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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.

Reviser of the Wisconsin Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

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.

Firm Affiliations

UNITED STATES LAW FIRM GROUP

Address

411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2040
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4497, (Milwaukee Co.)

Phone

Phone: 414-277-5000
Fax: 414-271-3552

Website

http://www.quarles.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Labor and Employment Law, 2007—). 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

Jean C. Baker (Head of National Intellectual Property Group) 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., 1990) Order of the Coif. Adjunct Law School Professor, Patent Law, Marquette University, 2003—. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law, 2005—). Listed in Chambers USA (Intellectual Property, 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). Named: Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Family Law, 2005—; Top 25 Female Lawyers in Wisconsin. Listed in Who's Who of American Women, since 1985-1986 editions. Court Commissioner, Milwaukee County. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Family Law, 2008—). 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: "Ethics for the Family Lawyer in ADR," presented at the Divorce Cooperation Institute, December 11, 2008; "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. Board Member, 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); Association for Women Lawyers; Divorce Cooperation Institute; Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin; 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® (Trusts and Estates, 1995—); 2005 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, The Top 50. Named 2005, 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Estate Planning. Associate Member, Association for Advanced Life Underwriters. 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; Chair, 2007—); 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 1989—). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Tax Law, 2009—). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star (Tax, 2007—). 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® (Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury litigation, Product Liability Litigation, 2003—). Human Concerns Committee Member, Bethesda Lutheran Home and Services. Member, Board of Directors, Guest House of Milwaukee. Secretary and Council Member, Capitol Drive Lutheran Church. 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

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

Elizabeth S. Blutstein (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin; 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1985); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with high honors, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member and Editor, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Public Finance Law, 2008—). Selected by the Milwaukee Business Journal as one of its "40 Under 40.". Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Illinois State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Healthcare Financial Management Association. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Project Finance.Email: Elizabeth S. Blutstein

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

Sarah M. H. Brindley (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Arizona (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: CALI Award in International Intellectual Property Transfers, 1998; CALI Award in International Litigation and Arbitration, 1998; Second Prize, ASCAP-Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition at the University of Illinois, 1999; Robert E. and Jane C. Ferris Scholarship, 1998-1999; Pro Bono Notation. Author: "Art and Diaspora: The Restitution of Art Taken from Jews During World War II," Identity and the Arts in Diaspora Communities, Thomas Turino & James Lea, eds., 2004. Future Milwaukee, Class of 2006. Member: Chicago, Milwaukee (Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 2007—) and American (Member: Committee 203, Intellectual Property Law Section; Patent and Trademark Office Affairs - Trademarks; Vice-Chair, 2008-2010) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Advertising and Marketing; Entertainment and the Arts; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Trademarks.Email: Sarah M. H. Brindley

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 Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Member, 1996-1997 and Lead Articles Editor, 1997-1998, Marquette Law Review. Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee representative. 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. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star (2007—: Insurance Coverage). Firm wide Chair for Law School Recruiting and Co-Chair of the firm's Insurance Recovery practice. Chapter Editor on liquidated damages in "The Law of Damages in Wisconsin". Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2007—). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (Mergers & Acquisitions, 2005—). Listed in Chambers USA (Corporate/M&A, 2004—). 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

Amy A. Ciepluch (Partner) born New London, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.A., 1997); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Sigma Delta Pi. Recipient, Association of Women Lawyers Scholarship. Managing Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1999-2000. Member, Wisconsin Retirement Plan Professionals. Director of Membership, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Amy A. Ciepluch

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: Business Law(40%); Joint Ventures(10%); Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures(50%).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). Listed in Chambers USA (2008: Real Estate). Irish Fest Foundation (Past Director). Irish Festivals, Inc. (Past President). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Michigan. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. 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 Committee for Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1985-1987, 2002—. Member, Advisory Committee for Circuit Rules, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999-2007. Wisconsin "Super Lawyer". Firm Loss Prevention Partner; Commercial Litigation Group Past Office Chair. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litigation, 2008—). Listed in Chambers USA (Litigation: General Commercial, 2007—). Member: Milwaukee (Chair: Courts Committee, 1995-1997; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1998-2000), Eastern District of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors 2004—2009) 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, 1987—). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (Real Estate, 2005—). 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; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1976); University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Listed as a Wisconsin "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property Law, 2009—). 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 (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2008-2009); Bar Association of the Seventh Circuit; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: David R. Cross

