Wisconsin Bar: 1975
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin: 1975
Western District of Wisconsin: 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals
7th Circuit: 1984
Marquette University Law School
Milwaukee, WI, J.D.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, B.S.,
Major: Business Administration
Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton, S.C.
Attorney: 1975 - Present
Governor's Advisory Council
on Judicial Selection
Statewide Member: 1987 - 2001
Chairman: 1992-2001
Presided over the screening process by which the Governor appointed Circuit Judges,
several Court of Appeals Judges and 3 State Supreme Court Justices.
Mediator for civil trials: 1995 to present
Mediator chosen by other attorneys to preside over mediation
and settlement of Civil Trial Claims.
Trustee of Three Charitable Foundations and Several Private Family Trusts
Defense Research Institute
Member: 1980 - Present
Wisconsin Bar Association
Litigation, Business Law, General Practice
Mauston Area Development Corp
Director: 1989-Present
President: 1995, 1999, and 2004 to Present
Statewide Federal Judges Nominating Commission: 2001 - Present
Various Estate Planning Seminars, Presenter
Honors
A.V. Rated (The highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell Nation rating system based upon the opinion of lawyers and judges
Admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers, October 20th, 2001, New Orleans, LA
*Admission to the College is by invitation only and is limited to the top 1% of all lawyers in the state having a minimum of 15 years trial experience and having passed peer review of the nominee's experience, skill, ability and ethical standards.
Mauston, Wisconsin: 1950