Fall 2012

Howard Schoenfeld '71, of DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC in Milwaukee, was named as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Wisconsin by The National Trial Lawyers.

Hon. Timothy L. Vocke '73 was appointed to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. The G.A.B. is comprised of six members, all former state judges who must be non-partisan and is charged with the oversight of Wisconsin’s campaign finance, elections, ethics and lobbying laws.

Brent Smith '78 was elected president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

Paul J. Tilleman '78, of Quarles & Brady LLP, was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012 for his work in Estate Planning & Probate.

Roy L. Prange, Jr. '75, of Quarles & Brady LLP, was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012 for his work in Business Litigation.

Matthew J. Flynn '75, of Quarles & Brady LLP, was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012.

James F. Daly '74, of Quarles & Brady LLP, was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012 for his work in Estate Planning & Probate.

Kevin J. Lyons '70, Davis & Kuelthau, s.c., was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012 for his work in Business Litigation.

Thomas L. Schober '73, Davis & Kuelthau, s.c., was named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® magazine as a top attorney in Wisconsin for 2012 for his work in Business Litigation.

Donald Leo Bach '74, of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., has been invited to join The Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation. Additionally, Bach’s article “The Rapanos” Rap: Grappling with Plurality Decisions” was recently published in Bloomberg BNA U.S. Law Week Case Alert & Legal News.

David J. Houston '79, of Dickinson Wright PLLC, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers for 2012. He was also selected by Best Lawyers in America as "Lawyer of the Year" for Employment Law Management. He practices in the areas of commercial & business litigation, labor & employment, labor & employment litigation, and healthcare.

James F. Daly '74, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Trusts and Estates.

Matthew J. Flynn '75, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Commercial Litigation.

Ann M. Murphy '79, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for her work in Banking and Finance Law.

Roy L. Prange Jr. '75, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

Michael L. Roshar '74, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Public Finance Law.

Peter A. Sarasek '74, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Real Estate Law.

Patrick W. Schmidt '75, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Personal Injury Litigation.

Paul J. Tilleman '78, of Quarles & Brady LLP, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for his work in Trusts and Estates.

Summer 2012

Linda H. Bochert '74, partner at Michael Best and Friedrich, was recently recognized as a leader in the field of Natural Resources and Environment by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Peter A. Sarasek '74, of Quarles & Brady LLP, was ranked in the 2012 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA directory for his focus on commercial real estate finance, sales, acquisitions and leasing.

Thomas W. Scrivner '77, partner at Michael Best and Friedrich, was recently recognized as leader in the field of Labor and Employment by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Tod B. Linstroth '73, partner with Michael Best and Friedrich, was recently recognized as leader in the field of Corporate/M&A by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Raymond R. Krueger '72, partner with Michael Best and Friedrich, was recently recognized as leader in the field of Natural Resources and Environment by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

William K. Bortz '74 retired after practicing law for 38 years, specializing in employee benefits. He was a partner in the New York City office of the firm formerly known as Dewey Ballantine, and was in Washington, D.C. in the Office of Tax Policy of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Spring 2012

Seward M. Cooper ‘78 was appointed the legal adviser to the president of Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is the first woman to be elected president of the African country. Cooper serves as a member of the president's cabinet.

Hon. Timothy L. Vocke '73 was appointed to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board as one of the 6 former judges who make up the Board.

Fall 2011

Barbara (Taulborg) Portwood ‘79 recently received the Top Women in Finance Award from the Department of Finance and Commerce. The award honors outstanding efforts of women who are making notable contributions to their professions, their communities and society at large throughout Minnesota. Portwood is a shareholder at Leonard, Street and Deinard.

Donald Leo Bach ’74 of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. has received the Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award. The Goldberg Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of an individual in the legal profession with a record of service to the profession and to the public. It is named after the former State Bar president, a leader in launching free legal services to the poor.

Robert Simmons ’76 was recently elected and sworn in as the Mayor of Walnut Creek, CA.

Spring 2011

David P. Jendrzejek ’77 has been Certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. David is also Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and is one of only four attorneys in the State of Minnesota to be Certified in two areas of law. Jendrzejek is a member of Moss & Barnett's litigation and employment law practice areas.

Peter Christianson '77 of DeWitt Ross and Stevens' Government Relations practice group in Madison Wisconsin has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Board. As a designated representative of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, his term on the board will run four years. Christianson served as Chair of the National Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Alumni Association in 2009-2010.

Everett Harlan Aspenson '75, formerly of Gays Mills and Viroqua, died September 23, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA.

Louis B. Butler, Jr ‘77 has joined the Milwaukee office of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP as a partner. Butler previously served as a as a Senior Visiting Lecturer at Wisconsin Law School from 2008-2011 and was the first African-American Justice to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Daniel P. Anderson '73 has retired after serving for over 33 years as both a Circuit and Appellate Judge in the Wisconsin Court System.

Perry S. Granof ‘78 was recently appointed Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association TIPS Professionals', Officers' and Directors' Liability General Committee.

Howard B. Schoenfeld ‘71 of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. was named as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Wisconsin by The National Trial Lawyers Association. Membership in The National Trial Lawyers Association is by invitation only and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, leadership, influence, and reputation in the community of trial lawyers as viewed by members of the bench, members of The National Trial Lawyers Association, the public and other trial lawyers.