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Trusts and Estates, 2007—). 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). Honors: National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Hall of Fame, 2009; St. Francis Children's Center, John and Irma Daniels Humanitarian Award, Milwaukee, WI, 2008; 2008 Leadership Award, National Bar Association; Named one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal, 2008; Named as one of the 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know, Lawdragon, 2008; Ford Foundation Fellow; National Science Foundation Fellow; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law, 1993—); Listed in Chambers USA (2003-present: Real Estate); Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005— Real Estate); Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated; Thurgood J. Marshall College Fund (Outstanding Community Leader Award); National Conference of Christians & Jews (Human Relations Award); North Central College (Outstanding Alumni Award); 2008 James Howard Baker Award. Professional and Civic Activities: American College of Real Estate Lawyers (National President); American Bar Association (National Secretary Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section); State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Bar Association (Past Director); Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982); American Bar Association (National Vice President, Law Students Division, 1973-1974); Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee co-Chair. Public Service/Community Affairs: Greater Milwaukee Committee (Vice Chairman); Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (Director); Ralph Evinrude Foundation (Director); Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Director); Medical College of Wisconsin (Director Emeritus); Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Past Director); Boys & Girls Clubs of Milwaukee (Past Director). Corporate Directorships: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (Director); V&J Foods, Inc. (Director); North Milwaukee State Bank (Former Chair); Zilber Neighborhood Initiative (Board Member); Aurora Health Care (Board of Directors). 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 The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law, 2003—); Ranked in Chambers USA (Corporate/M&A - Band 1). 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 Law; Corporate Finance/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Task Force.Email: Bruce C. Davidson

Jeffrey O. Davis (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana, December 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1984); Ohio State University (J.D., 1987). Named as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005—: Business Litigation). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1986-1987. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation.Email: Jeffrey O. Davis

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Tax Law, 2003—). 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® (Labor and Employment Law, 1995—). Listed in Chambers USA as a leading Wisconsin Employment Lawyer who is a "terrific litigator" and "one of the finest counselors in the state" (Labor and Employment, 2003—). 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. 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® (Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, 2007—). Awarded Bernard P. Friel Medal for distinguished service in public finance by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1999. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Project Finance Services; School; Financial Services Task Force.Email: Julianna Ebert

Catherine A. Faught (Partner) born Highland Park, Illinois, October 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 1996; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: Catherine A. Faught

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law, 2009—). 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 (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Michigan (M.A., 1987); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa, 1984. Clerk, Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1995-1996. 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, 2007-2009. Advisor, SAI Global Law and Ethics. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Labor and Employment Law, 2010). 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: Labor and Employment.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. Listed in The Best lawyers in America® (Commercial Litigation, 2010). 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 Award for highest score in Patent Law and International Trade Law. Adjunct Professor in Patent Law and Patent Prosecution, Marquette University Law School, 2004—. Member and Volunteer Tour Guide, Historic Milwaukee, Inc. 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Intellectual Property Law, 1995—). 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(100%).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 Chair, 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: Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers and Commerce, 2008—; Concours Motors, Inc., 1998—; Partners Advancing Values in Education, Inc., 1987—; Wisconsin Law Foundation, Inc., 1998—, President, 2007-2008; Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, Inc., 1998-2008, President, 2006. Member Board of Directors, 1983— and President, 1984—, Weyenberg Public Library Foundation, Inc. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America® (Banking Law, 1995—); Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in Finance and Business; 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, 2007 and 2008 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—); Quarles & Brady LLP Financial Institutions Practice Group (Chair); Financial Services Task Force (Chair). Fellow: Wisconsin Law Foundation (Life Fellow); American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law(60%); Financial Institutions Litigation; Health Law(10%); Corporate(10%); Corporate Finance and Securities(10%); Mergers and Acquisitions(10%); Commercial Financial Services; Private Equity and Venture Capital; International Business Law; Financial Services Task Force.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; Wisconsin Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts; 2007, Arizona; Arizona Supreme Court. 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® (Trusts and Estates, 2005—). Member: Milwaukee, Scottsdale, Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Real Property and Probate and Trust Law Sections). (Also at Phoenix, Arizona Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Business Succession Planning; Taxation.Email: Chris K. Gawart

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts, Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2007—). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, 2003—). 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

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® (Trusts and Estates, 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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law, 2007—). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Corporate Finance and Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity and Venture Capital; China Law.Email: Michael M. Grebe

