By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//October 7, 2011//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//October 7, 2011//
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC announced the addition of six new associates to the firm’s Milwaukee office.
James Burrows is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice. During law school, Burrows interned for the Hon. Diane Sykes, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from Marquette University Law School.
Alexander Handelsman is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice. Prior to joining Reinhart, Handelsman was a summer extern in the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Civil Litigation Unit and a student advocate in the Unemployment Appeals Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison. He earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Timothy Lecher is an associate in the firm’s labor and employment practice. Prior to joining the firm, Lecher was a judicial extern to the Hon. Virginia Kendall, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. He earned his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law.
Hrishikesh Shah is an associate in Reinhart’s employee benefits practice area. Prior to joining Reinhart, Shah was a law clerk in the Law Office of Joshua R. Williams in Minneapolis. Shah earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School.
John Tokarz is an associate in Reinhart’s business law practice area. Prior to his employment with Reinhart, Tokarz was a senior associate at KPMG in Chicago. He earned his law degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Peter Wyant is an associate in Reinhart’s trusts and estates practice area. Prior to joining Reinhart, Wyant was a student attorney at the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Consumer Law Litigation Clinic in Madison. He earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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Davis & Kuelthau SC announced the addition of Patrick Bergin and Geoffrey Trotier as shareholders of the firm.
Bergin, a registered patent attorney, assists clients with a broad range of intellectual property issues, with an emphasis on domestic and international intellectual property procurement. He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School.
Trotier advises private companies, municipalities and school districts in labor and employment issues, including resolving and litigating discrimination issues, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, and Wage and Hour disputes and providing training in human resources matters. Trotier earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.