chair, 1989-1990, International Practice Section; Member, Committee to Encourage Placement of Minority Lawyers, 1992-1999; Chair, 1996-1999); American Bar Association (Member: House of Delegates, 1980-1982; Banking Law Committee, Section of Business Law, 1985—). Chair, Quarles & Brady LLP Financial Institutions Practice Group. Fellow: Wisconsin Law Foundation (Life Fellow) and American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking(60%); Corporate(20%); Securities(10%); Health Care(10%). Email: James D. Friedman
W. Brian Gaschler (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1992); University of Chicago (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: W. Brian Gaschler
Chris K. Gawart (Partner) born Nebraska City, Nebraska, February 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1988, Nebraska; 2007, Arizona. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1983); The International Institute, Madrid, Spain; Indiana University (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Business Succession Planning; Taxation. Email: Chris K. Gawart
Steven R. Glaser (Partner) born Two Rivers, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1990); Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Executive Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Business Law; Commercial Finance. Email: Steven R. Glaser
Patrick J. Goebel (Partner) born Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, September 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.B.A., 1974); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1976-1977. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Privately Held Business Law. Email: Patrick J. Goebel
Michael J. Gonring (Partner) born West Bend, Wisconsin, November 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin and U.S. District, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1992, Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Marquette University (A.B., cum laude, 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Staff Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1981-1982. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Has tried cases in 15 states. Former board member, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. Chairman, Legal Assistance Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin. Firm pro bono coordinator. Member: Seventh Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Arizona; Defense Research Institute; National Legal Aid & Defender Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Michael J. Gonring
Conrad G. Goodkind (Partner) born Arlington, Virginia, August 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Lecturer, State Securities Law and Federal Securities Law: University of Wisconsin, 1974-1977; Marquette University, 1980-1982, 1984. Litigation Practice, 1969-1971. Counsel, Citizens Study Committee on Judicial Organization, 1971-1973. Wisconsin Deputy Commissioner of Securities, 1973-1979. Quarles & Brady LLP, 1979—. Director and Secretary, Cade Industries, Inc., 1989-1999; Brady Corporation (Secretary), 1999-2007, (Director) 2007—; Director, Able Distributing, 1994-2006; Director and Executive Committee, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 1995-2001; Board of Curators, Wisconsin Historical Society, 2006—. Member, Executive Committee, Quarles & Brady LLP, 1983—. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Securities Law Committee, 1982-1995; Director, 1991-2000, Vice Chairman, 1996-1998 and Chairman, 1998-2000, Business Law Section); American Bar Association (Vice Chair, 1986-1989 and Chair, 1989-1992, State Regulation of Securities Committee; Vice Chair, 2001-2003 and Chair, 2003—, Committee on Institutes and Seminars; Business Law Section Council, 2006—; Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2006—; Member, Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee; and Member, Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance(20%); Securities(60%); Mergers and Acquisitions(20%). Email: Conrad G. Goodkind
Kathleen A. Gray (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Illinois (M.S., 1973); Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2001—; The Top 25 Female Lawyers, Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2005. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005. Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk, Hon. Robert W. Warren, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1982-1984. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); American Bar Association. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Marital Property; Taxation. Email: Kathleen A. Gray
Michael M. Grebe (Partner) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, November 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S, Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1989); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law. Email: Michael M. Grebe
George E. Haas (Partner) born Troy, New York, August 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.E.E., 1971); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1974). Alpha Sigma Nu; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu. Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1972-1974. Trustee, Village of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, 1995—. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association (Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1994-1995); State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Director, 1992-1995); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright. Email: George E. Haas
Kenneth V. Hallett (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions. Email: Kenneth V. Hallett