Lars E. Gulbrandsen (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, May 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1996); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; 7th Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation.Email: Lars E. Gulbrandsen

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Intellectual Property Law, 2009—). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Banking Law, 1995—). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005-present: Securities & Corporate Finance). 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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Environmental Law, 2009—). 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); Plastics Engineering Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 2009 WI 13; Mercado v. GE Money Bank, 2009 WI App 73. 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. Named 2009 Latina Attorney of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Star (2007—: Securities Litigation). 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 The Best Lawyers in America® (Tax Law, 2005—). 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 and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994, J.D., cum laude, 1997). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer Rising Star, area of Mergers and Acquisitions, 2006—. Member, Board of Directors, Milwaukee Ballet. Executive Leader, United Performing Arts Fund Next Generation Council. Listed in Chambers USA (2009: Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Securities; Health Law; Technology Law; Records Retention and Electronic Discovery.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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Employee Benefits Law, 2010). Listed in Chambers USA (Labor & Employment: Benefits & Compensation, 2008—). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Franchise Law, 2010). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer Rising Star (Antitrust Litigation, 2007). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Intellectual Property Law, 2007—). Listed in Chambers USA (Intellectual Property, 2008—).Email: Michael A. Jaskolski

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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litigation, 2009—). 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, 1995-2008. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in American Law; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Health Care Law, 1991—). 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—. Listed 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—: Employment & Labor). 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

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; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 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; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.S., cum laude, 1982; J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Mr. Kircher has represented products clients as national or regional trial counsel in state and federal courts in 40 states, and has tried products liability cases to verdict in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Personal Injury Litigation, 2003—). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; International Association of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Product Liability Advisory Council. 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—. President, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association-Wisconsin Chapter, 2004—. 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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009—: Real Estate Law) and Chambers USA (2009: Real Estate Law). Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (General Counsel to Wisconsin Chapter and Member of Board of Directors and Public Affairs Committee, 2007—). Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, American Jurisprudence Award. Formerly with, Jones Day Reavis and Pogue, Dallas, Texas. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Real Property Division, Member of Development and Financing of Condominiums Projects Committee); Milwaukee Bar Association (Real Property Section, Co-Chairman 1992-1993, Chairman 1994-1997). 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American College of Bond Counsel. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance.Email: Brian G. Lanser

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); Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2006—: 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

Donald W. Layden, Jr. (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, December 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; General Corporate Law.Email: Donald W. Layden, Jr.

Charles L. Leeck (Partner) born April 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002. Education: Wartburg College (B.A., Chemistry, Biology, cum laude, 1990); Purdue University (Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1995); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2000). Named as one of 2008 Wisconsin Rising Stars by Law & Politics. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Biotech Patent Prosecution.Email: Charles L. Leeck

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995—: Labor and Employment Law). Listed as a "Leading Business Lawyer" in Wisconsin by Chambers USA (2003—: Labor and Employment). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005—: Employment and Labor). 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). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Health Care Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law). 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® (2007—: Trusts and Estates). 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 District of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 2008, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. 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 Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Real Estate, Land Use and Condemnation Litigation; Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Regulation; Financial Services Task Force.Email: Kevin M. Long

George J. Marek (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008—: Environmental Law). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Environment, Energy and Resources). 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., cum laude, 1968). Phi Delta Phi. General Counsel to: Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries, 1994-2000; Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 2000-2007. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1989—: Energy Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Iowa. Reported Cases: Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group v. Public Service Comm'n (Ct. App. 2007); Sierra Club et al. v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Ct. App. 2006); Clean Wisconsin, Inc. et. al. v. Public Service Comm'n; 282. Wis. 2d 250 (2005); Citizens Utility Board v. PSC, 211 Wis. 2d 537 (Ct. App. 1997); State Tele. Ass'n v. Public Service Comm'n, 201 Wis. 2d 761 (Ct. App. 1996); MCI Telecommunications v. Public Service Comm'n, 164 Wis. 2d 489 (Ct. App. 1991); Wis. Environmental Decade v. Public Service Comm'n, 105 Wis. 2d 457 (Ct. App. 1981); Wis. Environmental Decade v. Public Service Comm'n, 98 Wis. 2d 682 (Ct. App. 1980); Wis. Environmental Decade v. Public Service Comm'n, 93 Wis. 2d 650 (1980); Schlosser v. Allis-Chalmers Corp., 86 Wis. 2d 226 (1978); Wis. Environmental Decade v. Public Service Comm'n, 81 Wis. 2d 344 (1978); Schloser v. Allis-Chalmers Corp., 65 Wis. 2d 153 (1974); Silberman v. Roethe, 64 Wis. 2d 131 (1974). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions Litigation; Telecommunications; Utilities and Energy Regulation; Clean Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability; Energy.Email: Larry J. 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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Corporate Law). 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., magna cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1974); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1976-1977. Elected Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1991—: Environmental Law). Named "Wisconsin Super Lawyer," Envionmental Law, 2005—. 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, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America® (1995—: Environmental Law). Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005—: Environmental). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative Litigation.Email: Thomas P. McElligott

