Education:
B.B.A. (with honors), University of Wisconsin - Madison (1978)
J.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison (1981)
Admitted to Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Bar Associations:
American Bar Association
Member: Business Law Section; Cyberspace Law Committee, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee; Middle Market and Small Business Committee; Uniform Commercial Code Committee; Forum on the Construction Industry
State Bar of Wisconsin
Member: Construction and Public Contract Law Section; Business Law Section, Director (2002 - 2006); Business Assistance Program Committee, Chair (2004 - 2006); Non-profit Business Assistance Program Committee, Chair (2004 - 2006)
Marathon County Bar Association
Professional Activities:
American Moving & Storage Association
Legal Advisory Council, Member (2004 - present), Chairman (2007 - 2011)
Worldwide ERC
Public Policy Management Committee, Member (2008 - present)
Government Relations Task Force, Member (2012)
Government Affairs Committee, Member (2013 - present)
Regulatory/Compliance Forum, Chair (2013 - present)
Wisconsin Law Foundation, Fellow (2009 - present)
Transportation Lawyers Association, Member (2008 - present)
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, Member (2011 - present)
Conference of Freight Counsel, Member (2011 - present)
International Association for Contract and Commercial Management
Member (2011 - present)
Civic Activities: Wausau Area Performing Arts Foundation
Director (1988 - 1994); United Arts Fund Drive, Chair (1988 - 1990), President (1990 - 1991); ArtsBlock Building Committee Member (1993 - 2001)
Wausau Rotary Club
Member (1989 - present), Board of Directors (2007 - present), President-elect (2009 - 2010), President (2010 - 2011); Uthrotar Program, Committee Chair (2001 - 2010)
Newman Catholic Schools Endowment Trust, Trustee (1993 - present)
Newman Catholic Schools, Long Range Planning Committee,
Chair (1997 - 2000); Education Commission, Member (1997 - 2005), Chair (2002 - 2005); Executive Committee, Chair (2002 - 2005)
Wausau Soccer Club, Inc., Director (1998 - 2001)
Wausau Area Catholic Parishes and Schools, Pastoral Planning Committee,
Member (2002 - 2006); Coordinating Committee, Member (2002 - 2006)
Grand Theatre Foundation, Inc.
Secretary (2003 - present), Director (2009 - present)
Rainbo Lodge, Director (2004 - 2010), Vice President (2009 - 2010)
Grow North f/k/a/ Northwoods Advantage, Member (2005 - 2007)
Wisconsin Economic Development Association, Member (2005 - present)
Centergy Inc. f/k/a Central Wisconsin Area Economic Development Council,
Inc. Director (2004 - present), President (2005 - present)
State of Wisconsin, Governor's Business Council, Member (2007 - 2008)
CW Soccer, Inc., Director (2008 - present)
Diocese of La Crosse Episcopal Commission for Catholic Schools
Member (2011 - present), Finance Committee (2011 - present)
| Presentations: |
- Construction Contracts: The Owner's Perspective - 5/2/06 and 5/9/06
- Angels (Investing) in America - Raising Venture Capital Privately, State Bar of Wisconsin, Securities Law Update Seminar, Now Showing (2004)
- Are You Doing Business Over the Internet, If so, You Need to Consider Insurance Issues, State Bar of Wisconsin, Annual Convention - " (2002)
- Law Firm Limited Liability Entities, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention - (1995)
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Articles and Publications: |
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law News, Internet Domain Names Require Protection Under Changing Systems (Fall 1998 Volume 17, Number 3)
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