Patrick Bergin was halfway through his first year of law school when he wished he had continued his original plan of getting an undergraduate degree in engineering.

The Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee has announced that Nathan Jurowski has been appointed to the Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund by the AGC Board of Directors.

Tenants of the 411 East Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee — including Quarles & Brady, Lindner & Marsack and von Briesen — recently kicked off the first-ever 411 Fights Summer Hunger initiative.

The 30-story building that houses the Quarles & Brady law firm and various other tenants at 411 E. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Milwaukee has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED gold certification, Riverview Realty Partners announced Friday.

Kelly Noyes knew from an early age that she wanted to be an attorney.

Somewhere deep inside, Lauren Triebenbach knew she was supposed to be a lawyer.

“People always ask me how I went from public relations to law, and they’re actually more similar than you might think,” said Jerabek, who made shareholder in July with von Briesen & Roper in Madison after five years with the firm. “I spend most of my day writing, as I did before, and trying to solve problems for people, as I did before. The subject matter, the expertise is different, but the day to day is actually very similar.”

A court ruling Friday cleared the way for the Couture development along Milwaukee's lakefront, as well as the construction of a station for the lakefront line for the city's long-planned streetcar.

A shareholder at von Briesen & Roper SC, Milwaukee, is challenging the chairman of the Wisconsin Judicial Council for his spot on the 21-member body.

Deja Vishny was installed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

It’s never a dull day at the office for Lauren Triebenbach.

Grant Killoran of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee, was elected by the State Bar of Wisconsin to serve a two-year term as one of its five delegates to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.

Edward Evans, Katrina Hull, Thomas Janczewski, Plymouth Nelson, Kirk Pelikan and Leah Ziemba were promoted to partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.

A Stamford, Conn.-based investment firm announced Monday that it purchased the 411 East Wisconsin Building in downtown Milwaukee, home to Quarles & Brady LLP since 1986.

Daniel Dennehy of von Briesen & Roper SC, Milwaukee, was nominated by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele to become a member of the five-person Milwaukee County Personnel Review Board.

Pamela Pepper has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be a federal judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

James DeJong, president of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee, will be inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society during a ceremony at Carroll University in April.

Two Milwaukee judges and one attorney have been recommended to the White House to fill a vacant seat in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Sarah Platt enjoys variety and finds plenty of it as an attorney specializing in employment law at von Briesen & Roper SC.

Harvey Wendel, of Murphy Desmond SC, was honored by the Dane County Bar Association as the first recipient of an award in his name.

Patricia Hutter, a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, was appointed to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth's Board of Directors.

The Dane County Bar Association presented three awards for outstanding pro bono work during a Law Day celebration May 1.

A dispute concerning insurance coverage was resolved by jury trial in Milwaukee’s U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Nicholas Boerke and Rachel Farrington have joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.

John Daniels Jr., chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, recently received the Presidential Legacy Award from the National Bar Association. The Presidential Legacy Award is given to individuals who have been or are engaged in civic, entrepreneurial and professional endeavors that advance and preserve the heritage of African Americans.

Julie Bernard, Patrick Bodden, William Jackson, Brian Sammons, Mark Schmidt and Louis Wahl IV joined von Briesen & Roper SC, Milwaukee.

Like growing a family, expanding a firm via a new practice group can be an exciting proposition, especially for first-timers.

Brian Purtell, a partner at DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC’s Madison office, was appointed by the Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council to serve on the Special Committee on Legal Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

The Dane County Bar Association’s Delivery of Legal Services Committee announced organizations that received grants for projects that extend legal services and information to the Dane County community.

Michael Guetzke didn’t get as much money as he says he was owed but insists his 15-month pursuit of Arteaga Construction Inc. to settle a construction bill was worth it.