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

Ryan P. Morrison (Partner) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (B.S., 1997); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2001). Member, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Corporate Finance and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity and Venture Capital.Email: Ryan P. Morrison

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) born Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, January 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S., 1976); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Member, 1978 and Articles Editor, 1979, Wisconsin Law Review. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005—: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Public Finance; Real Estate.Email: Ann M. Murphy

David P. Muth (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Phi Alpha Delta (Former Justice); Order of the Coif. Member, National Jesuit Honor Society. Member, Environmental Law Journal. Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office. Clerk, Legal Department, Family Insurance Company. Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges. Board Member, United Way Emerging Leaders. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice(20%); Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: David P. Muth

Mary Pat Ninneman (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, December 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1973); Marquette University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005—: Labor and Employment Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2003—: Labor and Employment). Selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2005—) and recognized as one of the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin by Law and Politics, 2005 and 2006. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor; Litigation.Email: Mary Pat Ninneman

Patrick S. Nolan (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.S., Management, 1993); London School of Economics and Political Science, General Course, 1991-1992; Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member, 1995-1996 and Managing Editor, 1996-1997, Marquette Law Review. Academic Publication: "Double Jeopardy's Multipunishment Protection and Regulation of Civil Sanctions After United States v. Ursery," Marquette Law Review, Volume 80, Number 4, Summer (1997). Professional Publications: The Law of Damages in Wisconsin, Chapter 12, False Imprisonment (Russell M. Ware ed., 3rd ed. 2000); Wisconsin Trial Practice, Chapter 8, Motions During Trial (James Fredericks, et al. 1999). Law Clerk, 1996-1997 and Associate Attorney, 1997-2001, Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Tort Liability; Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Patrick S. Nolan

Elizabeth G. Nowakowski (Partner) born Bronxville, New York, September 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1979); Northwestern University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Tax Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Taxation; Partnership; Limited Liability Company; General Corporate; Low Income Housing Tax Credits.Email: Elizabeth G. Nowakowski

David P. Olson (Partner) born Rockford, Illinois, November 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Society. Note Editor, Northern Illinois Law Review, 1984-1985. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009—: Employee Benefits Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2009: Labor and Employment). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: David P. Olson

Elizabeth A. Orelup (Partner) born Amarillo, Texas, May 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with honors, 1980). Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2007—; 20 State-wide Leaders in the Law, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2008. Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Banking, 2007. Member, Iowa Law Review. Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee representative. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Corporate Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Loans; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Workouts; Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: Elizabeth A. Orelup

