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Gramling Perez to run for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge seat (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 at 10:38 am

BY: Joe Yovino, joe.yovino@wislawjournal.com

Laura Gramling Perez on Tuesday officially announced she is running for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 32.

Who’s Doing What: Judge Adelman wins watchdog award; Collins joins Stafford Rosenbaum (access required)

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman was named the 2013 recipient of the Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award.

Lawyers find ADA circuit split hard to accommodate (access required)

POSTED: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at 12:36 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

It’s an issue that leaves employment lawyers and their clients scratching their heads: Must an employer reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position that would have otherwise been filled by a competitive process?

Who’s Doing What: Promotions, honors at a number of firms (access required)

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin named Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee, its Outstanding 2012 Corporation of the Year.

Milwaukee County considers bump in legal defense money for Couture land dispute (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 4:41 pm

BY: Beth Kevit, beth.kevit@wislawjournal.com

Milwaukee County is bracing itself for a possible lawsuit over land proposed for The Couture in downtown Milwaukee.

Letter of credit, guarantee dispute settles for $3.45 million (access required)

A $3.45 million settlement was reached this month in an action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin seeking declaratory relief and monetary damages regarding payment obligations under a letter of credit and guarantee.

Milwaukee Bar Association honors pro bono work (PHOTO SLIDESHOW) (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 at 2:11 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

The Milwaukee Bar Association honored a law student, a longtime attorney and a Milwaukee firm Wednesday at its annual Pro Bono Publico awards.

State’s high court digs into Milwaukee’s deep tunnel (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at 4:21 pm

BY: Amy Karon, amy.karon@wislawjournal.com

The state Supreme Court on Thursday took up ground-water seepage, rotting timber pilings and years of court battles over whether a public entity can be held liable for millions of dollars of alleged private property damages.

Fiedler elected State Bar president-elect (access required)

Madison attorney Pat Fiedler, of Axley Brynelson LLP, won the race for president-elect of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

SEC ramps up corporate enforcement (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at 1:18 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

The Securities and Exchange Commission is ready for battle.

Wis. Supreme Court takes deep tunnel case (UPDATE) (access required)

POSTED: Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 11:17 am

BY: Adam Wise, adam.wise@wislawjournal.com

The state Supreme Court’s decision to hear a deep tunnel lawsuit has placed the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District at risk of spending at least $16 million to resolve the dispute.

Who’s Doing What: New hires at von Briesen; new partner at Axley (access required)

Thomas Burmeister, Nicholas Castronovo, Ryan Gehrke and Eileen Kelley joined von Briesen & Roper SC, Milwaukee.

Who’s Doing What: New staff at Weiss Berzowski Brady and Godfrey & Kahn (access required)

Attorneys Lisa Nester Kass, Rebecca Frihart Kennedy, Joseph Voiland and Nathan Wautier were named shareholders at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC, Milwaukee.

Lawyers debate the need to pay for leads (access required)

In a competitive market for legal services, more attorneys are willing to pay for leads and marketing services than in years past, said Larry Bodine, former Madison attorney and legal consultant.

Who’s doing what (access required)

Marney Hoefer has joined Stafford Rosenbaum LLP as a senior associate. Hoefer’s practice focuses on environmental law and governmental affairs. She received her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2000.

Who’s Doing What: New additions at Davis & Kuelthau and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren (access required)

Shana Lewis has joined the Labor & Employment law practice group at Davis & Kuelthau SC’s Madison office. Lewis practices in the areas of labor and employment, and school and municipal law.

Who’s doing what

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren announces that attorneys Nathan K. Johnson, Amy L. Lindner and Lucas J. Pagels have been named shareholders in the firm. Johnson, a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice, serves a wide range of clients including individuals, closely held businesses and charitable organizations. Johnson received his law degree, cum laude, [...]

Impersonal technology

POSTED: Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 12:45 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Attorney James D. Friedman vividly remembers walking into his office to find a stack of pink message slips on his desk from clients who called during the lunch hour.

Who’s doing what

von Briesen & Roper announces the addition of two attorneys: Shareholder Bryan M. Becker and Associate James J. Wawrzyn.

Who’s Doing What?

Former State Representative Joe Handrick has joined the Government Relations Team at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. Handrick will work out of Reinhart’s Milwaukee and Madison offices.

Firm commitments

POSTED: Monday, December 27th, 2010 at 10:46 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Managing partners of law firms have traditionally served as the first and last word on everything from hiring and firing to marketing and budgeting.

4. Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren (access required)

POSTED: Sunday, December 19th, 2010 at 8:00 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Total attorneys (in Wisconsin): 200 Addresses in Wisconsin: 1000 N. Water St., Suite 1700, Milwaukee, WI 53202; 22 E. Mifflin St., Suite 600, Madison, WI 53703; N16 W23250 Stone Ridge Drive, Suite One, Waukesha, WI 53188 Office phone: Milwaukee: 414-298-1000; Madison: 608-229-2200; Waukesha: 262-951-4500 Out-of-state offices: Rockford; Denver Firm’s Web site: www.reinhartlaw.com Managing partner: Jerome [...]

Firms look to third-year law students during recruiting season

Law firms have traditionally ignored recruiting third-year law students in favor of making offers to summer associates.

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