The law firms of SmithAmundsen and Davis|Kuelthau will combine firms on Nov. 1 to form Amundsen Davis LLC.

SmithAmundsen announced Friday the addition of Laura Grebe to its Intellectual Property Service Group.

SmithAmundsen promoted three attorneys to partner in its Milwaukee office, including Luke Behnke, Matthew Kees and Britta Sahlstrom.

Molly Koenig has joined SmithAmundsen’s Milwaukee office.

Attorney Luke Behnke has joined SmithAmundsen's Milwaukee office as senior counsel in the firm's tort-litigation practice group.

von Briesen & Roper's Randy Nelson has been appointed to the Business Planning Committee of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel for 2017-2018. The Business Planning Committee focuses on planning techniques for owners of closely held businesses.

While growing up, Elisabeth Bridge said her father encouraged her to become an engineer. She eventually studied engineering, but only after earning her law degree and working on intellectual property cases.

Nicole Ways enjoys solving a good puzzle.

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek's Gina Carter has received YWCA Madison’s 2016 Women of Distinction Leadership Award.