Michael J. Ostermeyer (Partner) born Waukesha, Wisconsin, August 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Luther College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Notre Dame (M.A., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, Golden Rule Award, Community Youth Assets, 1996. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2004—: Real Estate Law); Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005—); Wisconsin SuperLawyers (2005—: Real Estate). Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Luther College (2008). Milwaukee Business Journal "40 under 40"; Future Milwaukee "25 for 25". Pro bono counsel to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (1991—). Member: Milwaukee County Pension Board (2004-2007); Village of Whitefish Bay, Historic Preservation Commission (2006-2007); School District of Whitefish Bay, Facilities Finance Task Force (2005-2006); Milwaukee Forum. Founder and President, Community Youth Assets. Member, Class of 1995 and Board Member, 1995-1996, Future Milwaukee. Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University (1996-2000). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Law Institute—American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) (Editorial Board, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, 2004—; Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law: Standing Committee on Publications, (2004-2006, 2008— Section Advisory Board, 2005-2008; Property Preservation Task Force, 2004—; Chair of Committee on Economics, Technology and Practice Methods, 2001-2005); Pension Real Estate Association (PREA); International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE); National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); U.S. Green Building Council, Chicago Chapter; National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Wisconsin Charter Schools Association; Wisconsin School Attorneys Association, Inc. Transactions: Engaged by a major municipality and its affiliated school district as lead development counsel in efforts to plan, finance, and execute approximately $200 million in public infrastructure development, consisting in the main of roughly 1 million square feet of new public school space in roughly two dozen development projects (2000-2006), and in its redevelopment, leasing, or sale of nearly 2 million SF in surplus facilities (2005—). Principal real estate counsel in handling transfers of approximately $850 million in manufacturing, warehouse, packaging, and transportation facilities in 13 states, conveyed in connection with the combination of domestic operations by two significant food and beverage companies (2007—). Counsel to a Fortune 500 manufacturer in connection with incentives awards, financing, and development of new corporate headquarters facilities in Northeastern Ohio (2008). Counsel to a Fortune 500 manufacturer to structure, document, and close the portfolio sale, for approximately $155 million, of more than 4 million square feet of manufacturing, office, and service center space comprising 24 discrete sites in 17 states and in Canada (2005). Principal outside counsel to a Fortune 500 food and beverage producer in a series of transactions designed to reorient the producer's balance sheet and to better position its manufacturing, packaging, and distribution capabilities. Projects involved, among other discrete matters, the disposition to a strategic partner of major packaging production facilities in New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Illinois, as well as the acquisition (and later sale) of a new production facility in Washington (2003). Counsel to several manufacturers of consumer packaging, industrial papers and custom paper products in structuring, documenting, and closing various acquisition, sale, and sale-leaseback transactions (continuing). Principal outside counsel to an array of large publicly traded companies (including companies in the transportation and logistics, food and beverage, managed services, automotive, and heavy manufacturing sectors) in handling leases, purchases, sales, and other realty-related issues arising in connection with manufacturing and distribution of facilities throughout the United States and Europe (continuing). Practice Areas: Real Estate(75%); School Law(15%); Commercial Transactions and Real Estate Financing on Indian Lands(5%); Tribal Economic Development Projects(5%).Email: Michael J. Ostermeyer

Jeff Peelen (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1992) Phi Beta Kappa; Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, The Georgetown Law Journal. Listed in The Best lawyers in America® (2010: Government Relations Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Project Finance; Government Affairs Compliance; Clean Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability.Email: Jeff Peelen

Katherine Maloney Perhach (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000). 2009 - Appointed by Governor Jim Doyle to the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities. Firm Coordinator for the Quarles & Brady Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic at the Spanish Center. Volunteer at the Task Force on Family Violence Restraining Order Clinic. Awards: 2009 - Woman of Influence, Milwaukee Business Journal; 2008 - Association for Women Lawyers Pro Bono Award; 2007 - Howard B. Eisenberg Award for service to the community, presented by Marquette University Law School; 2006 - Private Law Firm Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, presented by the Legal Assistance Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin; 2004 - Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.'s Volunteer Lawyers Project Award for assistance provided to the Task Force on Family Violence's Courthouse Advocacy Program. Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society); Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society); CALI Award for Legal Excellence: Products Liability; CALI Award for Legal Excellence: Legal Communication; Marquette University Law Review, Senior Note & Comment Editor and Member. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law). Member: American Bar Association (Litigation Section); State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation Section); Milwaukee Bar Association; Milwaukee Young Lawyer's Association; Association for Women Lawyers. Reported Cases: In re American Pad & Paper Co. (Steven G. Singer v. Franklin Boxboard Co.), 478 F.3d 546 (3d Cir. 2007), aff'ing, 319 B.R. 791 (D. Del. 2005), aff'ing 303 B.R. 27 (Bankr. D. Del. 2003); United States v. Danser, 270 F.3d 451 (7th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Real Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Katherine Maloney Perhach

Nancy K. Peterson (Partner) born Medford, Wisconsin, August 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1983). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Hon. Luther M. Swygert, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1983-1984. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1999—: Environmental Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative; Litigation.Email: Nancy K. Peterson

Thomas J. Phillips (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah; 1974, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1970); University of Utah (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1974). Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Wisconsin Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual," Data Trace Publishing Company, 1999. Law Clerk to Justice Allan J. Crockett, Supreme Court of Utah, 1972-1973. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2003—: Tax Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (Member, Corporate Tax Committee, Section of Taxation); Milwaukee Tax Club; Professional Institute of Tax Study, Inc. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Thomas J. Phillips