William H. Harbeck (Partner) born Grand Haven, Michigan, May 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Matter of CMC Heartland Partners, 966 F.2d 1143 (7th Cir. 1992); ABB Industrial Systems v. Prime Technology et al., 120 F.2d 351 (2nd Cir. 1997); Truck Components Inc. v. Beatrice Co. et al., 143 F.3d 1057 (7th Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: State Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Private Cost Recovery under CERCLA and RCRA; Air Permitting Matters; Environmental Insurance Coverage. Email: William H. Harbeck
Cristina D. Hernandez-Malaby (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, November 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2001, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Harvard-Radcliffe College (A.B., cum laude, 1992); Harvard University (J.D., 1995). Editor in Chief, Harvard Latino Law Review, 1994. Board Member, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra. President, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. Board Member, United Community Center (Centro de la Comunidad Unida). Advisory Board Member, Cardiovascular Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Member: Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association; American Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Financial Institutions Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Cristina D. Hernandez-Malaby
Patricia A. Hintz (Partner) born Burlington, Wisconsin, June 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.S., 1991); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1993-1994. Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2000—); State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Directors, 1998-2004, Chair, 2003-2004; Vice-Chair, 2002-2003, Treasurer, 2000-2002, Tax Section); Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (Past Treasurer). Practice Areas: Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Patricia A. Hintz
Patricia M. Hutter (Partner) born May 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994, J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Wisconsin State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Services; Health Care Corporate Law; Privately Held Business Law. Email: Patricia M. Hutter
J. Paul Jacobson (Chair, Employee Benefits Group) born Vermillion, South Dakota, January 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin. Education: Grinnell College (A.B., 1969); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1972). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: J. Paul Jacobson
Raymond D. Jamieson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (B.A., 1991); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Raymond D. Jamieson
Daniel M. Janssen (Partner) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1990); University of Iowa (J.D., 1993). Author: "Constructive Termination Under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law," Wisconsin Lawyer, June, 1997. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Baldewein Co. v. Tri-clover, Inc., 233 Wis. 2d 57 (Wis. 2000); Miller Brewing Co. v. Meal Co., Ltd., 177 F.R.D. 642 (E.D. Wis. 1998); Tortola Restaurant, L.P. v. Kimberly-Clark, 987 F.Supp. 1186 (N.D. Cal. 1997); Cloverdale Equipment Co. v. Manitowoc Engineering Co., 964 F.Supp. 1152 (E.D. Mich. 1997). Email: Daniel M. Janssen
Michael A. Jaskolski (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.E.E., 1989); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1992). Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Email: Michael A. Jaskolski
Lawrence J. Jost (Partner) born Alma, Wisconsin, October 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1968; J.D., 1969). Research Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk, Hon. Myron L. Gordon, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1969-1970. Partner Quarles & Brady Real Estate Group. Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Wisconsin Chapter, 2003—. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Real Property Section); American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (State Chair). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Lawrence J. Jost
Peter C. Karegeannes (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th and 7th Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1972). Co-Author: "Joinder, Consolidation and Severance," Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, West Group and ABA, 1998. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Sections on Litigation and Antitrust) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Transactions; Financial Institutions Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Peter C. Karegeannes
Alyce C. Katayama (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1975, Wisconsin and California. Education: Goucher College (B.A., 1972); University of Maryland (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Maryland Law Review, 1972-1974. Author: "Health Law," Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 1984-1988; 1994. Co-Author: "Health Law," Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 1989-1993, 1995-2007. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in American Law; Best Lawyers in America, Health and Immigration. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, 1975—, Council Person, 1980-1986, President Elect, 1983-1984, President, 1984-1985, and Past President, 1985-1986, Health Law Section); Maryland State and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Wisconsin Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1985-1987; Chairman, 1988-1990); Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health and Hospital; Immigration; School Law; Exempt Organizations. Email: Alyce C. Katayama
