DeWitt Ross & Stevens: Meiners joins DeWitt Ross & Stevens law firm

Contact: Tom Bernd

Marketing and Communications Manager

DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C.

608-252-9356

tsb@dewittross.com

MADISON, WI (February 22, 2010) — DeWitt Ross & Stevens is pleased to announce the addition of Deborah C. Meiners to the Litigation group. Meiners joins the firm as an associate in our Madison, Wisconsin office.

Meiners practices in the area of general civil litigation and has particular experience handling employment discrimination matters.

A native of Green Bay, Meiners graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science in 2004. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2008. She served as managing editor of the Wisconsin Law Review, and she received the American Bar Association / Bureau of National Affairs Health Law Award in 2007.

While in law school, Meiners worked as a law clerk in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice and in the Madison office of Disability Rights Wisconsin. She also served as a writing tutor for international students through the UW East Asian Legal Studies Center and participated in a seminar on law and economic development in Xiamen, China. With Chen Jian, Meiners coauthored the article “Professionalization in the Chinese Legal System: Current Education and Certification of Chinese Lawyers,” published in the May 2007 issue of The Bar Examiner. Meiners combined her legal studies with graduate work in history, earning a M.A. from UW-Madison in 2008.

DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C., is one of the top Wisconsin law firms with over 85 attorneys. The firm has offices in Madison and in Metro Milwaukee. DeWitt Ross & Stevens is known for its work in several areas including corporate and family-owned businesses, employment, environment, government relations, litigation, real estate, tax, estate planning, family, personal injury, patents, trademarks, and copyright law. More information about DeWitt Ross & Stevens can be found at http://www.dewittross.com