Pamela M. Ploor (Partner) born Los Gatos, California; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1993) Phi Beta Kappa. Quoted in "Employment Discrimination Claims on the Rise in Federal Courts," Wisconsin Law Journal (05/05/09): http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm?recID=73272. Presenter, "Federal Litigation in Tough Times," Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association Annual Meeting (04/30/09). Quoted in "Stimulus Expands Whistleblower Protections," The Daily Reporter (04/20/09). Co-Author, "Transitional Policy May Help Employers Deal With Sick Leave Mandate," Milwaukee Biz Blog (01/16/09): http://www.biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/2009/1/15/transitional-policy-may-help-employers-deal-with-sick-leave-mandate. Quoted in "Labor Department Extends Leave Law To Cover Military Time," The Business Journal (11/28/08). Author: "Department of Labor Seeks Public Comment on Current FMLA Regulations," Employee Benefit Plan Review (March 2007); "Practical Employment Law Basics and Solutions for the Corporate Practitioner" (State Bar of Wisconsin's Corporate Practice Institute: 12/5/06). Co-Author, "When Applicants Apply Through the Internet," Employee Relations Law Journal, vol. 30, no. 2 (Autumn 2004). Contributing Editor: Elkouri & Elkouri, How Arbitration Works, published by BNA, 2003; "Supreme Court Addresses Use of Race in Admissions," Sidebar (published by the Federal Litigation Section of the Federal Bar Association) (Fall 2003); "FMLA Update 2002-03" (MRA's Society of Human Resource Professionals: 03/6/03); "How to Write an Electronic Communication System Policy" (HRMA Employment Practices Committee E-Practices Program: 05/15/02); "More Leave for Prenatal Checkups Not Necessarily a Good Plan," The Business Journal (02/1/02); "Biz or Pleasure? As Employees Log onto the Internet, Employers Need to Have Browsing Policies," Small Business Times (08/18/00). Contributor, Federal Jury Practice and Instructions (5th edition [2000]; Volume 3); Employment Discrimination Law supplements (1998, 1999) published by the BNA for the American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law. Listed in Chambers USA (2005, 2006, 2008: Labor & Employment). Member: Milwaukee (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Sections on: Labor and Employment and Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment). Reported Cases: Vara-Ramos v. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, 30-CA-17442 (N.L.R.B. July 12, 2006); Mangus v. Metavante Corporation, 2006 WL 689128, 32 NDLR P 121 (Mar. 17, 2006); Beamon v. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., 95 FEP 1797 (7th Cir. 2005) (argued); Schneiker v. Fortis Ins. Co., 200 F.3d 1055 (7th Cir. 2000) (argued); Hoeller v. Eaton Corporation, 149 F.3d 621 (7th Cir. 1998); Weisbrot v. Medical College of Wisconsin, 79 F.3d 677 (7th Cir. 1996); Tuszkiewicz v. Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., 967 F.Supp. 1119 (E.D. Wis. 1997); Tuszkiewicz v. Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., 170 F.R.D. 15 (E.D. Wis. 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; E-Discovery and E-Records Retention.Email: Pamela M. Ploor

Jennifer V. Powers (Partner) born Dixon, Illinois, November 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Ripon College (B.A., 1976) Phi Beta Kappa; Marquette University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008—: Public Finance Law). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance(90%); Commercial Finance(10%).Email: Jennifer V. Powers

Joseph E. Puchner (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1989, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Stanford Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Recognized in Chambers USA attorney guide, Real Estate Law, 2004—. Recognized as a Wisconsin Superlawyer, Real Estate Law, 2005— and International Law, 2009. Martindale-Hubbell AV(R) Peer Review Rated. Quarles & Brady LLP, Partner. U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Officer, 1990-1991. Stagiaire, Lassez et Associés, Paris, 1989. U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Law Clerk, 1986-1988. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2003—: real estate law). Recognized in Chambers USA attorney guide, 2004— (real estate law). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, International Practice Section); National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; International Young Lawyers Association (Prix des Anciens Presidents, 1994); International Bar Association. Languages: French, Portuguese, Creole (Haiti). Practice Areas: Real Estate; International; Immigration; China Law.Email: Joseph E. Puchner

