WHO’S DOING WHAT: New hires and Eastern District awards

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Bridget Erwin joined Hermes Law Ltd., Green Bay. Erwin’s practice areas include estate planning and probate, elder law and guardianship, Medicaid planning, powers of attorney, trusts, transactional matters and business law. She earned her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2007.

Douglas Dehler joined the litigation group at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee. Dehler’s litigation practice covers business, class action, whistleblower and ERISA fiduciary cases, as well as a wide range of insurance matters. He has practiced law in the Milwaukee community for more than 20 years, since graduating cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1991.

Quarles & Brady LLP received the 2012 Inspire by Example Business Award from the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee. The firm was nominated by the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. for its Quarles Cares program and its pro bono legal representation, which provided nearly 10,000 hours of service in 2011.

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John Schulze of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin was appointed to Globe University’s Madison campus Legal Studies Program Advisory Committee. Schulze is a 2004 graduate of Marquette University Law School. The advisory committee provides advice on Globe’s programs, courses, resources, current trends in the field and the employment outlook for legal professionals.

The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association plans to present the following awards at its 10th Annual Meeting and Presentation on April 26:

• Nathan A. Fishbach Founder’s Award to Charles Clevert Jr., U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Judge Robert W. Warren Public Service Award to the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Judge Dale E. Ihlenfeldt Bankruptcy Award to Bruce Lanser, of Lanser Law Office, Waukesha
• Judge John W. Reynolds Community Building Award to Patricia Gorence and Nancy Joseph, U.S. District Court judges for the Eastern District of Wisconsin