David B. Kern (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu. Contributing Editor: "The Developing Labor Law," Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1986-1990. Co-Author: "Wisconsin Employment Law," State Bar of Wisconsin, 1994—. Included in The Best Lawyers in America (Labor and Employment Law, 1993—); Listed as a "Leading Business Lawyer" in Labor and Employment law in Wisconsin by Chambers USA (Employment: Mainly Defendant, 2003—); Listed as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005-2006; Top 50 - 2007). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Former Member, Board of Directors, Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association (Member: Labor Law Section; Committees on: Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act; Equal Employment Opportunity). Practice Areas: Labor. Email: David B. Kern
David L. Kinnamon (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 22, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005. Co-Author: "Marital Property Law in Wisconsin," ATS-CLE, 1986, 2004. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Estate Counselors Forum; Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(20%); Probate(15%); Trusts(10%); Tax Exempt Organizations(50%); Charitable Giving(5%). Email: David L. Kinnamon
Mark A. Kircher (Partner) born West Bend, Wisconsin, August 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.S., cum laude, 1982; J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Member, Product Liability Advisory Council. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; International Association of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Litigation; Insurance. Email: Mark A. Kircher
Daniel J. La Fave (Partner) born Kaukauna, Wisconsin, September 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1985); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif; John Henry Wigmore Scholar. Author: "Remedying the Confusion Between Statutes of Limitation and Statutes of Repose in Wisconsin—A Conceptual Guide," 88 Marq. L. Rev. 927 (2005); "Wisconsin's 'Stream of Commerce' Theory of Personal Jurisdiction," 75 Wis. Lawyer 14 (Nov. 2002); "Timely Service Abroad in Diversity Suits," 73 Wisconsin Lawyer 6 (Nov. 2000); "The Admissibility of Settlement Evidence in Multi-Defendant Tort Cases," 71 Wis. Lawyer 14 (June 1998); "Postaccident Statements by Injured Parties," 70 Wis. Lawyer 20 (Sept. 1997). Co-Author: "Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial in Non-Article III Proceedings: A Study in Dysfunctional Constitutional Theory," 4 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 407 (1995). Member, Board of Directors, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2002—. Chair, Legislative Subcommittee of Wisconsin State Bench-Bar Committee, 2004—. President, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association-Wisconsin Chapter, 2004—. Selected as a "Wisconsin Super Lawyer" (Milwaukee Magazine, October 2005). Member: Racine County and Milwaukee Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association; 7th Circuit Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. [1st Lieut., U.S.M.C., 1985-1989]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation. Email: Daniel J. La Fave
Scott L. Langlois (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (General Counsel to Wisconsin Chapter and Member of Public Affairs Committee, 2007—). Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1985-1986. Formerly with, Jones Day Reavis and Pogue, Dallas, Texas. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Real Property Division, Development and Financing of Condominium Project Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Texas. Transactions: Practice in all areas of real estate law with special expertise in condominium law, real estate development, purchase and sale, financing and leasing transactions. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Sales; Condominium Law; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Real Estate Leasing. Email: Scott L. Langlois
Brian G. Lanser (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1978); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance. Email: Brian G. Lanser
Michael Lappin (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1987); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1992; J.D., 1992). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Chair, Corporate Services Group). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Corporate. Email: Michael Lappin
Fredrick G. Lautz (Partner) born LaCrosse, Wisconsin, June 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (B.S., 1975; M.E.P.D., 1980); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1985). Firm Managing Partner. Order of the Coif. Member, 1983-1984 and Senior Note and Comment Editor, 1984-1985, Wisconsin Law Review. Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005-present: Mergers & Acquisitions); The Best Lawyers in America (2006-present: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions(40%); Investment Management; Mutual Funds(30%); Corporate Finance/Securities(30%). Email: Fredrick G. Lautz
Ely A. Leichtling (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1979). Chair, Department of Labor Milwaukee District OFCCP Industry Liaison Group, 1993-2004. Member: Milwaukee (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-1999) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Labor Law Section, 1979—). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Ely A. Leichtling
Michael A. Levey (Partner) born Flint, Michigan, January 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin; 1984, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Exempt Organizations; Taxation; Private Business Law; Health Law. Email: Michael A. Levey