Daniel G. Radler (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.M.E., 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1997); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 1985). Professional Engineer, Wisconsin. Author: "The European Community Trademark: Is It Worth The Bother?" 1 Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 181. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Daniel G. Radler

Richard T. Roche (Partner) born Peoria, Illinois, November 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin and Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1987); Marquette University (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Richard T. Roche

Michael L. Roshar (Partner) born Racine, Wisconsin, July 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1971); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009—: Project Finance Law). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; School; Government.Email: Michael L. Roshar

Robert D. Rothacker (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, November 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Employee Benefits Law); Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2006—: Employee Benefits/ERISA; Listed in Chambers USA (2008: Labor & Employment). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Retirement Plan Professionals (Past President). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Executive Compensation.Email: Robert D. Rothacker

John A. Rothstein (Partner) born St. Paul, Minnesota, December 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Alpha Sigma Nu. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005—: Commercial Litigation); Listed in Chambers USA (2006—Litigation); Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2005—Litigation). Lead Articles Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(30%); Real Estate(30%); Creditor(5%); Insurance(15%); Torts(20%).Email: John A. Rothstein

Gary M. Ruesch (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2001—: Education Law, Labor and Employment Law). Co-Author: "Disciplining Students in Special Education," Ruesch and Hartwig The Journal of Special Education, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 240-247, April 2000; "Wisconsin's Municipal Labor Law: A Need for Change," Mucahy and Ruesch, 64 MLR 103, 1980; Discipline in the Schools, Ruesch and Hartwig, LRP Publications, 1994, 2ed., 2001; "Disciplining Students with Disabilities," Ruesch and Hartwig, LRP Publications, 2007. Editor, Special Education Practice Manual, LRP Publications, 1996. Former Member and Treasurer, Greenfield School Board, 1976-1980. Member: Wisconsin School Attorneys Association (President, 1992-1993); National Council of School Attorneys. Reported Cases: School District of Kettle Moraine v. Herbert J. Grover, et. al., 755 F. Supp. 243 (E.D. Wis. 1990); Lamont A., et. al. v. Milwaukee Board of School Directors, Milwaukee Public Schools and William Andrekopolous, et. al., Case No. 01-C-928 (E.D. WI). Practice Areas: Private and Public Sector Management Labor and Employment Law; Municipal and School Law; Special Education Law.Email: Gary M. Ruesch

Michael H. Schaalman (Partner) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1977, Wisconsin. Education: Hebrew University (Jerusalem) (1968-1969); Grinnell College (B.A., 1970); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1975-1977. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Action of Wisconsin, 1980-1983. Member: Milwaukee (Co-Chair, Bench/Bar Committee, 1995-1996), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Securities.Email: Michael H. Schaalman

Patrick W. Schmidt (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Wisconsin. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1972); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1974-1975. Listed in International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008—: Product Liability Litigation). Member: Milwaukee and American (Member: TIPS Subcommittee; Product Liability Subcommittee) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; State Bar of Wisconsin; Product Liability Advisory Council (Sustaining Member); Defense Research Institute.. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Patrick W. Schmidt

Rachel A. Schneider (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, May 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Macalester College (B.A., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1990); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Senior Managing Editor, Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005—: Environmental Law). Member: Milwaukee (Chair, Legal Services for the Indigent Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Secretary, Environmental Law Section Board). Reported Cases: Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Employers' Insurance of Wausau, et al., 2003 WI 108, July 11, 2003. Practice Areas: Environmental; China Law.Email: Rachel A. Schneider

Carl R. Schwartz (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1975; B. S., 1975); Harvard University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Lead prosecuting attorney, human embryonic stem cell patent. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1991—: Intellectual Property Law). Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (President and Director, Intellectual Property Section, 1990-1991); Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (Past President); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright(90%); Trade Regulation(3%); Advertising(7%).Email: Carl R. Schwartz

