PARTNERS
Michael M. Berzowski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1971, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.B.A., 1962); Marquette University (J.D., 1969). Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Marquette Law Review, 1968-1969. Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1968. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Taxation.Email: Michael M. Berzowski
Nancy M. Bonniwell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., with honors, 1978); University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; University of North Dakota (J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Member, North Dakota Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Marital Agreements; Business Successions; Business Planning; Corporate Law.Email: Nancy M. Bonniwell
John P. Brady (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1968); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Marquette Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Justice Leo B. Hanley, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1973-1974. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Resident, Delafield Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Business Planning; Environmental Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisition; Real Estate Development.Email: John P. Brady
Ann K. Chandler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin and Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Florida; University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Marquette University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Thomas More Scholar; Marquette Lawyers' Association Scholar; Zilber Scholar; Wisconsin Land Title/Goldberg Real Property Award. Member, Marquette Law Review. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Florida Bar. (Resident, Delafield Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Ann K. Chandler
Scott B. Fleming (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Director, Citizens for a Better Environment, 1980-1987. Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Inc., 1999-2003. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Environmental Law.Email: Scott B. Fleming
Susan J. Marguet (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Indiana Law Journal. President, Association for Women Lawyers, 1993-1994. Member: Waukesha County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. (Resident, Delafield Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Susan J. Marguet
Philip J. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin and U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Boston College (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Thomas More Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Property; Trusts and Estates; Federal Income Taxation. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Estate Planning Council, Ltd. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Business Successions; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Medical Assistance; Tax Planning.Email: Philip J. Miller
Randy S. Nelson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1984, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.B.A., 1974); Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Marquette University Law Review, 1976-1977. Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1980. Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, Marquette University Law School, 1984. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Business Successions; Tax Planning; Trust Administration; Probate.Email: Randy S. Nelson
Sherwin C. Peltin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1952, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1960, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1977, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1950; LL.B., 1952); New York University (L.L.M. in Taxation, 1955); George Washington University (S.J.D., 1962). Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1961. Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Tax Court, 1955-1958. Member: Milwaukee (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1969-1970) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Tax Planning Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Appeals; State Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Sherwin C. Peltin
Anna M. Pepelnjak (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu. Speaker: "Employment Law Update," State Bar of Wisconsin, October, 1996; "Soft Tissue Injuries," PESI, April 25, 1996. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Bench and Bar Committee; Director, Litigation Section, 1992; Secretary, 1993); Defense Research Institute; Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Anna M. Pepelnjak
Richard J. Rakita (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1967); Washington University; Marquette University (J.D., 1970). Member, Urban Law Annual. Instructor, General Legal Course, Building Owners and Managers Association. Member: Milwaukee and American (Member, Section on Real Estate Law); Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Richard J. Rakita
David J. Roettgers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1985. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Petroleum Marketers Association of Wisconsin (Member, Legislative Committee) Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law; Business Planning.Email: David J. Roettgers
John A. Sikora (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard S. Brown, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Editor, Wisconsin State Bar Tax News. Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association (Former Chair, Taxation Section); State Bar of Wisconsin (Former Chair, 2002-2003 and Member, Board of Directors, Taxation Section; Former Chair, Personal Income Tax Committee). (Resident, Delafield Office). Practice Areas: Like Kind Exchanges; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Tax Law.Email: John A. Sikora
Thomas L. Skalmoski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (B.S., with highest honors, 1977); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Comments Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1979-1980. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Covenants not to Compete; Dealer and Distributor Termination; Employment Law; Trademarks.Email: Thomas L. Skalmoski
Debra A. Slater (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, 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., with distinction, 1975); Marquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Alpha Sigma Nu. Thomas More Scholar. Member, Marquette University Law Review, 1982-1983. Instructor, Marquette University Law School. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Commercial Law.Email: Debra A. Slater
James S. Swiderski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, University of Wisconsin International Law Journal. Recipient, State Bar of Wisconsin/University of Wisconsin Law School Academic Achievement Award; CALI Excellence for the Future Award; Gerald K. Konz Scholarship; Phil Owens Memorial Award. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation; Municipal Law; Real Estate.Email: James S. Swiderski
Steven M. Szymanski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.B.A., 1993; M.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1996). Board Member, Moot Court Board, 1995-1996. Best Note, Marquette Law Review Writing Competition. Team Member, Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Moot Court Competition, 1995-1996. Member: Marquette Law Review, 1995-1996; Marquette Sports Law Journal, 1995-1996. Author: "Exclusionary Rule - Good-faith Exception: New Limitations on the Suppression of Illegally Obtained Evidence - Arizona v. Evans," 79 Marq. L. Rev. 1083 (1996). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association (Former Chair, Corporate, Banking and Business Section); State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Board of Directors, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Corporation; Finance; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Steven M. Szymanski
Chris J. Trebatoski (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Wisconsin (J.B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Wisconsin School of Law ( J.D., cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability.
Barry R. White (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1991, Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Albion College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., 1989). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Barry R. White
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Caitlyn A. Beaudry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, with distinction, 2004); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2007).
Bryan W. Edgar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with high honors, 1992); Washington University (J.D., 2006). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Bryan W. Edgar
Jaime D. Levine (Associate) born Glen Cove, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2007, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate.
Mark W. Siler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Wisconsin. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction, with honors, 2001); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2004). Collegiate Scholar. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.
Robert B. Teuber (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence; Law Alumni Scholar. Member, Marquette Moot Court Team. Member, Marquette Law Review. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Tax Litigation; Business Law.Email: Robert B. Teuber
OF COUNSEL
Dwight H. Ellis (Of Counsel) born New London, Connecticut, August 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; 1977, Wisconsin; 2001, Arizona. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Milwaukee, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Arizona. [Judge Advocate, Gen. Corps. of the U.S. Air Force, 1973-1977]. (Also practicing individually). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefit Law; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Taxation; Domestic Relations.