Marta S. Levine (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1984, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1975); University of Maryland (J.D., 1983). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Commercial Law); State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Business Law); International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademark. Email: Marta S. Levine
John H. Lhost (Partner) born Appleton, Wisconsin, January 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: Carroll College (B.A., 1971); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005. Member, 1972-1973 and Articles Editor, 1973-1974, William & Mary Law Review. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Real Estate; Trust. Email: John H. Lhost
Kevin M. Long (Partner) born Weisbaden, Germany, September 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S.C.E., 1989; M.B.A., 1992; J.D., 1992). Alpha Sigma Nu; Chi Epsilon. Student Speaker, Marquette Commencement, 1989. Member, Marquette Law Review, 1990-1992. Author: "Changing The Main Event: How The Documentary Evidence Exception Improperly Turns Appellate Courts Into Fact Finding Tribunals," 64 Marquette Law Review 150, 1994. Judicial Clerk to Hon. R. Thomas Cane, Presiding Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III, 1992-1993. Reported Cases: Shepherd Investments, Int'l, Ltd. v. Verizon Communications, Inc., 373 F.Supp.2d 853; KBS Construction v. Cathedral Place, LLC, AAA File No. 51J11094304; Kohler Co. v. Sogen, 233 Wis.2d 592, 608 N.W.2d 746, 200 WI App 60. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Valuation Law; Securities Litigation. Email: Kevin M. Long
George J. Marek (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1990). Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: George J. Marek
Larry J. Martin (Partner) born Red Oak, Iowa, March 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Iowa and Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. General Counsel to Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries, 1994-2000. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Iowa. Practice Areas: Utilities; Litigation. Email: Larry J. Martin
Quinn W. Martin (Partner) born Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, March 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Litigation; Antitrust. Email: Quinn W. Martin
Joseph D. Masterson (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, February 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin. Education: Culver-Stockton College (B.S., 1974); Harvard University (J.D., 1978). Member, Harvard Law Review, 1977-1978. Speaker: "Organizing an LLC-Hot Topics in Drafting an LLC Operating Agreement," Wisconsin State Bar Annual Convention, 2006; "Limited Liability Companies: Advanced Withdrawal Strategies for Members," Minority Rights and Fiduciary Obligations-How These Affect Exit Strategies, Lorman Education Services, 2006; "Drafting LLC and LLP Agreements," Fiduciary and Related Duties, Transfers of Member Interest-Mergers and Conversions, National Business Institute, 2006; "Helping Your Client Select the Best Entity Option," Key Issues Impacting Entity Selection, Understanding General Partnerships and Joint Ventures, National Business Institute, 2007. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; General Corporate; Limited Liability Company Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Joseph D. Masterson
Michael S. McCauley (Partner) born Dubuque, Iowa, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1969); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1974); University of Iowa (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Milwaukee and American (Vice Chairman, Air Quality Committee of Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, 1993-1998) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, Environmental Law Section, 1990-1993); Air and Waste Management Association; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Law; Litigation. Email: Michael S. McCauley
Thomas P. McElligott (Partner) born Jackson, Michigan, September 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1983). Chair, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Environmental Management Council, 1993—. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Litigation. Email: Thomas P. McElligott
Michael J. McGovern (Partner) born Pekin, Illinois, January 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan Technological University (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1970); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors, Patent, Trademark, Copyright Section, 1981-1984); Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1985); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1998-1999); Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; Licensing Executives Society. [Capt., USAF, JAGD, 1973-1977]. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Litigation. Email: Michael J. McGovern
Sally C. Merrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1976); University of Virginia (J.D, 1980). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2000—; The Professional Directory for Foundations, Association of Small Foundations; Top 25 Female Lawyers, Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning, 2005, 2006. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Sally C. Merrell
Jeffrey Morris (Partner) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1975) Phi Beta Kappa; Stanford Law School (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif (inducted 1979). Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2005. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Patent Litigation; Unfair Competition; Employment Litigation. Email: Jeffrey Morris
Mitchell S. Moser (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability Litigation. Email: Mitchell S. Moser
Ann M. Murphy (Partner) bo