Sean M. Scullen (Partner) born Riverside, California; admitted to bar, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., Honors Program, magna cum laude, 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author/Presenter: "DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Exempt Classification of Information Technology Support Staff and Deductions for Lost or Damaged Equipment from Exempt Employees' Salaries," Human Resource Management Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Newsletter, December 2006; "Compensation Gone Wild: A Wage and Hour Safari," Quarles & Brady 19th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, May 2006; "E-Discovery: What You Need to Know to be Prepared," Human Resource Management Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Newsletter, December 2005; "Wage/Hour Law Compliance Update," August 2005; "What Do You Mean I Owe My Lead Worker Overtime?," Quarles & Brady 18th Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, May 2005; "E-mails to the Human Resources Department are Subject to Discovery; They are not Privileged," Human Resource Management Associates of Southeastern Wisconsin Newsletter, April 2005; "Public Sector Wage and Hour Compliance," CVMIC Seminar, December 2004; "Veterans Rights (USERRA)" and "Settlement Agreements and Releases," MEDS/PDN Presentation, October 2004; "Does My Disabled Janitor Have to Mop Yet? 'Reasonable Accommodation' Challenges Facing Wisconsin Employers," SHRM 2004 WI State Conference, October 2004; "Employment Law Forum A to Z: FMLA and the Intersection of the FMLA, ADA, WFEA and Worker's Compensation Act," Lorman Seminar, September 2004; "Military Leave Compliance," August 2004; Disability Law Update, Quarles & Brady LLP Labor Symposium, May 2004; "Amendments to Chapter 109 Limit Who Can Bring Wage Claims and Alter the Thresholds Triggering Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law Compliance," Human Resource Management Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Newsletter, April, 2004; "Administering Leaves of Absence (FMLA, ADA, WFEA and Worker's Compensation Issues)," Sterling Education Seminar, March 2004; "Wisconsin Supreme Court: Employers' Duty to Accommodate Under State Law May Include Duty to Permanently Restructure or Even Create Jobs for the Disabled," Practical Guide to Employment Relations, Issue 40, September 2003; "HIPAA is Coming, HIPAA is Coming: Implications of Privacy Rules for Employers," Quarles & Brady LLP Labor Symposium, May 2003; "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Court Rules that Refusing to Rehire Terminated Ex-Employee Violates ADA," Practical Guide to Employment Relations, Issue 37, November 2002; "Keeping Employees from Taking the Money and Running," Practical Guide to Employment Relations, Issue 36, July 2002; "Wage and Hour Law Compliance Issues," Rockwell Automation Presentation, May 2002; "Administrating Military Leave: How to Avoid Becoming a Casualty in the War on Terrorism," Quarles & Brady LLP Seminar, May 2002; FLSA Compliance - Payroll Management, Lorman Seminar, May 2002; "Pre-Employment Background Checks and the Use of Student Interns: Rules You Might Not Know About," Milwaukee Bar Association Presentation, 2002; "Backward, Wisconsin: State Commission Adopts Bizarre View of State Disability Law," Practical Guide to Employment Relations, Issue 33, October 2001; "FMLA: Navigating the Traps for School Employers," Lorman Seminar, October 2001; "Avoiding and Defending Charges of Discrimination in Discipline and Non-Renewal Cases," Lorman Seminar, October 2001; "The FLSA and Wage/Hour Laws: Finding Your Way Through the Maze," Quarles & Brady LLP Program, 2000. Board Member: Safe & Sound; Silver Spring Neighborhood Center. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Labor and Employment Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2004—) (2004: noted as "an exceptional talent who has made an early impact"), (2005: "demonstrates a legal sensitivity beyond his years"), (2006: "young and sharp") and (2008: Labor and Employment). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Labor and Employment Section); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment; Litigation; Trade Secrets Litigation; Arbitration; Private and Public Sector Labor Law.Email: Sean M. Scullen

Thomas A. Simonis (Partner) born Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, February 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1978. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Mergers and Acquisitions Law). Named 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyer. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; International; Taxation.Email: Thomas A. Simonis

Walter J. Skipper (Partner) born Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin; 1991, Maryland. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Wisconsin (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma; Alpha Sigma Nu; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1989-1990. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008—: Corporate Law). Member: Milwaukee and Maryland State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, 1999—, Secretary and Treasurer, 2002-2004 and Vice Chairman, 2004-2006 and Chairman, 2006—, Business Law Section; Chairman, Chapter 180 Review Committee, Business Section, 2000—2006 ; Member, Wisconsin Chapter 551 Review Committee). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial Finance; Corporate Finance and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Franchising; Product Marketing and Distribution; China Law.Email: Walter J. Skipper

Rebecca A. Speckhard (Partner) born Appleton, Wisconsin, April 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1990). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007—: Public Finance Law). Named as Fellow to the American College of Bond Counsel (2009). Milwaukee Bar Association (Co-chair, Government Law Section, 2007-2008). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Public Finance(95%); Municipal(5%).